Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Its Consideration Resumed by the
Senate.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS In THE HOUSE
After Patient Waiting Chairman
Mercer Has His Way.
GREAT PROGRESS MADE

When the Senate convened today at II
o'clock Mr.. Frye. chairman of the commit
tee on commerce, reported the shipping
subsidy bill with "a good many restrictive
amendments" At his request 1t took the
place on the calendar of the bill of the
same title previously reported.
Mr.. Morgan secured the adoption of a
| resolution continuing the select committee
on the Nicaragua canal, and authorizing it
to hold sessions during the recess of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Allison 0owa) presented 4 partial
conference report on the post office appro-
priation bill, and IT was agreed to- The
matter in sagreement is the subject of
special appropriations for fast mail service
for the south and between Kansas City and
Newton, Kan. The Senate further insisted
upon its amendments, and another confer
ence was ordered
The following bills were passed: Estab-
fishing branch home of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at.
Castle Pnckney, in Charleston harbor. s. :
G. for the use of disabled officers and en-
listed men of the volunteer army and navy
of the United States; regulating the post
age on letters written by the blind. in point
or raised characters, making them third
class matter
For the erection of a public building at
Tampa, Fla, to cost not exceeding $3.50 600;
H.
geon general of the army, to the nav of a
brigadier general on the retired list; for the
relief of the international Cotton Press
Company of New Orleans, La: authorizing
the President to appoint to the Naval Acad-
emy acting naval cadets who served dur
Ing the war with Spain: putting in force
IN the Indian territory certain provisions
of the laws Of Arkansas relating to cor
porations, and TO make the provisions an
plicable to the territory
Mr- Daniel Na). in the name of Mr..
henry s Welcome Of London. formerly of
Indiana, rendered to the Senate an oil
painting of the Indian princess Poca hontas
Mr. Daniel delivered q beautiful and elo-
quent review of the historical events with
Whlch PocahontaS was identified and also
paid tribute to Mr. Welcome saving he
was patron of art and science president
OF the American society in London and
England ''' III
Mr. Cullom. who knew Mr.. Welcome we'll
regafde1 his tender of the painting as "a
most graceful act" and expressed the hope
IL would be accented
Mr.. Hansbrough acting chairman of the
committee on library. offered a resolution
accepting the painting on behalf of tbe
SselaLe ana extending to the donor the
adopted. was
The painting is fine copy of painting
by distinguished artist. the original now
neins in the Rolfe homestead IN England
Mr. Foraker tOhiol gave notice tbat on
FRIDAY March J, he would present rescIu-
tions relative to the death Of the late Rem
resentative Northway of Ohio.
sundry Civil Fiji Taken In.
Consideration Of the sundry civil bill was
then resumed.
The committee offered an amendment.
which was adopted, establishing a light and
fog signal station on Burrows Island Ro-
sarlo strait Washington, and appropriating
$1,000 for it,
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment
which was agreed to, providing that ali
persons who may have heretofore or NAV
hereafter settle upon that portion of the
great Sioux Indian reservation which WAS
opened up to settler1ent under and by vir-
tue OF the act Of March =, 1855 NAV secure
patents for the lands embraced i'm their
entry upon making the payments required
in section 2l Of said act OF March = 1883
and no other or further payments shall be
required of said claimants whether proof
and payment lie made after fourteen months
or five wears from the dale O SCI lt.lnn..nf