, 1900-04-12

ing the price of lands entered uhuer
the desert land act to the same rate
as now paid for homestead entries, ana
allowing second entries under the des-
ert land law in certain cases.
The postofice appropriation bill has
been finally agreed upon by the House
on pnstoffices and post ROADS.
II carries a total of about S~1lo,OOo,Voo.
The economic postage bill was also IA
vorably acted upon. The bill author-
ICES the use of a device by which postal
cards are paid for only in case OF USE
and 1t IL designed to facilitate ommer
cial transactions.
Representative Hay of Virginia, n
of the prominent members of the mil
tary committee of the House, has pre-
pared a bill to create II OF the mlilua
Of the several states a reserve Volun-
teer army for use in time of war to SUP,
plement the regular service. The Dill
contemplates q general broadening OF
the basis of the national guard, lts
equipment with the service rifle ana its
complete organization in time OF wal
into regiments, brigades. divisions ana
The naval appropriation bill has been
reported to the House by Acting CHAIR
man Foss of the naval committee. Inc
amount carried by the bill Is S6l,2l9,-
916, the largest ever reported TO tne
House from the naval committee. Aside
from this, the report which accompah-
les the bill is remarkable for Its array
of facts regarding sea power the world
over, foreign naval programs ana the
comparative strength of the navles OF
the great powers, accompanied by col.
ored charts, showing the upbuilding of
various great navtes.
The House. after four days Of debate.
on Friday passed the substitute for
the Senate bill providing for a territor-
ial form Of government for Hawall.
The bill now goes to conference. The
most interesting feature of the days
proceedings was the attempt of Mr..
Hill Conn to secure the adoption OF
two amendments. one providing for n
resident commissioner instead of n del
egate in Congress, and the other declar-
ing that nothing in the act should be
interpreted ms II pledge of statehood.
Both were overwhelmingly defeated.
on motion of Senator Davis the Sen
ate on Thursday considered the Hay
Pauncefote treaty for the modification
of the Clayton-Bulwcr treaty. About
three hours We're spent in the discus
sion of the amendment to the treaty
made by the Senate committee on for
eign relations. providing that none of
the conditions and stipulations in sec
tons /, =, 3, 1 and >, of article =, shall
apply 10 measures which the United
States may find it necessary to take for
securing by its Own forces, the defense
of the United States and the mainte-
nance of public order"
Representative Bell has introduced a
bill which provides that goods manu-
featured by convict labor and trans
ported into any state for use or sale
shall be subject to the laws of such
state enacted in exercise of its police
powers to the same extent as though
such goods were produced in such state.
This masure, If adopted, Mr.. Bell says,
will aid materially in preventing the
manufacture Of goods by convict labor,
as it will enable many states prohibit
ing such manufacture within their OWL
boundaries. to also prohibit the sale of
convict-made goods manufactured In
other states.
corps, with the three battalion forma,
tons as in the regular service, and is
designed 10 obviate the necessity of q
large standing army upon he eXpira'
ton of the present law, July l. 1901,
increasing the standing army to 65.O1
II authorizing the present volunteer
army of $4,000. The bill makes al
citizens between the ages of eighteen
and forty-five liable to military service
in the volunteer army. 1t appropriates
100000 annually for the maintenance
and equipment of the national guard OF
the several states and requires the sec
rotary of war to keep in each state
gInnlV pf ordnance StnraS SIItipinnt fnI
ninety days use in the event of war.
No disposition is manifested in the
Senate to disturb the war revenue tax
es during the present session of Con
gress. Republican members of the
Senate committee on finance agree tina
the session is too far advanced TO jus
try any effort i'm that direction at pres
ent. Some of them say there Is NJ
menace in the present surplus of reve
nue., and they generally agree hat as
circumstances would not permit the
removal of the entire tax, II would be
n complicated work to make an equita
BILE adjustment. They say this work
must be undertaken at the beginning
OF a session, when undertaken at all.
Mrs. Mildred Dewey, wife of Ad
miral Dewey, has left the Catholi,
church, which she Joined a few years
ago and in which her marriage to tn,
admiral was celebrated. Her intention
was announced in the journal SUNDAY
morning. Admiral Dewey, when tn,
report was referred to him, said: Al
to the question Of whether or not Mrs
Dewey has left tile Roman Catholi,
church and will hereafter attend the
Episcopal church with me. will vol
kindly say that | have no statement
whatever To make in this respect" Tn,
admiral admitted, however. that Mrs
Dewey had some weeks ago definitely
given up her pew in ST. Paul's Catholic
church. That Mrs. Dewey has deter
mined TO change her faith is. neverthe.
less, true, and the knowledge of 1t was
whispered about from one to the Other
at st. Johns church this morning.
Representative ShafrOth, who has
been In consultation with the interior
Department regarding protection from
vandalism of such portions of the Yves
as contain prehistoric ruins, has intro.
duced n bill for this purpose, which he
believes Will become II law. The bill
authorizes the secretary of the interior
10 reserve from sale and settlement ali
tracts not exceeding 800 acres. on
which are monuments cliff duraIIinu,