The Ely miner., 1900-04-06
TH[ DO|NGS IN CONGRESS
Important Measures Under Discus
sion in Both Houses of the
National Assembly.
PORTO RICO AFFAIRS GIVEN PROMINENCE.
Senator Davis Introduces a Substi--
tute for the Bill Which Provides.
Free Trade-The House Passes the
Army Appropriation Bill and.
Agrees to Several Reports.

Washington, March 26.-The senate.
on Saturday recommitted the bill pro-
viding for civil government for Por--
to Rico and accepted statue of Oil
yer P. Morton from the state of In
diana to be placed in Statuary hall.
Washington, March 27. = Senator
Davis (Minn.) introduced in the sem
ate yesterday a substitute for the
Porto Rican bill which provides for
free trade between the United States
and Porto Rico, the act to be pro-
yisional and not to continue longer
than March /, 1902. Senator Allison
Qa.) introduced bill to allow banks
of deposit to be designated in cities
of $4,000 population.
Washington, March 2s.-Little prog
ress was made in the senate yester-
day with the Porto Rico tariff and
government bill. The conference re-
port on the pension appropriation bill
was agreed to.
Washington, March 29.-The senate
yesterday agreed by unanimous con-
sent to vote on the Porto Rico bill
and all pending amendments next
Tuesday. The Alaska government bill
was further considered.
Washington, March 30.-The senate
yesterday agreed to the conference re-
port On the diplomatic and consular ap
preparation bill; heard an extended
speech by Senator Beveridge in support
of free trade with Porto Rico, and by
vote of 33 to 1G refused to strike from
the bill the provision levying Is per
cent. of the Dingley law duties on Porto
Rico products.
Washington, March 81. = Considera-
ton of the Porto Rico bill occupied
most of the time in the senate yester-
day, Senator Proctor (Vt.) speaking in
favor of free trade.
Washington, March 26.-In the
house on Saturday and conference re-
port on the Porto Rican relief bill
was agreed to and the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for plans for Grant
memorial to be erected in Washing
ton was passed.
Washington, March PA favor
able report was made in the house
yesterday on a bill to give greater
safety to national banks, by restrict
ing the making of loans and over
drafts to bank officers. The army ap
preparation bill ($111, 600, 1864 was dis
cussed.
Washington, March 2S.-The army
appropriation bill was discussed il
the house yesterday and bills were
introduced to establish bureau OF
criminal information in connection
with the department of justice, au-
thorizing the use of a part of the Ma
tional cemetery at Arlington for the
burial of deceased enlisted men ano
their wives, and forbidding the gov
ernment sale of stamped envelopes
bearing any ithographing or print
ing.
Washington, March 29.-In the
house yesterday the time was devoted
practically to the consideration of the
army appropriation bill. The confer
ence reports on the urgent deficiency
and the pension appropriation bills
were agreed to.
Washington, March 30.-The army
appropriation bill was passed in the
house yesterday with an amendment to
open soldiers homes to officers and men
of the volunteer and regular armies in
capacitated by service during or since
the Spanish war.
Washington March 81. = In the
house yesterday bill was introduced
to increase the term of Office of the
president of the United States to six
years, the president to be ineligible to
reelection, and providing that repre-
sentatives shall be elected every three
years. The naval appropriation bilf
($61 OOO,OO0) was reported and war
claims were considered.