, 1900-05-18
SENATE AND HOUSE
MAKING RAPID PROGRESS IN DIS
POSING OR APPROPRIA-
TION BILLS.
Jones of Arkansas Wants Information
as to the Number of Filipinos
Killed, Wounded and Captured
Since the Beginning of Hosrilities
River and Harbor Bill.

Washington, May 1.-THE senate to-
day agreed to a further conference on
the Distinct Of Columbia ]appropria-
,tion bill. a conference was agreed to
on the naval appropriation bill and Mr..
Hale of Maine, Mr.. Perkins of Califor-
mia and Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina
we're named as conferees.
A bill was passed granting a pension
to General Robert G.. D~yrenforth Of $50
a month.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas offered and
had adopted a resolution calling on the
secretary of wal to inform the senate
how many Filipinos have been killed
and wounded since the beginning of
hostilities. and also how many have
been captured and are now in our pos
session.
A bill was passed to provide for the
refunding Of certain moneys illegally
assessed and collected in the district
court OF Utah.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut, chairman of
the committee on relations with Cuba,
said he would seek an early opportuni-
ty to reply to the speech of Mr.. Bacon
of Georgia. delivered yesterday, not in
opposition to the resolution. but TO cor
rect some statements made by Mr.. Ba-
con.
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado called up the
postofice appropriation bill and its
reading for amendment Vas begun.
A committee amendment was agreed
to providing hat in case tie postmaster
general shall rent cancelling machines
and motors, he shall pay therefor, as an
annual rental, a sum not exceeding Is
per GER of the cost thereof.
When the committee amendment ap-
pr%opriating $3.50. 600 for mail transport
tation by pneumatic tubes was reach
ed. Mr.. Wolcott asked hat it be passed
over, as it was certain to create much
discussion. He said he differed from
the committee on the proposition. Mr..
WOlcott also said he opposed the
Southern fast mail subsidy and the
subsidy for carrying Of mails between
Kansas City and Newton. Kan. No
postmaster general, he said. had ever
recommended the subsidies.
Washington, May 17.-When the
house met today Mr.. Burton of Ohio,
chairman of the river and harbor COM
mittee. asked unanimous consent for
the consideration Of a special river and
harbor bill, making provisions for GER
tain surveys and for the diversion of
certain appropriations heretofore made.
The amount carried by the bill is $780,
900.
When will the river and harbor
committee bring a bill that is a river
and harbor bill?" asked Mr.. Clark of
Missouri.
Early in the next session." replied
Mr.. Burton.
Mr.. Berry OF Kentucky, the ranking
minority member of the committee,
SAID the bill was satisfactory to the
minority. Mr.. Richardson asked If a
provision of the bill contemplated the
abandonment of the proposed improve
ment Of Yaquina bay, Oregon.
Mr.. Burton replied that it would be
improper for him to anticipate the ac-
ton of the committee, but the engin-
the $1,000, 600 project and hat person
ally he favored its abandonment.
Mr.. Southland Of Ohio objected. The
bill was privileged. and %thereupon Mr..
Burton moved that the house go into
committee Of the whole to consider it.
The motion prevailed without division.