Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-08

| committee on Cuban affairs of the Cuban
postal and other Irregularities, authoriz-
ing the committee to visit Cuba if ncccs-
sary to pursue the inquiry. Some time
was given to the sundry civil %appropria-
ton bill without completing it, and to
District Of Columbia business. One of
the latter measures provides extensive
depot and terminal improvements in
Washington for the Baltimore and Poto-
mae and Baltimore and Ohio railroads.
and for the removal Of the historic "long
bridge" the highway from the North to
the South during the war of the rebel
lion. Passed the bill granting Al pension
OF $40 a month to Mrs. Mary T.. Stotsen-
bcrg. widow of the late Col. Stotsenbere
of the First Nebraska volunteers. who
was killed in tlic>Philippincs. The House
practically completed the consideration
of the Alaska civil government bill. Mr..
Cooper Wis.), chairman of the commit
tee on insular affairs, presented IL favor
able report on the Hay resolution calling
upon the Postmaster General for certain
information regarding the reports of Il.
e. Rathbonc, director of the posts in
cuha, and the resolution was adopted
without division. Another resolution from
the same committee, introduced by Mr..
Jones (Va.), calling upon the Secretary
of War to report in detail the payments
made and to whom from the revenue of
Cuba and Porto Rico, was also adopted.
In the Senate on Monday reading Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
completed, but not al OF the committee
amendments disposed of. A lively debate
was precipitatcd over the proposition to
continue the life of the industrial COM
mission until Oct. 81. 1901. Charges
were made that the commission was be-
ing used as IL Republican campaign ma
chine and that important testimony had
been suppressed. The committee amend.
meiit. however, was agreed to.
The Senate on Tuesday added to the
sundry civil. appropriation bill an amend.
mcnt a%ppropriating $5.O00,O0O for the
in St. Louis in 1908, on condition that
S1O,O0O,OOO in addition be raised by the
exposition authorities. Th. amendment
was adopted without debate and without
division. Because IN amendment offered
by him subsequently was stricken out on
a point of order, Mr.. Gallinger IN. HI
moved to reconsider the St. Louis fair
amendment, and that motion now is pend
ing. MIR. Bacon (Ga) addressed the Sen
ate at length on the Teller resolution ok
pressing sympathy for the Beers, after
which the resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations by a vote
OF ~ to 2G.' Mr.. Fairbanks Und.J en-
deavored to secure consideration Of the
bill providing for the. eYtradition of Grim
inals from the United States to Cuba.
but MI. Allison declined to lay aside the
appropriation bill for that purpose. The
House, by a vote of 1O7 to 1S4. refused
to accept the Senate amendment to thc
naval appropriation bill relating to armor
plate. and adopted a modified proposition
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
secure at'inor by contract, and if he can
not purchase it at what he deems 4: ron
sonablc price, he is instructed to purchase
a site and erect Il factory for the mann
facturc OF ;lrmor plate, appropriating the
sum of Si,GOO,00U for. this purpose. With
regard to ocean and luke surveys, the
House refused any appropriation for SIP
veys by the navy. and tied up the con-
ferees with instructions. 1t also refused
to concur in the Senate amendment to
abolish the two years. sea cruise for
naval cadets. With the above action the
naval bill was sent back to conference,
the conference report ON the other items
having been agreed to-. The conference
report on the postotficc appropriation bill.
agreeing on all items except tho Senate
amendment appropriating SS2a5. GOO for
pneumatic tube service, was adopted. md
the House then concurrcd in the excnntod
amendment.
Ihe Senate was not in session on Well
nesday. In the House the program Of
the leaders contemplated the launching of
the debate upon the antitrust resolution
IL bill, but there was u strong under.
current in favor of adjournment ON no.
count of Decoration day. Mi. Dalzell.
who presented the special order under
which the House was to operate, in def
erencc to this sentiment Withdrew If in
order that the 100 pension bills might BIO
passed, and after they had been disnoscd
OF, as a further mark of respect the
House adjourned. The Chinese ommis-
sion bill, which was under consideration
several weeks ago, has gone back to the
calendar. the motion to strike out tho
enactins clause having been defeated.
Uh In'irsday in the Senate the sinndry
civil bill was passed. cnrrving mn amend.
mcht appropilntins $4,000. 900 for the
LOUISIANA. purchase exposition mt. st.
.SfNr' "a AcOS'l NAI.s 1illsilSCf offered nm
amendment for the appointment Of 4
commission of five men to study trade
conditions iii the Orient Sharp onnosi.
ionaheveloped.i Mr.. Pcttigrew mad n
point of order against it that it was new
legislation. Mr.. Stewards amendment
appropriating 100000 to SETTLE tho civil
war claims of Nevada was adopted 'aiAr''
Daniels amendment providing S2OO.OOD
to begin work on the memorial bridge nj
Arlington was adopted. By !; vote of
l+l tolls tho House adopted an order
deyotins the day and evening to consid!
Grafton of the Republican anti-trust con.
stitutional% amendment. and providing for
n vote on the resolution on THURSDAY ot
. y. m. The order also dcvotcs Sntnrl, ~
to the bill amending the Sherman INIT.
trust law. There was IL sharp debote NJ,
the adoption of the order. The minor;tw
amendments were declared out of o,Jo,.
and the formal discussion of tho rasoi,''
ton was begtin. ~. 6 N'A5
National Capital Notes.
This years Pacific exports viii oxc.o,,