Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-18
MEDALS FOR fighters
Senate Passes Measure Appropriat-
ing S25, 900 for Medals for North
Atlantic Squadron.
Officers and Men Of Simpsons Fleet
toiBe Rewarded for Gallant
Service.
Senate May Ask for Information on
the Internal Revenue
Question.

washing lOIl, april f4o.--WusIlelues sSeIl.iI
ate convened today Hale reported from
the committee on naval affairs Joint |
resolution drawn originally by Mason,
Of Illinois. authorizing the secretary of
the navy to have struck bronze medals
for distribution among certain officers
and men Of the North Atlantic squad
ron, commemorating the naval engage
ments between the United States and
Spain. The measure, which appropriates
$25 600, was adopted. 81
A resolution was offered by Hoar di-
recting the secretary of war to inform
the senate how many inmates of the ma
tional soldiers homes were colored men
or Indians. In explanation, Hoar said
his desire was simply to ascertain
whether there is sufficient number of
colored inmates OF such homes to war
rant separate Institutions. Pettus, OF
Alabama, asked similar data concerning
the national insane asylums to be asked
for by resolution. Agreed to and resolu-
ltion passed.
Gallagher, of New Hampshire, offered
/ a resolution calling on the secretary of
the treasury for the aggregate amount
of revenue derived from the tax on
notes, bank checks, insurance policies,
leases, mortgages, kilograms, express.
shipments and medicinal preparations.
Platt, of Connecticut, suggested that the
information asked for ought to o9cover the
operation Of the entire war revenue act.
After some discussion, the resolution
went over.
Consideration OF the Alaskan code bill
was then resumed.
The House.
Washington, April 1S.-C Consideration
of the naval appropriation bill was re-
sumed in the house today and the bill
read for amendment under the five
minute rule.
COnferces Agree as to Hawaii.
Washington. April 1S.-After extend
ed meetings unanimous agreement
was reported by the house and senate
conferees on the Hawaiian government
tbill. The senate conferees yielded to
the house measure, which passed as a
substitute for the senate bill as a
whole, altho number OF amendments
were made. In the main the form of
government as finally determined upon
is that provided by To, house.
The chief amendments are In provid-
I ing district court instead Of federal
court, organized under general laws,
and in striking out of the house provis-
ion postponing for one year the time
for applying the coasting laws to
Hawaii. The prohibition of saloons in
Hawaii as provided by the house bill
lis retained in modified form, in effect
leaving the matter to local option.
| The house provisions as to the land
flaws are retained, Including the .aAend-
ment Of Representative Newlands of
Nevada restricting the amount of land
Ito be held by corporation to 1000
acres. The other Newlands amendment,
providing for commission to investi-
gate the labor question in Hawaii, is
lchanged so that Commissioner of Labor
Wright will conduct the inquiry. The
appointment of circuit judges. which
was the subject of rather earnest differ
ence, was finally decided by leaving the
appointments with the president.