The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-11
WORK DONE IN CONGRESS
Measures Of Importance Passed and
Others Are Discussed by the
Two Houses.
SUMMARY OF The DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Refuses to Pass Resolution Of
Sympathy for the BOers-HOuse
Passes the Amended Porto Rico
Government Measure-Other Mat
tiers Under COnside ration.

Washington, April Ex-senator Pet
tigrew Is. d. succeeded in introduc-
ing resolution in the senate on Sat-
urday extending sympathy to the
Beers. A motion to refer it failed be-
cause of the absence of quorum.
Washington, May 1. = The senate
yesterday refused to consider resolu-
ton of sympathy with Beers. The con-
ference report on the amendatory Por-
to Rico bill was agreed to and the bill
appropriating $4,000 to enlarge and
improve the public buildings at Bur-
lington, Ia, was passed.
Washington, May 2. = The Alaska
civil code bill was passed in the senate
yesterday and the army appropriation
bill, carrying supplies for the military
600. was discussed.
Washington, May 8. - A bill was
passed in the senate yesterday for the
creation of linked memorial parks on
the battlefelds of Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville, the Wilderness and
Spottsylvania, in Virginia The army
appropriation bill was further dis
cussed
Washington, May - The army APP
preparation bill, after spirited de-
bate, was passed in the senate yester-
day and the naval appropriation bill
($63, 12S,616) was reported. Private
pension bills passed included bills to
pension Mrs. Julia Mac V. Henry, wild
ow the late Gen. Guy V. Henry; Gen.
James Longstreet, Mrs. Margaret NJ,
Badger, widow of the late Commodore
Badger, and Mrs. Harriet Gridley,
widow of the late Capt. Gridley, of the
navy.
Washington, May 5.-The senate
yesterday passed the army reorgani-
cation bill, which practically revolu-
tionizes the present staff arrange
ments of the army, the Notifications
appropriation bill, carrying $7,733,62s,
and the bill to create the rank of
lieutenant general and make the adj
jutant general major general. Adj
journed to Monday.
House.
Washington, April 30.-On Saturday
the house devoted the greater part of
the session to the senate bill to adj
Indicate the claims of citizens of the
United States against Spain assumed
by this country by the treaty of Paris.
The estimates for the general de-
ficiencies in the public service, which
will be included in the general de-
fciency appropriation bill, were trans
mitted. They are included under the
following heads: State department,
$4,000; treasury department, S543,25o;
District of Columbia, $77,332; war de-
partment, $3s; navy department, &c.
306; interior department, $9,460; de-
partment of justice, $151,16S; post
office department, s2,56o,763.
Washington, May 1. = In the house
yesterday the bill to enlarge the pow
ers of the department of agriculture
and to prohibit interstate commerce in
game killed in violation of local laws
was passed, and bill was introduced
to permit national banks to lend mon
ey on real estate securities. A joint
resolution for constitutional amend
ment to disqualify polygamists for
election as senators or representatives
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee. The amended Porto Rico bill was
passed.
Washington, May 2. = The entire
dayin the house yesterday was devoted
to the consideration of the Nicaragua
canal bill.
Washington. May 3.-In the house
yesterday bill providing for the con-
struction of protected but not a
fortified Nicaragua canal was passed
by vote of 225 to IS and the sundry
civil appropriation bill, the most i'm
portant of the general sundry bills
and the last on the list, was reported.
1t carries SCI, 5s6,715. A bill was in
troduced for the organization of In
dian Territory under the name of JEFF
ferson.
Washington, May 4. - The "free
homes" bill granting patents to bona
fide settlers on lands purchased from
Indians was passed in the house yes
terday and the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill was further considered.
Washington, May SIN the house
yesterday 70 of the 1872 pages of the
sundry civil appropriation bill were
completed. President Mckinley SUBJ
mitted his first veto. It was on a bill
to open part of the Navajo Indian
reservation to settlement under min
ing laws. Mr.. Baker (Md.) introduced
a bill repeating the Chinese exclusion
laws and making the general immi-
grafton laws applicable to Chinese.
New Record Established.