The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-23
DEAIR Of QDEEN VICTORIA
OVERSHADOWED ALL ELSE AT
THE CAPITAL OF THE MA
TION YESTERDAY
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN EARLY
Resolutions Were Adopted Express
Ing the Sympathy of the United
States in the Queens
Death.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The house
today adopted resolution expressing
profound regret and sympathy for the
English people on account of the death
of Queen Victoria. The president was
| requested to communicate the expression
to the British government, and as
further mark of respect to the memory
! of the queen the house Immediately
adjourned. The action of the house was
particularly impressive in that the reso-
| luton was adopted without a word of
| dissent or debate. The resolution fol-
| lowed the precedents and was in almost
| the Identical language of the resolutions
adopted on the occasions of the deaths
of the president of the French republic
and the car of Russia
The resolution, introduced by Mr. Hit,
chairman of the committee on foreign af-
fairs, was as follows:
Resolved, That the house of repre-
sentatives of the United States of Ameri-
ca has learned with profound sorrow of
the death of her majesty, Queen Victoria.
and Sympat haZeS with her people in the
loss of their beloved sovereign. That the
president be requested to communicate
this expression of the sentiment of the
house to the government of Great Brit
ain. That as further mark of respect
to the memory of Queen Victoria the
house do now adjourn"
Before the announcement of the death
of the queen the house passed the bills
to send to the court of claims The claim
of Cramp & Sons, amounting to some
thing over s., 300, 900 for alleged damages
due to the company on account of the
failure of the government to promptly
furnish armor plate and other material
used in the construction of the New
York, Columbia, Massachusetts and In
diana. The claim has Eeen prominently
before congress for several years The
senate bill to extend the placer mining
laws to Saline lands was passed after
rather spirited debate. A special rule
was adopted for the consideration of the
bill to promote the efficiency of the rev.
enue cutter service after the disposal of
the bill for the revision of the postal
laws. The District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was taken up and some
progress was made with it.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate committees on Indian af~
fairs today made it's report on the Indian
bill. The committee recommends the in
crease of the total appropriation to the
extent of $S75,C00, making a total of
$3.50, 526. The principal items of increase
are:
Dawes commission, $4,000 survey and
preliminary work for a dam across the
ella river at San Carlos Indian reserva-
tion 100000 capitalizing annuities of
NHiChaSdW, ChocCaWS, SenecaS, Eastern
Shawnees and six nations of New York,
$24360O.
The announcement of the death of
Queen Victoria today conveyed uncff1-
cially to the senate was recognized by
that body in the adoption of an appro-
pirate resolution, which was ordered to
be engrossed and forwarded to the primo
minister of Great Britain.
| During the sitting of the senate in open
session the legislative executive and iu-
dicial appropriation bill was completed
! SO far as the committee amendments
were concerned. 1t Is still subject to
amendment by individual senator's. Lit
tie other business was transacted.