Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14

lating to the river and harbor bill. He
closed by protesting against the SUBSIDY
bill and the great appropriations ~ Wo tha
involve Mr. Money protested against the
cutting out of the committee amenomeh,'
which, he declared. the farmers demanoeo'
He suggested to Mr.. Lodge that II whoie-
sired nv the majority they could cut on
S1OO, 5000 year from the army and navy
by stopping the war in the Philippines.
THE HOUSE.
Before the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill was resumed IN the
House today some routine business was
transacted Bills were passed TO appro-
pirate St3 900 for the construction or
light and fog signal at Point Dune, Los
Angeles county, Cal. to authorize the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
to construct bridge across the Taliahatcnee
river. in Alabama: for the relief OF settlers
under the public land laws upon lands with
in the limits of the indemnity land grant 10
the North Pacific railroad. to authorize the
Mobile and West Alabama railroad to con-
struct bridges across the Warrior and Ala
bama rivers, Alabama; to extend the priv
ilege of immediate transportation of dutia-
BILE goods to Milwaukee, Wis; to authorize
Calhoun county, Texas. to construct free
bridge across Port Lavaca, Texas; to ex-
tend the privilege of immediate transporta-
Mass: to grant an American register to the
steamer Enterprise, formerly the steamship
ST. George, wrecked in Cuban waters. "'r
Grant Statue Bill Adopted.
On motion of Mr. McCleary of Minnesota
the House concurred in the Senate amend
ments to the House bill providing for a
statue, and the bill now goes to the Presi-
dent for his signature.
The bill, as 1t passed. provides as fol-
lows:
THAT the president of the Society OF
the Army of the Tennessee. the chairman
of the joint committee on the Library ana
the Secretary of War be created COM
mission to select site and secure plans
and designs for a statue or memorial OF
Gen Ulysses g. Grant, late President OF
the United States and general of the ar
mics thereof, said statue not TO cost III eA-
cess of the sum of S2ooOoO
1.-The commission is authorized to select
any unoccuped square or reservation pc
longing to the government, or par. tnele
Of in the District of Columbia, except the
grounds of the Capitol and Library OF Con-
gress, on which to erect the statue -,
1.-The commission is authorized and re-
quired to advertise for plans, speclfcatoiis
and models for the base, pedestal ana
statue provided for in section l, ana may
pay to competing artists for the same ana
for expenses incident to making sCch Sc
lection a sum not exceeding S1o,VVV winch
the treasury not otherwise APPROPRIATED
one of which plans, specifications or moo-
oils shall. IL deemed sufficiently meT1torfous
by the commission, be selected, or the COM
mission may select any part OF any OF lhe
plans Specifications or models that II may
elect and that 1t can use A..
ssThat as soon as pracucaDle AFTER tae
selection authorized by section Is rnaoe
the commission shall report their actioh 10
the Congress of the United States.
sundry Civil Bill.
hill also was passed for the RELIEF OF
Horace p. Mcintosh, L. S. N, retired. Inc
House then went into committee OF 'he
whole and resumed the conslderatloh VI
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr. McRae (Ark) moved to strike out the
appropriation of s371.O47 for the rent OF the
old custom house New York city, ana re-
viewed the transaction relating 10 the SAFE
10 the National City Bank, saying thas
$50 ofp was withheld so the title woulu no.
pass to the bank, and it thereby escaped
taxation e .bo o,ty ~
New York. he said, had protested to the
Secretary Of the Treasury, claiming that the
city and state were being defrauded Out OIL
$50 600 in taxes year .,o.
Mr. Richardson (TennD declared thal
the Secretary of the Treasury had con-
tracted to retain the title to the properly III
the United States . .ha
Mr. Cannon Qll) called attention to the
fact that the custom house site was sofa
under the authority of an act OF congress,
which permitted the payment OF the pur-
chase money in installments. -.-