The state herald., 1901-03-01
WHAT is BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

hDIy from the committee on expOSitions
the House bill for the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition at st. Louis.
Senator Teller has proposed an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, to extend the limit of cost
OF the Leadville building to $125,OOO.
Senator and Mrs Teller were among
the few guests other than the justices
present at President McKinleys dinner
IN honor of the Supreme Court on the
night of February 10Th.
In the United States Supreme Court
the case of the United States Trust
company of New York versus the Ter
ritory of New Mexico was assigned for
argument October %, 1901.
The House passed the Senate bill to
pension the widow Of the late General
Henry w. Lawton. AS the bill passed
the Senate 1t carried 500 month. The
House cut the amount down to $50.
Representative Shafroth has intro
duced bill to provide for the estab,
lishment of national park in south
western Colorado. The purpose is to
protect the prehistoric structures of the
cliff builders.
Senator Warren has been assured by
Adjutnnt General Corbin that Fort
Russell, Wyoming, will be used rs n re-
cruiting and organizing station for one
of the new regiments to be recruited
or for some pnrt Of such n regiment.
Senator Hanna, from the committee
on commerce, made favorable report
on the bill for submarine cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu. The
amendment makes an appropriation of
So0o,O0O to be Immediately available.
Mr.. Shafroth expects to secure the
passage of his bill providing for pro-
lection of prehistoric relics in certain
western states. Speaker Henderson
promised recognition of the measure,
which Is regarded as highly meritor-
ious. rs
The Western West Point cadets of
this years graduating class, w. l..
Guthrie Of Colorado, Guy Kent of Wy
oming and John Lymlngton of New
Mexico, were to-day nominated as sec
ond lieutenants of cavalry in the regu-
lar army.
Senator Warren introduced n bio pro-
posing TO extend the provisions of the
law permitting homestead entries upon
certain abandoned military reserva'
tions TO all such reservations hereto
fore placed under control of the secre-
tary Of the interior.
Representative Bell. who has OPP
posed the use of the pension office for
the coming inaugural ball, introduced
n resolution providing that no public
buildings in the District of Columbia
shall be used for inaugural functions
except as expressly authorized by law.
Major Carl Lentz, president, and the
thirty-two directors of the Northeast
: ern Saenrerbund of America, called in
n body at the White House AMID pre-
scented to the President an album
bound In red leather and containing the
songs sung by the society at its last
meeting In 1900.
Senator Carter. who Is n conferee ON
the army appropriation bill. insists that
the Cuban amendment to the bill must
lie further amended so as 10 compel
Cuba to render an accounting to the
United States for the money which was
expended by this government In Cuba.
with n view 10 the repayment at some
future time.
senator Clark presented favorable
report from the public lands commit
erning timber reservations so that citl-
zens OF Wyoming may have the same
privileges as those of Montana In the
use of timber on public lands ON the
south slope of the Pryor mountains
and ON lands south OF the Grow reser-
walton. Montana.
Senator Warren introduced an
amendment TO the sundry civil bill pro.
Nldlng that volunteer officers serving
In the Spanish war shall he paid for
the period from the date OF their en-
rollment until time OF muster Into the
United States service. The amendment
Is designed TO equallze the pay of oiii-
GERS In the Rough Ritcr and Immune
regiments, which. through inndvert-
ence. Were omitted from the provisions
governing the pay OF other regiments.
Representative Mondeil presented n
conference report agreeing to the pro-
visions Of the hill extending 10 parti.
clpants In the Spanish and Philippine
wars credit for time so served when
proving up on homestead entries. The
hill also provides that the heirs OF sol
diers or sailors who died IN these wars.
who. prior TO enlistment. made home
stead entries. may prove up on the
same without further residence ON the
lands.
A Washington correspondent says
that during the comedy ON the subsidy
bill IN the Senate the other night In
which Mr.. Teller was the star and MIR.
Tiilmnn. Mr.. Chandler MIR. Jones OF
Arkansas nnd other statesmen took ne.
tive parts, the venerable senator Pet.
ius OF Alabama. The patriarch OF the
distinguished body. who il Familiarity
known 10 his colleagues ns 'thc Buf-
fnlo," crcnicd n sensation 10y cxclnlm.
Ing impnilonily: MIR. President. how
long II this -- nonsense going 10 lnstf'
The Senate Ind lively discussion on
n resolution by Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas
TO discharge the Judiciary committee
from further consideration Of the anti.
trust biii passed by III. House at the
last session nnd 10 bring II before the
Senate for consideration. The major.
iiy maintained thai the House measure
clearly wns unconstitutional. They pro.
tested, too. against inklne up 10 gr.ni
n question IN the closing hours OF the
session. The resolution innlly went 10
the calendar.
An amendment 10 the srfny nppropri.
alton bill was introduced by Mr. Gal.
ilngcr. nppropriniing s5ti.5S 10 he mp
piled to fiiing out III. post exchanges
30 Ms 10 make them take the place ~