The Springfield herald., 1901-02-08
WHAT IS


in the Senate q iii TO authorize CON
strucrion of reservoirs for reclamation
of public lands. Identical with the New
lands bill in the House.
REPRESENTATIVE Hull has introduced
in the House a bill for the payment ol
travel allowances on the disclarEe
from the army Of volunteers. oinceis
and men. who rt-enIered the service III
the Philippines.
The house committee on invalid pen,
sions reported favorably the Miers piit
for the creation of Il court OF appeais
for the final adjudication OF pensios,
cases The measure Is strongly ursea
by the G. A r.
The President has decided 20 resume
his official dinner parties, being JUST
fed in 50 doing by the improvement IN
his health II is thought the annual
dinner TO the diplomatic body will be
the first and will take place February
18th
The Navy Department has been in
formed of the arrival of the training
ship lancaster at Ia Guayra, Nene-
zuela- 10 which point she was DIS
patched from Cape Vincent. West In
dies TO relieve the Scorpion tempo
rarily-
The House committee on territories
reported favorahly the Knox bill. al
lowing Alaska delegate in the House.
1 The committee voted down the bill to
allow the cities and towns of Arizona
so issue bonds for the purchase OF wa
ter works.
The President has sent message
10 Congress Recommending the appro-
priation of $4,000 for the payment
Of tn. claim of Spain for Sibutu and
Cacayan islands. IN the Philippine ar
chiYelaco. in accordance with the
terms Of the treaty recently ratified
by the senate.
The Senate committee on territories
has decided TO report favorahly an
amendment 10 the Alaska laws under
which excess of license moneys des-
icna1ed for school purposes may be
applled 10 municipal purposes in that
territory and postponed the Arizona
statehood hill for this Congress.
Senator Hoar. from the committee on
judiciary reported favorably the bill
c-anrinc charter TO the Federation
OF Women'S Clubs The incorporators
mentioned in the hll include many wo-
men prominent in club life. An amend
nenT made by the committee requires
annual reports 10 the Smithsonian in
stiruIon-
The HOUSE public buildings commit
lee reported fAvOrahly Representative
( Me-cs-'s omnibus public building bill
7 A. reported the b5l increases the APP
V-oIlrisIions NAMED in the original bill
z io- weston cities s. follows; Chey-
eune- from sS'pnds.' to Si25.cro; Hell
sna- $1,000 TO $4,000; salt Lake
City $4,000 10 $4,000.
on The sveninc q February Isl Mr.
and M-S- Thomas = Walsh gave & din
ner II honor Of The Colorado residents
E q Washington Among the guests
were Judge and Mrs John c Bell
Representative and Mrs John F Shat
{ roth. Mr. and Mrs Otto Mears. Mr.
and Mrs WIlke-'Sharn. Mr.. and Mrs
/ BeaL Commander and Mrs. McRea-
I In addressing The Senate on the ship
subsidy hin Senator DeI.ew said- 1t
: estimated that there ! paid by Am
( ~-lcsn Producers 70 foreign ship own
e->s II freight charges ST least Sl75.-
{ t.bAt.sa : year -Four Per cent on this
would give Il an American merchants
{ marine and the expenditure OF much
the larger part q this uloney in our
I own county,
The hiu for s pension Court Of Ap-
z Y.ez.s which has attracted considerz bic
E reverse II he House committee on in
Z v4l5d pensions whs-s- b! = vote Of t TO
:, 3 motion 10 report il wss defeated
4 subcommittee. cooSiS-inS Il Repre-
E sentz-ivss NorToa- Graf and Miner
( w4s then named 10 perfect the depart
neu1 bill p7oyidinE for pension ap-
7 Y-sals-
The United States emhzsSy 3, Lon
den sem 10 Windsor castle three mag
li6cea1 aOrzl Q5eceS-wreaths from
3 President Mckinley and Mrs CARRIED
Z and s c--osSS. 1ro-n AnbaSSa6o- Chosle.
3 The Presidents wreath i eight fee. in
Z diameter and q solid white canslias-
arms lilies q the valley. tulips and
-ostS- with s clrs1e- q nSuve orchids
I II he celTs-. Nj ChozIe's c-oSs Is Q.
TIE sane flowers Ms GSr6sld-s
wrez1h j composed Of a-uns, Neapo-
& lf-2a vsolsIs snd cTss2s-y-
ReIs-eSez1ztivs Noo6sll hss intro
4 ducs-d hin providing thar the p.ovlS-
I SoZs q he Carey lSlE zcT shall on
time = force Until tzhs-USi>e provided
~ law. but hist the Esn6 patented TO
e2.ch -~1sfe under Is.s SCI shall -a- -sx-
I cee5 100000 acres tEzt tie conr-zc-S
7 PROVIDED = Tie O. c1l2l SGT shall Mt
Q r. -S.q -l-,ed- oSt patents shall issue for
lands segregated = sccoriSnce with
[ existing izw S16 lie SCI a amended
The governor q Arizona hss NOM
Z oso5s-5 - the Interior Department. the
removal q the Vlh-ic c.aiceS ST Tucson
A-zo12- - PhC-zllX. the capital of the
{ territory. Ii j cclrs-6es by the terri
7 To-szi s1sh0.1-leS t1z1 oy utilizing the
z yluh1ic b15l1lcs - Phoenix for fed
s--sl o11css 1As -sz-s vii he ys.d 70
{ The government INSTEAD q elsewhere.
he department : zASins the l-.aSiry
s. % bow far spch 5 change VII Ne
Z ths interest - TIE public se-vscs-