Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23
56TH CONGRESS-.
House and Senate Pass Reso.
IutIons on Queens Death.
House Votes to Send Cramp Claims
to Court of Claims.
Lagisiat ve Executive and Judicial Bill Con
sidcred in the Senate.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The House.
today, adopted a resolution expressing
profound regret and sympathy for the
r-hsllsh people on account of the death
or Queen Victoria The President was
requested to communicate the express
sion 10 the British government. and as
a further mark of respect to the MEM
DRY of the Queen. the House immedi-
ately adjourned. The resolution was
adopted without Il word of dissent or
debate
kefore the announcement of the death
OF the Queen, the House passed the
DIS TO send to the court of claims the
claims of Cramp & Sons, amounting
to something over $1.300,000. for alleged
damages due the company on account
of the failure of the government to
promptly furnish armor plate and 9TH
er material used in the construction of
the New York, the Columbia, Massa-
chuSetts and Indiana.
The Senate bill to extend the placer
mining laws to saline lands was pass
ed after rather spirited debate. A
special rule was adopted for the con-
sideration of the bill to promote the
efficiency of the revenue cutter service
after the disposal of the bill for the
revision of the postal laws.
When the House met. Newlands
New, called up the Senate bill to ex-
tend the mining laws to saline lands.
He explained that the purpose of the
bill was to permit the entry and pa
tenting of lands bearing salt. The bill
created an extended discussion. McRae,
Ark, opposed it. saying the bill was in
tended to allow the acquisition of valu-
able lands. The bin was defended by
Lacey. Iowa. and Shafroth. a substi-
tute for the Newlands bill was offered
by McRae and it was defeated. 43 to
So. The bill was then passed without
division.
Grosvenor, Ohio, then called up the
bill to send to the court of claims the
claim of Cramp & Sons for 81. 300. 900 al
legged to be due them from the govern
ment on account of delays due to the
failure to furnish certain armor. The
previous question had been ordered
upon this bill after long struggle,
last Friday. Lloyd of Missouri, moved
to recommit the bill with instructions
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to instruct the court of claims to con-
fine its Investigations to alleged dam
ages suffered in connection with the
cruisers New York and Columbia and
not TO allow interest on deferred pay
ments. The motion to recommit was
lost and the bill was passed 112 to SO.
Dalzell Pa, from the committee on
rules. then reported back a rule max
ing the bill to promote the efficiency of
the revenue cutter service special
order following the disposal of the bill
to revise the postal laws of the United
States. Underwood. Ala, opposed the
rule on the ground that the privileges
accorded officers of the revenue marine
by the proposed legislation was not
due them. Mahon. Pa, supported the
rule. He spoke of the service perform
ed by the revenue cutter service men
during the Spanish war and the hard
ships endured by them in the Arctic
and elsewhere. The special order was
adopted, 123 to IS; u present and not
voting.
The House then began the considera-
ton of the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill. When general degate on
the Dill WAS COIilIittti. nut, tiieiil iiisiii
of the committee on foreign affairs,
offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of
America has learned with profound
sorrow of the death of Her Majesty,
Queen Victoria, and sympathiZes with
her people in the loss of their beloved
sovereign. That the President be re-
quested to communicate this express
sion of the sentiment of the House OF
Representatives to the government OF
Great Britain. That as a further mark
of respect to the memory of Queen
Victoria, the House do now adjourn.
The reading of the resolution was
listened to with impressive silence. The
resolution was unanimously adopted
and the House at sos stood adjourned
until noon, tomorrow.