, 1901-02-07

ine MINING laWs 10 saline lhIuS.
Senator Hansbrough mas introduced
In the Senate n bill to authorize con
struction of reservoirs for reclamation
Of public lands. identical with the New
lands bill in the House.
Representative Hull has introduced
In the House IL bill for the payment o.
travel allowances on the discharge
from the army of volunteers, officers
and men, who re-entered the service in
the Philippines.
The hOuse committee on invalid pen
sions reported favorubly the Niers bill
for the creation of n our of appeals
for the final adjudication of pension
cases. The measur is strongly urged
by the G. A. II.
The President has decided 80 resume
his official Inner parties. being justi-
fled in so doing by the improvement in
his health. 1t is thought the annual
dinner to the diplomatic body Will be
the first and will take place February
14th.
The Navy Department has been in
formed of the arrival of the training
ship Lancaster mt La Guayra, Nene-
zuela. to which point she was dis
patched from Cape Vincent, West In
dies, to relieve the Scorpion tempo
rarily.
The House committee on territories
reported fnvorably the Knox bill. al
lowing Alaska n delegate in the House.
The committee voted down the bill to
allow the cities and towns of Arizona
to issue for the purchase of wa
ter works.
The Senate committee on territories
has decided to report favorably an
| rnanI1sIttRa IA, tla. Ina1.n Ian N+s tlnInNs
which cXcess of license moneys des-
ignated for school purposes may be
applied to municipal purposes in that
territory and postponed the Arizona
statehood bill for this Congress.
Senator Hoar, from the committee on
judiciary, reported favorably the bill
granting Il charter to the Federation
of Women'S Clubs. The incorporators
mentioned in the bL.l include many wo-
men prominent in club life. An amend
ment made by the committee requires
annual reports TO the Smithsonian in
stitution.
The House public buildings commit
tee reported favorably Representative
MERGERS omnibus public building bill.
AS reported the bill increases the APP
preparations named in the original bill
for western cities as follows: Cley-
CllllN. llblll HNsbit.'NI To N.D-#b,'fNt, I1tl-
ena. S325,0OO to S350.OOO; Salt Lake
City, 100000 to 100000.
On the evening of February LIST Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh gave n din
ner in hOnor of the Colorado residents
of Washington. Among the guests
We're Judge and Mrs. John c.. Bell,
Representative IL Mrs. job L. Shat
roth, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto AIears, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilkersham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Boni, Commander II Mrs. McItea.
The house committee on military ar
fairs acted favorably on bills provid-
ing that the time of m officers leave
of absence shall date from arrival in
Ii United States, and not from the
time the leave is granted, and author
izing Il num commemorating the
indian battle of Massacre Hill, inWyo-
ming, In which several hundred troops
lost their lives.
In addressing the Senate on the shin
subsidy bill senator Depew said: 1T
is estimated that there is paid by Am
erican producers to foreign ship own
ers in freight charges Mt least STD
100000 n year. Four per cent. on this
would give us an American merchants
marine and the expenditure of much
the larger part of this money in our
own country"
The bill for n pension Court of Ap-
peals which has attracted considerable
attention as Il G. \. X. measure met n
reverse in the House committee on in.
valid pensions where. by "a vote of 6 to
Z. a motion To report ii was defeated
a subcommittee consisting of Repre-.
sentatives Norton, Graft and Miner
was then III to perfect the depart,
ment bill providing for pension ap.
peals.
The United States embassy at Lon,
don sent to Windsor castle three mag.
niticcnt floral pieces-wreaths from
President Mckinley and Mrs. Garfield
and n cross from Ambassador Choatc.
The Presidents wreath is eight feet In
diameter and of solid white camelias.
arums, lilies of the valley, tulips and
roses. with n cluster of mauve orchids
in the center, Mr.. Choate's cross is of
the same flowers. Mrs. Garfield
wreath is composed of nrums, Neapo,
Titan violets and greenery.
Representative AIondell has intro
duced n bill providing that the provis
ions of the Carey land act shall con
tinuc in force until otherwise provided
by law, but that the land patented t,
each state under the act shall not rX
coed l,OOO,OuO acres; that the contract,
provided in the original act shall no
he required. but patents shall issue fol
lands segregated in accordance Will
existing law and the act as amended
The governor of Arizona has recon-
mendcd to the interior Department til,
removal of the public offices mt Tucson
Arizona, To Phoenix, the capital of III,
territory. II is Contendcd by the terri
torinl authorities that 10y utilizing the
public buildings ut Phoenix for fed
crnl offices the rents will be paid Il
the government instead of elsewhere
The department is making the inuuiry
as to how far such II change will b,
In the interest of the public service.
The House passed an omnibus bill
carrying ISL claims for stores and sun
plies taken by the Union army during
the Rebellion. The claims were passed
on by the Court Of Claims. and aggro
gated S3i4,4SO. Practically all til,
bencnclaries reside in the South. Con
siderable opposition TO the bill was dis
H. a.