The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
THE HOUSE ROUTINE.
Lnrgc Number of Private Claims
and Pension Bills Disposed OF.


The House yesterday settled into the
traces for work and transacted an i'm
mense amount of small business. Fully a
score of private claims we're disposed of
and nearly hundred pension bills.
At the opening OF the session the Chap
lain gave, in his prayer. a eulogy on
George Washington. saying: I'VE are spe-
cially reminded today of that noble spirit
who inspired our fathers to be apostles of
liberty, of our great countryman, George
Washington. who saw the star of destiny
and followed it stanchly, leading his fol-
lowers through the wilderness and estab-
fishing his hosts in the promised land
with a government of the people, for the
people. and by the people-a monument to
their heroism and their glorious character
TO shine forever among men as the stars
in the armament. To preserve in our
hearts the great. the good. and the true.
may we ever cherish his, memory"
The first hour of the day was given up
to the passage of bills by unanimous con
sent. Among those so passed was one
brought up on motion of Mr.. Littlefield to
incorporate in the District of Columbia
the Society of American Florists and Or
namental Horticulturists bill author
izing the Secretary OF the Navy to furnish
to military and naval schools on the Great
Lakes and the seacoast properly equipped
man-of-war cutters failed to pass.
The following bills were passed: To
amend an act granting to railroads the
right of way through public lands; to au-
thorize the construction OF bridge across
the Cumberland River at Carthage Tenn;
to authorize the Fourth Pool Connecting
Railroad Company to construct a bridge
In nnFNgr boIn ftnf- nat-1
vania; authorizing the construction of
bridge across Pearl River at Monticello
Miss; to establish Douglas. Ariz. as a
SUPPORT OF entry; to authorize the Citi-
Zens' Bridge Company to construct
bridge across the Mississippi River at
burlington. Iowa: to authorize the Geor-
gia Pine Railroad Company to construct
bridge across the Flint River Georgia;
to authorize the President TO appoint Ma
than 5. Jarvis captain. L. S. A., on the
retired list
At l O'Clock private claims were taken
up Among the claims which received ia
vorable recommendation was one dis
charging the executors of the estate of
W. B. Moses and Lebbeus H. Rogers for
all liability to the United States by '-rea-
son of the execution by the said W. B.
Moses and said Rogers of a bond in the
penalty of s12. coo as sureties for Henry
W. HOwgate as property and disbursing
officer of the Signal Corps of the United
States Army"
Bills were passed to relieve |. ]. Dough
erty Collector OF Internal Revenue for
the Fifth district OF Illinois, whose office
was burglarized January % last of S35, 900
in stamps, of responsibility for said
stamps: to pay the loan certificate held
by Eliza Crawford: for the relief of W. T.
Fitzpatrick of Bedford City. Va; for the
relief of Mary r. Frost; TO reimburse j.
A. B. Miles and others for shortage in
adhesive stamp account in the office of
Collector of Internal Revenue at Brook
lyn. n. Y; for the relief OF l.. O. Maddux,
of Cincinnati. Ohio.
At o'clock the House proceeded TO the
consideration Of private pension claims.
When the bill to pension Mamie Craig
Lawton. widow of General Lawton, who
was killed in the Philippines. was report
ed Mr.. Boreing opposed the committee
amendment, which reduced the pension
from 500 a month. as provided in the
Senate. to $50. Mr.. Bromwell said Mrs.
Lawton had an ample income $1,000 a
year or more and he did not think the
pension should be increased beyond the
limits made by the committee If at a
future time Mrs. Lawton should be in
want Congress could then increase the
pension. The amendment was agreed to
90 to is.
The House adjourned at o'clock.