The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-08
MANY BILLS PASSED.
A Number Of Measures Disposed of
by the House of Representatives.

I a Number of Measures Disposed of
! by the House of Representatives.
! When the House net at noon today,
| Nj. Wachter of Maryland asked unani-
I mous. consent for the present considera-
/ ton Of the bill providing for erection OF
I a lighthouse al Point No Point. Cnesa-
/ peake Bay, at cost Of $65.e00 Mr. Moody
/ Of Massachusetts demanded an explana-
| tion Of the bill and called for the reading
OF the report This showed that the prof.
! eCt has the endorsement Of the Light
/ house Board. Mr. His hardson of Teunes-
see asked if lighthouse had stood at
| Point No Point. The answer was no. that
the place is marked By a can bouy. The
bill was passed
Mr.. Thayer asked for the consideration
Of the Senate Dill TO correct the military
record of Daniel J. CcCnan and grant him
an honorable discharge from the army.
Mr.. Hull and Mr.. Cooney asked for an
! explanation OF the bill. II was said that
Coonan served in the TwenJy-drst and
! ThiTty-sixtn Massachusetts Regiments,
though he was never regularly mustered
into the service he left the service by
direction CT his captain, was arrested as
deserLer, confined, and on representation
Of his superior officers was discharged
from arrest. Mr.. SIayden said It appeared
to him that Cooaan had been q camp fol-
lower. MF. Mahon objected
blr. MOndeT called up Senate bill to
open TO homestead entry the abaEdoned
military reservation of Fort Fetterman,
Wyoming, to settlers already on that res
ervatiQn. Mr.. Richardson OF Tennessee
asked If The bill had been considered and
unanimously reported by the Committee
On Public lands Mr. NoDdelI answered
Yes" Mr.. Shafroth supported the bill.
Mr.. Richardson entered a general objec-
tion to the consideration OF important
bills by unanimous consent at puts the
responsibility on each member of this
house II IS no excuse for member 10
say be was not here, because II is his bus
mess 10 be here, and II is no excuse foi
him 10 say he aid not understand. because
il IS his business 70 understand" The bill
was passed
At this Qoint Mr. 81ahon withdrew his
objection to the CoeEan bill Mr. TalbeTt
amended TO bill 70 bar bounty or pension
and the bill WIS passed
MIR. McRae- asked consent for the con-
siderstion of u bill revising section 2z9+ OF
the Revised Statutes relating to the max
ing CT oatbs, afHIavIts. or applications IN
der the land laws OF the United States
The bill was passed
MIR Gibson called up Senate bill author
iZing the Knoxville Power Company TO
erect 4 lock and dam on the Tennessee
River at Knoxville. Tenn, the work 10 be
done under supervision Of the War De-
paTtment and not 70 interfere with naviga-
ton. Mr. Underwood said he would not
object 10 the passage Of the bill if time
we're allowed 10 discuss its provision. Mr.
Cannon asked a few questions. It was
about TO be agreed that there should be
thirty minutes debate on side when Mr.
IEaugeu in view O! pension bills being
10 -~HrfaF order F1-- E-r-l=y- oETar-aI
MIR King asked consideration for the
Senate bill relating 10 - Chippewa lands
IN" I tab No objection vas made and the
bill was passed.
A[r- Miers sent 70 the clerks desk House
bill 1856. il amendment of the pension laws
The bill provides that the remarriage
Of any widow. dependent mother. or de-
pendent sister entitled to pension shall not
bar her right to such pension to the date
Of her Temarriage. whether al application
therefor was fled before or after such mar
riage; bu- On the rema-Ciage OF any widow.
dependent mother. or dependent sister nav
ing pension. such pe1sj5u ehaII cease
II the event such remarked widow. II she
we're the wife OF an officer or enlisted mar
N tbs Army. Navy. OF Marine Corps OF
he United States during the period Of his
service IN the war Of the reb Hon has or
shall again become i widow BY reason OF
he death Of or divorce obtained b. her
tha peBsionable rights she t7d as the Wi7-
ow Of said officer or enlisted man at the
time OF her said remarriage. and the See
-etary OF the Interior is hereby authorized
and directed to place her name on the pen
sion roll at the rate now provided to wild
ows under the acts of july Il 1852. March
2 1873. and March 10 1886 from the date
Of the fling of her application in the Blu
reau of Pensions after the passage Of this
act
The bill was passed
\ bill extending 10 Hawaii the laws re
laring TO the transportation Of dutiabIc
goods. presented by Mr.. Grosvenur. was
raised.
The House at o'clock resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole for the con-
SiEeraton Of bills on the private calendar
for the allowance Of pensions. removal of
charges Of deseruon and political disaJiIf-
ties.