The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
THE HOUSE ROUTINE.
= Crcn; Rash of Legislation During
the Closing Hours.

= Great Rash of Legislation During
the Closing Hours.
The House met yesterday at O'Clock,
with a scant score of members present.
Business was transacted by unanimous
consent. The resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to eXpend $4,000 in
having bronze medals STRUCK for officers
, and men who served in the Cuban war
was passed.
The bill authorizing national banks of
deposit to receive custom house receipts
of Hawaii and Alaska on deposit was
passed.
The bill imposing penalty for selling in
toxicating liquors to inhabitants of the
| New Hebrides was brought up by Mr..
| Sperry. Mr.. Bailey objected and raised
| the point of no quorum. A quorum was
not present and the Sergeant-at-Arms was
ordered to bring in the members. on the
| call of the House nearly an hour was
consumed before sufficient number of
members for business was obtained. Mr.
| Sperry explained that the Philippine ISL
ands were not affected, that subject
was to be cared for by other legislation
| Mr.. Bailey objected to the bill as being
too wide in its scope and as establishing
| a dangerous precedent. Mr.. Sperry called
| for a yea and nay vote and the bill
failed
Mr.. Mercer presented the bill providing
| increases for public buildings. Upon TAX
, ing up this bill Mr.. Bailey forced n vote
| by tellers. which resulted 10 to 5. Mr..
Mercer explained the increases as being
necessary because of the rise in the price
of building materials. 1T carries no new
authorizations, he said. The bill was
| passed.
The Chair laid before the House the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, with Sen
ate amendments. Mr.. Cannon asked that
unanimous consent be given to non-concur
in the Senate amendments and that con-
Moody, and Mr.. McRae were appointed
conferees.
Mr.. Rixey asked that the House be as
! sured it would have an opportunity to
! vote upon the appropriation for the Me
mortal Bridge at Washington. MIR. Can
| non stated that he did not anticipate an
| agreement at first conference, and he
! thought the opportunity desired would be
| had.
Mr. Denny called up his bill for turn
| ing over to the city council of Balti-
| more eight Ionic columns from the old
| custom house in that city, now about
| to he torn down. The bill passed.
The bull for the Improvement of rivers
in the Grand PORTAGE Indian r serva-
| ton in Minnesota, allowing the pass ge
| of logs put into the streams by lumber
companies. was passed.
The House bill regulating the school
fund formed by license taxes in Alaska,
Land providing that one-half OF the
amount collected shall be used for schools
| and the other half be used for defraying
| expenses of Incorporated and unincor-
porated towns in Alaska was called W.
Mr.. Sulzer introduced an amendment pro-
1 hihiting the expectation of deer-sAins
from Alaska, which he said was designed
to protect the deer in the country. The
| amendment was lost and the bill passed.
The bill to INCLUDE among those en-
| titled to pension all men who served
ninety days in the Union Army during
the civil war was called up by Mr.. Lin
ney. 1t was Drawn to amend the statute
barring from pensions all those who
aided the Confederacy. 1t enables South
ern men conscripted into the Confederate
Army and afterward wounded when n
the Union ranks to draw pensions. 1t
failed, owing to objection by Mr.. Hay.
The bill imposing additional quaran-
tine duties upon the United States Hos
pital Marine Corps, was passed.
Mr.. Lacey presented the conference re-
port on the bill recommending that the
| President shall order the Secretary 81
| the Interior TO provide such regulations
for taking up lands IN newly optn-I leo
ervations shall prevent ''rdshes" and
the injustice which attends them. Ii
| passed.
The bill providing that members of the
Marine Corps who have dist nguish -
themselves In duty shall be recognized by
promotion, and by a gratIily o. 800 an
a medal OF honor, was passed.
| The conference report was agreed to
on a bill authorizing the appointment OF
| Frank y. Case as an ensign of the navy
on the retired list.
The President returned to the House
| without his approval a bill to pay the
| heirs of Charles GriggsDury s5,oJO Tor the
use of a building at Scranton, Pa, by
the provost marshal OF the district, from
| February, 1862. to February, 1860. The
records showed, said the President, that
| the bin hal. been presented to the mill
tary officers at the close of the war and
twice rejected. Then the claim was for
less than $500 and for less than year S
| occupancy.
Mr.. Southland, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Coinage, Weights and Measures
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill establishing a bureau Of standards In
| the Treasury Department. The bill pro-
Vides for the erection of a building a
laboratory for the bureau, at a cost OF
$3.50. 900, appropriating that amount as
well as s25. 600 for the equipment. s25. G0l
for the land. $1,000 for books, and 1884, 90,
| for salaries. The bill was passed A re-
| cess was taken from 5:05 until $50 o'clock
| At the night session the bill TO provide
| for supports of entry in the Territory OF
| Hawaii was passed.
The bill allowing cities of 5000 inhabi-
| tants to be designated as reserve banking
| cities when three fourths of the banks
| therein shall make the request, and al.
lowing banks OF 10000 to receive on de
| post Federal funds was passed without
| discussion. The bill reduces the limit oi
| population in reserve cities from 50 900 anc
the limit of capitalization of banks from
| 500. 900.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Jones OF Wash.
| ington allowing timber to be cut on Gov
! ernment reservations In California, Wash.
| .ngton. and Oregon, provided il is to bt
| Used for mining purposes, was passed.
4 Mr. Cannon presented the General De
i G.rIz wit hn1G q
| by unanimous consent ii was decided e
| non-concur in the Senate amendments
| and send the bill to conference, Messrs
Cannon, Livingston, and Barney were ap.
J pointed managers on the part of the
| House
2 .. m. today.