The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-17
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
House Pats Through a LIST of Meas
ures and Appropriations.
SOME IMPORTANT PENSION CHANGES.
A Memorial to Lincoln Diseussed--Fund
Authorized for Oesiars-Aneient
Matters Called Up.

Washington, June 16.-The house today
transacted some miscellaneous business IN
der suspension of the rules. 1t included
the adoption of resolution appropriat'ng
$4,000 for the preparation OF plans for
a memorial IN this city to Abraham Lin.
crln; $4,000 toward the erection Of a
monument 10 the prison ship martyrs who
died of Brooklyn as q result Of the cruel
llcs TO witch they were subjected by the
british during the revolutionary war, aud
$4,000 for the erection OF monument at
fredericksburg va, to the memory Of
Genera! Hugh Mercer, who was killed dur.
ing he revolutionary war. The resolution
adopted today was to carry out an author
ization made for this purpose in III by the
continental congress. Two Important bills
were passed to amend the general pension
laws.
The resolution calling on the secretary
Of war for his reasons for the dismissal
Of Bebocca J. Taylor, a clerk in the war
department was laid ON the table, 100 to
81, Three republicans voted on this ques
uQn with the democrats.
4 hill to authorize the secretary Of war
In hts discretion to favor American built
ships in the transportation OF government
supplies to the Philippines was defeated
Al the opening of the house a rcSolu-
ciNil government blll special order from
June 10 to June 26, inclusive. The resou-
ton provides for nNe days of general de-
uHto. beginning at IL O'Clock each day and
for night sessions from $ TO 1890 D. M.
Tor two days under the dve-minute rule
aud tnul vote at O'Clock on Thursday,
June ~.
On motion of MIR. Ginet (MassD, chair,
man of tho committee on reform Of the
rvll service the resolution calling upon
the secretary of war for the reasons for
al DIS al LA i.
classified service Of the war department.
OF Rebccca j. Taylor was laid upon the
table.
Tie senate amendments to the naval ap.
preparation bin were nonconcuwea IN and
the bill was scut to conference.
Mr.. sherman IN W moved to suspend
to hmend the Indian appropriation act fot
the coming fiscal year In reference to tho
4lqtmcnts in scveralty of lands in certain
minority leader. asked II the president had
signed the Indian bill with the obnoxious
provisions In II.
had signed 1t In expectation that the pro
visions would be modified In accordance
with the resolution
Mr., Little (Arkl said he believed tho
president should have vetoed the bill on
account of the provisions It contained 70
eardlng lessees in the ulntah reservation
the purpose Of the pending resolution
MI stephens CfcNNsl criticised the resolu.
ton because he said It would re.enact tho
existing law ana perpetuate the present
system Of leasing grazing lands Under thai
system the secretary Of the interior he
said, had leased 100000 acres on Rcd river
In oklahoma to millionaire cattlemen Thd
resolution was adopted.
PENSION LAW AMENDMENTS.
Mr. Miers tInd) moved the passage under
suspension OF the rules OF a bill to amend
the existing pension laws so as to provide
that the marriage of widow. dependent
momer or sister Of deceased soldier shall
not be q bar to her right TO pension before
such marriage, and that a woman wSo WIS
the wife of soldier during his service In
the army and who, subsequent 10 tho death
OF such soldier, remarked should be emil !
TED again to n pension upon the death q |
her second husband or upon divorce from !
upon her part.
The bill was passed
Mr.. sullowny IN. Id moved the passage |
under suspension " the rules OF the senate |
BIN to Increase tho pensions OF those who |
nave lost a limb, or limbs, or have hrep |
totally disabled In the military or naval |
service of the United States
The house amendment to tho bill re.
a hand or foot from sl5 to So; for an arm
the knee from $50 to $40. a leg at the hin
JOINT, or an arm az the shoulder from $40 |
70 500 No amendment was made TO peu.
NNA NNAhi hAoAuAhtAt NhlCh remains /
Mt 500
The committee also added an amendment
to Increase tho pension of soldiers under
the dependent act Of $500 -Sshcn they re-.
QmIre frequent and periodical aid" from
The bin was passed 9s to rs.
\ motion by MIR Southland iI,en Ohio,
to pass under suspension or tho rules hiIj |
70 retire the Hawaiian silver coinage and
age Of the United States
A resolution by Mr.. Mcclellan ~. w "a
adopt under suspension Of the rules a rese
lnuon appropriations SlOo,QoO toward the
erection OF q monument to the prison shin
martyrs at Fort Green, \, y, was passed |
MEMORIAL TO LINCOLN.
Mr.. McClearS (AIinnl moved the adoption
under suspension of the rihes OF resolu.
tion to appropriate $4,000 for plans for
memorial monument in this city OF Abra.
ham lincoln.
"Hss the inscription On tho memorial