The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-17
BY HOUSE WITH MINOR
AMENDMENTS.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
on announcement of it's
Day in Executive SessiOn-Captain
CrOzier's appointment Under Con-
sideration-Ehe' Presidents Mes
sage ~Read-Strict Attention Given
to the Heading-Senator BaiIey's
Notion 20 Refer 1t to Republican
Caucus.

Washington, June 13.-During the
greater part Of today's session, the SEN
ate was engaged in the transaction of
executive business, the of
Captain Crozier to be chief or ordinance
Of the army being the particular sub
iect under consideration.
The presidents message urging the
establishment Of reciprocal relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba was
received after the senate had gone into
secret session. The doors We're opened,
the message read and then the secret
sssion resumed.
To the reading of the message sena-
tors on both sides of the chamber list
ened with profound attention. The at
tendance of senators was notably large.
indicating great interest being mani
tested in the subject.
AT the conclusion Of the reading the
chalr announced hat the message
would be referred to the committee on
relations with Cuba.
Il had to make a motion"
SAID Senator Bailey, facetiouSly. L will
not do it; but l feel inclined to move to
refer the message to the republican eau
Gus.
enato Allison, who was sitting di-
rectly in front of Senate Bailey on the
democratic side, turned to the Texan
and smiling with the utmost good ma
ture, bowed tremendously to Senator
Bailey.
The chat is not aware replied Sen
ator kean, that any such committee
exists" Laugter).
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina.
nCeS1ntnH some of tho n6Irn N fa craC of
supplying metal mail boxes for rural
free delivery and showed to the senate
a sample box of sheet steel which could
be purchased for 40 Cents. Boxes now
supplied by private individuals cost
from '$1.25 to $500 each. Such a price
he said was a serious burden upon the
farmers. Already $500, 600 a year was
paid for rural delivery of mail and he
believed such rural delivery would ex-
pand until it exceeded the cost of city
mail delivery.
House of Representatives.
The house today passed the irrigation
bill by a vote of LAG to So. Many amend
ments were offered, but only one ex-
cept those ordered by the committee,
was added. 1t was of a minor charac-
ter. The bill already has passed the SEN
ate. The friends of the measure greet
ed the announcement of its passage
with a round of applause. The bill as
passed creates a reclamation from the
sale of public lands in Arizona, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mon
tana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North
Dakota Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming,
less the amount paid to local land Of
fees and 5 per cent, due to the state
under existing laws for educational
purposes, which is to be used for the
construction and maintenance for irri-
cation works in the states n terri
tories enumerated. Provision is made
| for the payment out of the treasury OF
any deficiencies in the allowance to ag-
| r%icultural colleges owing to this DISPOSE
ton of public lands. The secretary OF
the interior is authorized to examine
survey and construct the irrigation
works and report the cost thereof tc
at each session. Section 4 pro.
| vides for the letting of contracts for the
works contemplated in sections wher
the necessary funds are available in tn
reclamation fund for such section. Sec
ton 5 provides that mo right to use OF
! water for land in private ownership
shall be sold for a tract exceeding 16'
acres to any one land owner, and ne
such right shall permanently attacf
until all payments therefor are mad'
and no such sale shall be made to any
land owner unless he he an actual bona
fde resident.