The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-05-27
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


1, 700, 900 acres previously Withdrawn.
| The conference report ON the agricul-
| tural appropriation bill was agreed to
in the House and Senate. The bill as
| passed carries S65,000 for continuing
| the irrigation investigations under the
| direction of Professor Mead.
| An amendment to the naval appro-
Npriation bill appropriating S20.O0O for
making tests of liquid fuel from the
| California and Texas oil fields under
| the direction of the Bureau of Steam
| Engineering, was adopted by the
| House.
| Postmaster General Payne has an
| nounced that the portrait of Martha
| Washington has been decided upon as
| the first of American women to adorn
a United States postage stamp. The
| portrait will be placed on the Scent
| stamp.
| The House committee on pensions
reported favorably the Senate bill eN-
tending the provisions of the act grant
| ing pensions TO veterans of the Indian
| war to those who participated in the
Mexican Indian war of 1Si9 TO 1886,
and the Utah Indian disturbances,
| 1850 to 1858.
The President is about 30 issue a
proclamation creating additions of sew
eral million acres TO the Yellowstone
and Teton forest reserves in Wyoming.
With the additions thus created the to-
tai area of the Yellowstone forest re
serve will be /. sos. $50 acres, and the
area of the Teton forest reserve will be
+,127 800 acres.
As announced last week. the canvass
of the House by the friends of the irri-
cation bill has disclosed a clear ma
jority in favor of the measure. Later
1t was announced that 1856 members
had promised to vote for it. Friends
of the bill will now press for deli
mite day for its consideration, and eN-
pect they will be given an opportunity
to call il up within two weeks.
Senator Paterson read letter be
fore the Philippines committee from
w. S. Snifiin of Boston, concerning the
letter of "A son of the Rev. Mr.. Walker,
serving in the Philippines, in which it
was stated that he had given the de
tails of the killing of 1000 F'ilipinos
Mr.. Sniffin said that, Notwithstanding
Mr.. Walkers denial, there was in his
conduct and statements justification
for the newspaper report.
The Senate committee on public
building and grounds has reported the
omnibus public buildings bill. As re
ported by Senator Fairbanks, the bill
carries n net increase over the House
measure of S3.535. 700, making the ag-
Gregate appropriation of the bill SO
941 ,15O. The changes include n raise
from S2OO.000 to S3OO,0OO for the Den
yer mint building and an added S1oo,-
OOU for the building at Laramie, wy
oming.
The bill of Mr. Mondcl of Wyoming
authorizing the secretary of war to
provide a national trophy and other
prizes to be contested for annually by
the army, navy. marine corps and ma
tional guard members of the several
states and territories in rifle competi-
ton has been reported favorably to
the House by the committee on mill
tary affairs The sum of $1,000 is an
nually to be appropriated for the pur-
pose of providing the prizes and de
fraying the expenses of the contests.
The House passed the naval appro-
priation bill on the 10Th inst. The fea-
ture of the debate was on the amend
ment offered by Mr. Roberts of Massa-
chusetts providing that three of the
ships provided for in the bill, battle
ship, Il cruiser and gunboat. shall be
built in government yards. Mr.. Adams
of Pennsylvania made point of order
against the amendment which Mr..
Sherman sustained, but on an appeal
by Mr.. Roberts. the chair was over
ruled and the amendment was agreed
to.
Secretary Hay has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from United States
Consul McAlester at Barbados, West
Indies. dated May 18th: Sixteen hun
dred deaths at st. Vincent: 1000 desti-
tute; immediate wants supplied. Aid
needed for six months This is authen-
tic" The Navy Department received
the following dispatch from Com
mander Mclean of the Cincinnati:
Fort De France. May 19.-Water barge
not needed. Ashes and volcanic dust
falling thickly here, now like thick fog;
decks covered"
Secretary of State Hay has received
a cablegram from United States Consul
Ayme. at Fort de France. announcing
that the relief supplies now afloat are
quite sufficient for the Martinique suf-
ferers, and suggesting that while 81.
Vincent may be in need the subscrip-
tions in the United States should cease
at once. The President has requested
the secretary of war and of the navy
to ask the officers of their respective
departments HOW ON Telltl uulS III lle
West indies to report their opinion as
to the necessities of the inhabitants of
the afflicted islands.
The testimony of Corporal Richard
OBrien of North Adams, Massachu
setts. before the Senate Philippines
committee was OF n sensational char
acter. He told of the reported viola
tion of a Spanish woman Of good
character by American officers O'Brien
belonged to Company VI of the Twen-
ty-sixth United States Volunteers, and
he told of the disgraceful conduct of
at.,i., LII oil ant