The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The House to-
day passed the pension appropriation bill
carrying 100000 without a word of de-
bate and devoted the remainder of the
day to the passage of bills on the calendar,
quite a number of which were passed. To
prevent the passage of bill TO prohibit
the military bands from engaging in COM
petition with private bands, w. A. Smith,
of Michigan, made the point of no quorum
and the House thereupon adjourned. 1t
was agreed that the London dock charge
bill should be considered and voted upon
Monday.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: To readjust the times for holding court
in the Western judicial district of Texas;
to confer jurisdiction upon the Circuit
Court and district courts of South Dakota
in certain Indian cases; to create new
division of the Western judicial district
of Missouri; to incorporate the Society
of Military Surgeons; to increase the maxi
mum period in which live stock can be con-
fined In cars without unloading from twen-
ty-eight to forty hours: to authorize the
Federal Railroad Company to construct a
brfdge across the Missouri river at Oacoma,
Lyman county, South Dakota; to construct
bridge across the Missouri river within
five miles north of the Kaw river. Kansas;
telephone lines in Alaska; to empower Min
nesota to file its selections for school lands
Immediately upon survey and prior to ap-
proval and filing of plat; to increase the
size of homesteads in Alaska from eighty
to go acres; to construct a steam revenue
cutter for service in Albemarle and Pam
lico sounds, North Carolina; to set aside
certain lands in South Dakota as public
park TO be known as Wind Cave National
Park; for the relief of certain settlers upon
the Wisconsin Central Railroad and The
bridge across the Savannah river at
Sand-bar ferry, below Augusta, Ga; to
incorporate the general educational board
defining what shall constitute and pro-
claims and fix. az the punishment for the
larceny of horses cattle and other live
stock in Indian Territory.
Representative Payne, leader of the ma
jority, introduced a resolution for a holi-
day adjournment from Dec. 20 to Jan. 5.
Mr.. Bartholdt presented resolution call
ing upon the secretary OF war for all re-
ports received by the War Department
upon the operations of the anti-canteen
law.
Mr.. Jones, of Washington, introduced a
joint resolution in the House providing for
a commission of fifteen members of the
House to visit Alaska to investigate and
report upon it's condition and needs and
recommend legislation.
The House committee on commerce,
which is considering the department of
commerce BILL to-day heard Commissioner
or Patents Allen, who diSapproves of the
transfer of the Patent Office to the pro-
posed department of commerce. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Allies informed
the committee that the treasury depart
ment is willing to transfer to the proposed
department of commerce the bureau of i'm
migration, national bureau of standards.
lighthouse establishment and coast and
geodetic survey to aid in forming a necleus
for the new department But the treasury
department is not favorable to the transfer
of the marine hospital service, life saving
service, steamboat inspections, bureau OF
navigation or bureau of statistics because
of their close relation to the treasury de-
partment. These five last named bureaus
are in charge of department officials who
also have charge of other matters.
Representative Littlefield's subcommittee
of the judiciary committee of the House,
which has been charged with the considera-
tion of all proposed antitrust legislation,
held its first meeting to-day. when there
was general discussion of the subject All
bills which may be introduced while the
question is before the committee will be
referred to the committee.
The House committee on insular affairs
to-day reported the Philippine constabulary
bill. providing that army officers shall be
detailed chief and assistant chief.