Holbrook argus., 1902-06-28
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
A RESUME OF THE DOINGS OF THE
 STATESMEN
John Walter Ross Restored to the Active List Panama Property From sIo5,0oo,000 to 4o,- OOO,0OO-Bill to Open Reservations-Large Attendance in the House

The case of the American naval officers imprisoned at Venice was dis cussed at the cabinet meeting Friday, but the officials decline to make any statement in regard to it.
 The usual exodus of the diplomatic body is about to begin in earnest. Am bassador Cambon will depart for France; Ambassador Azpiroz will go to Mexico, and Minister Brun will start for Denmark and Minister Pioda for Switzerland.
 The conferees on the naval appropri- ation bill have agreed upon partial report on that measure. The agree ment does not include the senate amend ments on the building of the new war ships or the purchase of the submarine torpedo boats. Another conference will be asked on these points.
 Gen. Greeley has entered into a contract with the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company for the erection of two wireless telegraph stations, con meeting Fort Gibbon, Alaska. with Bates Rapids, lon the Panama, dis tance of l65 miles in an air line. The company expects to have the stations in working order by October next. Gen. Greeley already has an overland wire from Nome City to Fort Gibbon, and with other existing lines in Alaska this wireless system will complete a circuit from Boring Sea down to the south coast. The company's undertake ing is to supply system that shall work every day without interruption, else the government will not be un- der any expense.
 WENDESDAY.
 SENATE-Whent the senate conven- ed, Mir. Allison called up the house resolution providing that the confer. ence committee on the sundry civil appropriation bill be authorized to consider and recommend the inclusion of necessary appropriations to carry out the several objects authorized in the omnibus buildings bill, and it was agreed to.
 A bill to restore to the active list of the navy Surgeon John Walter Ross as medical director, was passed.
 The isthmian canal question was then laid before the senate.
 Referring to the action of the com mission in recommending the Panama route, Mir. Spooner declared that the commission dealt with the subject the second time in view of the fundmental change of conditions, in the lowering of the price of the Panama property from $105, ,000, ,000 to $40, ,000,O ,OOO.
 HOUSE-Mr. Underwood, of Ala. bama, at the request of Mir. Stephens, of Texas, entered motion to recon slider the vote by which the bill to open 4S0, ,000 acres in the Kiowa, Con- manche and Apache reservations in Oklahoma was defeated at the session last night. He said he would not press the motion at this time. The house then went into committee of the whole, and entered upon the consideration of the general deficiency appropriation bill.
 Indian legislation was considered at the night session. and these bills were passed: To ratify and confirm an agreement with the Choctaw Indians to ratify and confirm an agreement with the Chotaw and Chickasaw h. dians; to provide for the sale of the unsold portion of the Umatilla Indian reservation; authorizing the adjust ment of the rights of settlers on the Navajo Indian reservation, Arizona.
 THURSDAY.
 SENATE-The senate passed bill looking to the construction of canal across the Isthmus of Panama and the purchase by the United States of the rights and interests of the Panama company, providing a good title can be had. The vote on final roll call was overwhelming, only half dozen senators voting against it. In case the president concludes the Panama com pany cannot furnish good title he is authorized to acquire rights and begin a canal at Nicaragua.
 HOUSE-The attendance, both upon the floor and in the galleries of the house, was larger that usual in antici- patton of the opening of the debate on tha pbi1ippina civil uOyarnmant