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STREET CAR OVERCR0WDlNG,
Bill introduced ny
MIR. Foster In the House.

1o-SeutSo-Farc Bill Introduced by
Mr. Foster In the House.
The question of overcrowding street
cars in the District is to be looked into
hy the Senate District Committee. MT.
Foster yesterday introduced in the SEN
ate, by request, bill to prohibit the col
lection of any fare from passengers on
street cars who cannot secure seats. The
bill was referred to the District Com
mitee.
The measure provides that it shall be
unlawful to collect fare from any pas
senger or a car who shall not be able to
obtain a seat within one block of the
place where he gets on, and that IL any
passenger enters a car and it not able
to obtain a seat he shall be entitled to
ride free and have all transfer privileges.
1t is also provided that railway lines
must furnish sufficient cars to transport
all passengers applying and to furnish
them with seats.
another provision is that no passenger
shall be allowed to stand in the aisles or
on the steps of any car. or anywhere else
than on the rear platform.
The failure to comply with the law is
made a misdemeanor punishable with a
fire Of $780,
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including particularly all matters which
concern the Government, and by original
research and investigation for the benefit
of mankind
The government of the university shall
be given to a board of regents, which
shall consist of the President OF the
United States, the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court. the Commissioner OF Edu-
cation, the Secretary of the Smithsonian
institution, the presidents of the LEADING
scientific societies. and the presidents OF
all universities which shall have courses
of study emitting students to the de-
gree of master of arts. and six other
citizens of the United States, to be ap-
pointed by the President.
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BILLS PASSED BY SENATE.
Measure for Return of Stamped Bank
Checks Approved.

Measure for Return of Stamped Bank
Checks Approved.
The following bills on the Senate cal
endar were taken up and passed yester-
day.
To increase the efficiency of the Revnue
Cutter Service.
Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to return to Harvard University certain
colors. silver cup, and Nordenfeldt gun.
For the retirement of William E.
Crawford as a second assistant engineer
of the navy and of George E. Paul as Il
warrant machinist in the navy
For the extension of the charters of
national banks. extending them at their
desire for another twenty years.
Authorizing the Commissioners of In
ternal Revenue to return bank checks,
etc, having printed stamps thereon. This
is House bill and was passed without
amendment
To place Henry Biederbick. Julius r.
Frederick Francis Long and Maurice
Connell on the retired list of enlisted
men Of the army.
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PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Appointments Sent to the senate for
Confirmation.

The President yesterday sem to the
Senate the following nominations:
Receivers of public moneys-C. Fros'
Light, at Lamar. Col; George \. Smith
at Salt Lake. Utah.
First lieutenants-William ID. Conrad
Twenty third Infantry; Paul Giddings
Third Infantry; Edward S. Walter. Eigh-
teenth Infantry; Alfred T. Smith. Twelfth
infantry: Bert H. Merchant, Eighth In
fantry; Fred. L. Munson, Ninth Infantry;
Thomas NJ Anderson, jr., Thirteenth IL
fantry; John Z. Hunt, Twenty-fifth IL
fantry, and Charles d. Roberts, Seven
teenth Infantry, to be captains.
Pcstmasters: New York-James II. Rob
erts, Binghamton: Edwin B. Hard
.Cobleski; William A. Byd, Mamaroneck
Frank W. James, Naples; Prime Riggs
Sodus.
New Jersey-Henry B. Robinson. Rah
way Alfred r. Messer, Upper Montclair.
Pennsylvania-Ernes A. Hampstead
Meadville; Solomon 5. Ketcham. Over
brook.
Kentucky--Clarance Mathews. Mays
Vile; Samuel T. Moore. Princeton; Jacob
b. Coffman, Russellville.
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Disability of Naval Con-
structor Assigned
as Cause.
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Mr.. Gallinger Offers Bill Com
plying With Request.
REFERREDTOCOMMITTEE
Measure Proposes Mr. Hobson's Re-
tircment on Three-Quarter Pay of
His Rank-Request Endorsed by
Secretary Long.

President Roosevelt yesterday sent to
the Senate message recommending the
retirement of Naval Constructor Richard
in his evesight.
Senator Gallinger. Immediately after the
message nad been read. introduced bill
to carry out the wishes of the President.
Referred to Committee.
Both message and bill were referred to
is expected to give them early consider
alton.
The action Of the President created
some surprise at the Capitol 1t had been
supposed generally that the action of tho
retiring board would be the end of the
case. and that Constructor Hobson would
be obliged to remain in the service
May Enter Politics.
1t has been stated that Constructor Hob
son wishes to go into politics and that
he has endeavored to be retired on this
account, as well as because of the failure
of his eyes. This phase OF the case was
again discussed at the Capitol yesterday
the President, and the probability that
Congress will act favorsbIy in tie mat
ter.
Asks Special Legislation.
The Presidents message. after reciting
the history of Captain Hobson's case up
to and including the findings of the retir-
ing board against him, states that Mr..
Hobson has since that time written to
the Secretary of the Navy asking that
special legislation be recommended in his
case.
Mr.. Hobson, while not denying the truth
of the findings of the board. states that
his peculiar work as constructor is es-
pecially trying to the eyes, and that
he would not be able to perform it with
out iniuring them.
Approved by His Chiefs.
This request was approved by the chief
constructor and BY the Secretary of tho
Navy.
President Roosevelt concludes:
In consideration of the foregoing. but
for the gallant service rendered
by Mr.. Hobson in sinking the Merrimac
in the harbor of Santiago during the re-
cent war with Spain, 1 recommend the
enactment of suitable measure for his
relief
Senator GaIIinger'. Bill.
The bill OF Senator GaIlinger provides
that the President be authorized to trans
fer Mr.. Hobson to the retired list of the
navy. ''as for disabilities incurred in the
line of duty at the rate of pay pro-
vided by section 1858 of the Revised
Statutes.
The rate is three-fourths OF sea pay
while in active service for the rank at
which the officer is retired
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A bill providing f'r the establishment
OF the University of the United States
was introduced in the Senate yesterday
by Mr.. Deboe.
The measure is a long one, providing a
general plan for the university and de-
fining the character of its work.
II is the authorized bill Of the Sem
ate Committee Ito establish the tniVef-
sity of the United States" OF which Sen
ator Deboe is chairman. and Will be
pushed for consideration by the present
Congress.
The measure provides that the work OF
the university shall be the advance
ment of knowledge by means OF instruc-
,iop exclusively graduate and special.
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DAYS DOINOS IN CONGRESS.
SENATE AIMS TO CARRY OUT WA ASHZNGTON'S
PLAN FOR A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Introduced YsGes Naval ODary Gro
LuShhuh Il -Broad7e Of the Measure.

The regents shall prescribe the courses
of study of the university. They shall
hold first meeting within ninety days
of the passage of the bill.
The bill provides that the ground now
occupied by the Naval Observatory, but
which was intended by President Wash
ington for such a university, shall be
given to the institution by the Govern
ment.
The Government shall also give to the
university access to all its libraries.
parks, gardens, laboratories and other
facilities for advanced study and may in
return call on the institution at any time
for reports on research in particular sub
jects at the expense of the Government.
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PERMANENT CENSUS
BUREAU BILL PASSED
Senate Appzoues House Measure WIZ Certain Amendments
-BelIeUed Conference Committee VIII Agree.

against the amendment and against the
entire passage of the bill relating to cot
ton statistics. He argued that the Agri-
cultural Department already takes ac-
curate and sufficient statistics on the sub
iect and that the Census Bureau work on
the same line would be duplication and
would involve a waste OF money.
Before any action was taken Senator
Money of Mississippi proposed second
amendment providing that the cotton bull
letins shall be issued weekly from Sep
tember to February. Nearly all the Sen
ators from the cotton States argued in
favor OF the statistics and the amend
ment was finally carried
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The permanent Census Bureau bill was
passed by the Senate yeaterday after two
hours consideration.
Few new amendments. additional to
those made On Saturday. were added, and
it is thought probable that there will not
be much difficulty in securing an agree
ment between the two houses on the
points of difference.
The amendment of Senate" Tillman.
proposed last Saturday, providing that
monthly reports relating to the cotton
crop shall be made by the bureau from
October to harch was first taken up.
Senator Allison continued his argument
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DISTRICT DEEDS In PORTO RICO.
Bill Which Recently Passed Both
Houses Withdrawn

Representative Jenkins. OF the District
Committee. offered a resolution in the
House yesterday withdrawing the bill
which recently passed both houses. and
which is now before the President. pro-
viding for the execution in the Philip
pines and Porte Rico or deeds and other
documents pertaining to land in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Mr.. jenkins explained that the regula
tions governing notaries in the Philip
pines. according to n cablegram from
Manila. would prevent the Law from being
effective, and asked that it be recalled
The resolution was agreed to-
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WAR TAX BILL PASSES
WITHOUT DISSENT

be money enough to pay the subsidies
even though all the war taxes are abol-
ished.
Mr.. Hanna is not a member of the. FL
nance Committee. but he has considerable
Influence with those who are, and it is
therefore safe to say that the House bill
sition The majority of the Republican
strongly of the opinion that the House
bill should become a law.
One reason why they want the surplus
reduced 10 the lowest safety point is that
an overlooking Treasury is a temptation to
Congress to look with favor upon so many
schemes for loOting the Treasury that are
already on TIE calendars of both houses
of Congress.
River and HnFbUr Hiii.
gigantic river and harbor bill and
another unusually large sized pork bar
rel" tie omnibus measure making Gp-
rropriations for the erection of public
buildings all over the country. can he log
rolled through Congress much more easily
when the Treasury has money to burn than
when 1t has already burned it, The Sen
ate leaders think that if $l1 geo. coo in war
taxes IS cut Of. the river and harbor grab
and t'e FORK bill may be defeated.
The bill passed by the House yesterday
Will not be reported back frcm the Finance
Committee for some time. but when it is
1t will probably be with the recommended
tion that all of the remaining internal
revenue war taxes be abolished.
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.SEWAT TIE RATIFZES TREATY FOR
SALE OF DANISH WEST INDIES
Consann,aon of Sale Nofo Dependent Upon Ratification by
Denmark and the Subsequent Appropriation by Congress.

day afternoon ratified the treaty for the
purchase by the United States of the
Danish West Indies Islands from Den
mark for the sum of s5,0G0.O 600. The
action of the Senate was unanimous. No
roll cali vote was made.
Senator Bacon proposed an amendment
eliminating the paragraph in the treaty
giving authority to Congress to fix the
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TO HEAR NAVY YARD EMPLOYEES.
Congress Committees to Consider
Biii Granting Extended Leave

Congress Committees to Consider
Bill Granting Extended Leave.
The representatives of the Navy Yard
and Arsenal Protective Association will
be granted hearing next week before the
Senate and House Naval Committees in
favor of the bills introduced by Senator
Elkins and Representative Mudd TO grant
the employees of the Government navy
yards and arsenals an additional fifteen
days annual leave of absence.
The machinists who opposed the meas
sure are said to have relented and will
withdraw their protest and join in fur
thering the movement. The members OF the
association declare that only few OF the
employees of the Washington navy yard.
principally those who were taken on dur
ing the Spanish-American war, are OPP
posed to the proposition.
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GROWING INTEREST In
BEAUTIFICAHI0N PLANS
Subject of Articles in Many
Publications.
Number OF People Who Come "a
Town to see Them - Not Grow
ing Less.

Interest in the plans Of the Parking
Commission for the beautifying Of Wash
ington is growing rapidly throughout the
country.
Members Of the Commission and Of SEN
ator McMilian's District Committee are
receiving daily many letters and com
ments on The scheme the magazines and
newspapers are publishing numerous
beautifully illustrated articles concerning
them. and the number OF visitors to the
exhibit in the Corcoran Gallery from out
Of town is still large
Cities ASK for Them.
Requests for the use OF the exhibit from
architects associations of other cities are
numerous also, and il is probable that 1t
may visit not only Chicago and New York
as already planned. but several other
cities.
The finland Architect" jevotes almost
its entire current number to pictures and
description OF the plans. The pictures
arc wonderfully fine halftcnes Of large
size.
The February "Scribner's" gives the
place OF honor to an article by Francis E
Leupp. correspondent Of the New York
Evening Post Illustrated wonderfully by
the artist who made the pictures lor The
Commission. House and Garden de-
votes i,s entire current number 10 the eN-
hlblt The scientific American" gives q
page, Illustrated with halftones. The
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TO BREAK POTOMAC ICE PACK.

House Pnsses Bill Approprinting
$1,000 to Clear River.
Immediately after the passage of the
revenue repeal bill yesterday Mr.. Moody
of Massachusetts,, of the sub committee
on appropriations, reported bill to ap-
propriate the sum of $1,000 to clear the
Potomac River of ice above Washington.
He asked for its immediate consideration
stating that its purpose was to prevent
repetition of the floods which occurred in
1881 by reason of the congestion OF ice at
the Long Bridge.
The measure was passed without DEBATE
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ASK FOR MORE MONEY.
Commissioners Want Small Addi-
tionaI Appropriations.

The District Commissioners. through
the Secretary of the Treasury. transmit
ted to the House yesterday a supplement
tai estimate OF appropriations for the
District for the fiscal year ending January
30, 1903.
The Commissioners wish an increase in
the pay of janitor of the Franklin School
from 81, 100 to 81. 500 per annum. and 81, 800
for the pay of six additional orderlies at
the Washington Asylum at s25 per month
each.
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INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES.
Smithsonian Institution Asks an Ap-
preparation of $4,000.


prOprintion of $500.
Secretary Shaw yesterday transmitted
to the House a communication from the
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
asking an increase of $500 in the ap-
preparation for international exchange.
The increase is made necessary by the
passage of the joint resolution OF March
2. 1901. TO regulate the distribution OF
public documents to the Library. OF Con-
gress for its own use and for interna-
tionaI exchange. The Library OF Congress
was heretofore entitled to sixty-two
copies of all Government publications. but
the joint resolution referred to Increased
the number to 100, and hence the in
crease asked for in the appropriation.
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TO MAKE INDIANS CITIZENS.

Mr. VrecInnd's Bill Also Calls for
Land AIIOtments.
Representative Vreeland OF New York,
who is fathering bill for the allotment
of lands TO the Indians of the Empire
State and the bestowal OF citizenship
upon them, talked over the project with
President Roosevelt yesterday.
The Indians who would be affected are
still living in tribal relations and own
lands in common.
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PRESIDENT ASKS THAT
HOBSON BE RETIRED
FOR CUBAN TREATY.
Bill Introduced by Representative
Smith of Michigan.

Representative Henry C. Smith of
Michigan. introduced bill yesterday In
the House providing for reciprocity
treaty with Cuba, to be effected by the
President as soon as the islanders estab-
lish their Government.
Under the terms of the treaty the
United States shall refund quarterly to
the Cuban treasurer 40 per cent of the
duties collected, and the Cuban3 shall
make tariff concessions in their turn.
The treaty shall continue in force ten
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TWO CODE AMENDMENTS.
No Jury Trials Before Justice of
Pence Provided For.

Peace Provided For.
Representative Babeock yesterday in
troduced in the House two amendments
to the District code in the form of bills.
One amendment provides for procedure
against habitual drunkards, who are to be
tried by jury. If the jury finds the per-
son thus proceeded against to he an
habitual drunkard then the court may ap-
point trustees or guardians 20 care for his
property.
The other amendment abolished trial by
jury before justices of the peace and re-
quires the justices of the peace to issue.
free of cost, warrants returnable to the
police for persons accused to be tried in
the Police Court.
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helps the question? should certainly
resist.
Mr. CuIberson-So | supposed.
Plan of the Commission.
The plan OF the Philippine Commission,
Governor Taft said. was to convince the
Filipinos that it was the desire OF the
Commission to educate them in self gov
ernment and give them that measure of it
for which they proved themselves fitted
This did not apply to the Morcs who
did not desire and did not understand
popular government One of the chief
aims of the Philippine Commission was to
give to the Filipinos a common language
and that language English. BY that
means they would breathe in the spirit of
Anglo Saxon liberty.
Enact prcSident's Instructions.
In reply to questions by Mr.. Rawiins
Governor Taft said: Il think it would
be well to reiterate, in law, the rights
set forth in the Presidents instructions
to the Commission; which includes every
thing secured by the bill of rights, except
the right to bear arms. and the right to
fit for trial by jury; and I do not think
that they themselves would ask for the
right to bear arms among a people in
which ladronism is chronic. II it were
wise to declare any policy. ] think 1t
should be a declaration Of the intention of
the United States to hold those Islands
indefinitely until the people show them
selves fit for lf-government. when theil
relations to the United States (either of
independence or of quasi independencel
can be decided.
do you mean to say Mr. Allison
queried. that the Filipinos are not pre-
pared to maintain . nationality of their
own; or do you also mean that they are
not able to protect domestic trade
throughout the islands?"
limit for ScIf-Gov ment.
Governor Taft mean both They are
neither able to maintain stable ma
tional government nor are they able TO
maintain a government. in domestic
point of view. stable enough to protect
life and property.
Mr.. AIllson-And you are preparing
them for that
Governor Taft-We hope that we are
preparing them for a government in
which the rights OF the minority will be
protected by the uajority-ai idea which
has obtained. az yet, in the minds of the
very few. We have hope that, with the
initiative character of the people. with
their real desire for Improvement (sl;own
especially by their anxiety to earn Eng
lish ami to be edcca,odD. we can carry
out our experiment and justify our course.
even though history has heretofore Of
fered no example of the establishment of
popular government .ith the Malay race.
The committee adjourned till today 1t
1850
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Retirement of Enlisted Men.

The Senate yesterday passed the bill
providing that in the retirement Of petty
officers and enlisted men of The navy after
thirty years service the full period OF
their service in army. navy, and marine
corps shall be mounted in their favor.
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syndicate writer's are also sending out
! numerous articles, some illustrated and
some not. which are advertising the plans
all over the country in a most thorough
. manner.
Viewed hy Architects.
The distinguished architects from New
York and Chicago who visit the exhibit
are many. Mr.. Charles W. Leavitt jr, OF
New York, civil engineer and landscape
architect, who has charge OF the plans for
the Palisades of the Hudson for fifteen
miles above New York City, arrived in
Washington yesterday and is examining
the plans at his leisure with Mr.. Moore
clerk Of the Senate District Committee.
Mr.. Leavitt spent last summer il
Europe examining the famous parking
systems OF Paris and other capitals,
preparatory 10 his work on the Palisades
by coincidence he returned to this
country on the same steamer with the
Parking Commission and learned that he
had been over the same ground that the
Commission mad. He joined the Commis-
sion party Al that time AMI has been
greatly interested in its plans since then
PhiindeIrIian> 10 see Them
TTo large parties OF Philadelphians will
veit the exhibit this week \ number o..
the engineers and other officers of the
Pennsylvania Railway will come on
Thursday and a general party of Phila-
delphia art lovers on next Saturday.
The plans haze become the permanent
property OF the Library of Congress. The
Commission was created and its work
done under instructions from the Senate.
but last week Congress arranged to take
them over Tor the Library
May Affect the Tour
This change of ownership may make
some change in the plans for sending the
exhibit to different cities.
1t will be necessary now to have Con-
gress authorize such tour OF the coun-
try. but as the various cities which want
TO have the plans all expect to pay the
expenses Of their trip thither it is
thought that there will be no trouble in
securing the consent of Congress.
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habitants. 1t was voted down by viva
voce vote.
Senator Cullom then made a short
speech explaining the provisions of the
compact and the vote was taken.
The treaty will now go to Denmark
for ratification. After it is ratified by
that country. Congress must pass a bill
appropriating the s5,OO0,OO0 purchase
money for the islands.
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House First Approved Rule
Limiting Amendments
and Debate.
TIE REPUBLICANS WERE TRICKED
Mr.. Richardson Moves the
Measure to Immediate
Passage.
THE VOTE UNANIMOUS.

Democratic Leader Prevents DcliN-
cry of Spcechc. FOR Campaign Pur-
posc by Urging Futil'ty OF Two
Days Debate when Rule Prohib-
tied Amendments.
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TO cynE A COLD IN ONE nAy

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets AN drug.
gists rcfu-J the money il it fails 10 eGse L. W.
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Reverse the Case.

MIR Cu,berson of Texas then asked:
Suppose you reverse the case and i'm
agine the FiIipinos powerful enough to
undertake to force upon the people of the
United States their language, their CIV
,lization, and their laws on the grounds
that they were better suited to us than
our own. what would you say about that
Governor TaGt--Dc you think that that