, 1902-03-13
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

WIS siSHeu at bFuSSels.
The Senate has appropriated 100000
for the construction of a public build
ing mt Ogden, Utah.
The Senate has confirmed j. w
Ross as receiver of public moneys mt
Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
The postoffices at Hillrose. Fierro and
Va'eide, y. NJ, will become domestic
money order offices on April l.
Pensions granted to Louisa c.. Lacy,
Pagosa Springs, IS; minors of James
IL. Taylor, Roswell, y. NJ, S14. The
pension Of Jacob Spreyer, Elkton, has
been increased to SIS.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has authorized
favorable reports on new public build
ings at Colorado Springs, Colo, $780,
coo, II Laramie, Wyo., 100000.
The bill to pension Mrs. Insia Stew
art of Pueblo. and the bills to increase
the pensions of William Hoag, nation
nj militin. KANSAS. and Mrs. Margaret
Dunn of Boulder have passed the Sen
ate.
Pensions granted-Ezra Jackson,
Monte Vista, SO; Nathan Ward, OAK
ache, so. Pensions increased-William
T.. Cook, New Castle. So; Henry j.
Hammond, Hotchkiss, IS; Elisha Mar
shall, Colorado City, So.
Senator Dubois presented to the Sen
ate n memorial from the American
Chamber of Commerce of Manila urg-
ing that the immigration of Chinese
coolies into the Philippine Islands be
permitted under restrictions.
The subcommittee of the committee
on i%nterocean canals has agreed to
recommend to the full committee that
the legal complications surrounding
the Panama offer are such thai the
United States should not accept it.
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee thinks the House VIII
yet unite on II measure making twenty
per cent. reduction in the duty on Gu
ban sugar. Tn President has not
changed his views on the question of
reciprocity with Cuba.
The House committee on public
lands to-day ordered n favorable re-
port on the bill TO acquire the giant
tree tract of California. The secretary
Of the interior is authorized 10 pur-
chase ii for not over S2o0.OOO, or 10
resort to condemnation proceedings.
Slavery in the Philippines was dis
cussed by Governor Taft before the
House insular committee to-day in re-
ponse to questions by members. He
said slavery was confined to the south
ern Moro islands. Governor Taft aid
Dato Mandi had already abolished
slavery by II decree. How effective
this was could not be state.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
gave n largely attended musical ut the
White House. The east room and other
portions of the house were prettily dec
Grated for the occasion. The guests in
Guided the members of the cabinet and
their families representatives In
Congress and IL contingent of resident
society.
Bills were passed as follows: To rati-
fly the act of the Legislative As
sembly of Arizona providing for
an exhibit ut the ST. Louis exposition.
To print $4,000 copies of the special
report on the diseases of cattle and
100000 copies of the report on diseases
of the horse, two-thirds for the use of
the House, and one-third for the use
of the Senate.
The House this week. after discus
sion of the bill TO classify the rural
free delivery service and place the
carriers under the contract system,
will devote its attention TO apprOpria-
ton bills, including the river and har-
Dor bill. 1t is regarded rs Il foregone
conclusion that the rural free delivery
bill will be defeated when the vote
Is taken tomorrow.
The attention of the Senate will be
divided again this week between the
ship subsidy bill and the bill providing
FOR the punishment of persons who as
sault OF kill the President of the
United States. the former holding the
,In.. 80 ,,,tnf-l,J It,ginpys ,pJ tI,
latter coming in for consideration
when there is no one prepared to
speak on the subsidy question.
In IA Senate debate on the MEASURE
providing for the protection of the
President of the United States. Mr..
Bacon of Georgia tool the ground that
in its present shape the hill was an in
vnsion of the jurisdiction of the states.
and that it ought to he amended Tndl-
cally. Mr.. Patterson, while he agreed
tn the general proposition of the bill.
urged that 1t ought no To pass in its
present form. No action ON the bill
was taken.
President Roosevelt signed the bill
to create Il permanent census on We'd
nesday. Governor Merriam, the di-
rector of the census, will hold up the
discharge of 800 employees who are
slated to go, until he bill Is signed in
order that they may be covered into
the civil service in accordance with the
provisions of the act. Ii is the general
understanding that Governor Merriam
will be appointed director of the census
when the bureau is organized ON Il per-
basis.
President Roosevclt's attitude to-
ware the project of reclaiming arid
lands will probably figure largely in
the growing popularity of the New
lands-IIansbrough bill before the
house. say II News special The
presidents views have not changed
since the delivery of his message
30 congress and on several Oc-
casiQns recently he has given evidence
thatt he Is heart and soul with the
Westerners In their government irriga-
ton measure.
Representative Mondell, from the
committee on irrigation of arid lands.
has submitted to the House his report
on the HansbrOugh- Npwlands bill.