The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-30
WORK DONE IN CONGRESS.
Lawmakers in Washington Trnnsact
Business of Importance in Sem
ute and House.

Washington, May 2C.-The confer
ence report on the omnibus claims bill
was adopted by the senate yesterday
AS finally agreed upon, the measure
carries the amount of $1,6sS,49S. A
bill providing for the retirement of
Surgeon General Sternberg as major
was passed. Senator Dolliyer Qa.)
spoke at length in favor of the Philip
pine bill.
Washington, May 21.-The senate
committee on public buildings and
grounds reported the omnibus pub
lie building bill yesterday. 1t carries
net increase over the house meas
ure of S3,535,7Oo, making the aggre-
gate appropriation of the bill $780,
941,150. The subject of the concen-
tration of the inhabitants in the
Philippines into camps was the lead.
ing topic in the discussion of the
Philippine measure. Senator's Bacon
(Ga.) and Hoar (Mass.) spoke in crit
icism of the policy, while Senator
Foraker co., defended it.
Washington, May s2-Before consid-
Grafton of the Philippine bill was re-
sumed in the senate yesterday reso-
luton was adopted congratulating the
republic of Cuba on its entry into the
family of independent nations, and the
secretary of state was directed to
transmit the resolution to the presi-
dent of the new republic. The omni-
bus public building bill, carrying total
of $21 ,235, $50, was passed
Washington, May 90. = Senator
Hoar (Mass.) made remarkable
speech in the senate yesterday on
behalf of the Filipinos and in opposi-
ton to the pending bill. A bill was
introduced by Senator Lodge provid-
ing $1,000,0G0 for the removal of the
battleship Maine from the harbor of
Havana and the recovery of the bod
les lost.
Washington, May 24.-fhe Philip.
pine government bill was further dis
cussed in the senate yesterday. A bill
was passed making an additional APP
preparation of S5s,5OO to the urgent de-
ficiency bill for the current fiscal year.
Adjourned to Monday.
House.
Washington, May 1S.-The house
discussed the naval appropriation
bill. An amendment was adopted
prohibiting the use of Maclay's his
tory of the navy as a textbook at
the naval academy in Annapolis.
Washington, May 2O.-The house YES
terday passed the naval appropriation
bill, with an amendment providing
that three of the ships provided for in
the bill, battleship, cruiser and a
gunboat, shall be built in the govern
ment yards. Under suspension of the
rules, the bill for eight-hour work on
all government contracts was passed,
also bill authorizing the construc-
ton of a national sanitarium for dis
abled soldiers at Hot springs, 5. u.
Washington, May 81. = The house
yesterday gave instructions to its
conferees on the military appropria-
ton bill against the increase of the
appropriation for military posts from
100000 to S4,000,O0O. A resolution
was passed congratulating Cuba on
ttNii'So IN paw s'iiioiiS liiS iiillOllS
of the world.
Washington, May Reconsideration
of the immigration bill was begun in
the house yesterday. The principal
speech was by Mr.. Shattuc co.,. chair
man of the committee on immigration.
He was especially severe in his con-
demnation of the manner in which i'm
migrants are introduced through Can
ada by the Canadian railway and
steamship companies.
Washington, May 23.-In the house
yesterday discussion of the immi-
grafton bill was resumed and the
amendment offered by Mr.. Under
wood (Ala), requiring an educational
test for immigrants to this country,
was adopted.
Washington, May 24.-The time in
the house yesterday was devoted to
private pension bills, 105 being passed,
and to few other minor measures.
A bill was passed appropriating $751;
900 to establish storm-warning sta
tions at South Manitou island, Lake
Michigan. Adjourned to Monday.
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