Holbrook argus., 1902-06-21

1ne dHneuuHneHI pToVlueS IHdI lJ shall be the duty of the president to cause all Isthmian canal to be built by such route as he may select; that he shall obtain all advice necessary and that $1O,OO0,OO be appropriated to begin the work.
 A bill was pasesd to amend an act to prohibit the passage of local laws in the territories and to limit the terri torial indebtedness.
 HOUSE-When the house met, Mir. Ray of New York, chairman of the judiciary committee, asked unanimous consent that Monday, after the con- sideration of bills under suspension of the rules, and Tuesday, be set apart for the bill to amend the bankruptcy act. There was no ojection and the order was made.
 Mir. Dalzell then presented special order for the consideration of the sem ate irrigation bill, one day for debate and one day for amendment under the five-minute rule.
 The house resolved itself into com mittee of the whole, Mir. Tawney of Minnesota in the chair, and entered upon consideration of the irrigation bill. It was arranged that Mir. Mondel of Wyoming should control the time for the measure and Mir. Ray of New York against it.
 Mir. Mondel of Wyoming presented an argument for the bill. The amount of land that might ultimately be re- claimed by irrigation was estimated, he said, between B, ,000, ,000 and 70,000, GOO acres. He discussed fully the reasons why the states could not un- dertake the work.
 SATURDAY.
 SENATE-The Nicaragua Canal bill was before the senate for short time, Mir. Morgan of Alabama continuing his speech in support of the measure, and in criticism of the Panama pro- ject.
 A joint resolutionw as offered by MT. Scot. s.of West Virginia providing for the detail of an engineer officer of the army to direct survey on the Isthmus of Darien to verify surveys already made for an interoceanic canal "at tlIe narrowest.part of the 1sthmus. The measure was ordered to lie on the table.
 Consideration was then begun of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. The measure carries sum ag- gregating $9, ,S4S, ,673. With some minor changes the bill was passed as reported.
 HOUSE-Mr. Cannon, from the committee on appropriation, reported the general deficiency bill, and gave notice that on an early day he would call it up.
 A bill was passed to change the fees of United States marshal, deputies and witnesses in the Indian Territory. The bill was recommended by the De- partmcnt of Justice.
 The house then took up consider ation of private pension bills. In all l99 bills were passed.
 MONDAY.
 SENATE-Soon after the senate con- vened report was made from the com mittee on Indian affairs on the inves- tlgation made by that committee of the conduct of W. A. Jones, with re. spect to the leasing of certain Indian lands at Standing Rock reservation in South Dakota. The committee report ed that there were no foundations for the charges made, and that the con- duct of Mir. Jones was entirely unsel- fish. The report was agreed to.
 Consideration was begun of the naval appropriation bill. The bill as reported to the senate, carries appro- priations aggregating SIS, 166,S S3S Dur ing the reading of the bill, com mittee amendment was offered by Mir. Hale appropriating $57, 300 for the con- struction of building at the Charles ton, s. O., navy yard.
 At o'clock the unfinished business was laid aside, and the reading of the naval bill was continued. All of the committee amendments were agreed to except that providing for the construc- tion of the tirst-class battleships, two frst-class armored cruisers and two gunboats, which went over at the re- quest of Mir. Hale.