Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-30
ARMY BILL IS AMENDED
Senate COMMITTEES Makes Many Changes in
Appropriation Measure.
IOWA AND DAKOTA P~OsTWAsTtRs NAMED
Bill D~ecIsrinE salt Lake City Original
Fort Of Entry l. F~aVorabIy Acted
Upon by Committee Of
Upper chamber.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-The army APP
preparation bill was reported to the senate
today. amended in various particulars. The
most important provisions provide for the
retirement with advanced rank Of oficers
who served in the civil war and the Gre
alton Of a general stah. The retirement
, amendment is in the exact language Of the
bill reported by the senate military com
mittee and the stan amendment is in the
language Of the bill recommended by the
secretary Of war, with amendments added.
The increased appropriations aggregate S.
$50, 900, the total carried by the bill as re-
ported being ST., 241, 277.
Among the more important amendments
other than those mentioned are the fol-
lowing: The addition OF twenty-five mas
ter electricians to the artillery corps at SIS
each per month; authorizing the detail OF
twenty additional retired army oflcers as
military attaches at foreign courts and as
instructors in the organization OF the ma
tional guard: granting officers, the privi-
lege Of making deposits OF funds with the
paymaster general; striking out the house
provision for the muster out Of the Porto
Rico provisional regiment and inserting a
substitute authorizing the enlistment OF
| NuIAO llCdu NlllLtuS III tue INkuldE army
increasing the house appropriation for
q-uartermaster's supplies to the extent Of
$500. 900; appropriating s25, 900 for the equip
ment of officers schools at military posts;
authorizing the q~uartermaster's department
to purchase the horses owned by officers
when transferred from one station to an
other; making Immediately available 81
600, 900 of the S4,75O,O0O appropriated on
account Of barracks and quarters, and
authorizing the use OF 500, 900 for the pur-
chase OF heavy furniture for officers quar-
tiers; appropriating $500, 900 for continuing
the construction ard maintenance OF post
exchanges; increasing tie appropriation for
quarters in the Philippine islands to the
extent Of $780, 900; increasing the appropria-
tion for the transportation Of the army
from SIS, 0O0, 900 to SIG, 900, 900; authorizing
the use OF 5000, 900 OF the amount appro-
priated for medicines and hospitals for the
payment of bills incurred by officers while
absent from the army; granting double time
to enlisted men serving in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, the same as in
the case OF the men who served in China;
reducing the increase in the signal corps
provided by the house bill.
salt Lake TO BE n Port.
The bill creating Salt Lake City a port
Of delivery was today favorably acted upon
by the senate committee on commerce. The
bill carries with It the privilege Of trans
portation in bond to the port.
Iowa Postmasters Appointed.
The senate today confirmed the following
appointments:
George R. Carter. secretary Of the terri
tory of Hawaii.
Postmasters: South Dakota-Thomas B.
Roberts. Armour: John w. Walsh, Mont
rose. ~Iowa-Henry T. swope, Clearheld;
Henry Barnes. Elliott; J. X. Mathews,
Medlapolis; J. C. Hill, Milton; c. c. Bur-
CESS, Cresco.
Wants Currency Law.
The president today sent to congress a
message in relation to the currency and
the coinage Of the Mexican and Chinese
governments, accompanied by papers from
the Representatives OF those governments.
He recommended legislation which would
enable the government to assist in carry
ing out the proposed arrangement to main
tain a fixed relation between moneys OF
gold and silver countries.
McDonOugh VIII Accept.
John T. McDonough, formerly secretary Of
state of New York, has accepted provis-
ionaIly the appointment Of justice OF the
supreme court Of the Philippines. The con-
ditions on which he accepts are said to be
of such a nature that his appointment I'M
doubtedly will be made.
More SALARY for President.
Representative Bristow Of New York to-
day introduced a bill increasing the salary
OF the president Of the United States to
800, 900 a year.
Spain Wants to Sell Guns.
Secretary Root today received Senior
I Ojeda, the Spanish minister. who submit
ted a proposition to sell to Cuba a consid-
cradle amount o. ordnance now in the Gu
ban fortresses. BY the treaty OF peace
movable artillery was to remain in the
possession Of Spain to bo removed at the
pleasure of that government. A large
quantity Of field artillery was so removed.
The Spanish claim that the guns mounted
in fortresses belong in the category OF
movable. as they were transported in one
piece from Spain.
Presidential Nominations.
The president sent the following nomiLA-
| tions to the senate today:
George z. Roberts OF Iowa, TO be director
Of the mint.
Army-Colonel Charles L. Davis, Fifth
infantry, to be brigadier general; Leuten-
ant Colonel Richard B. Pratt, Fifteenth
cavalry. TO be colonel; Major Frederick X.
Ward, First cavalry, to be lieutenant
colonel; Eben Swift, Fifth cavalry. to be
major; First Lieutenant Henry c. White
head, Tenth cavalry, TO be captain; First