Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-26
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Agriculture and Postofice APP
preparation Bills Passed
Yesterday.
ARMY BILL SENT TO PRESIDENT.
Appropriation to Establish Union sta
ton In Washington Finally Passed.
Mock Funeral Grafton Delivered on
Fowler Currency Measure.

yesterday made rapid progress. The
statehood riders to the agrieult-
ural and postoffice appropriation
bills were withdrawn and both
bills passed. The house amendments
to the Philippine currency bill were
agreed to with but slight discussion,
thus sending the bill to the president.
The sundry civil bill was nearly COM
pleted. A. large number of pension
bills were also passed.
In the course of the day Civil Ser
vice Commissioner Foulke was severe
ly criticized on account of the letter
written by him to Mr.. Spooner rgard-
ing the dismissal of an employee of
the surveyor generals office, Idaho,
who had been charged with receiving
campaign contributions. The discus
sion arose over a resolution by Mr..
Dubois calling for information in the
case.
Mr.. Spooner inquired If the appro
priation of 100000 to ex-Queen Lii
ioukalani was an honorary one
Mr.. Allison said that it was founded
Oh q Cluillt III CtChoCd VI iCehit Va 1<Ai
ioukalani to what are known as the
crown islands in Hawaii, of which she
had been deprived.
Mr. Morgan thought the matter
should go over.
Mr. Hoar said that at first he had
O strong feeling against the ex-queen
on account of newspaper articles, but
he since had learned that the lands
referred to fairly might have been
claimed to be her private property
and not mere crown lands. Their
proceeds always had been used for
her private support. He said the ex-
queen had tried to reconcile her peo-
pie to the rule of the United States
and that she was a woman of great
personal worth. He hoped the appro-
priation would be granted because it
was his desire to atone for public
utterance of disrespect toward her.
BY consent the matter went over
until today
An amendment was agreed to ap-
propriating $S5,000 for construction
of a wharf, retaining wall, and laundry
plant at Honolulu, H. |.
An amendment appropriating $780,
600 was adopted to pay the expenses
of the joint commissioners to negoti-
ate the difficulties between the United
States and Great Britain with respect
to Canada.
An amendment from the committee
on finance also was agreed to, appro-
priating 100000 for the expenses of
an international commission to fix the
parity of gold and silver.
Another amendment agreed to pro-
vides that the authority given the Sec
rotary of the treasury to coin sub
sidiary silver coin by the eighth sec
ton Of the act of March IA, 1900, here
after may be exercised without limita
ton as to the amount of such sub
sidiary coin outstanding.
At o'clock the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was laid aside and by
unanimous consent unobjected pen
sion bills ON the calendar were con-
sidered.
In all 800 pension bills were passed.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was agreed to and
at 6:10 o'clock the senate adjourned
until today.
In the House.
The house yesterday adopted the
conference report On the army appro-
priation bill and sent the bill to the
president. The bill to establish
union station in this city also was
finally passed, the house abandoning
its amendments to reduce the amount
to be given to the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads from
s1,500,000 each, as fixed in the senate
bill, to 81 900, 900 each as fixed by the
house. Mr.. Cannon and Mr. Cowherd
(Mo) made the fight against the mo-
ton to recede, while Mr.. Morell (Pa)
supported by Mr.. Dalzell (Pa), Mr.
Olmsted (Pa.) and others, favored
agreement in the amount fixed by the
senate.
The Fowler currency bill was de-
bated in desultory way Mr. Clay
ton (Ala.) delivered mock funeral
grafton on the bill The other speak
ers were Messrs. Pugsley IN. W,
6hallenberger (Neb) and Thompson
tAla.)
The conference report on the bill
to increase the pensions of those who
have lost limbs in the military service
OF the country was adopted. A partial
conference report on the army appr0-
priation bill was agreed to and the
house then receded from its disagree
ment to the only amendment remain
ing in controversy. This passed the
bill.
The speaker appointed the follow
ing members to represent the house at
the dedication of the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition: Messrs. Tawney
tRep,. Mimi, Sherman tRep., N. ",
Mahon (Rep., Pa, Bartholdt (Rep.,
MOI. Van Voorhis rep, o., Parker
(Rep.. N. D, Overstreet (Rep., Ind).
Mann (Rep.. ILL.,, Smith (Rep., la,
Miller (kep., kas.), Burkett (Rep.,
Neb.). Robertson Dem., La, Bart
lett tDem., Cal, Shaforth (Dem., COLI
and Hay (Dem., Va).