The Lamar register., 1903-03-11

The Senate committee on military al
fairs made a report setting forth its
purpose of not advising the confirma-
tion of some 200 brevet commissions
sent in last year by the President. Sew
eral Coloradoans who served in the
war with Spain were mentioned in
these nominations The report OF the
committee says that brevet commits
sions cannot. according to law, be be-
| slowed except in time of war AS war
| is not supposed to exist at the present
| time the nominations will not be favor
ably reported.
The conferees on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill came to an agreement.
The House accepted the Senate amend
ment appropriating 100000 for the
eradication of the foot and mouth dis
ease and other contagious diseases. The
Senate receded from its amendment in
creasing the total appropriation for
the general expenses of the bureau OF
animal industry to the extent of $780,
900. thus leaving the appropriation of
S1,200.000. The amount for the pur-
chase of seeds was fixed at $29O,0OO;
that for the bureau of plant industry
at $674, $50; for the bureau of forestry
at s350,000; for the bureau of soils at
$212.4S0 The Senate provision allow
ing the secretary to care for wild ami
mails presented to the department is re-
tanned. The appropriation for the ir-
rigation investigation is fixed at $685.
600.
In the conference of the two houses
on the naval appropriation bill' the
Senate surrendered on the principal
item of disagreement. the amendment
relating to the increase of the navy.
The provision as agreed on provides
for three battleships of 10000 tons dis
placement and two battleships of 49,
900 tons displacement, and entirely
eliminates the provision for cruisers.
The effect of the agreement is that
the House programme is accepted. ex-
cept that two 13.0O0-ton battleships are
substituted for one cruiser. 1t is pro-
vided that the ships authorized may be
built by contract. or at the navy yards.
and shall be built at the navy yards II
1t is found that a combination of ship
builders exists. The provision for an
increase in the personnel of the navy
remains as the bill passed the House,
including an increase in number of
midshipmen, but the increase Is to con-
tinue until 1913. instead of 1909. as
fixed by the Senate. Porto Rico is
given a midshipman. The age limit
for admission to the academy is fixed
dt lToiIi 10 u ~ years. ne DTOFlSlOn
for a naval hospital at Washington tc
cost $125,000 remains. while that fol
an army and navy hospital in New
Mexico is. stricken out The item OF
$250.000 for coal depots and an in
crease in the appropriation for dry
docks already authorized go out. like
wise the provision for a monument to
Charles v. Gridley.
The report of the conferees on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, which
was presented to the Senate show
that of the increase made by the Sem
ate the House conceded 50. 423.OO6 and
the Senate receded from items amount
ing in the aggregate to si.202 1926. The
principal items of recession were those
| making appropriations for the pro-
posed new post office building in New
York. for the extension of the immi-
grafton station at Ellis island and for
the payment of the claim of ex-Queen
Liliuokalani. AS the bill becomes a
law it carries a total appropriation of
$S2. .272 ,955, an increase of S22. .109, ,595
| over the amount carried by last ses-
sion's act. The appropriation of $780,
| 900 for the proposed monetary confer
| ence was retained, as was also that OF
100000 to pay the expenses of the
Alaskan boundary commission. but the
| Senate receded from its amendment
for the revival of the joint high COM
mission for the settlement OF differ
| ences with, Canada. The House pro-
vision for the enlargement of the cap
| itol went out, but the provision for a
building to be used as offices and COM
mittee rooms for the House of repre-
sentatives was retained. The Senate
amendment looking to the construction
of a similar building for the Senate
was disagreed to. The Senate pro-
vision for the beginning of the con-
struction of the new Department of
Agriculture building remains in the bill
as does the provision authorizing the
beginning of the construction of new
building for the national museum in
| Washington to cost when completed
s3,5OO, 900. The conferees also left un-
disturbed the provision allowing the
coinage of subsidiary silver, without
regard to the amount outstanding. The
amount appropriated for military posts
was compromised and placed at ST.
| 500 900.