The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-25
Deficiency Bill Passed.

House soon.
Deficiency Bill Passed.
All Differences between the Senate
and House on the urgent deficiency bill
were adjusted In the conference re-
port agreed TO by the House. By this
report the time In which the committee
on international exchange shall report
is fixed at November 1. 1904. instead of
July 1st The Senate amendment for
a consul at Dalny, Manchuria, was ac-
| cepted. The substitute provision of
| the House regarding the Louisiana
Purchase loan was agreed to. The SEN
ate provisions for the purchase Of
site at Los Angeles for postoffice was
stricken out.
The Senate's provision for submarine
cable lines to Alaska was struck out.
| Tho Senate provision to survey the
boundaries of Yellowstone Park was
accepted. The Senate appropriation OF
$4,000 for Spanish treaty claims COM
mission was accepted.
The bill as finally agreed upon carries
total appropriation of SIG. .l30. Ill, be-
| ing an increase of IS ,103 .916 over the
amount carried by the measure as It
passed the House. The principal item
of increase In the bill by the Senate
was the $4,000 900 loan to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company. to
which the House concurred before the
conference was asked
Admiral Evans, commanding the
Asiatic station, has notified the Navy
Department that he has dispatched
three of the cruiser squadron to North
China ports. where they will be held
in readiness to serve as dispatch boats
or for the succor of the refugees. or for
similar purposes during the progress
of the war. The New Orleans has
started from Cavite for Chez Foo the
nearest neutral point to the theater
OF war. The Raleigh and Frolic have
started from Cavite for Shanghai.
All European governments having
diplomatic representatives at Washing
ton. with the exception of Turkey and
Spain, have now recognized Panama.
On the day of Senator Hanna's fun.
eral President Roosevelt called on
Mrs. Hanna at 4 o'clock to pay his re-
spects and to offer his condolences.
He remained in the family apartments
Of the Arlington for nearly an hour,
conversing with Mrs. Hanna and other
members of the family. While there
he was shown the casts OF the death
mask made OF Senator Hanna by u. S.
G.. Dunbar, the sculptor. He agreed
with the members OF the Hanna family
that the likeness was notably fine.
In the Senate on the 18th inst. the
bill for the payment of 100000 to ex-
Queen Liliuokalani was taken up and
the roll was again called on the motion
of Mr.. Spooner to recommit the meas
ure to the committee on Pacific is
| lands. the call of Friday previous hav-
ing failed to develop a quorum. The
vote resulted 23 ayes. 27 nays The
bill was amended so as to reduce the
appropriation to s150,000. The ayes
and noes were demanded on the final
passage of the bill, and 1t was defeated,
20 to 26. a tie vote.
The secretary of the Interior has de-
cided tie famoIs homestead contest
case of Virginia d. McClurg of Colo
rado Springs VS.. Mrs. William Corbett,
involving the title to homestead on
which are located the famous Gran
Quivira ruins in Socorro county. Mrs.
! Corbett is a resident of Washington
ID. c., and is blind. Her husband had
aled on the land while searching for
the tabled treasures of the Gran Qulv-
Ira. The secretary of the interior has
reversed the decision of the general
land Office and has allowed the Corbett
entry to be approved for patent.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion has announced that as a result
of its investigations OF the feasibility
of requiring railroads to publish the
tariffs for the movement OF export and
import traffic. the same as domestic
traffic. it has decided 10 leave the mat
ter in allegiance for time. II the in
terstatc commerce act is not amended
within a reasonable time. so as to re-
lieve the commission of the necessity
of requiring such publication, the com
mission holds that 1t will be its duty
to enforce the publication of import
and export rates in the manner now
provided by law. but SO far not com.
piled with.
Inc Japanese minister has received
a cable message from his government
accepting the offer made by DIR. Anita
Newcomb McGee OF Washington. ID.
c., to take to Japan a party OF trained
nurses who have seen field service in
the camps and hospitals of the United
States army. No one is eligible to join
the party except graduate women
nurses who have been in the army.
The first party will sail early in March
and proceed to Osaka, Japan, the mort
on the inland sea which is the base to
which disabled troops will come when
sent from the battlefield. The mum.
her of nurses to go will depend on vol.
untary contributions to defray az.
penses of equipment and transporta.
ton Of the nurses.