Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-26
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL UP
Chairman Hemenway Ex-
plains Its Provisions.
VARIOUS MEASURES
A NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED By
THE HOUSE
The Indian Appropriation Bill Sent to
Observation-Disclosures at
Naval Academy.
MEASURES

On converting today the House agreed 20
joint resolutions to appoint board OF
managers of the National Soldiers Home
and permitting Alphonzo Zelaya, the son
of ex-President Zelaya of Nicaragua. to at
tend the Military Academy at West Point.
In the discussion preceding the necessary
unanimous consent for the last resolution.
Mr. Lacey Qowa) asked If Admiral Togo.
tie famous Japanese sea fighter, was not
educated in this country. The answer was
in the affirmative.
Mr.. Robinson Und.) suggested that we
might be providing South America with
military experts to our detriment.
Mr.. Hull replied that there were only two
cadets in the academy from South Amer
lean republics at the present time and that
did not seem a military menace.
A. Senate resolution was agreed to pro-
yiding an additional federal Judge for the
eastern district of Pennsylvania.
Miscellaneous Bills Passed.
A bill was passed authorizing the Daven-
port Water Power Company of Iowa TO
construct a canal along TIE bank of the
Mississippi river in Scott county, Iowa; to
authorize the Buchanan and Northern rail-
read to construct a bridge across the
McnongaheIa river in West Virginia.
To open for settlement $4,000 acres OF
land in the Kiowa,- Comanche and Apache
Indian reservations in Oklahoma territory.
Authorizing the Winnipeg, Yankton and
Gulf Railroad Company to- construct a.
bridge across the Missouri river near the
city of Yankton. s. d.
Authorizing the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company to con-
struct a bridge across the Connecticut river.
Granting to the Phil Kearney Post of the
G. A. R. at Jacksonville, Ohio, small
cannon now at Chickamauga Park.
To grant three lots at the military reser-
walton at The Dalles, Ore, to the Oregon
Historical Society.
Amending the law relative to the distrlbu-
ton of public documents. placing the same
in the custody of the clerk of the Senate
and sergeant-at-armS OF the house:
Authorizing printing of additional copies
of the bulletin on irrigation in titan.
Extending the time for the construction
of its road in Alaska OF the western Ad AIS
kan Company's railroad to December, l9o4'
for the filing of maps. and one year later
for the completion of the first twenty miles
of the road.
For the reappraisement and sale of the
undisposed lands of the Walla Walla Mill
tary reservation of Washington
Indian Bill Sent to Conference.
The Indian appropriation bill was sent to
conference. the speaker appointing Repre-
sentatives Sherman, Curtis and Stephens
of Texas as the House conferees.
Mr.. Sulloway obtained special order FOR
the consideration of pension bills when the
sundry civil appropriation bill. to be taken
up today, shall be disposed of.
Mr.. Mahon of Pennsylvania secured
snecial order for the consideration of the
Bowman claims bill, following the special
order for pensions.
bill was passed authorizing the South
ern Indiana Railroad Company TO consIruct
a bridge across the Wabash river in 1ndi-
ana.
s,1ndry Civil Bill Taken UP.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
taken up at o'clock and general debate
limited to ten hours.
Mr. Burton of Ohio was selected as chair
man of the committee Of the whole.
Mr. Hemenway briefly explained the pro-
visions of the bill.