The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-08

States of America in Congress assem-
 blcd, That the .seoretary of tke Treas
 try is hereby authorized and dlrecteo.
 out of any money n the Treasury not
 otherwise appropriated. to pay to the
 Board of Managers Of the Home for
 Disabled Confederate Soldiers the sum
 of S50,000, in order to aid in the e-ee-
 tion of suitable buildings and the inn
 provement and Identification of the
 grounds surrounding tl.e san c. as home for disabled Confederate soldiers,
 within a radius of i've miles of Moun-
 tain Creek, in Chiffon County. efa-
 bama; and that all Confederate sol- diers serving in the Civil War who. on account of age, disease, or otherwise.
 have become incapable of earning a
 living, may be admitted and ca ed for
 in such home: and that said building or buildings shall be completed at as early
 2 day as possible.
 Section 2. That the sum of $50,o00 IS
 hereby appropriated for the purposes
 hereinbefore mentioned and tile im- provement of the grounds of said home"
 Colonel Wiley also introduced bill to increase the per diem of witnesses in the United States Courts, which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered to be printed. This bill IS as follows:
 "A bill, to fix tine fees of court criers, bailiffs and witnesses in attendance up on the United States courts in Alabama; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America m Congress assembled. That on and after the passage of this Act the per diem pay or compensation of each court crier, bailiff ihT any court Of the United States held in either district of the State of Alabama, as well as the per diem pay of every witness in any criminal case summoned by authority of the lGovernment of the United States to attend such courts in said State of Alabama, shall be three dollars a day in lieu of tho per diem compensation now provided by law"
 Among other bills introduced by Col onel Wiley were the following: A bill (H. R. 133) authorizing the construction upon the military reserva- tion at Fort Morgan, Ala, of a suitable building for tho use and accommoda- tion of the customs service To the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, bill (H. R. 1aD to provide a site and erect public building at Troy, Ala. To the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
 Also, a bill tH. R. 136) to provide a site and erect a public building at An dalusia, Ala To the Committee on PuDIlC anu NtouhoS- Also, a bill (H. R. 137) to provide a site and erect q public building at Greenville, Ala. To the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H. R. 13S) to create a commission to investigate the expedi- ency and practicability of establishing public rife ranges throughout the Unit cd States. To the Committee on Militia. Also, a bill 1H. R. f4e) to establish and maintain a national sanitarium for | indigent consumptives. To the Com mtttee on Interstate and Foreign Com- merce.
 Also, a bill GIL R. 14il for the erec- l tion of a monument to Jeremiah | O'Brien To the Committee on the Li- ] brary.
 Also, a bill (H. R. 142) to establish a soldiers home at or near Daphne, in Baldwin County, Ala. To the Commit tee on Military Affairs.
 | Also, a bill (H. R f43) in relation to the expenses of holding courts of the United States in the Northern and Mid | de Districts of Alabama. To the Com- mittec on tho Judiciary.