The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-02
Carry ing a Total Appropriation
OF Over $3.50 0,00O
THE RIVERS S HARB0RS
WAS ONE OF THEM, CARRYING
OVER $3g, ,ooG G,ooo-DANvlLLE
ILLINOIS LOSES $4,000
REFRiGERATING
PLANT

Washington. March during the
day the senate considered and passed
three supply bills, aggregating an ap'
preparation of over $s57 10000 and
at n ght took up fourth bin carrying
over $G7,000,o00. The session began
at / a. m. and after a recess lasting
from to 5. continued well into The
night
The appropriation measures passed
during the day session were: Postof-
fee bill, $1S1 .52G,S43; pension bin,
| s13S.e0o,000; river and harbor bill,
S32,350, Sa9 Many items in the bills
were discussed at length, but the prin.
cipal debate was based on a provision
increasing The appropriation for pneI,
matte tubes in the post office bill.
Sena or Bacon critioises.
The senate also agreed 10 confer.
ence reports on the military academy
and agricultural department approprl,
alton bills In connection with the
| agr cultural bin Senator Bacon sharp
y criticised subordinate officials in
he agricultural department for oppo.
ST ion to the provision for bi-mcnthly
cotton crop reports.
During consideration Of the confer
ence report on the military academy
bill Senator Bailey criticised the adj
dition Of the names ca General Haw
ley and General Osterhaus Oh the re.
tired list of the army.
The Philippine import tariff bill wa
passed and ais several bills Of minor
ipp0r Rnca.
sundry Civil BilI
AT the night session the sundry ciy,l
appropriation bill was considered II
carries net increase OF $2,1S1 470
over the bin as it passed the house.
Tho aggregate appropriation in the
| bill amounts tc sG7473,550.
The senate struck on the appropri,
ltion Of $25,000 for a refrigera ing
liant at the soldiers home at Dan
Vile, Illinois.
The District of Columbia is give
he structural iron used in the govern
1ent building at the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition for use in a perma
rent building for inaugural purposes
81 uld plans for the erection of such
structure be carried out.
The secretary of the treasury is au.
horized to assign officers on the re.
tired list to the revenue cutter SER
vice for any duties they are compe-
ent TO perform and to de all vessels
If the revenue service to remove dere-
licts in the path of commerce.
Work OF the House.
The house tonight passed the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill. the
last of great supply measures TO be
acted upon during this congress-. The
otal amount carried is S3l,224079.
The temper Of the house regarding
the Swayne impeachment verdict was
shown when amendments were at
tachej to the bill restricting the $40 a
day limit for expenses of United
States judges so thar expenditures
above s5 a day shall be Ger fled upon
Droper voucher with the further pro
Y so that in case a judge presents a
false claim for expenses he shall be
fned not less than 800 and imprison
nent of not less than ten days.
In committee Of the whole the ap.
preparation of $4,000 was voted for
rTieage of senat rs and members for
at ending the cecond session of the
present congress, about the LEGALITY Of
which some question was raised The
committees action was sustained al
er the bin had been reported to the
house and after Mg Underwood Of
'iahama had forced a separate vote
n hte provision.
The conference report on he m II
tary academy bill was adopted ami
other appropriation bills passed by
the senate were sent 10 conference.