Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01
Referred to Capt. Morrow
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
An Evening Session Held by the
House.

| AS as evidence of the approaching adj
| journment a large number of bills were
passed by the House by unanimous consent
yesterday afternoon, and an evening session
| was held in order to discuss the general de-
| fciency appropriation bill During the day
| the bills amending the homestead laws as
| to lands in South Dakota and Colorado, so
as to permit the entry of $40 acres instead
| of $50, were discussed Final action on
! them, however, prevented by the dila-
tory tactics of the opposition.
| The House passed bill to regulate the
construction of dams over navigable rivers.
| The bill is a general one and prescribes the
| terms under which such exercise of power
may be had in the future. Other bills passed
were: To provide for the investigation of
| leprosy, with special reference to the care
and treatment of lepers in Hawaii; to incor-
porate the American Academy in Rome,
| Italy; to provide for the performance, tenn
| porarily, of the duties of appraisers and as
| sistant appraisers of merchandise, in case
| OF vacancies or for any other cause; amend
ing the Revised Statutes as to permit
| entrymen under the homestead laws to deed
| rights of way for telegraph and telephone
| lines without prejudeing their claims; for
the resurvey of townships in Rock and
| Brown counties, Nebraska granting lands
to Tacoma, Wash, for use as a public park;
| authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to
| construct dams across Yellowstone river,
| Montana, in connection with irrigation
works; providing for the resurvey of town.
| ships in Cascade county, Montana, and pro-
viding for the covering into the reclamation
| fund of certain proceeds of sales of property
| purchased by the reclamation fund.
Joint resolutions also were adopted adding
| the name of Battery E, 4th United States
Artillery, to those regiments whose Valoro is
| deeds on the battlefield at Gettysburg shall
be commemorated by monuments and mark
| ers, and providing for the printing of 900
copies of the eulogies on the late Senator
Hanna.
The naval appropriation bill was sent to
| conference, Messrs. Foss md, Dayton CIV.
| Va) and Meyer Oa) being appointed con-
ferees on the part of the House.
The Senate amendments TO the bill pro-
viding for a term of court at Washington,
n. c., were agreed to, as was the amend
| ment to the bill amending the copyright
laws, which action finally passed both bills.
The House then took up the bills amend
Ing the homestead laws as to inappropriate
ed and unreserved lands in South Dakota
and Colorado, so as to allow the selection
of $40 acres of land instead OF 1to, but
dilatory tactics caused the bills to be laid
aside.
The House then began consideration of
| the general deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr. Hemenway Qnd), chairman of the
committee on appropriations, having the
bill in charge, briefly explained its princi-
| pal features with particular reference to
| the limitations which had been put upon
| certain departments ana appropriations. lie
| laid especial emphasis on the action of the
! committee in framing a provision designed
| to curtail the abuse of creating defcien-
| cies in the several departments
Mr.. Longworth (Ohio), under latitude of
| debate, discussed the subject of the neces-
| sity for increasing the salaries of ambas-
| sadors, incidentally making a plea for the
| raising of the Presidents salary to $1O0, eco.
| Mr.. Bassett On. Y) discussed the bank
| ruptcy laws. An antitrust speech was
| delivered by Mr.. Little (Ark.).
| review of the democratic party was
made by Mr.. Lloyd (Mo).
| Mr.. Robinson (Ark) made caustic obser-
| vations regarding the beef trust" and
| Mr.. Baker On. " closed the debate by fill
| ing newspaper and other Endorsements of
| his recent condemnation of President
| Roosevelt's message of coincidence to the
| Car of Russia on the death of Grand Duke
| Sergius.
At 7:4s the House adjourned until IL
! o'clock today.