Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-21
ARMY MEASURE IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
HULL AMENDMENT TO BILL IS
ALSO ADOPTED
Provides That Retired Officers As
signed to Militia Shall Receive
No Allowance When Pay
Exceeds That Of Major
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON Jan. 2O.-The house
of representatives today passed the
army appropriation bill, after voting
by large majority to incorporate in
it an amendment providing that here
after retired army officers assigned to
the militia in several states shall not
receive any pay or allowance addition
al to their pay as retired officers where
such pay and allowances exceed those
OF major. The Indian appropriation
bill was considered for the remainder
of the day, but was not completed
when the house adjourned until tomor-
row.
Mr.. Hull of Iowa, in charge of the
army appropriation bill, called atten-
tion to an apparent ambiguity in the
amendment regarding retired army Of
ficers assigned to militia. regiments,
and offered a substitute providing that
hereafter no retired officer above the
grade of major shall. when assigned
to active duty, receive any pay or al
lowance additional to his pay as a re-
tired officer so as to make his total
pay and allowances exceed those of
major in the active list.
Mr.. williams of Mississippi demand
ed the yeas and noes on the substitute
amendment and the roll was called.
While the vote was being recorded it
became known that william ]. Bryan
was in the house lobby. Immediately
the former member of the house and
presidential candidate was surrounded
by number of friends, with whom he
exchanged hearty greetings.
The speaker announced that the Hull
amendment had carried, 201 to so. The
bill was then passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up in committee. After an
agreement had been reached to limit
general debate to two hours, Mr.. Sher-
man explained the provisions of the
bill. 1t was then read for amendment.
An amendment was agreed to, pro-
viding for the removal of restrictions
on the alienation of lands of allottees
of any of the five civilized tribes of
Indians who do not appear on the rolls
as full bloods, except as to minors and
homesteaders.
The provision of the bill relating to
the opening to location, development
and operation of mineral lands within
Indian reservations was stricken out
on a point of order.
Amendments were agreed to pro-
viding that all actions against the
property of Indians whose affairs are
under the supervision of agents or
bonded superintendents shall be
brought in the district court of the
county in which the Indians live, au-
thorizing the secretary of the interior
to issue patents in fee to any adult
mixed blood Indian, to whom trust or
other patent has been issued contain
ing restrictions on alienation and pro-
viding for the removal of such re-
strictions.
The bill was half completed when 1T
was laid aside, and resolution adopted
designating Saturday, Feb. % as the
day for the exercises in connection
with the acceptance of statues of Sam
Houston and Stephen B. Austin, pre-
scented by the state of Texas.
The speaker appointed as tellers on
the part of the house to count the
electoral vote Messrs. Gaines of West
Virvinia and Russell of Texas, after
which the house adjourned.