The Lamar register., 1908-05-27
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

Joint maneuNerS at Fort Russell VI
regular troops and militia organiza-
ton of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah,
have been ordered to commence Aug.
LIST and continue until August 18th.
The Senate adopted the conference
report upon the enlarged homestead
| bill, the committee having modified
its report so that the states of Idaho
and California will be excluded in ac-
cordance with the wishes of senators
from those states.
The National Association Of Piano
Dealers has presented Speaker Can
non with a cigar twenty inches long
and two inches thick at its widest part,
made out of the best selected Havana
leaf and mounted in plush box. me
gift cost $50. of which ii is said, the
cigar alone represented $50.
Secretary Taft. while in Panama,
made an agreement which it is be-
lieved II carried into effect will guar
antee the absolute integrity OF the
elections to be held in July. Panama
is to appoint an electoral commission
to investigate the complaints of all
parties and in this the United States
is 10 join.
The Senate passed the House bill to
pension at the rate of S125 month
Jennie Carroll widow of DR.. James Car
roll. surgeon United States army, and
Mabel II. I.azear, widow of DIR. Jesse
W. Lazear of the army. in recognition
| of the eminent services of their de-
ceased husbands, who lost their lives
while investigating yellow fever.
The conferees on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill agreed upon the War
rem amendment giving Wyoming l.
| 600 900 acres of land under the Carey
act in addition to the 1000, 900 acres
carried by the original act and also
upon Senator Clark's amendment IN
creasing the fees of witnesses in
United States courts in Wyoming, Col
orado. Utah. Idaho and other western
states from 81 TO So per day.
The Senate public buildings commit
| tee completed consideration of the ON
nibus public buildings bill. In addition
10 providing for the Denver building,
the committee added $4,000 for en-
larsing the Colorado Springs building
and $40 900 for Trinidad. The commit
tee cut from the House bill the item of
slO.O for a site at Grand Junction
and reduced the House item of $780,
600 for site and building at Roswell,
New Mexico, to 100000.
| by unanimous consent tHe rouse
passed the bill appropriating s1,5oo,ooo
for participation by the United States
in the international exposition to be
held in Toxic. Japan. in 1912. The bill
has passed the Senate and now lacks
only the presidents signature TO make
| Ii law.
That President Roosevelt has au-
thorized no one to speak for him re-
garding the anti-race gambling legisla-
ton pending at Albany. was the only
comment obtainable at the White
House regarding the report from Al
bany that the President had privately
expressed himself on that subject.
The Senate committee on immigra-
ton ordered favorably reported the
House bill amending the laws in rela-
ton to the naturalization of aliens.
The committee amended the bill in
creasing the fees for naturalization
from IS to $40.
An omnibus territories bill embrac-
ing fifteen measures favorably con-
sidered by committee was passed by
the House under suspension of the
rules. The various provisions of the
bill deal exclusively with legislation
pertaining to the territories. the most
important of which is one regulating
the sale of liquor in Alaska.