New-York tribune., 1908-05-26
HOUSE CLEARING DECKS
Only Tsco Appropriation Bills Re
main-Change IN Hall Defeated.

WASHINGTON. May g.-working under heavy
pressure the House disposed of a great amount OF
business to-day. Early in the session II became
manifest that a better feeling prevailed between
the majority and the minority, in consequence or
which several bills passed by unanimous
consent. 1t said when the House took re-
cess tonight that roll had been called rs
times since. Congress met. Before March 80. when
the Democratic fbuster began. il had been called
only fifteen times. The great number of calls
since then brought about a temporary breakdown
Of two reading clerks to-day. and Representative
Clancy. OF Indiana. who has a voice of great
power volunteered his services, which proved sat
isfactory.
The conference reports; on the sundry civil bill
and the pension appropriation bills agreed 10,
thus sending these measures TO the President for
signature and leaving cnly the general deficiency
and the Military Academy appropriation bills to
be considered in order to complete the disposition
Of the fourteen great supply measures The con-
ference report the District OF Columbia child
labor bill also was agreed to, and the following
bills passed; Amending the navigation laws,
removing the discrin nations against native Off
GERS Of the Porto Rican provisional regiment Of
infantry. granting title 10 q cemetery in Dubuque
Iowa. to The Archbishop OF that city. authorizing
the sale OF unallotted lands the Spokane Ind
fan reservation. encouraging the development OF
coal deposits in Alaska. ard prescribing penalties
against the sale Of clothing and government prop
erty by soldiers The omnibus bill relating TO the
disposition OF the public lands sent back TO
conference The bill amending the navigation
laws among other things eXempts ferry vessels
from port dues permits the remission of port
cues 10 foreign yachts belonging to private clubs
where the same courtesy is extended TO American
yachts, permits passenger steamers on runs OF
less than three hundred miles to keep count in
stead of a list OF their passengers provides for
additional lights and flags to prevent collisions
regulates the running Of scows in New York Har-
bor. require them to be equipped with
life lines anchors and lie preservers and to keep
a record Of the men that go aboard them; provides
for the appointment OF steamboat inspectors for
Hawaii and Porto Rico, and grants TO local in
spectors authority regulate the length Of tows
Of going barges.
After d lively debate of hour and half. the
project for reduced Hall Of Representatives was
defeated by q large ma jority.
BY omnibus hill passed tonight three addi-
fional federal judges authorized, each for
Alaska, Oklahoma and New Mexico; a northwest
ern division Of the northern judicial district of
Alabama is established; the pay of the district
attorney and marshal Of oklahoma is fixed
s4.ca0 year each. and certain records OF the ter
1Itorial court Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
directed to be turned TO the federal court
of Oklahoma
The House tonight passed the Senate bill
vising The Dick militia law. The bill pre-
pared by committee Of the National Guard As
sociation, and provides among other things. that
the militia when called out shall serve during the
term Of enlistment, instead Of nine months.
heretofore; that when called out it shall he
preferred any volunteer forces il may be
determined use and the Secretary Of War Is
authorized supply TO the different states uni
forms. arms. ammunition and equipment without
charging it against their quota under the appro-
pration for that purpose.
At 1851 2 N. the House took a recess until Il
a. N. tomorrow.