Show Jurisdiction over No lals Land WASHINGTON Feb 6Attorne General Miller has given an opinion to the secretary secre-tary of the treasury that the territory known as No Mans Lund is included in the Eastern judicial district of Texas and that criminal oiT ni > s and violation of the internal revenue laws conimitt there are cognizable in that district The governments govern-ments jurisdiction over this territory has been a matter of dispute for many years The House committee on rules in session this morning amended he code to correspond corres-pond to the action of the Republican caucus cau-cus of yesterday afternoon One of these amendments which was overlooked in the abstract sent out last night is of importance import-ance as it strikes out of the new code the authority conferred upon committees reporting on general gen-eral appropriation bills I is learned that this action was directed by the Republican Repub-lican caucus yesterday only af er a bitter fight in which Cannon and McKinley were finally overcome by the opposition under the lead of Payson As amended the rule i in the exact shape of the corresponding rule in the preceding House Confirmations Blanche K Bruce recorder re-corder of deeds of the District of Columbia Colum-bia |