Show j OF THE TUE HOUSE HOOSE RULES Batch of Bills Passed Covering CoveringS S a aLa Large je Number of Subjects Subject SubjectS S UNIVERSITY GETS LAND AN DEMONSTRATION DEMONSTRATION IN HONOR HOOR H OR OF THE TH E SPEAKER Washington May Ma 7 Notwithstanding that this was the speakers birthday b the house after a demonstration to Mr Cannon as he be ascended to the speak speakers speakers ers table settled down to one of the biggest days das in the history of the pres pes present 1 ent session The day was notable for forthe forthe forthe the number of bills passed in number covering a large number of or sub subjects subjects jests Many lIany of the bills bUls passed could have been passed by b unanimous consent but with Mr Williams determination to object to any legislation by b unanimous consent these bills came up Uj under sus sue suspension suspension pension of ot the rules this being known as a suspension day Mr Sherman N Y chairman of the Indian affairs committee moved that the Indian appropriation bill bo be taken from the speakers table and sent to confer conference conference ence once The rhe rules iules were suspended and the motion adopted The following conferees were then appointed appoint d on the Indian ap appropriation appropriation appropriation bill Sherman N Y Cur Curtis Curtis Curtis Kan and Stephens Tex TexAn TexAn An Au order requested by Mr Hepburn giving shIng pure food legislation the right of way was to 44 After some debate an order giving the pure food restriction of immigration and penal code bills the same right as ap appropriation appropriation bills was agreed to Ayes Aes noes 41 Bills Passed t The Thc following bills were passed Providing for the setting aside for gov gor governmental so ern mental purposes of certain grounds in Nile Hilo Hawaii To amend the internal revenue laws lawsto to provide for tor the publicity of its rec roe records records I a Providing for tor the allotment and distri distribution dIstribution button of Indian tribal funds To empower the secretary of war un under under under der restrictions to authorize the con construction construction construction tension and maintenance of wharves piers and other structures on lands underlying harbor areas and navi navigable navigable gable streams and bodies of water in Porto Rico and the islands adjacent thereto To authorize the postmaster general to dispose of or useless papers in To provide for the disposition under the public land hand laws of the lands in the abandoned Fort Shaw military reserva reservation reservation reservation tion Montana Providing for the subdivision of lands entered under the reclamation act and for tor other purposes Right of Way Granting t to o Ute tile Chicago Milwaukee nw St Patti Pan the right of way wa through the Fort Keogh military reservation Mon llon Montana Montana tana To punish the cutting hatting cuttin or box boxing ing lag of or trees on the public domain denials Ratifying an act of the Oklahoma leg les to appropriate moner for tor the I purpose of building bUll ing additional buildings for the Northwestern Norman school at Alva Okla Okia Granting to the Ocean Shore Railway company a right of way wa across Pigeon Point light house reservation in San Ma lIa Mateo Mateo teo count county California To amend an act concerning leases in the Yellowstone national n park To authorize the Minnesota Dakota I Pacific Railway company to construct a abridge abridge bridge across the Missouri river Granting additional lands in the thc Fort Douglas DousIas military reservation to the Uni University University of Utah For the relief of certain men and settlers within the limits of the Northern Pacific railway land grant To provide for the subdivision and sale of certain lands in the state of Washing ton tonTo To amend the act to provide a govern government government government ment for the territory of Hawaii Ceding to Canon City Cit Colo Cob certain lands for park purposes purpose A resolution accepting the recession of California of the Yosemite valley ane grant and the Mariposa big tree grove and in including including eluding the same together with fractional sections section Restricting R in certain cases the right of appeal to the supreme court in habeas corpus proceedings pro dings |