| Show 11 SALT WLJJzJ DULL DAY IN HOUSE Alaskan Civil Government Bill is Acted On i Washington May 281hI8 was a considering the dull dnYIfl the House near approach of the final adjourn The Alaskan Civil Government ment bill was passed and some odds and I ends of legislation were cleaned up Mr J Dalnell gave notice on Wednesday 1 I Wednes-day that the Committee on Rules woul1 report < a special I notice setting Friday aside Wednesday Thursday and day for the consideration of the AntiTrust Anti-Trust bill and resolution reported by the Judicial committee Wednesday is Decoration day suggested sug-gested air Richardson It Is usual to adjourn over that day I do not think we can better ob servo the day replied Mr Dalzell than by devoting it to the public business The house then resumed the consideration con-sideration of those portions of the Alaskan Civil Government bill which had been passed over last week During the course of the debate Mr Drlggs tNew York who raised something some-thing of a sensation about two months I ago by i charging reckless extravagance In fitting up the transport Sumner recurred to that subject Since then he has continued his Investigation of the cost of ivfliting that transport and today he charged that SC32000 was spent upon hoi hot original cost beIng be-ing 1COOOU The Secretary of War I roporl d hat only 262000 had been expended In rcnttlng Mr Drlggs said f I that 100000 was expended by the I Navy department before I she was i tinntd over to the War department l Senate Joint resolutions were passed to uuhorie I the President to appoint ten Fust Lieutenants of the Signal corps whose commissions shall expire June 1 30 1901 J and to provide for sb additional officers In the subsistence bureau of the War j department Bills wen passed to ratify the agreement of the commission to the five cviii d 1 tribes and the Seminole Indians to nptorc to the public domain I I do-main a small tract of White mountain I moun-tain Arnche Indian reservation Arizona Ari-zona to exchange gold bars for gold I coin The house took n recess until S oclock to consider the District of Columbia Co-lumbia code bill |
