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Show AGAINST BALL IN IE CAPITOL No Place for Inaugural Dance. Objections Raised to Every Building Suggested for That Event. No Date Fixed to Consider Case of Cadets Suspended for Hazing. WASHINGTON, Deo, 19 In tho House today considerable discussion was precipitated pre-cipitated over a motion to suspend the rules and take up a bill to open a homestead home-stead settlement and entry of tho relinquished re-linquished and undisposed of portions of tho Round Valloy Indian reservation, Cal. Mr. Livcrnaah (Cal.) bitterly opposed tho mcasuro, while his colleague, Mr. Boll, made an earnest plea for Its passage. Tho rules were suspended and the bill was passed. Tho House took up and passed the bill recently passed by tho Senate to Incorporate Incorpo-rate tho American Red Cross. A bill also was passed under suspension of the rules to exclude from tho Toscmlto National park, Cal.. certain lands, nnd to attach them to the Sierra forest rcsorve. For Suspended Cadets. A resolution by Mr. Lacey of Towa, making the bill to restoro thrco midshipmen, midship-men, John Henry Loflnnd. Earl Wordcn Chaffee and Joseph Drummond Little, members of tho first class, United States naval academy, who were dismissed for hazing, a special order after January 5, caused somo criticism. Mr. Lacey sought to pass tho resolution under a suspension of the rules, and Messrs. Mann of Illinois, Fitzgerald of New York, and Williams of Mississippi, Missis-sippi, contended that tho case of theflo midshipmen could not bo given preference prefer-ence when there were so many matters of vast public Importance which could not get time for consideration The House refused to adopt tho resolution, resolu-tion, S5 to 77. Tho Philippine Government bill, with the Senate amendment, was referred to the Commlttco on Insular Affairs. Mr. Morrell of Pennsylvania moved the passage under suspension of tho rules of tho Senate bill providing for tho Inauguration In-auguration of the President, amended so ns to provide that the Inauguration ball shall bo held In the capltol building Instead In-stead of tho Congressional library. Question of Buildings. The bill as passed by the Senate authorized au-thorized the Pension office to be used for this purpose. Tho Houao amended It so as to grant tho use of the Congressional library, but Mr. Morrell said that tho opposition op-position to the latter place had boten so great that tho district commlttco now urged tho capltol building. ; An amendment by Mr. Williams was adopted, requiring tho Inaugural commlttco commlt-tco to give bond guaranteeing to repair all damage done. By an emphatic "no" the House voted down the resolution to hold the Inaugural ball In tho capltol building, which went back to tho calendar. It can bo brought up again on District of Columbia day, which will bo tho second Monday In January, unless a special rulo or aomo arrangement ar-rangement Is made for Its prior consideration. considera-tion. Under suspension of the rules a bill was passed to aid tho Western Alaska Construction company. Mr. Morrell of Pennsylvania called up the bill to grant the temporary occupancy of tho Washington Wash-ington monument grounds for the American Ameri-can railway appliance exhibition. A motion mo-tion to 'pass the hill under suspension of the rules was voted down, after which the House, at 4:29 p. m., adjourned until Wednesday. |