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Show THIRTY MILLION BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE After Two Weeks Consideration Judicial Appropriation Measure Meas-ure Goes Through. WASHINGTON. March 30.-Tho Houso today passed the legislative, cxecutlvo nnd Judicial appropriation bill carrying thirty million dollars, after confcldcrlng tho measure two weeks. The feature of today's proceedings was the elimination of the ago limit of clerks, a provision which created much discussion discus-sion and which Incited the llsht agalnet the bill. Quito a Reduction. The bill aa passed carries nearly $700,000 less than tho last appropriation bill for similar purposes. .' The legislative bill was taken up Immediately Imme-diately after the reading of the calendar. When section S was readied, classifying persons over slxty-tlvo years and making a horizontal reduction In salaries after that age, Mr, Kelfer of Ohio made a point of order and was sustained. Strikes at Oil Trust. The committee, having completed the reading of the bill, proceeded to Insert the soveral Items against which points had been mado previous to tho passago of the rule prohibiting points? of order. Criticism of tho Standard Oil company for participation In politics was made by Mr. Mann of Illinois. He recited tho fact that he had made reports and had had charge of several bills In the nast aimed at this company and that now tho com-panv com-panv was endeavoring to relallato by activity ac-tivity against him ln his district. Tho House completed and passed the legislative, executive and Judicial bill at 6 o'clock, when It adjourned until tomorrow. |