Show 1TMNIIIMTOT XCM COIMI DefcriM 1enMon for Array laID finrtrr nlll WASIUXCTOX Feb HTI1o fol lowing were con firmed by the Senate Sen-ate today Charles Emery Smith of Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania envoy extraordinary and I minister plenipotentiary to Itussla Jenner Jutc of JlarylanJ secretary uf legation at Rio JaKhro Fiipprrtsors of CeusuvIdaho A J rinkham Montana W O Spetr Wyoming ilomcrMerrill i VHE EEXATE COlUllTTtE Ion I-on coast defenses had before it to day General Mile commander of thu Division of the Pacific and General Bcnet chief of ordnance who gave their views upon some matters In connection with the sub IeeE Of coast defemm General Miles said that the ports of Puget Sound the mouth of the Columbia I Itlver San Francisco and San Diego ought to bo potccted lie said tho recommendations of the board fortlficMtons and other fense if carried out would be Kiflldcut One of the recommenda tions of the board was that a gun factory should be established on Uie Pacific Coast General nenLt UTe Use commit tee figures on the cost of transporta tion to lie Pacific Coast by land ami water route lit otaiti that In asmuchas onethird of all the guns required to carry out the scheme proposed by the board of fortifica hoes and other defences would be mounted on the Pacific Coast he es tabUthmcntof gun foundry would be a matter of economy In case the ed beards recommendations are adopt edPiSIOSS PiSIOSS FOR Annv MTIISES Senator Davis today introduced n bill providing for iwnslonlng at the rate of gS per month from March 4 lESS all women army taunts dur Ins the late war and who rendered six months service In camp field or eencral bcsnltalt Women who now receive pensions at the rate of less than S2o shall have their ln slons Increased to that amount The bill also provides that those who now receive pensions widows or dependent mothers of soldier who would be entitled to the benefits of tills bill may also receive 25 per month during life as an Increase of their present pension I THE TENSION TKOCBJE Preparation of the urgent de ficiency appropriation bill has been begun by the lieuse committee on appropriations The largest Item of this deficiency bill will be about 31500000 on account of pension ont This large deficiency however does not Indicate such a great in cnaoe in rrmmtllitnHB rnr n nbTMn as would seem to be apparent on Ult face Silo statement of expenditures for the year ending July lot next being with this deficiency appnv priatlon included about 97000000 aaInstS < X > 000000 last year After the appropriation for jienslons tot the present fiscal year hid been made on a basis for the regular ap propriation for the previous fiscal year It was found necessary to make a deficiency appropriation as the expenditures would exceed the a pprorrlalori and thecommlaloncr y oC pensions waltlDg until after the InsentfisClLlyear I pnt walling lor nfmoEtS1oooOOO to OuI CJIms accruing during the previoUlt year tl1 etroct btolng It9l1y to lee lieU the appropriation for the prey cnt flscnj wear by nn amount ap proxlrnathg 7OOOOOO nJUrItESETAT1r 1AOB California bas written a letter to the Chairman of the Hou e Committee Com-mittee on ways and means severely critlcfcingthefurscal bill now pending pend-ing in congress SENATOB EVAKTS today introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of the Interior to pur I chare 050 copies ePa historical book of reference known as the 5t5 a tibnal Roster of the Grand Army of I the ah Itjflt for which the bill appropriates 50000 The Ijarppee of the purchase b 1 for the distribution distribu-tion by Senators and Representatives I Representa-tives of one copy to each county library In the United State t so that itmiy bo accessions 10 an t 110 1fiJ1 to read It The bill provides that the roster shall rontaln not less 1 than 100000 names exUnlou soldiers sailors and mariiifs end the book mut bo approved by the Secretary of Ian Interior LAND SUBVEV BILL Secretary Xoble today transmitted transmit-ted to the Senate the draft eta bill prepared by Commissioner Gruff oj the General land Office amending the second section of the act to reduce the excuses of survey and U f ilxl Tho rbifi l provides that the printed manual of instructions fertile furvcy of public pub-lic lands and tho special Instructions of the SurveyorGeneral when not In conflict with the Instructions or manual of the Commissioner shall 1 lw taken and deemed part of every contract foreurvejing public lands The Secretary In transmitting the Hronosed bill rays tho imrpcse of It is to legalize the manual or surveying survey-ing instructions which is Intended to supersede that prepared by the General Land Office In ISSo IMCRXAT10MAI COIVMOMT flits Houvs judiciary committee today decided to report to the Hous for action an International copyright bill to bo prepared by Representative Representa-tive Adams upan a basis of the provbions of the BrecUnrldgo bill EVSJOX HILLS Two tenSion bills of Importance l atcd the Senate today The first njieals those sections of the Revised I Statutes which renulreJtliataclalm for t nIon by a State militiaman l for disability incurred while temporarily tempo-rarily on duty must Ie filed before July 1 IS74 The other provide that oaths required In pension or bounty cares may lv taken before any olllccr authorized to administer oaths for general purposes |