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Show FUNDS FOR CADETS STRICKEN FROM BILL Washington, Feb. 1. Unless the senate comes to their rescue the West Point cadets will not be able to attend 'the inauguration on the fourth ot March at the expense of the go eminent em-inent By a point of order, an item providing funds for the cadets' trip to Washington was stricken from tho military appropriation bill... Another item was the appropriation for the construction of an asylum lor refugees in time of war, and another for a store house on Corregldor island in Manila bay. Under suspension, tho house passed the Payne bill prohibiting the importation impor-tation of opium, but retused to pass the senate bill to pension federal Judges. The Bennett bill for the exportation ex-portation of aliens convicted of a felony, fel-ony, was denied passage. A limitation was placed upon the scope of the Olmetead special committee com-mittee to Investigate appropriations for and the work of the secret service of the various departments. The house adjourned at 5:1'8 p. m. |