Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-05-06
FiFrY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, April 20.-The report Of the
conferees on the naval appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to- Tho meas
ure as perfected carries little more than
S.. 100000 No other business Of general
Importance was transacted.
HOUSE,
The house passed the revenue bill with
only the amendments agreed upon by the
republican members Of the ways and means
committee added. The motion Of the dem
ocrats to recommit with instructions to
report back the income proposition Us an
amendment to the bill, was defeated, 1874
to 173. A substitute by Bland to issue
$4,000 900 treasury notes was defeated.
Tho bill passed by q vote OF Isl to 13l, six
democrats voting with the republicans, and
two republicans voting with the democrats.
HOUSE.
Washington, April 30-The house re-
jcctcd the conference report on the naval
appropriation bill, and passed the bill pro-
viding for the organization Of the naval
battalion to consist of not more than four
companies in the district of Columbia.
SENATE.
Washington. May 2.-The war deficiency
bill, carrying $35, 720, N5, passed. Bill pro
viding for the enlistment of volunteer bri.
gade of engineers and of 10000 men III
tho south who are immune to yellow fever,
passed.
The emergency war appropriation bill
passed The conference report on naval
appropriation bill was agreed to.
HOUSE
Washington, MAY BIN 4 debate Clark,
of Missouri, declared that the vote Of
Cummings and other democrats who voted
for the recent bond bill was objectionable,
and that they should be read out OF the
party.
SENATE.
Washington, May 4.-The senate agreed
to the conference report on tho fortifica-
tions bill. The secretary Of the navy sent
to the senate deficiency estimate Of $20,.
915, 800 for the remainder OF the present
fiscal year and on account of the fiscal
year of 1899. While resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution relating
to the succession to the presidency was
under discussion, Mills proposed an amend
ment intended to authorize congress to
levy a tax on incomes in such form as to
meet the requirements Of the supreme
court. Defeated, 80 to 20. The resolution
was then adopted.
The house adopted the conference report
upon the Notifications bill The session
was consumed with the consideration Of
the repeal of the Alaskan land bill and q
resolution for tho repeal of an act prohibit.
ing the passage of importations in bond
through the territory of the United States
into the "free zone" of Mexico. Thelatter
was passed.
SENATE.
Washington, May 5.-During most Of the
session tho senate had under considera
tion the postoffice appropriation bill. Thl
amount carried by the bill as it passed the
house was Sl93. 112,30O. AS reported to the
senate it carried $4,000 more.
HOUSE.
The house disposed of two importan,
measures. The Alaskan land bill, extend
ing the homestead laws to and providing
certain railway rights of way in the dis
trct of Alaska, as amended by tho senat,
and agreed upon in conference, was passed
The labor arbitration measure, providing
for the arbitration of labor disputes be
tween employees and certain common car
riers, a bill which had received very wide
endorsement by labor organizations in the
United States, received the approval o.
the house.