Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
FIFTY-FlFTH CONGRESS

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SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Spooner concluded
his speech on the right Of Henry w. Cor
bett to a seat in the senate from Oregon,
Corbett. Allen and Turley also spoke
against Corbett and Turner advocated his
right to q seat.
< The revenue and harbor appropriation
bill was under consideration, and Moody
made speech charging favoritism. Ding
ley denied that any existed. Only four
pages of the bill were disposed Of The
senate amendments to tho army appropri.
alton bill were agreed to.
SENATE.
Washington Feb 36-Duriug tho great
er part of the senate's session to-day tho
right Of Henry W. Corbett to q seat from
Oregon was under discussion. Mr.. Thurs
ton, of Nebraska, in an extended speech.
opposed the admission Of Mr.. Corbett,
while Messrs. Foraker, Kyle and Mantle
supported Corbett's claim. A bill provid.
ing that proof Of loyalty to the Union
during the rebellion shall be dispensed
with as prerequisite to the securing of
bounty land grants was also passed.
HOUSE.
The house disposed of about twenty
pages of the sundry civil appropriation
Washington March 1.-The senate by q
vote OF 80 to 10, defeated the proposition
to seat Henry w. Corbett as senator from
4 a r,Ss rs -
case the senate began the consideration Of
the Alaska homestead and railroad right
OF way bill and had not concluded it when
it adjourned.
BromWell rep, of Ohio, introduced q
resolution to appropriate twenty million
dollars to be Immediately available for the
purchase of war vessels and for their
equipment for immediate use in case of
war with any foreign power with which
the United States may be threatened. Re.
terred to naval committee. The house
passed the sundry civil appropriation bill
after four days debate. The most import
ant action was the elimination of the ap-
preparation for representation at the Paris
exposition on point Of order.
SENATE.
was adopted providing for the erection at
some suitable place in the capitol of q tab
let commemorative of the officers and sail
ors who lost their lives on the Maine. The
bankruptcy bill and the homestead bill
were under consideration, but no action
was taken.
The house entered upon the consideration
of the Loud bill, relative to second-class
mail matter. The bill is identical with the
bill passed by the last congress, but its
author gave notice Of an amendment per.
hitting the transmission at pound rates of
sample copies up to 10 per cent Of the bona
hde circulation Of the newspaper or
periodical. This amendment removed
much opposition to the bill.
SENATE.
Washington, March 2-The senate spent
another day in discussing the bankruptcy
Dill and the Alaskan homestead and rail.
way right Of way bill. Elkins attacked
the Canadian Pacific which he declared
was subsidized by the government to the
extent of FOO, 100000, and while drawing q
million dollars q day from American bust
ness was antagonizing American railways.
HOUSE.
The house spent another day in debate
upon the Lond bill relating to second-class
mail mattor. The speeches as u rule
attracted little interest.
SENATE.
Washington, March 3-During almost
tho entire session the senate had under
consideration the ALASKA homestead and
railway right Of way bill. One Of the fea-
lures Of the discussion was speech deliy-
cred BY Vest OF Missouri, in which he ridi-
culed the idea of homesteading any part OF
Alaska Or constructing railroads in that
district. His motion to eliminate the
homestead feature of the bill by striking
out tho first section was defeated.
The Loud bill, to correct alleged abuses
OF the second-class mail matter privilege,
which last year passed the house by ma
jority of IA to 104, was buried under an
overwhelming majority by tho house to-
day; The vote was not taken directly on
the BILL but on motion to lay it on tho
table. BY a vote of 1G2 to 115 the motion
WAS carried