Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-09
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Washington, Feb 25.-Spooner concluded
his speech on the right of Henry w. Cor
bett to a seat in the senate from Oregon,
and was followed by Teller, who opposed
Corbett. Allen and Turley also spoke
against Corbett and Turner advocated his
right to a seat.
The revenue and harbor appropriation
bill was under consideration, and Moody
made a speech charging favoritism. Ding
ley denied that any existed Only four
pages of the bill were disposed of. Tho
senate amendments to the army appropri-
alton bill were agreed to.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 26.-During the great
CT part of the senate's session to-day the
right of Henry w. Corbett to 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 a prerequisite to the securing of
bounty land grants was also passed.
HOUSE.
The house disposed of about twenty
pages of the sundry civil appropriation
bill
SENATE.
Washington, March 1.-The senate, by a
vote of 80 to 10, defeated the proposition
to seat Henry w. Corbett as senator from
Oregon. After disposing of the Corbett
case the senate began the consideration of
the Alaska homestead and railroad right
IF hill and had AT 1,la xr-ba
it adjourned.
HOUSE.
Cromwell, rep, of Ohio, introduced a
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-
ferred 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.
Washington, March IA resolution
was adopted providing for the erection at
some suitable place in the capitol of tab
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ors who lost their lives on the Maine. The
bankruptcy bill and the homestead bill
were under consideration, but no action
was taken.
HOUSE.
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 -" last congress, but it's
author gave of an amendment per-
hitting the transmission al pound rates Of
fide 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
bill 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 500, 900, 900, and while drawing q
million dollars 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 matter The speeches as rule
attracted little interest
SENATE.
Washington, March 3.-During almost
the 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 deliv.
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 the first section was defeated.
HOUSE
The Loud bill, TO correct alleged abuses
of the second-class mail matter privilege,
which last year passed the house by a ma
jority of IA to 104, was buried under an
overwhelming majority by the house to.
day. The vote was not taken direc y on
the bill, but on motion to lay it on the
table. By "a vote of 162 to 119 the motion
was carried.