Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-15
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secial order for the considersticss n ~
SsaxIency bin. be4tnning next Nondsy. . ~ -
ssas..l debate WIN eoa.iaue Snsil fr.daSy:.
s1nder the hve minute rule, and On Sthes fos ~
lowing Monday the vote win IS tsken ~ i ~.
soIia 5lpo 6Rqlista ana .llvssisss present.
ID The committee 81 ruIes p ncesc toS
Committee on insular afiairs Is iook 0ete g
our new possessions, to consist Of seventeenJ
@sm6erS and Increase By two the member.
merchant marine, military ana nayai
Anairs, ana some minor cOmmitteea The
amendments were adopted 81, 4 -,
. washington. Dec. :. ian i appe., - NJ
Mason of Illinois for an expression 81 sym.
p9thy for the Transvaal republic IA IL war
With Great Britain was the texture OF the
formal address delivered In the senate this h
season and was listened to with thou ThtfuI
sse es'e p shs Is. a
was referred to the committee on foreisn
relationa No business Of Importance vas
sran .: oy the senate and an early adj
The feature OF the opening day Of the de-
s on " y 1os houe
Characterized BY ali the Wit and eloa a. nee
for which the Iowan is noted and held the
sn soar .e
last doubt In the republican party as to the
wisdom Of enacting the gold standard into
shs
years He scored Bryan and generally rid
ieuled the alleged false prophesies Of the
was the heavy gun on the democratic SIDE
He warned the republicans from the west
that they could not deceive their constit-
en!s IL inc c shat elections
wisdom of their colleagues Ia caucus.
5@ SENATE
wasninstos fa Dec ssl iImWheshsr admiral
ment formally or Informally, recoenized
the FiliIin republic at Manila, is question
which Pettigrew, of Sonth Dakota. desires
the navy department to answer He intro
duced a resolution to-day directing the sec
retary Of the navy to supply the senate with
date consideration. Following this obfec-
ton Pettigrew and Chandler had q sharp
tilt over the resolution offered yesterday by
Of war an explanation of certain charges
against General Merriam In his conduct Of
the Occur d:Alene troubles. Politics were
sonal references made by each senator
against the other lent some hveliness to an
adopted authorizing the committee on e eiece
the election to the senate OF cisrf. Of Mo q.
tana, and Scott, of West Virginia.
HOUSE
There is such great pressure for time on
the part of members on both sides who de-
sire 70 participate in the currency debate in
the house, that three night sessions were
keen, judging by the attendance in the gall
leries, although the members themselves
are listening attenttvely to the speeches.
speeches of Mr.. GrosN nor of Ohio for the
bill and of Mr.. Cochran Of Missouri ana Mr..
Newlands of Nevada against It
Wash n ton. Dec l.. To-day's session of
Some routine b sness was transacted but
beyond the intro luc lon Of b lis moth ng
OF consequence was ac.omll shed.
USE
# The .urrency debl E in the house lasted
fron llo' locx this morning mt o 80 to-
light with re es of three hours for din
ner. The pressure for time to pea ontin-
a q the me ire make
81 as on, NJ Of however. Gems to be
for no n .ur pt T ,cre MAJ teen
~ little cross-d ng tnu fli and no ex-
ss#{ss SENATE 4
Washington. Dec. "a On motion Of Sem
ing wnet er the nag Of the htIppiRs
nmslsesn 4 4Sfces val fsia 81 tas q 70
81. The senate agreed to the house resolu
stion for hr stIaAs on adjournment Deem
The debate on the currency bill in the
house to lay was tame ana pro aic Tae
lance bGth in n gal eFe on S sas
I'M tde attracted e pee, atten Ion icy
(dem.) of enn VI an wo has nSly
ammo q cd hs ange II ews the
might vote Tor the bill. stated tia. he would
zoe aga INST t.