Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-02-24
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y. a. zen, 10 The senate to-day
~ gu ~ sca rseolution instructing the vice
N le1t AZ the United States Is presi-
N Entnent and me peoDle I,,f Tta,,ces M
m Mn ympathy Qf the senate ID the bereayo-
4! sthat has fallen upon tho French re-
~ 0tlc ~ she death OF President Fnare.
naySl personnel bill, after several
~ l0ul deDa vi was passed. X
ssA sB HOUSE. #B Sss,
~ 1s lhe house finally passed the sundry civil
npropris ton bin, 10 which ii has devoted
~ 81 IL { Meok. No important amendment
s!lpot the motion % recommitt the Iii Will,
n structtons 10 Incorporate IL III the Mic.
ssn qua canal amendment was sustained
y A00 10 ~. The naval appropriation Hi
y gss q hen UP lnd over Ialf the bill was
s5siay III ss.s5 ~ = !. 'n.
N. ssHATE.
fs2 ~ silington, Feb. Isl The seIate spent
u saA9st ~ The. day en- the postoffice appro.
PFiaslon nlil. bat failed 70 complete it.
..,,y III n IL ROUSE "a a
me house spent two hours upon the
\ n ~. appropriat ion bill without making
" washington, Feb. 20. During six hours
me postofics appropriation bill was under
discussiOn iii the senate. Cockre,l sac,,rad
sthe passage sof u resolution calling upon
Inc secretary Of war for detailed inforrr,n-
lion - 20 the cost Of the army under the
4 proposed Hull bill i 1: n e -
separate hill appropriatlng go. OOO. 600
\ Tor payment u Spain under the proyi.ions
sOf the treaty OF Paris was passed nnfer
4 sns penai0n ~ the rules No & amendment
u vas ~ order and m attempt TO secure
unanimous consent to offer an amendment
a g of our policy not permanently
4 20 annex the islands was objected to. The
\ senate bill to reimburse the governors of
states Tor expenses paid by the states in
rgantxlng volunteers for seryice in the
WAT with Spain before their muster into
the service OF the United States was also
passed under suspension OF the rules.
.s,s \. i,s SENATE. #
ashingtOn, Feb 81 Formal discussion
5of the Hull awley army reorganization
bill was begun III the senate this inter.
noon. Hawley AMI Warren (reps. SUP.
ported the measure, and Mitchell and
LOCK Sockr rel tdems. opposed 1t, while Proctor
rep VI addressed the senate in favor of
some amendments which he had proposed
70 the bill All the speakers are members
q the committees on military affairs.
I Cockralfs speech, though brief, was par
ticnlarly notable, as he spoke definitely for
the OPT sitiOn to the army bill.
NJ II De FL HOUSE. "a, s5} z \
3sS The houss reached the last page of the
naval bill today and adjourned with a
point Of order pending against a provision
hiking the price OF armOr plate at $545 per
ton, The provision Of the bill went out on
Y point Of order on the ground that it was
not limited g the arnaor to be purchased
with the appropriate in the bill. where
upon 10 was modified to meet this objection
and against II the point Of order pending
m adjournment was raised Much OF the
time was occupied In debating the amend
ment offered BY Mndd (rep.) Of Maryland
apgropriatfng $7oO, 0O0 to complete the three
buildings authorized to bs erected at the
naval academy at Annapolis. It was
Washingt ton, Feb. g The session Of
the senate was devoted to two special
orders, the reading Of Washington's fare
we'll address, Senator Wolcott being the
reader and Pronouncing eulogies on the
late senator morrill,.
HOUSE. ri u
The house today inangnrated the Gus
tom which has prevailed for many years
inst the senate Ut listening to the reading OF
Washington's farewell address on Wash
ington' birthday. Bontelle's amendment
to the naval appropriation bill fixing the
maximnm price Of armor plate at S545 per
ton was ruled to be in order, whereupon
Underwood offered as q substitute prop
SositiOn to appropriate 1900, 900 for the
erection OF government armor plate
plant. Boutelle raised point of order
sngainst it. Without deciding the point of
order the committee rose
3; SENATE.
Washington, Feb. % During the entire
session the senate had under consideration
the river and harbor bill. Good progress
was made. eighty-nine pages having been
sdisposea Of, with the exception of one
amendment 5.s =.
a Tho naval bill passed the house after the
naval committee had been defeated in two
important items. The committee had rec
commended s545 per ton as the price to be
paid for the new Krupp armor, but the
amount was cut to S445. Several speakers
openly charged that the government was
being robbed by the manufacturers. The
other item in which the committee was
defeated was in reference to the rehabil-
itatlon Of the naval academy at Annapolis.
The bill also contains q provision for the
creation Of the rank OF admiral.
HULL BILL TO PASS.