Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-13
FIFT Il CONGRESS.


| Washington, Jan. 6--The senate adopted
resolution calling on the pre5i-
dent for information as to the nstructions
of the commissioners who negotiated the
treaty of Paris, together with all CORE
| spondence and reports relating to their
work. Gallery made an address in oppo.
| sition to expansion House bill to extend
powers-and duties of commissioner Of fish
| and fisheries as to include game birds
and other wild birds useful to man, was
| passed, the senate bill protecting song
birds being added as an amendment
notisE.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was taken up for consid-
Grafton in committee Of the whole and
when the appropriation for the civil SER
vice commission was reached Evans, re-
publican, of Kentucky, moved to strike 1t
out, the motion carrying by q vote Of 81 to
81. Hepburn voted for the motion and
son delivered speech against the policy
of expansion. Sail
SENATE ~. D..
Washington, Jan. THE first of the reg.
ular appropriation bills to be reported, the
District of Columbia, was passed. 1t car
ried a tritle over 81 900, 900 and was passed
practically without debate. The presenta-
ton of a memorial from camp of confed-
crate veterans in opposition to the propo-
sitlon of Butler to pension ex-confederate
soldiers was made the text by Allen for
some remarks, in the course OF which he
said that Mr.. Butler in making his propo-
sition and the president in suggesting that
the nation care for the graves of the con-
federate dead had been carried away by
their enthusiasm. Mason offered the fol-
lowing:
"Whereas, all just powers Of government
are derived from the consent of the
governed:
"Resolved, That the government Of the
United States of America will not attempt
to govern the people Of any other country
in the world without the consent Of them
selves, or subject them by force to our,
dominion against their will.''
House bill granting extra pay to officers
and enlisted men of United States volun-
teers was also passed.
HOUSE.
The house was engaged all day in the
legislation of the executive appropriation
bill and completed it substantially as re-
ported, except the items for the civil SER
vice commission. There were several side
debates during the day. One of these
brought out Mr.. Grosvenor, Of Ohio, i'll o
speech of an hour on current political ques-
tions. The Philippines also came in for
attention on the discovery of an item Of
$l2 600 for naval charts of the islands. The
item was ruled out on point Of order.
McCleary sought to withdraw from the
calender the banking and currency BILL
Without granting the request for the With
drawal of the bill, the house adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The time was
taken up by two addresses on The Vest
anti-expansion resolution. Hoar supported
it, replying to an address of Platt, of Con-
necticut, after which Platt again spoke in
opposition to the resolution.
HOUSE
The house reversed the decision Of the
committee of the whole when the civil ser.
vice appropriation was stricken. out and
to 95. The legislative, executive and ilpr
dicial appropriation bill was then passed.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 1O.-Mason,. of Illinois,
occupied the attention of the senate for
nearly an nour and a half with a speech
in support of his resolution declaring that
the United States will never attempt to
govern the people of any country without
speech was one of the most notable utter.
anccs in the senate thus far this session.
1t was several minutes after the conclusion
of the speech before the senate couldi pro-
coed with its business on, account Of the
confusion incident to the. congratulations
which many of Masons colleagues hasten
ed to extend to him. The Nicaragua canal
who opposed the pending measure. An
agreement was reached b consider the
bill on Tuesday with fifteen. minutes to
discuss such amendments.
Er HOUSE. :,'''n -ti' +. =.
The house devoted its undivided atten-
tion again today to the bill for the codifica-
tion of the criminal laws, of Alaska, and
when adjournment was had all but ten
pages of the bill had been disposed of.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 1E.-Allen offered a
resolution declaring that aggressive action
by the army and navy Of the United States
against the Philippines would be an act OF
war unwarranted by the. president and the
exercise of constitutional powers vested
exclusively in congress. Laid over. Bacon
offered a resolution declaring that the
United States did not wage war with
Spain for conquest and declaring that
when q stable independent government
shall have been erected in the Philippines
the United States will transfer to said
government upon reasonable terms all
rights secured under the cession by Spain.
Foraker created a sensation by making q
speech in opposition to Vests anti-expan-
sion resolution. in which he declared that
the United States has power to acquire
territory by conquest and to assume the
responsibilities thatmay accrue therefrom,
but strongly asserting that the acquisition
of the Philippines was temporary in char
acter. Davis gave notice he would ask the
senate to take up the peace treaty to-
morrow.
HOUSE.
The house completed and passed the bill
for the codifcation of the criminal laws Of
Alaska, upon which it has been working
internationally for week. Anamendment
was adopted providing for high license
system in the territory with a species Of
local option.
SENATE. .a
Washington, Jan. 12.-The senate passed
a resolution extending thanks to Clara
Barton and the officers of the Red Cross
society for their benefcent work in Arme-
MIA and Cuba, passed sixteen unimportant
bills, and then went into executive session
to consider the peace treaty. Amotion by
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