The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
CONGRESS.
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SENATE,
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message was presented and Its reading was
begun at once. Little attention to ther read
Of the senator's. Many did not remain III
the chamber. few followed the reading
from nn the printed copies At the co9ciusion
Senator-elect Hayward and submitted ap-
propriate resolutions after the adoption 81
which, as further mark of respect the J.
senate adjourned. q y } s1
The first business the house attended TO
the reading of the presidents message. AT
the conclusion Of the reading of the message
hearty onna
committee of the whole of the state of the
err then laid before the House Taylor's reso-
luton in reference to the Roberts case.
Richardson, the democratic leader. offered
substitute allowing Roberts to be sworn in
and to send the whole case to the judiciary
committee co This was defeated by a vote OF
adop'ed, sos to 80 The speaker then an.
pointed the committee as provided by the
Issolution, and the house adjourned tul
Thursday. @s5s9
Washington, Dec. 6.-Nearly 800 bills and
JOINT resolutions, several important concur
rent resolutions and petitions numbering
day. Amajorlty of the bills were old slagers.s.
Anew were Of national interest and import
the first measure in the senate. It was the
financial bill drawn by the senate committee
on finance; Of which Aldrich is chairman.
and probably was the most impol tant meas
ure introduced during the day. At the
opening of the senate the reports OF the
eral, the comptroller Of the currency and
other officials were present Mason intro
d9S 1s the following resolution:
Inelr own independence the people of the
United States have regarded with sympathy
the struggles of other people to free them. 4
lore 49, +
Resolved by the senate of the United
States. That we watch it'll deep and abid-
ing interest the heroic battle of the South
African Republic against cruelty and OPP
fuN success of their determined contest for
liberty.
SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 7.-After brief and UNI
executive session and at the expiration of
fifteen minutes adjourned till next Monday.
HOUSE.
Immediately after reading the journal the
speaker announced the appointment of the
committee on rules as follows: Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania; Grosvenot, of Ohio, republic
msxss d snd
member. Overstreet, of Indiana, in cn.arge
Of the finance bill, asked the consent for the
Richardson, the minority leader. objected,
saying that the request was most unusual
that the measure is very Important; that 1t
other side and should not be taken up on.
two days notice. He asked that It GO to a
printing analysis the b IN sne
Record, but Terry, of Arkansas objected.
Mercer, OF Nebraska, announced the death
OF Greene, of Nebraska. After adoption of
the customary resolutions the house adj
1ourned as marx of respect
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. S.-The house adopted A.
special order for the consideration Of the
currency bill, beginning next Monday. The
general debate viii continue until Friday,
| under the five minute rule, and on the fol-
| lowing Monday the vote will be taken. The
democrats, popullsts and silverttes present
ed solid front against the adoption of the
resolution, and every republican voted for
it. The committee on rules presented
committee on insular affairs to LOOK after
our new possessions to consist of seventeen
members, and increase by two the member
ship OF the committees on foreign affairs,
| AFFAIRS and some minor committee The
| amendments were adopted.
SENATE
Washington, Dec 1l--An appeal by Mr..
Mason OF Illinois for an expression of SYM
pathy for the Transvaal republic in It's war
| with Great Britain was the feature of the
| senate proceedings today. 1t was the hrst
formal address delivered in the senate this
season and was listened towith thoughtful
| large gallery of auditors. The resclutton
| was referred to the committee on foreign
transacted by the senate and an early ad-
jOurnment was taken.
HOUSE.
The feature of the opening day Of the de-
| bate on the currency bill in the hou e was
the speech of Dolfiver, of Iowa It was
characterized by all the wit and eloquence
for which the Iowan is noted and held the
members, without regard to party for more
than an hour. Dolliver declared that the
last doubt in the republican party as to the
wisdom Of enaetng the gg gold into
the business world during the past three
years; Hescored Bryan and generally rid
democrats in 1895. De Almond of Missouri,
was the heavy gun on the democratic side
He warned the republicans from the west
| that they could not deceive their constit-
nents in the coming congressional elections
by claiming that they had yielded to the