Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-01-11
CONGRESS-.


SENATE
washington, Jan. Alexander of New
Hampshire otfei ed an amendment to the
financial bill, declaring 1t 1.-The existing
policy of the United States to continue the
use OF both gold and silver as standard
money of equal intrinsic and exchangeah,e
value: such equality to be secured through
international agreement, or by such safe
guards of lie gti q Ion as will insure main
tainance of pa ~ in the valve of the coins
of the two metas, and equal power of every
dollar at ali times In the markets and for
olltion sim lar to that OF Suizer IN the
house II went over. Pettigrew offered
resolution asking the war department Tor
between the United States and Fl ipinos at
Manila Cons de alton objected to. Hosr
protested against what he tie med an at
temrt to throttle senator's In Their efforts to
obtain information concerning the de plor-
able conditions" which have existed In the
Philippines Ad. burned.
HOUSE
Sulzer, dem. of New York, offered reso.
luton calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for a detailed statement concerning tue
relations Of the department with the
National City Bank and Hanover National
Bank of New York in the matter of deposit.
ing public fun Is therein or other relations
or business TRANSACTIONS between them and
the government Immediate consideration
was objected to and the resolution was sent
to the committee on ways and means. Nc
R1e~of Arkansas. introduced resolut on
its purpose IN the ma tier of the Philip mes
is TO secure to the inhabltants thereof as
soon as practicable after the suppression OF
the exist ne rebel ion. free and independ.
ent government re ublicau in form, and
that the Unite States guarantee the inhab-
itant1 protection against foreign invasion.
Adjourned.
SENATE
Washington. Jan.4-Beveridge of Indiana,
presented the followin g re solution: That
the Philippine island are territory be-
longing 10 the Unit d States and that II Is
the inte tiol Of the Unite States to retail
al such and estlb ish and IN intain 8 Oh
governmental control throughout the AZ CHI
fpe ago as the situation NAV demand" Mr..
Feveridge will speak upon II next Tuesday.
The commit ee on foreigI relations eport-
ed form of government for Hawaii A
Transmitting the testimony taken by the
comm ssion appointed t. inve 'igate the
conduct of the war dera tment Aliens
resol"t on asking for inform alton as to the
and the Ha' over Natio al banks was mod
fled AMI pas ed. Ieti rev pre- sented
fe 9erort 1f q ns
which he said he colld take Manilt at any
time. II went ove-. tlirich opened the
al GUS ion of the Hnancial b with 81 ee n
tie house bill The 81 eech was carefully
prepare ard was read from manuscript
Adjourned until Monday.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported the resolution presen ed yesterday
by SulZe calling on the secretary fo- full
relati, n with the Ma ional City and Han
over Nat onal bans of New YorS. vi
amendmen extending the :, ope of the In
quiry. Mr.. Levy, dem, of New Yo,k offered
6further amen men asking the secre-
tarv's reasons for delaying deposits in
ma ional banks until the psnic occurred.
The speaker ruled the anne dment out Of
order and the resolution was passed as re-
ported. Adjout ned til Monday.