Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-06-07
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, May 29.-Speaking to
the committee amendment increasing
from $4,000 to 100000, the ap-
preparation for gauging of streams,
investigation of underground cur
rents and other purposes Senator
Wolcott (Col.) made vigorous and
humorous attack upon the geological
survey. He declared the work for
which 1866, 900 had been expended was
not worth S65 cents. 1t was not a
scheme to gauge streams, but to gouge
the people. He denounced the whole
scheme as gold brick game" Sem
atOr Butler IN. c. made an appeal for
the adoption of the section Offering an
amendment to increase the amount
appropriated to a quarter million dol
lars. Senator Buffers amendment was
agreed to SO to "a. The amendment as
amended was agreed to authorizing
the president to appoint an architect
and landscape architect to aid in
the enlargement of the white house.
An amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Gallinger authorizing the president
to appoint commission to study and
make full report of the commercial
and industrial conditions of China and
Japan, appropriating $4,000 for that
purpose. Senator Allison made the
point of order that the amendment
was new legislation and it went over
A few minutes before adjournment
in the evening the senate added to the
sundry civil appropriation bill an
amendment appropriating $5,000,0O0
for the Louisiana purchase exposition
to be held in st. Louis in 1903 on con-
dition that $10000000 be raised by the
exposition authorities. Senator Bacon
(Ga.) addressed the senate at some
length on the Teller resolution ex-
pressing sympathy for the beers after
which the resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
Washington, May 29-The house
by a vote of l07 to 124 refused to ac-
cept the senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill relating to
armor plate, and adopted a modified
proposition reading as follows That
the secretary of the navy is hereby
authorized to procure by contract,
armor of the best quality for any or
all vessels above referred to, pro-
vded such contracts can be made at
price which in his judgment is rea-
sonable and equable, but in case he is
unable to make contracts, for armor
under the above conditions, he is here
by authorized, in his discretion, to
procure site for and to erect there
on a factory for the manufacture of
armor, and the sum Of $i,000,000 is
hereby appropriated toward the cree
ton of said factory" With regard to
the ocean and lake surveys the house
refused any appropriation for sur
yeys by the navy and tied up the con-
ferees with Instructions, 1t also re-
fused to concur in the senate amend
cruise for naval cadets. With the
above action the naval bill was sent
back to conference, the conference re-
port of the other items having been
agreed to. The conference report on
the postofIiCe appropriation bill
agreeing On all items except the senate
amendment appropriating S225,O0O for
the pneumatic tube service, was
adopted and the house then concur
red in the excepted amendment The
opponents of the extended service in
the house were reconciled to their
concurrence in this action on the
ground that the $225,OOO simply car
ried but the existing contract. The
bin now goes to the president.