Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-02-22
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Wednesday, Feb. IA.

"euneSuaS, req. ii.
Senate-Debate on the financial bill pro-
ceeded under the 10-minute rule. A test
vote indicating approximately the major
lty ON the passage of the bill was taken.
Chandler (Rep., n. H. J offered an amend
ment to authorize the president to oappoint
commissioners TO my international bime-
1T was defeated by II vote of 45 to 25.
House-The debate upon the legislative
bill strayed far from the bill, touching
the question of government deposits in
national banks, reckless expenditures for
pensions, and finally drifting into the
question of election methods in Missouri.
Thursday, Feb. 15.
Senate-Passed the senate substitute for
the house currency bill by vote of 46 to
20. Two Democrats, Caffery and Lindsay,
and all the Republicans, except Chandler
voted for the bill. 1t is u straight declar-
alton for the gold standard, but does not
retire greenbacks. 1t provides for issue
OF fractional currency, national bank
notes and refunding bonds. Two amend
ments We're adopted, one keeping the door
open to international bimetallisn and the
othnr providing for national banks with
S2o,OOO capital in towns of not more than
1000 inhabitants. Made the Hawaiian bill
diminished business, giving it right cfway.
House-Completed2 26 of the 124 pages of
the legislative, executive and judicial ap-
prlatlon bill without amendment. Dur
ing the general debate Boutell Qlls.),
Mlers Ind.) and Showalter (Pa.) dis
cussed the Philippine question, Grosyenor
lO.) and Gillette (Mass.) civil service re-
form, briggs On. Y. pensions, and Under
wood (Ala.) his resolution to repeal the
10th amendment to the constitution.
Friday, Feb. 16.
Senate-Resurned discussion of the
Philippine question McEnery strongly
opposed permanent acquisition of the
Islands and believed United States ought
to relinquish them as soon as authority
OF this country had been asserted. Stew
art took pronounced position in favor of
admission of the products Of any Of the
island possessions of the United States
free of duty. Hawaiian bill was read, but
nothing was done with it.
House-By Il vote of IS to 67, in commit
tee of the whole, struck out from legisla-
tive appropriation bill all provision for
civil service commission. Action regarded
as annual joke, as item will be restored in
open session when members have to go on
record on roll call Rest of the time de-
voted to assertions by Sims Dem., Tenn
that northern volunteer soldiers in Span
ish war were much more clamorous for
pensions than the southern ones, and at
tributing this to the debauching of public
sentiment in the north on the pension
question. Hepburn Qa.) especially as
sailed Sims.
Saturday, Feb. II.
Senate-Not in session.
I.
and Judicial appropriation bill The civil
service appropriation, stricken out in
COMMITTEES of the whole, was restored to
the bill by II vote of N to 1876.
Monday. Feb. 10.
Senatc-A simple resolution of inquiry
introduced by Hale of Maine precipitated
an hours constitutional debate on the au-
thority of congress at it's pleasure to ek
tend or withhold the constitution to ter
ritory acquired by the United States. The
bill proyidinga Il government for the terri
tory of Hawaii was under consideration
most of the day.
House-P.yne opened debate on the
Porto Rican tariff bill in support of the
bill. Richardson, the Democratic leader.
joined issue ''pon the power of congress to
enact the proposed legislation Dalzell
backed up Payne with 1; constitutional
and legal argument.
Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Senate-Passed bill granting to the
state Of Wyoming $4,000 acres of land to
AID IN enlargement Of the Wyoming State
Soldiers and Sailors home. Kenney
spoke against the retention by the United
States of the Philippine islands and ask
ing that the filipinos be given the right
TO govern themselves. After the passage
OF os pension bills and u number of bills on
the general calendar consideration was
resumed of the Hawaiian government bill.
House-Hopkins' Qlls.) spoke in sup
port of the Porto Rican tariff bill and
Newlands (Nev.) and Swanson (va.) in
opposition to it, The speakers devoted
themselves almost exclusively to the con
stitutional question involved.