Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-04-26
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Wednesday. April 1s.


Senate-The Alaskan civil code bill was
under consideration during almost theen-
tire session. In this connection Stewart
(Nev.) delivered an address of nearly
three hours upon the mining laws of the
United States and their relation to the
proposed amendment of Hansbrough as
to the rights of alien locators Of claims.
Nelson (Minn.), Carter (Mon.) and Teller
(Col.) discussed the pending amendment
at length, both Nelson and Teller being
particularly vigorous in their denuncia-
ton of it,
House-TEe debate on the naval bill
under the five-m1ute rule drifted into
politics and for a good portion of the after
noon members fought lammer and tongs
across the political aisle. A motion to
strike from the bill the contingent fund
OF S5OO,OOO for the navy department was
defeated
Thursday, April 10.
Senate-In accordance with the recon-
mendation of the president in his message
the senate passed joint resolution pro-
viding for the administration of civil
affairs in Porto Rico, pending the appoint
ment of officers under the Porto Rican
government law recently enacted. The
Alaskan civil code bill was again under
consideration, the debate continuing on
the eHansbrough alien miners amendment
House-Spent the day considering the
naval bill in committee of the whole The
most important action was the striking
out of an appropriation of 100000 for the
use of the navy in making surveys and
charts of the waters of our new island
possessions. The regular appropriation
of $4,000 was put in the bill, the work to
be done by the coast and geodetic survey.
Friday. April go.
Senate-Had under consideration dur
ing the greater part of the days session the
conference report on the Hawaiian civil
government measure. Cullom made an
extended explanation of the changes in
the bill. The report was the subject of
sharp criticism. The Alaskan civil code
bill was considered for brief time.
House-As a result of protracted
struggle the provision of the naval appro-
priation bill to enable the secretary of the
treasury to contract for armor for the
Maine, Ohio and Missouri now awaiting
their armor equipment, at $545 per ton,
the price asked for Krupp armor, is out
of the bill, as is the provision to repeal the
$500 limitation placed upon the price of
armor by the current law.
Saturday, April Fl.
Senate-Agreed to the resolutions Of
Bacon asking the secretary of war for in
formation relating to the extra allowances
1or army officers stationed in Cuba and
Porto Rico. The Quay resolution was
taken up and Perkins (Cal. spoke in favor.
of seating Quay as a senator from Penn
sylvania on the appointment of the gov.
ernor. At the conclusion of Perkins
speech the Quay case was laid aside until
Monday.
House-Passed naval appropriation
bill without Il record vote. AS adopted
the measure provides for two battle ships.
three armored cruisers and three pro-
tected cruisers. The s545 figure on armor
was stric ken out. After p. m. the house
devoted itself to eulogies of the late Rep
resentative Settle of Kentucky
Monday, April e3.
Senate-A two-days' debate on the right
OF Hon. Nj. 5. Quay to seat in the SEN
ate from Pennsylvania was begun almost
Immediately after the senate convened.
The debate was desultory in character.
House-Entered upon consideration of
the postoffice appropriation bill, and the
general debate was devoted largely to
discussion of pertinent matters. The
minority of the committee dissented from
the provisions in the bill relating to the
extension of the pneumatic tube service.
special fast mail facilities and the cost of
railroad transportation and these were
the main subjects of contention.
Tuesday, April "a.
Senate-By a vote of 80 to 81 Hon.
Matthew S. Quay vas refused a seat in
the senate on the appointment of the gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
House-Adopted the Foraker emergency
resolution to continue the present officials
In Porto Rico in office until the appoint
ments are made under the civil govern
ment act as amended by the committee
ON lnsular affairs. The amendments re-
quire that all franchises shall be ap-
proved by the president before they be-
come operative and place certain restric-
tions upon chartered corporations