Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-13
CONGRESS-.


Washington, Dec. Ain the senate
aside from the reading of the presi-
dents message and the administra-
tion of the oath of office to VIM. b.
Dillingham;, the new senator from
Vermont, no business was transact
ed.
House-After the reading of the
message the deaths of the late Rep
resentatives Daley, OF New Jersey,
and Hoffecker. of Delaware, and Sem
ator Davis, of Minnesota, and Gear,
of Iowa, were announced, and as q
further mark of respect to their
memories, the house adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
Washington. Dec. 5.-Sennte-Sen-
ator Dolliver was assigned to menu
bership on committees on Pacific rail-
roads, agriculture. education and la
Dor, interstate commerce., postoffice
and post roads and improvements of
the Mississippi river. Among bills
passed was one to encourage the
holding of an interstate and West In
dian exposition in Charleston. S. o..
in 1901. The Spooner Philippine bill
was displaced by the ship subsidy hill
as unfinished business and Frye ad-
dressed the senate in favor of it's pas
sage.
House-Hull reported the army re-
organization bill, which went over
till tomorrow. Among bills passed
was one to provide for the detail of
not to exceed 100 retired army Off
GERS and 900 non-commissioned Off
GERS as military instructors in the
public schools of such cities as adopt
system of military instruction.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Senate-Pet-
tigrew's resolution asking for infor-
nation on Cuban posta. frauds was
referred to the committee on rela-
lions with Cuba. Frye concluded his
address in favor of the ship subsidy
bill.
House-The, army bill came up
under special order and eleven of
its twenty-siX pages were disposed
of. The feature of the debate was
the speech OF Mccall, rep, of Mass
achusetts, who not only opposed the
bill, but attacked the whole Philip.
pine policy of the administration.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Senate-The
senate spent almost the entire time
in executive session. the floor being
occupied by Morgan. who while declar-
ing that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
was not necessary to the success of
the Nicaragua canal, favored its rat
ification in Difference to the wishes of
the secretary of state.
House-The house, at the end of a
long sitting, passed the army reor-
ganization bill by vote of 166 to
1873. Three democrats. Messrs. Hall OF
Pennsylvania and Underhill and Clay
ton of New York voted with the re-
publicans for the bill, and Mr.. Mccall.
republican, of Massachusetts. with
the democrats against it. Otherwise
it was strict party vote. An anti
canteen amendment by Littlefel1
was adopted. Ihe democratic prop
osition, an extension of the tempo
rary army until July 1, 1908, which
was voted upon indirectly on a mo-
ton to recommit, commanded the
votes of only about half the opposi-
ton and of two republicans. Mr.. Nc
Call and Mr.. Mann of Illinois.
Washington, Dec. y.-Senate-In
executive session the senate agreed
to vote on the amendment offered
by the committee on foreign rela-
tions providing for the policing of
shc Sdhdi, vi htNb lnuTsudY at s
o'clock. An amendment was offered
by Senator Teller, striking out the
treaty prohibition against the forth
fication of the Nicaragua canal when
constructed. Senator Morgan CON
cluded his speech and Telier spoke
for two hours in opposition to the
treaty.
House.-The house passed the
Grout oleomargarine bill by vote of
1876 to 90. The substitute offered by
the minority of the committee on
agriculture which imposed additional
restrictions on the saIe of oleomar-
garine to prevent it's fraudulent sale
as butter and increased the penalties
for violations, was defeated by a vote
of 1l3 to IT'S. The bill as passed
makes all articles known "a oleo-
margarine, butterine, initiated butter
or initiated cheese transported into
| any state or territory for consump-
ton or sale subject to the poic =
power of such state or territory,
but prevents any state or territory
from prohibiting the transportation
or sale of such product when pro-
duced and sold free from coloration
in imitation of butter. The bill in
creases the tax on oleomargarine
colored in imitation of butter from
2 to 10 cents per pound and decreas-
es the tax on oleomargarine uncol-
ored from cents to "a cent per
pound.