Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-26
CONGRESS-.

SENATE.
Washington, April l6.-Durng almost the
entire session the senate had under considerai
tion the Alaskan civil code bill The amend
ment providing for the mining OF gold along
the beach in the district was perfected, after
discussion lasting nearly four hours. The
house joint resolution in favor OF "a constitu-
tional amendm ent providing for the election of
United States senators by the people. after an
address by Butler Of North Carolina. was re-
ferred to the committee on privileges and
elections
The house to-day entered upon the considera-
tion OF the naval appropriation bill, with the
prospect OF severe struggle ahead over the
question OF armor plate, building ships In gov
eminent yards, and the provision in the bill for
the coast and geodetic survey. The bill carries
$4,000 600 more than any previous naval BILL
Foss. the acting chairman, and CUMMINGS, the
ranking member OF the minority of the COM
mittee, defended the BILL Kitchin OF North
Carolina, one of the members who signed the
minority report criticised what he termed the
general extravaganza of the bill.
SENATE.
Washington, April 1.-THE principal event
In congress to-day was the speech OF Senator
Hoar OF Massachusetts, in which he reviewed
the history OF the Cuba and Philippine con-
quests, praising the former and severely criti
Ching that OF the latter The address was
brilliantly written and rich in citation from
history. He praised the Filipinos and pleaded
for return TO safe American precedents
HOUSE
The second days debate upon the naval APP
preparation bill in the house today was con-
fined closely to the subject matter of the bill
and was as u rule devoid of interesting feat
ures. General debate was closed today.
SENATE.
Washington, April is.-Masons resolution
authorizing the secretary of the navy to have
struck bronze medals for distribution among
certain officers and men of the North Atlantic
squadron, commemorative naval engagements
between the forces of Spain and the United
States in the waters of the West Indies and of
the Cuban coast, and appropriating 5000 for
same, was passed. The Alaskan code was
under consideration during the DAY.
HOUSE
The debate on the naval appropriation bill
under the tiveminute rule to-day drifted into
politics, and for the greater portion Of the
afternoon the members fought hammer and
tongS across the political aisle. Williams OF
Mississippi and Grosvenor of Ohio were the
leaders i'll the fight.
SENATE
Washington, April I9.-The Foraker resolu-
tion providing for the administration OF civil
affairs in Porto Rico pending the appointment
OF permanent officials under the recently passed
Porto Rico law, passed the senate today.
HOUSE.
The house spent practically the entire day
debating proposition in the naval bill designed
TO turn over to the navy the survey and chart
ing OF the waters of uba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines The bill carried an appropriation
of 100000 for this purpose; In the end an
yey shall be performed by the coast and geo.
detic survey and appropriating only the regu-
lar $4,000 for ocean surveys, was adopted
Washington, April 2O.-Bacon. of eorga, Of
fered two resolutions, one inquring of the sec
rotary of war whether army officers were re-
ceiving or had received salaries for the per-
Torrance of civil duties in addition to their
regular pay, and the other inquiring with re-
gard to officers expenses. Both resolutions
were objected to and went over A resolution
by Gallagher directing the secretary of the
treasury to furnish a statement of the sum
derived from the war revenue act. regarding
each subject Of taxation to be stated separate
~. was agreed to. The senate had under con-
sideration during the greater part of to-dayS
session the conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government measure. Cullom mace an
extended explanation of the changes in the
bill. The report was the Sub5ect of sharp criti-
ciSm. Final action upon it was postponed.
HOUSE.
AS q result of protracted struggle the pro-
vision Of the naval appropriation bill to enable
the secretary of the treasury to contract for
Rrmor for the battleShipS Maine, Ohio and Mis-
souri,, now awaiting their armor equipment, at
S545 per ton, the price asked for Krupp armor.
is out of the bill, as is the provision 10 repeal
the 800 limitation placed upon the price of
armor by the current law.