The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-13
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Washington. Dec. 5. Senate Sem
at0r Dolliver was assigned to mem.
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 ill
as unfinished business and Frye adj
dressed the senate in favor of its 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 300 non-commissioned Off
GERS as military instructors in the
public schools of such cities as adopt
system of military instruction.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Senatc-Pet-
tigrew's resolution asking for infor-
nation on Cuban posta. frauds waJ
referred to the committee on relas
tlons 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
it's 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
occupedsby Morgan, who while declar-
ing that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
was not necessary to the success of
the Nicaragua canal, favored it's rat
itication in Difference to the wishes of
the secretary of state.
House-The house, at the end of a
long sitting, passed the army recr-
ganization bill by a 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 Littlefeld
was adopted. The democratic prop
osition, an extension of the tempo-
rary army until July 1, 1908, which
was voted upon indirectly on 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. 7.-Senate-Tn
executive session the senate agreed
to vote on the amendment offered
by the committee on foreign rela-
tons providing for the policing of
the canal, on next Thursday at 3
O'Clock. An amendment was offered
by Senator Teller, striking out the
treaty prohibition against the forti-
tlcation of the Nicaragua canal when
constructed. Senator Morgan CON
cluded his speech and Teller spoke
for two hours in opposition to the
treaty.
House.-The house passed the
Grout oleomargarine bill by vote of
1876 to o.. The substitute offered by
the minority of the committee on
agriculture which imposed additional
restrictions on the SAFE of oleomar-
garine to prevent its fraudulent sale
as butter and increased the penalties
for violations, was defeated by vote
of 113 to 178. The bill as passed
makes all articles known as oleo-
margarine, butterine, initiated butter
or Initiated cneese transported into
any state or territory for consump-
ton or sale subject to the poile
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
to 10 cents per pound and decreas-
es the tax on oleomargarine uncol-
ored from cents to "A cent per
pound.
| Washington, Dec. .-Senate-The
senate spent almost five hours in ex-
ecutive session considering the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. Morgan took is
sue with Teller as to the purport of
treaty, claiming it applied only to
Great Britain's right to fortify the
| Nicaragua canal itself. Teller re
piled at some length, asserting
| that the provision was of more gen
eral import as, he said, any one could
ascertain for himself by reading
President Buchanan's views upon the
subject when he was minister to Eng
land. The declaration then made
showed plainly, he said, that Eng
land had attempted to extend her
rights beyond the immediate vicinity
of the canal. Teller repeated his dec
laration that the United States
should construct the canal, if at all,
regardless of the English position
and without going through the for
mality Of ratifying the pending
| treaty.
House-The first of the sgreatssup-
ply bills, the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. was
passed by the house today in record
time. The bill carries $24,496,3Os and
has 131 pages, but there was less
than ten minutes debate upon it. No
| other business was transacted.
Beer Tax Slated for Cat.
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