The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
CONGRESS.

SENATE.
washington, April 17-Thc principal event
in congress to-day was the speech OF Senator
Hour of Massachusetts, in which he reviewed
the history Of the Cuba and Philippine con
Ching that OF the latter. The address was
brilliantly written and rich in citation from
history. He praised the Filipinos md pleaded
for return to safe American presidents
HOUSE,
The second days debate upon the naval up
preparation bill in the house today was con-
and was Us rule devoid of interesting feat.
ures. General debate was closed today.
SENATE.
Washington, April 18.-MaSon's resolution
authorizing the secretary of the navy to have
struck bronze medals for distribution among
certain officers and men of the North Atlantic
the forses Of Span and ths unte
States in the waters of the West Indies and OFF
the Cuban coast. and appropriating ss50oo for
under consideration during the day.
HOUSE
The debate on the naval appropriation bin
under the lve-minute 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
Washington, April 19.-Ihe 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 q proposition in the naval bill designed
to turn over to the navy the survey and chart
Ing 81 the waters OF uba. Porto Rico and the
OF 100000 for this purpose. In the end an
amendment by Cannon providing that the sur
yey shall be performed by the coast and geo.
detic survey md appropriating only the regu-
lar $4,000 for ocean surveys, was adopted.
SENATE
Washington, April 20.-Bacon, OF Georgia. Of
Tered two We resolutions. one nquring of the sec
ceiring or had received salaries for the per-
formance of civil duties in addition to their
gard to oficcr's expenses Both resolutions
We're objected to and went over. A resolution
by Gallagher directing the secretary of the
treasury. to furnish u statement Of the sum
derived from the war revenue act regarding
each subject OF taxation to he stated separate
~, was agreed to. The senate had under con-
Slderatlon during the greater part of to-day's
session the conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government measure. Cullom made an
bill. The report was the subject of sharp criti-
clSm. Final action upon 1t was postponed.
HOUSE.
AS result OF aprotlacted struggle the pro-
vision OF the naval appropriation bill to enable
the secretary of the treasury to contract for
armor for the battleships Maine, Ohio and Mis-
souri,, now awaiting their armor equipment, at
500 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.
SENATE
Washington, April 2l.-After q discussion
lasting more than two hours the senate agreed
to the two resolutions offered by Bacon of
Georgia calling upon the secretary OF war to in
form the senate whether United States army
officers in Cuba and Porto Rico were in receipt
OF salaries or other compensation for their
services in addition to their regular pay us of.
fcers: and the second calling upon the secre-
tary of war for detailed information respect
ing the amounts expended for quarters. decora-
lions or quarters aud cquipagcS, expended for
army officers in Cuba and Porto Rico
HOUSE.
The house passed the naval appropriations
bill without division. All amendments made
in committee of the whole were agreed to- The
remainder of the session was devoted to enlo-
gies on the life OF the late Representative Evan
e. Settle of kentucky.
SENATE
Washington, April 23.--Thc day was spent in
debating the right of M. S. Quay, OF Pcnnsyl-
yania to u seat i'll the senate. Chandler of
New Hampshire, Kenney of Delaware and Pen
rose of PENNSYLVANIA spoke for Quay while
Platt of Connecticut and Quarles of Wisconsin,
opposed him.
Upon request OF Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman
OF the Interstate and foreign commerce COM
mission unanimous consent was given to set
aside May and for the consideration of the
Nicaragua canal bill The poSt-ofiice appro-
priation bill was then taken up under an ar
rangement to close general debate to-day.