Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-02
CONGRESS.
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WASHINGTON, Jan, 2a. The greater portion tio4
to eulogies upon the life and death Of Vice
President Hobart. The tributes paid to his
memory were not the usual pertunctory euio,
gies, but breathed the love and admirations and
re aspect in which he was universally held. Dol
liver OF Iowa delivered the principal address.
- SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-Mason arose to-day
soon after the senate convened. to q question OF
privilege, and sharply attacked 'the British
government and the British vice consul ut New
Orleans because OF an interview in which the
he had taken in behalf of the Iransvaal Repub.
; lie In its war with Great Britain. Mason at:
tackled not only tho consul, but the policy or
Great Britain in levying war against oh inferior
nation.
The bill for the reorganization and improve
ment Of the weather bureau: which includes
provision for pensoning disabled and aged en-
ployes Of the service: received black eye IN the
house to-day. The bill was sidctracked on
test vote Of - to 70. The opponents !. OF the
SENATE.
Washington Jan, S0-Baccn spoke IN advo'
cacy Ct his resolution declaratory OF the govern
ment's policy toward the Philippines. A reso.
luton by Hoar directing the committee on rules
to consider whether some suitable plan could
be adopted for the enlargement Of the capitol
was agreed to. resolution by Pettigrew re.
questing information regarding the Samoan
treaty was referred to the committee on foreigl.
relations.
Washington, Jan. 3l.-Pettigrew made an .ef.
fort to get Aguiualdos statement concerning
the insurrection in the Philippines printed in
the record. Lodge protested and read q letter
from Admiral Dewey declaring the statement o
tissue OF falsehoods The chair ruled against
Pettigrew. Pettigrew declared that Dewey did
recognize the Filipino republic. Gallinger md
HaWlcy protested against such statements, the
latter declaring that it was treason. Pettigrew
declared that threats would not prevent him
from disclosing the facts Jones and Teller
said there had been too much suppression OF
facts, and Rawlins, Sewall and Hawley de.
nounced Pettigrew as a traitor.
The house spent the day In general debate OF
the Indian appropriation BILL various questions
being touched upon by the speakers, the Phil
ippineS, imperialism and lynching being made
most prominent.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 1.Nearly the entire morn
ing hour in the senate was spent by Allen in the
discussion of the report Of Secretary Gage con-
corning his transactions with the National City
proposition that the country should go to the
gold standard. Daniel NJ. Ramsdell Of Indiana,
and Charles G. Bennett, of New York. were
sworn In as Sergeant-at-armS and secretary OF
the senate, respectively.
| HOUSE.
During consideration Of the Indian appropria.
ton bill Sibley, dem.. Of Pennsylvania asSailed
| his democratic colleagues for their opposition
| to expansion. Sibley has recanted his silver
| party. The remainder Of the debate was unfn.
! teresting It touched the questions OF media
| ton in the Transvaal war. lynchings in the
south and the jury law in Hawaii.