Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-05
CONGRESS.

SENATE
Washington March 26.--Davis. Of Minnesota
lntrcd in the senate substitute for thu
Porto Rican bill which provides for free trade
between the United States and Porto Rico and
ments over the island The act Is declared
provisional and shall not continue longer than
March l. 1900. Tho Alaskan civil code bill wal
under consideration during the greater part OF
the session. An amendment was agreed to fix
ing license upon almost every kind of trade
and commerce In the district of Alaska. the IL
cences ranging from $40 to $500 per annum
The measure had net been disposed Of at tho
conclusion OF the session.
HOUSE
A number Of pension bills favorably acted
upon by the house IN the committee OF the
whole last Friday were put through the final
stages at the opeuing Of the session OF the house
TO-DAY and the army appropriation bill was
then taken up The house entered upon the
consideration OF the army appropriation bill,
but the debate was without exciting Incident
being confined to the discussion of army mat
terS All efforts to reach an agreement as to
the length Of time general debate upon the Dill
The estimates were Si27.6l2 1913. The last appro-
priation bill carried about $40, 900 900, and there
was deficiency Of about Si1.OOOOJ0
SENATE.
Washington, March 27.--Little progress was
made by the senate to-day with the Porto Rico
tariff and government bill 1t was under dis
cussion for nearly three hours, but the greater
part OF the time was consumed in the consider
alton of Il free coinage amendment offered by
Morgan. The amendment is still pending.
There was some lively debate In the house
during the consideration OF the army appropria-
ton bin. Little Of it was pertinent to the
measure. II covered wide range of topics,
Porto Kican tariff, the Boer war and the Phil
ippines. and at times was quite heated No
action was taken.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 2S-The senate to-day
agreed 10 vote en- the Porto Rican government
and tariff bin Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Davis of Minnesota advocated free trade be-
tween the United States and Porto Rico. Nor
CAMS free silver coinage amendment was de-
feated-
HOUSE
The house today devoted practically the
whole day to the consideration of the army
appropriation bill. Several minor amendments
were adopted and about half the bill was con-
sidered.
SENATE
Washington, March 29.-The conference re.
port on the diplomatic and consular appropra-
ton bill was agreed to. Consideration OF the
Porto Rican tariff and government bill was re-
Sumed. Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, adj
dressed the senate in support of the proposition
Porto Rico. Later direct vote was taken on
the proposition 20 strike from the Porto Rico
measure the provision levying 10 per cent Of the
Dingley law duties on Porto Rico products. The
proposition WIS defeated, IS to 81. While the
vote is regarded as presaGing the passage Of
the pending measure, it is not regarded as indi-
eating the final vote on the bill.
HOUSE.
After four days Of stormy debate the house
passed the army appropriation bill As passed
the bill is only slightly modified from the form
in which it came from the committee. One Of
the last amendments adopted opens the homes
to the officers and men OF the volunteer and
regular armies incapacitated by service during
or since the Spanish war.
SENATE
Washington, March 30-The Porto Rican
tariff bill was again under consideration. An
amendment by Morgan, providing that the
United states, in exchanging the Porto Rican
coins for United States money, should pay LOG
cents instead OF 80 cents for each of the Porto
Rican pesos, was defeated. Another declaring
that the constitution and laws of the United
States shall have the same force and effect in
Porto Rico us in other territories Of the United
States" was also defeated.
HOUSE
The day was devoted to war claims and nc
important business was transacted.
SENATE.
Washington, March 3l.-So far as the com
mittee in charge OF the measure is concerned
the Porto Rican bill was completed to-day
final debate on the bill will begin at IL O'Clock
Monday. At o'clock Tuesday afternoon the
votes will be taken on the pending amend
nentS and the bill The feature of to.day's
session was an exhaustive discussion OF the
pending measure by Fairbanks, of Indiana
which he supported vigorously and uneQuivo
caLy.
The house finished up q hard weeks work BY
passing the fortitcatiOns appropriation bill
Not single amendment was offered and the
bill was passed as 1t came from the committee
1t carries s7093,4sS.