The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-27
CONGRESS.

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senats was in open session only an
hour today. The remainder of the
legislative day was spent In execu-
tive session on the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. Mr.. Chandler, Of New Hamp-
shire, created little furry by en-
deavoring again to get up the reso-
luton relating to the Montana senn-
torial case. The effort was futile.
was reached to vote in the Hay
pauncefote treaty and amendments
thereto next Thursday. Money made
a speech against the treaty.
Householder suspension of the
rules the house today passed bills
to divide Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia into two judicial districts, to
create another district judge in the
northern district of Ohio, and to re-
fer to the secretary of the interior
state of Texas for moneys expended
on public improvements in Greer
county before the decision Of the SUI
preme court placed it within the
jurisdiction of Oklahoma. An at
tempt was made to pass bill to
give the soldiers and sailors of the
civil war, the Spanish war and the
war in the Philippines preference in
the matter of appointment to- and
retention in position in the execu-
tive departments of the government.
but it aroused opposition on the
ground that it would practically
shut out of the government employ
for years to come all civilians, and
was Overwhelmingly defeated. One
hundred and two private pension
bills were passed.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-Senate-No
business of general Importance was
transacted by the senate today in
open session. The friends of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty occupied near
ly all of the time of the executive
session, Senators Foraker and Nor.
gan being the speakers.
House-The house devoted the day
to District of Columbia business.
Washington, Dec. 1o.-Bacon in
troduced and obtained the passage OF
a resolution calling upon the secre.
tary of war to transmit to the SEN
nte the report of Abraham L. Law.
she, "giving in detail the result OF
his investigation made under the di.
rection of the war department into
tn, receipts and expenditures of the
cuban Iunds." Seventy-two private
pension bills were passed. The ur-
gent deficiency bill was passed with
out debate.
House-The house at the end of q
spirited contest extending over two
days passed bills to compel the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio
railroads to abolish grade crossings
to alter their routes into this CITY
and to change their terminal facil.
tiles.
Washington, Dec. 0.--Senate-The
senate today adopted the two amend
ments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
which were recommended by the com.
mittee on foreign relations, and then
passed the treaty by vote OF IS to
IS. The first of these amendments
adds the words (which is hereby su-
perseded" after the words "Clayton-
Bulwer convention" in the preamble
ito article 2, making it read as fol-
| lows:
"The high contracting parties, de-
string to preserve and maintain the
| general principle of naturalization es-
tablished in article of the Clayton
Bulwer convention. which is hereby
superseded. adopt the following rules,
substantially as embodied in the con-
vention between Great Britain and
! certain other powers, signed at Con-
stantinople, October 20, 1898, for the
free navigation of the Suez canal"
The second amendment strikes out
| article 3 of the treaty, which is as
| follows:
1.-THE high contracting parties will,
Immediately upon the exchange of
the notifications of this convention.
bring it to the notice of the other
powers and invite them to adhere to
All the amendments other than
those of the committee on foreign
relations were voted down.
House-The house today passed the
Indian and military academy appro.
priation bills. The former carried
$o,036,526 and the latter $70o,151
Neither provoked much discussion,
| Washington, Dec. 21.-Senate-No
business was transacted by the sen.
ate today. The news of the cath OF
Mrs. William p. Frye, wife of the
| president pro tenn of the senate, was
conveyed officially to the body, and
out of respect to her memory imme.
date adjournment was taken until
January 3, 1901.
House-No business of Importance
was transacted and adjournment was
taken till January 8.
COLONY IS IN A TURMOIL.
Doors Are Now Overrunning British
| South Africa.