Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
Wednesday, May 80.

Scu6tS-1NOU III session.
Houss-oassed 100 pension bills and as
a further mark of respect to Decoration
day adjourned The Chinese commission
bill, which was under consideration several
weeks ago, has gone back to the calendar,
the motion to strike out the enacting
clause having been defeated.
Thursday, May 81.
Senate-The sundry civil bill wap passed,
carrying an amendment appropriating
IS, 100000 for the Louisiana purchase ex-
position at St. Louis in 1908. Stewards
amendment appropriating 100000 to set
tie the civil war claims of Nevada was
adopted. Daniels amendment providing
5000, 900 to begin work on the memorial
bridge at Arlington was adopted.
House-By a vote of 141 to 11S the house
adopted an order devoting the day and
evening to consideration of the Repub
lican antitrust constitutional amendment,
and providing for a vote on the resolution
on Friday at p. m.
Friday, June 1.
Senate-Passed the military academy
appropriation bill
House-The antitrust constitutional
amendment was defeated, 154 TO 131, the
requisite tw o-thirGs not having voted in
favor of it,
Saturday, June 2.
Senate-Passed the bill providing for
the extradition of persons who have COM
mitted crimes in Cuba from the United
States to the island, the criminals to be
punished under the laws of Cuna as ad-
ministered by Cuban courts. Passed the
last of the appropriation bills-the gen
eral defciency-as also the emergency
river and harbor bill providing for numer-
20,
works. Clay and Stewart addressed the
senate at length on the questions involved
| IN the government of our insular posses
sions. The session was concluded with
eulogies on the late Representative Greene
of Nebraska.
House-Passed the bill amending the
Sherman antitrust law by a vote of 273 to
1, Mann Qlls) voting against it.
| Monday, June 4.
Senate-Unless something extraordi-
nary occurs no further general legislation
of national Importance will be enacted
| before the final adjournment Wednes
day. The features of the session were the
! speech on the Philippine question by
Teller and the effort of Pettigrew to OBJ
| tain consideration of the antitrust bill
passed by the house last Saturday.
/ House-Passed the ST. Louis exposition
amendment to the sundry civil bill by o
vote of i27 yeas to rs nays.
/ Tuesday, June s.
Senate-A tornado Of partisan debate
swept over the senate, with Senators
Hanna, Pcitigrew and Carter the chief
figures For sensational ordinations:
and recriminations, for bitter personali-.
ties and for poignant invectives, the de-
bate exceeded anything heard on the
floor of the chamber for many years. The.
lie was not passed directly but the truth
fulness of statements was challenged very
sharply Most of the day was given to,
conference reports and odds and ends of
business preparatory to final adjournment.
House-Hot words were banded across
the political aisle. Hull and Lentz crossed
swords and later Grosvenor and Gaines
had a lively encounter. Throughout the
day at every opportunity there was /, play
for political advantage and taunt and
challenge Wee handled back and forth.
But all this was merely Incidental to the
work of crowding through the big supply
bills which had the right Of way.