Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-26
TOPICS OF The DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FlFTY-slxTH CONGRESS.

II the sena,e, on the 10th, consideration
o. the Alaskan code bill occupied almost
the entire session. The amendment pro-
vi0lng for the mining of gold along the
beach in the Cape Nome district, was
perfected after a discussion lasting nearly
fodr hours. In the house eonsideratior
tered upon The bill carries $13, OOO.O Ce
more than any previous naval bill. and
over the questions of armor plate. ship
building in government yards, and the
provision for the coast and geodetic sur
yey. Mr.. Foss acting chairman, and Mr.:
Cummings, ranking minority member OF
the committee. championed the bill.
II: the senate. on the 18th, the feature
OF the session was speech by Mr. Hoar
tAIass.l occupying more than three hours
IN its delivery. in opposition to the poncy
OF Imperialism, upon which, he de-
L was a laboriously prepared argument.
and was delivered with force and vigor- :.
LIN the house the second days debate
on the naval appropriation bill was con-
fined closely to the subject matter OF the
bill. and was, as rule. devoid of inter
the bill was brought to close.
In the senate, on the 18th, almost the
entire session was devoted to conS1dera-
tior of the Alaskan civil code bill, Mr.:
speech Oil the mining laws of the United
States and their relation to the proposed
amendment of Mr.. HdnSbrough as to the
rights OF alien locators of claims. Other
senators vigorously denounced the pend
Ing amendment. In the house, the de-
bate on the naval appropriation bill, un-
der the five-minute rule, occupied almost
the entire session, and afforded occasion
for a sharp tilt between Messrs. Gros-
SCnor (O.) and Williams (MisS.)- Some
progress was made with the bill, but
most of the controverted points went
over.
In the senate, on the 18th, a joint reso-
luton was passed providing for the ad-
ministration of civil affairs in Puerto
Rice pending the appointment of Off
under the PnprfO Rirdn government
law. The Alaskan civil code bill was
again under consideration, the debate con-
tinuing on the Hansbrough amendment
lin the house practically the whole Gay
vas spent in debating proposition in the
naval bill designed to turn over to the
navy the survey and charting of the wa
tiers of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Phil
an amendment appropriating $4,000 for
these surveys by the coast and geodetic
survey was passed
Ia the senate, on the 10th, the confer
ence report on the Hawaiian civil govern
Elent bill occupied most of the session.
The report was subjected to sharp criti-
CiSm, and final action was not reached.
The Alaskan civil code bill was consii-
cred briefly. Senator Foraker pronounced
al. euIogy on the late Lorenzo Dauford, a
representative from Ohio, and the senate
adopted appropriate resolutions. LIN the
house two amendments to modify the pro-
vision of the naval appropriation bill for
the increase of the navy, one proposing to
add six gunboatS and the other to strike
out the provision for the battle ships.
were defeated A protracted struggle over
the armor plate provision resulted in stri.S-
ing out the words lat cost not to exceed
S5lS a ton, including ROYALTIES.