Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-17
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Wednesday, May 8.

Senate-The entire session was devoted
to the section of the naval bill relating to
armor and armament. The debate largely
hinged on the proposition that the govern
ment should erect an armor plant OF its
own. Nv action was taken on the prop
osition
House-Considered the contested cleo
tion case of Pearson VS.. Crawford from
the Ninth North Carolina district. The
report of the majority was against the sit
ting member, a Democrat, on the ground
"that Pearson's election was prevented by
fraud Intimidation, bribery and blood
she'd" The minority deny all the allega-
tions of the majority.
Thursday, May 10.
Senate-Case inv, living the seat of Clark
(Mon.) was postponed until next Tuesday.
Chandler gave notice that at that time he
would insist that the case be continuously
considered to the exclusion of all other
business. Sewell announced that he
should object to that. Gallinger address
ed the senate at length on this resolution,
declaring that ''the present phenomenal
prosperity of the country is due to the
policy of protection as embodied in the
Dingley tariff law
House-By the very narrow margin of
Democrat and seated in his place Mr..
Pearson. Heis the third Republican to
be seated by the present house.
Friday, May IL.
Senate-During the discussion of the
naval appropriation bill notable speech
was delivered by Lodge (Mass.) upon the
necessity of building up the United States
navy without delay. Daniel (Va.) pre-
sented an extended argument in support
of the immediate construction by the gov
ernment of an armor factory while Alli-
son Ga.) opposed the project of a govern
ment armor factory, on the score of econ
omy.
House-Broke all records, passing -1S0
private pension bills. Adjourned over
until Monday.
Saturday, May 12.
Senate-Bya Il close vote rejected the
proposition to erect, without reference to
the price at which the government could
secure armor plate for it's war ships, an
armor plate factory. The vote upon the
direct proposition was % to "a, and sub
sidiary amendments We're rejected by
about the same vote. When the commit
tees proposition was auout to be voted
upon tilibuster was organized, the
quorum of the senate was broken and the
question is still in the air. During the
debate Chandler delivered u sensational
speech, in which he charged that the gov
ernment had been defrauded in the adop-
tion of the Harveyized armor He de-
clared similar fraud was proposed in
the attempt to force the government. to
adopt the krupp arInor. Spooner and
Hale made notable speeches deprecating
the war talk Friday by Lodge. Neither
the senator from Wisconsin nor the sem
ator from Maine was fearful that we
might become involved in difficulty with
Germany on account of the Monroe doc
trine.
House-Not in session.
Monday, May Il.
Senate-Passed the naval appropriation
bill and the free homes bill
House--Passed the general deficiency
appropriation bill, carrying s., ,S39, ,O21.
Tuesday, May Is.
Senate-Senator Clark (Mon.) fairly
swept the senate with surprise By a formal
announcement that he had sent his re-
signation as senator to the governor of
Montana. Little other business of i'm
portance was transacted. The resolution
relating to the unseating of Clark went
over until tomorrow
HouSe-Sent to the senate the last of
the general appropriation bills-the mill
tary academy bill-and will be ready to
adjourn as soon as the senate disposes of
those it has not passed and the two houses
adjust the differences in conference.