Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
CONGRESS.
SENATE.

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Washington, March IA resolution by Allen
cnouirlng as to whether request for mediation
had been received from the Transvaal and what
six private pension bills were passed. Rawlins
OF Utah occupied almost the entire time OF the
session with legal argument against hoialng
the Philippines.
Today, for the second time within n week
democrat was unSeated in the house and re-
publican seated in his place. r. A. Wise was
given the seat hitherto occupied by w. A.
Young from the Second Virginia district the
urgent deficiency bill, carrying 81 $4,000 was
passed A bill extending the placer mining
laws, with certain notifications, to Alaska,
was passed
SENATE.
Washington March 13.-Personal explana-
Of Nebraska aud Butler of North Carolina OF
their positions on the financial question. Both
announced their belief in the free and unlln-
tied coinage OF silver at the ratio OF 10 to ].
Turner made an argument against the Porto
Rican tariff bill, declaring it urconstitutlonaL
HOUSE.
The last legislative step in the enactment OF
the financial bill was taken by the house OF rep,
resentatives to-day, when the conference report
on the bill was adopted by a vote OF yeas loo'
nays 100: present and not voting, ~.
SENATE.
Washington, March 1.-TWO Arguments were
presep ted to the senate to day in which almost
antipodal positions were taken by the two SEN
otors Teller In brief speech maintained that
the constitution could not extend over territory
acquired by the United States. while Turner
deliberately contended that the constitution
embraced the acquired territory the very
moment the United States took permanent
possession ofit
The district OF Columbia appropriation bill
was taken up in the house to-day and under the
latitude allowed members discussed tide Philip
pine, open door" and other questions
SENATE
Washington, March A-The debate on the
bill appropriatng u, 0e5, 900 for the benefit OF
the people Of Porto Rico, developed a decided
difference of opinion, as Jones Of Arkansas Of
fered as q substitute for the measure a bill to
return the duties to those who had paid them
and providing for absolute free trade between
the Omitted States and Porto Rico The bill
had not been disposed OF when the Quay case
was called up Wellington presented an argu-
ment against seating Quay
HOUSE.
The District OF Columbia appropriation BILL
carrying 81. sos 37s. was passed by the house to-
day, and also a bill granting the abandoned Fort
Hays military reservation to the state OF Kan.
Eas for experimental station and normal school
purposes.
SENATE.
Washington, March l6.--Atter q debate, at
times spirited, extending over parts of two
days the senate passed The Porto Rican relief
appropriation bill. AS passed the measure
carries s},095, O0O the president icing authori-
Zed to use that sum for public education, pub
lie works and other governmental and public
purposes in Porto Rico Allen offered an
amendment TO the bill declaring that the con
StitutiOn extends over Porto Rico by Its own
force, but it was lost by the decisive vote OF 80
70 II.
HOUSE
Only business of minor importance was trans
acted
HOUSE.
Washington, March l7.--House adopted q res
olution TO the memory of the late Senator Hay
ward OF Nebraska, and as q further mark o
respect adjourned