Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07
CONGRESS.



sneech in favor of the adoption OF a resolution
expressing sympathy for the Beers, W einsstton
az MARYLAND referred to q secret UNDERSTANDING
e.isting between the United States ana Great
Britain. When Lodge OF MASSACHUSETTS ...s a ae
handed proof that such an understanuln. p.,'u
stances. IL was difficult to present ta hSiolSS
proof, but he believed the proof could pc UNIV I.
In the secret archives OF the state depart III
Lodge declared that such an understanding
was not possible.
Washington, May "a resolution one Cd oy
Pettigrew calling upon the secretary .. "" and
terror for all communications, reports ane
charges he has received relative TO the ma 1 i
ment OF the Crow Creek Indian rfserS l9 g
south Dakota was passed win ne ne Beers was
then laid before the senate and Bacon aooresseu
the senate. The pending resolution was III MS
opinion eGnseryaslve PPSP15 law The resou
ton was referred TO the cOmnlttee W 10
rotations by a voc OF 40 to 10 lew uilhuIres
sundry civil appropriation bill an amendments
appropriating s. 90 90 for the louisiana p1J PVT
chase exposition TO be held in ST Louis IN is.S;
on condition that sl00O00OO in addition Is raiseo
by the exposition authorities
HOUSE
The house to-day by vote Of lG TO ia re,
fused TO accept the senate amenGment 20 arm une
plate and adopted a modified proposition read
ing as follows; .,,,. a,,,or.
1.-The secretary OF Inc navy Is HtIcbg
tied TO procure by contract armor OF the pest
quality for any or all vessels above referred 70,
provided such contracts can be MADE AZ u prlve
which in his Judgment Is reasonable anu egul
able: but In case he is unable TO make cOhtraeSs
for armor under the above CONDITIONS nc ~
hereby authorized in his discretion TO procure
site for and to erect thereon factory goo @
is hereby appropriated toward the eree'ioh u
said factory.
HOUSE
Washington. MAY 30.-The house passed wv
private pension bills
SENATE
Washington NAV 3l.-At the conclusion OF
session lasting eight hours, the senate thl a
evening passed the sundly civil approprlaloh
bill which has been under consideration lot
nearly week. The amendment providing Tor
an appropriation of s5O0O,0OO for the Louisiana
purchase exposition to be held at St. Louis
was continued In the bill
HOUSE
The house today under special order and
after an exceedingly hot debate in which the
leaders on both SIDES charged each other with
playing to the political galleries entered upon
the consideration OF the resolution reported
from the judiciary committee proposing con-
stitutonal amendment TO lodge in congress the
power to define, regulate control, prohibit or
dissolve trusts, rnonopoltes or combinations.
The democrats charged that the proposed con-
stitutional amendment was Objectionable In
every way; that Il was a mere political pretext;
that IL was unnecessary and was proposed az
the Coming campaign. The republicans re-
pudiated the charge OF bad faith.
SENATE
Washington, June PERKINS OF California
presented memorial from the people OF that
state, asking that the government provide Tor
some relief for the people OF India. Hale OF
Maine severely arraigned Great Britain Tor
spending millions In crushing liberty in south
Africa while her people we're dying OF star
walton In India The conference report on the
naval appropriation bill brought iorth
sisting upon its armor plate proposition. Inc
military academy appropriation bill was
passed.
HOUSE
The house to-day after lively debate ex-
tending over two days, defeated the joint reso-
luton proposing a constitutional amendments
empowering congress TO regulate trusts 1t
requires two-thirds vote under the constitu-
tion to adopt an amendpent 10 the constitution.
The vote stood: Ayes "a, nays 1871. Five DEM
ocrats voted with the republicans and two re-
publicans voted with the democrats.
SENATE
Washington, June AFTER an extended de-
bate the senate to-day passed the bill providing
for the extradition Of persons who have com.
mitted certain crimes in Cuba from the United
States to the island. AS amended, the bill pro-
vides that the alleged criminal shall be pun
ished under the laws OF Cuba as administered
by Cuban courts The last OF the appropriation
bills-the general detciency-was passed as
was also the emergency river and harbor bill.
providing for numerous surveys and for certain
other public works.
Only one vote was cast in the house against
the Littleheld antitrust bill to amend the
Sherman act of 1870 70 make 1t more effective
In the prosecution of trusts and combinations,
their agents, oficers or attorneys. Mann (rep)
OF Illinois cast the negative vo te The bill
according to the statements OF the republican
leaders goes TO the limit OF the authority OF
congress under the constitution. All the demo
cratic minority amendments except one were
defeated. That was an amendment declaring
that nothing In. the act should be construed to
apply to trades or labor Org aniZatiOns.