The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
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Brief Resume of Hepburn's s
Misrepresentation of the 5
: Agriculturists of This s
District. )
He Proves to be Notorious "Dodger' De- Z
s serts the Old Soldier. Goes Back on the s
Civil Service. Serves Corporations.
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The Advertiser has been furnishe,
with record of the votes of Mr.. w, P
Hepburn, while in congress- since Sept
6. 1893. This was after the wicked dem
ocrats came in power, and does no
show the votes of the willy VIM. Pete
during his service in congress befor,
that date.
AS this paper has stated, between
Ethat date, Sept. 6. 1893, and the close Of
the recent session Of congress, Mr.. Hep
burns name was called on the ques
tions coming before congress $50 odd
times, and 80 Of those he passed OF
eyaded his responsibility of casting his
vote, on roll call.
On Feb. IA, 1896, he voted against
concurring In the senate amendment to
the tariff bill.
On Feb. 10, when the house bill, No,
5474 was up, to extend the time in
which suits could be brought to annul
and vacate patents on public lands
granted to railroads, but on which
the railroads had not fulfilled
their part of the contract. and there.
fore they should be shut out of further
rights. Mr.. Hepburn voted to give the
rallro ads, his benefactors, further time,
and extend the time of contract.
When President Cleveland vetoed the
bill authorizing the leasing of public
land, in Arizona. Mr.. Hepburn voted to
pass the bill over his veto, for the leas-
ing of said lands.
1t will be remembered that the colo
mel was only allowed one clerk, but the
bill was introduced on May s, 1896,
allowing members Of congress to employ
clerks ct the rate Of $lO0 per month,
Mr.. Hepburn voted for it. and provided
q position for one of his able lieutenants
in the previous campaign.
On June 8, 1895, on motion to pas
q resolution directing the executive de-
partment, to submit the names Of per.
sons dropped from the polls since 1893,
he voted aye.
Congressman Hepburn has been &C.
credited with being the friend of the
old soldier and the soldiers widow yet
on Dec. IS, 1896, on motion to lay on
the table motion to consider bill for
the relief of Flora A. Darling. Mr.. Hep
burn voted aye, vote that no consis.
tent citizen of the United States who
adheres to the theory that the widows,
orphans, dependent parents, etc.,
should be protected by the. government
where the provider lost his life in sup
porting the government in the lines
laid down by the immortal Lincoln,
would cast.
1t is surprising to see how many pen
sion bills this friend of the old soldier
lodged.
On Feb. %. 1897, bill was up to pay
members Of the house $4,000 deducted
from their salaries by the sergeant Of
arms for their absence, and Congress
man Hepburn voted aye, to pay these
gentlemen, whether they had teen
present to represent their constituents
or not.
On March 10, 1897, when 1t was pro-
posed and carried that the debate on
the Dingley tariff should be limited to
five days, Mr.. Hepburn voted to muzzle
the peoples representatives. (.
On March 81, 1897, he voted nay, on
minority motion to recommend the
Dingley bill to the committee on ways
and means, with instructions to report
back to the house with the antitrust
amendment.
On the same day he voted aye, to
sustain the speaker on an appeal taken
by Mr.. Bland against the speakers rul-
ing to shut out consideration Of the
Union Pacific Railway Go. foreclosure.
Thus it is shown Mr.. Hepburn's utter
subserviency to corporation dictation.
caused him to vote to prevent the peo-
pie from foreclosing their mortgage on
the Union Pacific Railway Co., and OBJ.
tanning their just dues.
On Jan. 9th, q amotion was. made to
enquire why the president undertook to
bind the United States to pay $4,000.
600 bonded debt Of Hawaii, upon Its
annexation. A motion was made to Law
this motion on the table, and Mr.. Hep.
burn voted to do 80, not being willing
that the people Of this district should
know thereason for paying such bonded
debt.
! He voted against declaring war exist
ing in Cuba, and voted to lay such q
resolution on the table, ON March 80,
1898. He voted nay to substitute
directing the president to extend relief
to the people Of Cuba. On motion "a
recognize the independence Of Cuba Abr.
lS. 1898, he voted nay. But on motion
directing the president to intervene ia
stop the wari In Cuba, on the same date
she voted aye.