The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-05
CONGRESS.


washington, March ~. Davis, OF Minnesota,
Porto Rican bill which provides for free trade
between the United States and Porto Rico and
extends the Internal revenue laws with amend
provisional and shall not continue longer than
March 4, 1900. The Alaskan civil code bill was
Under consideration during the greater part OF
| the session. An amendment was agreed to fix
ing q license upon almost every kind of trade
md commerce in the distaict OF Alaska the IL
S G e. ranging from Slo to 800 per annum.
conclusion of the session.
HOUSE.
A number OF pension bills favOrably acted
! upon blythe house in the committee of the
, whole last Friday were put through the final
stages ut the opening OF the session Of the house
then taken up The house entered upon the the
consideration of the army appropriation bill,
put the debate was without exciting incident
being confined to the discussion of army mat.
tiers: All efforts to reach IN agreement us to
| the length OF time general debate upon the bill
should run failed. The bin carries Sill eoo,se4
priation bill carried about $50 COO 0O0 and there
was deficiency of about S47 .0o0,0oO
SENATE.
Washington, March 27.--Ltt1e progress was
made by the senate to-day with the Porto Rico
tariff and government bill. 1t was under dis,
| cussion for nearly three hours, but the greater
part of the time was consumed in the consider
alton OF O free coinage amendment offered by
Morgan. The amendment Is still pending
HOUSE.
There was some lively debate in the house
during l the consideration OF the army appropria-
measure. 1t covered q wide range of TOPICS
Porto Rican tariff, the Boer war and the Phil
ippneS, and at times was quite heated. No
action was taken.
Washington, March 49, The senate to-day
agreed 10 vote On the Porto Rican government
Davis OF Minnesota advocated free trade be
tween the United States and Porto Rico. Nor
gan s free silver coinage amendment was de-
The house to-day devoted practically the
whole day to the consideration of the army
appropriation bib. Several minor amendments
sidered.
SENATE s.
washington, March 29-The conference re.
port on the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was agreed to. Consideration of the
porto Rican tariff and government bill was re-
dressed the senate in support of the proposition
for free trade between the United States and
Porto Rico: Later a direct vote was taken on
the proposition to strike from the Porto Rico
measure the provision levying Is per cent of the
D1ngley law duties on Porto Rico products. Tho
proposition was defeated 16 to 3s. While the
vote is regarded as preSaging the passage of
the pending measure, IL is not regarded as indi.
eating the final vote on the bill.
HOUSE.
After TOUR days OF stormy debate the house
passed the army appropriation bill. AS passed
3he Dill 1S.oniy Slightly modified from the form
IN IN which 1T came from the committee. One of
TO the officers and men of the volunteer and
regular armies incapacitated by service during
or since the Spanish war.
SENATE.
washington, March 30-The Porto Rican
tarl1 Pill was again under consideration. An
amendment by Morgan providing that the
United states IN exchanging the Porto Rican
CONS Tor united States money, should pay 100
cents instead of 60 cents for each of the Porto
Rlcan pesos, was defeated. Another declaring
that the constitution and laws of the United
StateS snail have the same force and effect in
Porto Rico as in other territories OF the United
States, was also defeated.
HOUSE
The day was devoted to war claims and no
important business was transacted
SENATE.
Washington, March 31.-So far as the com
mittee in charge OF the measure is concerned.
the Porto Rican bill was completed to-day,
with the exception Of two amendments. The
hnal debate on the bin viii begin at II o'clock
votes will be taken on the pending amend
ments and the bill The feature Of to.day's
session lon was an eShaustiye discussion Of the
cally. q n,
The house finished up hard week s work by
passing the Qualifications appropriation bill.
MOI MOI single am ehdment was offered, and the
.elll was passed qs y came from the committee.
It carries S7,0gS, Is9s .
3 SENATE
Washington, April g.. The senate spent the
entire day in discussion OF the Porto Rlcan bill.
Bate of Tennessee made the principal speech
against the bill. Spooner, Cullom and Depew
defended It,
HOUSE.
"A possible reduction of the war. taxes was
foreshadowed in resolution adopted by the
house calling upon the secretary of the treasury
for informal ion as to the probable surplus ex.
listing revenue laws would create during this
md the coming fiscal year. The day was de
voted to District of Columbia business