Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Wednesday. April e5.

Wednesday. April 25.
Senate-Agreed to the conference report
on the Hawaiian civil government bill.
The agricultural appropriate on bill was
passed, carrying a little over So, 600, 900.
House-Voted, 81 to 80, to strike the ap-
preparation for pneumatic mail tube ser
vice from the postotlice bill. Moody
created a sensation by the manner in
which he assailed the methods of the
pneumatic tube company, and the direct
charge that former member of congress,
who was a member of the appropriations
committee, had been holder of the stock
AMI bonds of the company.
Thursday, April 90.
Senate-Almost the entire session was
devoted to consideration of the right OF
Nathan B. Scott CIV. Va.) to retain his
seat in the senate. Pettus (Ala.), who
alone of the members of the committee on
privileges and elections is opposed to the
claim of Scott to seat, made an elabor-
ate argument to sustain his views.
House-After four days discussion
passed the .postofIice appropriation bill.
Friday, April 81.
Senate-Voted upon the resolution de-
claring Nathan B. Scott to be entitled to
his seat in the senate from West Virginia.
The number of the votes in the negative
was only three The Alaskan and the
cotton claims bills took up the rest of the
day, save for an announcement concern
ing the Clark case.
House-Broke all records by passing 81
private pension bills. Among them was
one to pension, at the rate of $40 a month,
the widow Of the late Colonel John M.
Stotsenburg of the First Nebraska who
was killed in the Philippines. The con-
ference report on the Hawaiian govern
ment bill was adopted and goes to the
president.
Saturday, April 80.
Senate-Pettigrew asked immediate con-
sideration Of q resolution extending SYM
pathy and hope for success to the Beers
in their war with Great Britain. A mo-
ton to refer the resolution to the COM
mittee on foreign relations was carried by
81 to II. Efforts to secure quorum failed,
and the resolution remains subject to call
at any time. A resolution was adopted
| providing :h:t the exercises appropriate
to the reception and acceptance from the
| g. A. R. of the statue of General Ulysses
| S. Grant, to be erected in the capitol, be
made the special order for Saturday, May
| 10. The following bills were passed: For
the establishment, control, operation and
maintenance of the northern branch of
the National Home for Disabled Volun
teer Soldiers, at Hot Springs, S. D., and
appropriating $150,0O0 for the purpose.
| House-Passed u number of bills of inn
| portance and the major portion of the
session was devoted to the senate bill to.
| create commission to adjudicate the.
claims of citizens of the United States.
] against Spain, assumed by this country
[ by the treaty of Paris. The bill was fin
ally recommitted to the committee on
war claims, with instructions to report,
back bill to refer the claims to the court.
| of claims. The senate bills to recognize,
the services of Lieutenant Newcomb and
| the officers and men of the revenue cutter
| Hudson, which rescued the torpedo boat
| Winslow at Cardenas, Cuba, by comforting
| gold and silver medals upon them and to
retire Captain Hodgsdon of the revenue
cutter Hugh McCulloch, for meritorious
services, were passed.
Monday, April 80.
Senate-The question of expressing
sympathy for the Beers came up on mo-
ton to proceed to the consideration of the
resolution introduced by Pettigrew Is.
d. which was before the senate last Sat-
| urday. The motion was defeated, 90 to 20.
The conference report on the joint reso-
luton relating to the administration of
civil affairs III Porto Rico and providing
for the appointment of temporary officers
on the island was agreed to.
House-Passed the Lacey bill to enlarge
the powers of the department of agricul-
ture and to prohibit interstate commerce
| in game killed in violation of local laws.
| Tuesday, May 1.
Senate-Passed the Alaskan civil code
bill. Carter, to do this, withdrew the
amendment relating to alien location of
mining claims and all ot.er points in dis
pute. The army appropriation bill, car
rying supplies for the military establish
ment of more than STA, 100000, was then
taken up.
House-The Nicaraguan canal bill de-
| veloped unexpectedly powerful opposition.
Burton, Hit and Cannon threw the
weight of their influence against it, not
because they are opposed to the building
of the canal, hut because they considered
the time for authorizing it's construction
was not ripe. The bill viii be voted on
tomorrow.