Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-23
CONGRESS.
SENATE

SENATE
Washington. Feb. ls.-The senate COMMITTEES
on military affairs to-day reported favorably
and unan mously on Representative Hull's bill,
to create military post at Des Moines. This
action Of the committee assures the carly pas
attitude of the war department. indicates that it
will meet the approval OF the president. The
senate substitute for the house currency bill
was passed o.day by vote OF 44 to -: Prior
were considered under the ten minute rule.
Only two Of these amendments were adopted,
one offered by the finance committee keeping
the door open to international bimetallism, and
one by Nelson, Of Minnesota, providing for
national banks with Us 900 capital IN towns of
not more than 1000 inhabitants.
HOUSE,
The house completed 20 OF the i24 pages of the
legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill without amendment. Wheeler Of Kentucky
introduced q resolution asking that the score
tary Of state be directed to inform the house II
government ut Pretoria. informed the state de.
partment that his official mail had been opened
and read by the British censor ut Durham; also
II to ne
ton was referred to the foreign relations COM
mittee.
Washington, Feb. 16.--McEnery, Of Louisiana
the ans SssvaS
should be relinquished. Stewart advo
Gated the admission Of the products of any o,
the island possessions Of the United States free
of duty. Bill permitting government for the
territory OF Hawaii was read
HOUSE.
Legislative appropriation bill was again IN
der consideration in committee OF the whole.
The civil service law was under discussion for
some time and by vote OF 70 to 67 the appro
priation for the civil service commission was
defeated.
VlY~ ryn1~ 1,D 1,.,skN
out division tho legislative, executive and ju.
dicial appropriation bill, after having it under
consider consideration four days. Chairman
Hepburn, of the house committee on Interstate
the committee In favor Of the Hepburn bill for
constructing the Nicaragua canal.
SENATE
Washington, Feb. l9.-The senate spent an
hour or more IN debating the question Of
whether congress hnd power to extend the con.
stitution over acquired territory. No con.
clusion was reached. The bill providing for .
government for the territory Of Hawaii waS
under consideration ct the time.
HOUSE
The debate upon the Porto Rican tariff bill
which is to continue throughout the week and
possibly longer opened to-day. On all hands It
Is agreed that this bill, although 1t applies only
to Porto Rico, involving as 1t does the question
OF the power to govern our new possessions
outside the limitations Of the constitution. Is
the most important which will come before this
congress- III tO-uGy (cUhIc fAyuC Opcucu
with general argument in support OF the BILL
going largely into the material side OF the Situa-
tion, which the bill Is designed to relieve.
Richardson, the democratic leader, joined issue
upon the power of congress to enact the pro-
posed legislation, und Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
backed up Payne with constitutional and
legal argument
Washington Feb. EO.--kenney spoke against
the retention by the United States OF the Phil
ippine islands and urging that the Filipinos be
accorded the right to govern themselves Con-
sideration was resumed Of the Hawaiian gov
ernment bill. An amendment was adopted pro-
viding that mo proceeding shall be maintained
for the specific performance of any contract
heretofore or hereinafter entered into for per-
sonal labor or service. and there shall be no
criminal proceedings for breach thereof"
HOUSE.
Again to-day there were but three speeches in
the house upon the Porto Rican tariff bill.
Five hours we're consumed in their delivery.
Hopkins. OF Illinois, spoke in support of the
bill and NewlandS of Nevada. and Swanson OF
Virginia in opposition to it. The speakers de.
voted themselves almost exclusively to the con.
stitutionnl question involved and we're listened
to with attention.
Washington, Feb. 2l.During the greater
part Of to-day's session the Hawaiian govern
ment bill was under consideration. But little
progress was made.
Br0mwell, rep, spoke against the Porto Rican
bill. He opposed it on the ground Of policy and
not constitutionality. His hostility, however,
was not SO absolute but that he announced his
intention of voting for it if the substitute failed
The other speakers were Ray and Long for the
Sill and Henry against It,