The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-01
CONGRESS.


Washington. Jan. 23.-Reports of the comr r.
tee ON privileges and elections in the case Of
Quay, who claims o seat In the senate on the
appointment 81 +, the governor OF penns Sy
jority report opposes the seating of Quay, while
o minority report favors his being seated. Pet
eang se
the treaty with the sultan Of Sulu and whether
the sultan md his onicials were under the civil
resolueions calling for the correspondence
with Great Britain on the Clayton. Bulwer
treaty. with Colombia relative to the Panama
canal y france me They sdopsea
Aliens resolution asking for information con:
corning the sale OF the old New York custom
concluded his speech on the Philippine question
which was begun yesterday.
The case OF Brigham H. Roberts. the Mormon
representative from Utah, came up before the
house today. Taylor Of Ohio made an argument
for the majority report. Littlefeld OF Maine
erts spoke in his own defense. All Of the
speakers were vigorously applauded. There
was great opt6urst Of applause In the CALLER.
ladies in the galleries were especially demon
strative.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 24.-Hale reported from the
appropriations committee the urgent deficiency
bill. Allen offered resolution for information
relative to the administration OF the customs
tigrew offered resolution declaring that the
United States could not recognize the right OF
products as such; that such seizure would be
on unfrendly act. Pettigrew spoke in support
OF his resolution calling OH the president for the
with the sultan Of sulu:. Senator ,spooner
asked II he meant to hold the president re-
sponsible for the slavery olnuse In the treaty.
adopted.
The second days debate in the house upon
the Roberts case was less dramatic than that of
yesterday. The galleries were almost as crowd
ed, but the leaders were less demonstrative.
Speeches were made by Lands. Powers. Miers,
The days debate strengthened the majority
resolutions
Washington. Jan. 25.-As result OF speech
BY Money OF Mississippi on the race question
Chandler charged the southern senators with
reopening the whole southern question after 1t
by Teller and Allen, Allison denied that the
senate financial bill permitted the withdrawal
Of the greenbacks the silver certificates and the
silver dollars He said no secretary of the
treasury would find it possible to do So The
urgent deficiency bill was passed Among bills
introduced was one by Clay, to repeal the war
The case Of Brigham H. Roberts was decided
by the adoption Of resolution to exclude him
the resolution is as follows: THAT under the
facts and circumstances of the case, Brigham
H. Roberts, representative-elect from the state
OF Utah, ought not to have or hold o seat In the
house OF representatives, and that the seat to
which he was elected Is hereby declared
vacant" The amendment to expel Roberts
without seating him, offered by Lacey, was
ruled out on q point OF order, and the house
only voted upon the resolution Of the majority
and minority Of the committee. The latter-to
seat and then expel RobertS-wt4 defeated-8l
to 244.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.-The greater portion
OF the session OF the house today was devoted
to eulogies upon the life and death OF Vice
President hobart. The tributes paid to his
memory were not the usual perfunctory eulo
gies, but breathed the love and admiration and
resr ect In which he was univers ally held. Dol
liver OF Iowa delivered the principal address.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 29.-Mason arose today
soon after TIE senate convened, to q question Ct
privilege, and sharply attacked the British
government and the British vice consul at New
vice consul had assailed Mason for the position
he had taken in behalf of the Transvaal Eepub
lie In its war with Great Britain. Mason at
tackled not only the CONSUL but the policy OF
Great Britain in levying war against an inferior
nation.
HOUSE.
The bill for the reorganization and improve
ment OF the weather bureau. which includes
provision for pensioning disabled and aged en-
ployeS of the service received black eye in the
house to-day. The bill was Sidetracked on O
testvote Of 81 to 70. The opponents Of the
measure believe the action Today kills it.