Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-05
CONGRESS.


SENATE.
Washington, March 2d.-Davls, Of Minnesota,
introduced in the senate n substitute for thu
Porto kican bill which provides for free trade
between the United States and Porto Rico and
extends the internal revenue laws with amend,
ments over the iSland. The act Is declared
provisional and shah not continue longer than
March /. 1900 This Alaskan civil code bill was
under consideration during the greater part OF
the session. An amendment was agreed to FIX
ing a license upon almost every kind of trade
and commerce ia the district of Alaska, the IL
cenceS ranging from $40 to $500 per annum.
The measure had not been disposed of AT tho
conclusion OF the session.
ROUSE.
\ number Of pension bills favorably acted
upon Dy the house in the committee of the
whole last 1 ridav were put through the final
stages at the opening of the session OF the house
to-lay and the army appropriation bill was
then taken UP. The house entered upon the
consideration 81 the army appropriation bill
but the de bate was without exciting incident
being confined to the discussion OF army mat
terS All efforts TO reach an agreement as to
the ZENITH of tim" general debate upon the bill
should run failed. The bill carries Siil coo, Boz
The CStimntes we're sl,7Gis l2a ~ The last ahpro,
was deficiency of about $IT.000,0)0
SENATE.
Washington, March 27.-Little progress was
made by the senate today with the Porto Rico
tariff AMI 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 Il free coinage amendment offered by
HOUSE.
There was some lively debate in the house
during the consideration of the army appropria.
ton bin Little OF II was pertinent to the
measure. II covered a wide RANCE OF topics,
Porto Rican tariff, the Boer war and the Phil
ippiucs and at times was quite heated No
action was taken.
Washington, March 2s.-The senate to-day
agreed 10 vote en- the Porto Rican government
and larih blu Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
tween the United States and Porto Rico. Nor
cams free silver coinage amendment was de-
feated
HOUSE
The house today devoted practically the
whole day TO the consideration of the army
appropriation bill Several minor amendments
We're adopted ana about half the bill was con-
sidered.
Washington, March 2g.-The conference re-
port ON the diplomatic and consular apprupria'
tiUn bill was agreed TO. Consideration of the
Porto Rican tariff and government bill was re-
sumed Senator Beveridge, OF Indiana, ad-
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 leyying Is per cent of the
Dingley law duties on Porto Rico products. The
proposition was defeated, Ii to 81. While the
vote is regarded as presaging the passage Of
the pending measure, il is not regarded as ind
eating the final vote on the bill.
After four days OF stormy debate the house
passed the army appropriation bill As passed
the bill Is only slightly modified from the form
in which 1t came from the committee. One OF
the last amendments adopted opens the homes
TO the officers and men OF the volunteer and
regular armies incapactated by service during
or since the Spanish war.
SENATE.
Washington. March 30-Tho Porto Rican
tarin bin Was again under consideration. An
amendment by Morgan, providing that the
United states in exchanging the Porto Rican
coins for United States money, should pay 1NV
cents instead Of 90 cents for each of the Porto
Rican pesos. was defeated. Another declaring
that the constitution and laws OF the United
States shall have the same force and effect In
Porto kiCo 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 3l.--So far as the com
mittee in charge Of the measure Is concerned,
the Porto hican bill was completed to-day,
with the exception OF two amendments. The
final debate on the bill will begin ut II O'Clock
Monday. At o'clock Tuesday afternoon the
votes will be taken or the pending amend
ments and the bill. The feature of to.day's
session was an exhaustive discussion OF the
pending measure by Fairbanks of Indiana,
which he supported vigorously and unequiyo
cally.
HOUSE.
The house finished up n hard weeks work BY
passing the fortihcatiOns appropriation bill
Not IA single amendment was offered, and the
bill was passed rs IL came from the committed
1t carries S7,O93iss.