Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-02-08
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! shipping bill was kept steaa1ly e
the front in the senate today, and IN
order to further expedite it's progress
motion was agreed to for session
beginnino at IL a. IN. tomorrow. SEN
ators Rawlins, of Utah, and Berry,
ct Arkansas, occupied most OF the
time today in speeches Of vigorous
opposition.
omnibus bill, carrying 1ol claims 1or
stores and supplies taken by the
Union army during the rebellion. The
claims we're passed on by the Court
of Claims, and aggregated $3a4' foo'
Practically all of the beneilcIarles re-
side in the South.
Washington, Feb. 2.--Scnatc-lhe
senate met at II o'clock today and.
with the exception of an hour and
q half at the beginning OF the session,
devoted the entire day to the discus
sion of the ship subsidy bill. Turner
and Mallory were the speakers 1ot
the opposition. Turner's speech WAS
l'ased largely upon exceptions "h1ch
he had taken to Fryc's criticisms OF
his former speech. Mr.. Mallory OPP.
1.osed the bill on constitutional
grounds.
| House-The house spent the day
Until 3 o'clock in the consideration
of the postotfice appropriation bill.
At o'clock public business was sus-
rended to permit the members to pay
tribute to the late Senator Davis Of
Minnesota.
Washington, Feb. 4.--Senate-The
ship subsidy bill was laid aside inforr
mally today TO permit consideration
| of appropriation bills. This action
was taken on Allison's request that
! the District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill be taken up. Frye, in charge
of the shipping bill, who said he
would not give way to appropriation
| bills without a vote of the Scnaet,
was not in the chamber at the time,
but Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Hanna and 9TH
ers interested in the measure were
present and joined in the general as
sent given to Mr.. Alison's request.
a'he shipping bill holds it's place and,
as the unfinished business, can be
taken sup when the appropriation
bills are not occupying attention.
Housc.-The house today passed
The senate bill to create q commits
sion to adjudicate the claims of the
United States citizens against Spain
which the government OF the United
States assumed by the treaty of
Paris after having amended the bill
so as to refer the claims to the court
OF claims instead of commissions.
a strong effort was made to vote
down the amendment and pass the
senate bill, but the advocates of this
course were defeated by vote of
! 1923 to 50. \ bill was without debate
passed to extend the charters OF ma
tional banks for another term Of
, twenty wears, when the present OK
tension expires.
! Washington, Feb. 5.--Senate -The
senate passed the District of Crlnm-
! hia appropriation bill and partially
! considered the bill making appro-
| rriations for the support Of The West
| Point Military Academy. During the
! day the ship Subsidy bill by vote
Of the senate was finally laid aside
and superseded as The unfinished bus
mess
| Housc--Thc house today continued
discussion Of controvcrted questions
in connection with the post oitice ap-
preparation bill.
| Washington. February G.--Senatc-
| Two important measures We're de-
| posed of today, the military academy
| appropriation bill and the war reve-
nue. reduction measure. The former
was under consideration less than
an hour. The only change made in it
was the strengthening of the proyi
sion against hazing at West Point.
During the remainder of the after
noon session the war revenue reduc-
ton bill was before the senate 4
determined but unsuccessful effort
was made to reduce the tax on bank
checks and to provide that TELEGRAPH
and express companies should bear
the burden of the tax on messages
and packages sent. The finance com
mittee's amendment levying tax on
transactions in so-called 'huc<et-
shops" modifying the tax on cigars
and cigarettes and providing re-
bate on unbrotcn packages Of tobac-
co in addition to several others Of
minor character, we're adopted. An
amendment substituting an income
tax for the war revenue measure
offered by Morgan of Alabama, was
rejected by Il party vote, II to So.
House-Dcbate on the postofiicc APP
preparation bill consumed another
day in the house.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Senate-Thc
senate had both day and night ses-
sions today. At the day session the
pension appropriation bill, appropri-
ating S144,000,000, was passed after
a few minutes consideration. The
ship subsidy bill was then taken up
and Mclaurin and Morgan, both
democrats, made speeches upon it.
McLaurin announced his intention to
support the bill, and Morgan opposed
it IN vigorous language. He asked
Mr.. Allison for an estimate of the
appropriations for the present SEES
| sion and the latter replied that he
thought the aggregate would be
| about $7OO.O0O,O00.
House-Jhc postoticc aprroprfa-
ton bill. debate on which has con-
sumcd almost an entire week in the
house, was passed today. The debate
hovcrcd about three topics, railway
mail. pneumatic tube service and snc
clal fast mail facilities but it bore
no fruit.
Estate Pays 81 900 inheritance Tax.
Burlington, Feb. 7.-Thc r. G..
| Crawford estate will nav S$l 900 nc ,