Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-17
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senate today by Lodge of Massachu-
sets. Addressing the senate on the
amendment of the military bill strik-
ing out the provisions in the army
reorganization bill for n veterinary
corps, he discussed briefly and prin'
cipally in the form of a colloquy
with Senator Bacon of Georgia the
Philippine question and the neces-
sity for an army of 100000 men. In
conclusion he drew n brilliant word
picture of the commercial future of
the United States, declaring that
the trade conflict with Europe, al
ready begun, could result only in
the commercial and economic sup
remacy of this country over the en-
tire world. In this industrial con-
fiict he aprrehended no danger from
a material contest with any nation
of the world, but he urged the nee
essity of strong and scientifically
organized army and powerful navy
in order that the United States might
be prepared to defend it's rights
against any possible foe. The speech
created profound impression. The
senate ratified the committees prop
osition to eliminate the house provi-
sion for the establishment of vet.
Urinary corps in the army.
House-The notable speeches to-
day were by Crumpacker of Indiana,
dealing with alleged disfranchise-
ment in the south; by Hepburn of
Iowa, severely arraigning the pres
ent rules as annihilating the consti-
tutional prerogatives of the house,
and by Grow of Pennsylvania, COM
pairing the old system in the house
with that of the present.
Washington, Jan. S.-An amend
ment to the army bill was adopted
authorizing the secretary of war to
appoint one hundred additional hos
pital stewards in the regular army,
hospital stewards for six months
in the volunteer army during the
Spanish war being given preference.
House-By vote of 165 to 102
the house accepted the reapportion-
ment plan proposed by the Bur-
leigh bill which increases the MEM
bership of the house during the
next decade from 357, the present
membership and the membership
proposed by the committee on cleo
tion in the Hopkins bill, to 1856. The
result was largely brought about
by the influence of certain senators
from several of the larger northern
states, who threw the weight of their
influence in the scale in favor of the
large membership.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Senate-The
army canteen is to be abolished, as
the senate, by a very decided vote,
ative to the army canteen. Only ff-
teen votes could be mustered in the
senate in favor of the canteen, while
thirty-four were cast against it. Be-
yond disposing finally of the canteen
question, the senate accomplished
little.
House-The house today consider
ed the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill. Little progress was made.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Senate-Con-
siderable progress was made with
the army reorganization bill, but the
final vote upon the measure seems
to be as far off as ever. The amend
ment proposing the appointment of
General Wilson, General Lee and Gen.
eral Shafter to be made major gen.
erals of the regular army and retired
was adopted.
An appeal was presented by Teller
of Colorado from more than 1000
persons in Manila, urging the United
States government to cease its oper-
atoms against the Filipinos. The APP
peal is sensational in it's statements
and so unusual in form that Hawley
of Connecticut made a vigorous OBJ
lection to its publication as a docu-
ment. He declared it was treason
able denunciation of the govern
ment and an attack upon our sol.
diers.
House-The general debate on the
river and harbor bill continued in
the house until o'clock, when the
death of Representative Clarke, OF
New Hampshire, was announced and
the house adjourned out of respect
to shis memory. The features of the
debate today were the speeches OF
Mr.. Cushman, of Washington, and
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa. The latter has
been a persistent opponent of river
and harbor bills for years and he
attacked the bill all along the line in
his usually vigorous fashion.
Washington, Jan. 11.-Senate-In
the senate today vigorous attack
was made upon that portion of the
army reorganization bill which con-
fers upon the president discretionary
power to increase the strength OF
the army to the maximum limit fixed
by the bill. Macon of Georgia began
the attack and Platt of Connecticut,
replying, maintained that discretion
airy power ought to be conferred up
L.
constituent that anybody should en-
terrain fear that the power should
ever be abused. Bacon declared he
rather see his party condemned to
universal and never-ending Danish
ment from political power than to
see such authority placed in the
hands of the president. An amend
ment, opening the way to the APP
pointment of volunteer officers ia
grades as high as that of captain in
the regular establishment, was adopt
ed. Just before adjournment, Carter
of Montana called up the bill appor-
tioning the representatives of the
United States among the several
states. Without debate il was passed
precisely as it came from the house.
IL now goes to the president for his
signature.
House-Not since the Fifty-first
congress has the house passed as
many private pension bills at a pri-
vate sitting as it did today. In all
ITO special pension bills were passed
at the session.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Senate-No
legislative business of Importance was
transacted by the senate TODAY, The
session was devoted to services held
in memory of the late Cushman X
Davis of Minnesota.
House-After an hour spent in mis-
cellaneous routine business during
the course of which several bills of
minor Importance were passed, the
house devoted today to a continual
ton of the debate, in committee OF