Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-07
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washington, FEB. 27.-Senate.-Ihe
senate passed the army appropria-
ton bill at 1854 o'clock, containing
the propositions of the republican
majority for the temporary govern
ment of the Philippines and for the
future relations between the United
States and Cuba. Many amendments
were offered to both propositions,
but were voted down. The original
Spooner amendment was amended re-
garding franchises as proposed by
Hoar, the latter proposition having
been accepted by the majority yester-
day.
House.-The house had a busy day
OF routine, agreeing to the confer
ence reports on the fortiticati ons,
District of Columbia and the military
academy bills, the last named con-
tanning the anti-hazing legislation.
The naval appropriation bill was sent
back to conference, after the defeat
OF a motion to concur in the senate's
provision of three more submarine
torpedo boats. The Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition bill, which has been
Ia a precarious parliamentary state,
was finally sent to conference for an
adjustment of difference.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-Senate.-The
serenity of today's proceedings in the
senate was in sharp contrast with
the tempestuous discussion of yester-
day. An immense amount of bust
ness was disposed of and not single
point raised was sharply controyert-
ed. The river and harbor bill carry
Ing appropriations of more than $780,
000, 1000, was passed without word of
discussion, anu the senate adopted
the conference report on the war rev.
enue reduction measure without dis
turbing in the least the mill pond
smoothness of the proceedings. Final
conference reports were made and
agreed to on the diplomatic and con-
sular and the agricultural appropria-
ton bills and another conference on
the postoffice bill as ordered. Con-
ference reports on several other
measures were agreed to, and sew
eral bills of a minor character were
passed.
House-The house cleared the decks
OF a number of important conference
reports without much difficulty. The
conference report on the war revenue
reduction bill proved generally ac-
ceptable to both sides and was adopt
ed without division. Mr.. Richardson,
the minority leader, acquiesced in
4, as the best that could be done, al,
though he stated that the minority
still believed the war taxes should
be reduced $70,0O0,0OO. Final reports
on the diplomatic and consular and
agricultural appropriation bills were
adopted.
Washington, March 1.-Senate-,
During the greater part of long,
tiresome session of the senate today,
the sundry civil appropriation bill
was under consideration. An inter-
esting and at times lively debate was
participated in the first two hours
of the session on a resolution to dis
charge the committee on interstate
commerce from consideration of the
bill to require railroad companies to
make detailed Investigations of all
accidents involving loss of life on
their lines, and to report to the in
terstate commerce commission. No
action was taken.
The old question as to the recla
nation of public lands in the arid
and semi-arid sections of the country
was brought up, but an effort to att
tach an amendment to the measure
appropriating money for the work
was defeated. The bills appropriating
$500,000 for the Buffalo Pan-American
exposition, 5000, 900 for the st. Louis
Purchase exposition, and $250,000 for
the Charlestown, S. G., Interstate and
West Indian exposition were attached
to the bill as riders.
House.-The house removed all pos
sibility of an extra session today by
concurring to the senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill. Tho
vote stood $50 to 1874. 1t was a strict
party vote with the exception of Nc
Call, of Massachusetts; Loud, of CAL
ifornia; Driscoll of New York, and
Mann, of Illinois, who voted with the
democrats. Cooper, of Wisconsin,
answered present and was not paired.
The bill now goes to the president,
The conference report on the st.
Louis exposition bill (Which agreed to
Sunday closing) was disagreed to and
the bill was sent back to the con-
ference. A motion to concur in the
Charleston exposition amendment
was defeated, "a to 1872.
Washington, March 2.-Senate.-
The last of the big supply bills of the
government--the general deficiency
measure-was passed by the senate
today, thus clearing the decks for
final adjournment of congress. In
addition to the general deficiency bill,
the measure increasing the cost of
public buildings in thirty-two states,
known as the omnibus public build
ing bill, was passed, the bill increas-
ing the aggregate more than $1,000
600. In the course of the day session
Mr.. Clay, of Georgia, delivered a pre-
pared speech in favor of the construc-
ton by this government of the Mica.
raguan canal.
House.-Throughout the day the
house was in the throes of the clos
ing hours of the session, with many
measures clamoring for attention and
with crowded galleries looking down
upon the weary legislators. Under
suspension of the rules a number of
important bills were passed, includ-
ing those for a national standardiz-
ing bureau, for comforting bronze
medals on the enlisted men of the
navy and marine corps for distin-
guished heroism, to amend the Chi
nese exclusion laws and what is
known as the Omnibus public build
ing BILL" enlarging the appropria-
tions for some forty public buildings.
The legislative appropriation bill was
also finally disposed of and many con-
ferences were advanced to stage
which gave promise that there would
be no more failure of important leg