Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-01-18
BY BYsrANDER PuB. co,
CONGRESS.

transacted by the senate today. Int
session was devoted to services helt
III memory of the late Cushman 4
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 q continual
ton of the debate, in committee OF
of the whole upon the river and har
hor appropriation bill, which was in
terrupted yesterday by private bills
The main feature was an elaborate
speech by Catchings in defense Of the
improvements of the lower Missis.
sippi river.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Senate-Just
1T the close of day of dreary dis
cussion of technical details of the
army reorganization bill Teller OF
Colorado, speaking to an amendment
he had offered, delivered a sensation
ii denunciation of General Eagan,
formerly commissary general of the
United States army. His statements
included also the administration, be-
cause General Eagan had been retir-
ed, according to the Colorado scna-
tors charge, as "a decoration and re-
ward for his attack upon the COM
ulanding general of the army" In
IN appeal for the early passage of
the pending bill, Carter of Montana
declared that delay now would mean
an additional expenditure of $500,OO)
. day. He asked that time be set
for vote, but Teller objected. Alb
solutely no progress was made with
the measure today, not a single
amendment being disposed Of finally.
House-The house today postponed
District of Columbia business until
next Monday and proceeded with the
river and harbor bill. Good progress
was made, fifty-nine out of the nine
ty-seven pages of the bill being COM
pleted. Many amendments were Of
fcred, but without exception all of
them failed.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Senate-
While the senate was in executive
session today an effort was made to
secure the confirmation of the nom
nation of James II. Harlan, son of
Justice Harlan of the United States
supreme court to be Attorney Gener-
al for Porto Rico, but the action was
prevented by the objection of Senator
Pettigrew, who severely criticized the
appointment of sons of Justices Har-
Ian and McKenna of the supreme
court to positions in Cuba, and said
that the act was indecent. Bacon's
amendment to the army bill to strike
out of the bill the words "conferring
upon the president power to increase
from the minimum to the maximum
limit the strength of the infantry,
artillery and cavalry arms of the SER
vice." was defeated.
House-The house spent another
day on the river and harbor bill with
out completing it. Twenty-six pages
were disposed of today.
Washington, Jan. 16.-senate-
Speeches in opposition to the army
bill were delivered by Allen, Teller
and Butler. McCumber made an ar
gument in support of the measure.
The feature of the debate was the
denunciation of the practice of haz-
ing at the West Point Military Acad-
envy. Allen, Money and McCumber
declared it to be an evidence of bru-
tally and cowarulce, the Mississippi
senator maintaining that a cadet
whom others attempted to haze
would be justified in killing his as
sailants.
House-The river and harbor ap-
preparation bill was passed today
by the house. The bill has been I'M
der consideration for over q week
and has been assailed from many
quarters, but its friends have stood
solidly by it and defeated every
amendment to which the river
and harbor committee would not
agree. The bill passed practi-
cally as it came from the COM
mittee. It carries slightly less
than $60,OOO,cOO, of which $685.
100000 is in direct appropriations.
The section empowering the pres
ident to negotiatewith Great Britain
for the maintenance of suitable levels
on the great lakes was broadened
SO as to provide for joint commits
sion to conduct the negotiations.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Senate-Mr.
Quay's friends from Pennsylvania
came to Washington by the hundreds
to witness his induction into office
and they brought with them floral
offerings literally by the carload.
While Mr.. Quay's desk and the desks
of other senators adjoining his were
banked with beautiful and costly
floral pieces, scarcely an appreciable
quantity of the rrofusion Of flowers
lis friends had provided could be
displayed IN the senate chamber. The
demonstration accorded to Mr.. Quay
when he entered the chamber
amounted to an ovation, the hun
dreds of, persons who thronged the
galleries, rising and applauding him
tumultuously., During the days ses-
sion the army reorganization bill was
discussed at length by Money. Nc
Comas and Bates. The Mississippi
senator devoted some attention to
the practice of hazing at West Point,
which he bitterly denounced.
House-The entire day was spent
upon the bill to revise and codify the
postal laws.
Hoar Renominated.
Boston, Mass, Jan. Ex-senator
George +. Hoar was renominated as