Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-07
WORK OF CONGRESS.
"Wednesday. Feb. 27.

Senate-Devoted to debate on the Cuban
and Philippine amendments to the army
Slll, after which voting began on the minor
amendments 70 the measure. All of them
were offered by Democratic senators, and
all of them were voted down by heavy ma
1orities Philippine amendment adopted
by vote of 40 to %. Cuban amendment
adopted by vote of 43 to 20.
House.Agreed to conference reports on
the fortfcations, District of Colurnbia and
military academy bills, the last named
containing the anti-hazing legislation.
Thursday, Feb. 2s.
Senate-An immense amount of business
was disposed of. but not a single point
raised was sharply controyerted. The
river and harbor bill, carrying appropria-
tions of more than $500O0,00, was passed
without word of discussion .and the SEN
nte adopted the conference report on the
war revenue reduction measure without
disturbing the smoothness of the proceed
ings. Final conference reports were made
and agreed to on the diplomatic and con-
sular and the agricultural appropriation
bills and another conference on the post
office bill was ordered.
House-Conference report on the war rev.
enue reduction bill adopted without divi-
sion. Final reports on the diplomatic and
consular and agricultural appropriation
bills were adopted.
Friday, March 1.
Senate-During the greater part Of the
session the sundry civil appropriation bill
was under consideration. The OLD question
as to the reclamation of public lands in
the arid and sem-arid sections of the coun-
try was brought up. but the efforts to at
tach an amendment to the measure appro-
priating money for the work was defeated.
The bills appropriating 100000 for the
Buffalo Pan-American exposition, $1,000
600 for the st. Louis Louisiana Purchase
ri n
Interstate and West Indian exposition were
attached to the bill as riders. By sc to
16 the senat" sustained point of order
against Morgan's Nicaragua canal amend
ment to the bill
House-Concurred in Cuban and Philip
pine amendments to the army appropriation
bill-159 to 134. Final conference report
upon the Indian appropriation bill was
adopted and a number of minor bills were
put through the final stages The confe.
ence report on the st. Louis exposition
bill (Which agreed to Sunday closing) was
agreed to and the bill was sent back to
! conference.
Monday, March A.
| Senate-One Of the most notable occur
rences III the history of congressional legis
| lutiOn marked the closing hours. Carter
| (MOn.) signalized his retirement by occupy
ing the floor for nearly 13 hours and talk
| Ing the river and harbor bill to death. Il
| Ialleu to become law. The senate re
| ceded from The Charleston amendment tt
the sundry civil bill and then passed the
| st. Louis exposition bill At the conclu
| sion Of the session Of the seth congress
| Vice President Roosevelt was sworn in ant
Immediately called the senate of the 57ti
| congress to order
| House-The house closed its session n
Has Il. NJ. amid n demonstration from it.
| members following the delivery Of an i'm
pressive vale6ictory by Speaker HendeR
son. The following is the record Of tht
seth congress: Days in session, 1877; bill
introduced, 14,336; reports made, 5000
public acts enacted, 345: private acts en-
| acted 1.25O: joint resolutions considered
395.