Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
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sion of the ship subsidy bill. Turner
and Mallory were the speakers for
the opposition. Turner'S speech was
lased largely upon exceptions which
he had taken to Frye's criticisms of
his former speech. Mr.. Mallory OPP
Iosed the bill on constitutional
grounds.
House-The house spent the day
Until 3 o'clock in the consideration
of the postoffice appropriation bill.
At 3 o'clock public business was sus-
PENDED 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 infor-
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 vote of the senaet,
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.. Allison's request.
The shipping bill holds its place and,
as the unfinished business, can be
taken up when the appropriation
bills are not occupying attention.
House.-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 commission.
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
1913 to So. A bill was without debate
passed to extend the charters of ma
tional banks for another term of
twenty years, when the present ex-
tension expires.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Senate-The
senate passed the District of Column
bia appropriation bill and partially
considered the bill making appro-
i.riations for the support of the West
Point Military Academy. During the
day the ship subsidy bill by a vote
of the senate was finally laid aside
and superseded as the unfinished bus
mess.
House-The house today continued
discussion of controverted questions
in connection with the postoffice APP
preparation bill.
Washington, February 6.-Senate-
Two important measures were de-
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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 provi-
sion against hazing at West Point.
During the remainder of the after
noon session the war revenue reduc-
ton bill was before the senate. A
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 a tax on
transactions in so-called bucket
shops" modifying the tax on cigars
and cigarettes and providing a re-
bate on unbroken packages of tobac-
co in addition to several others of
a minor character, were adopted. An
amendment substituting an income
tax for the war revenue measure
offered by Morgan of Alabama, was
rejected by party vote, 81 to 3s.
House-Debate on the postoffice APP
preparation bill consumed another
day in the house.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Senate-The
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
1t in vigorous language. He asked
Mr.. Allison for an estimate of the
appropriations for the present ses-
sion and the latter replied that he
thought the aggregate would be
about $700,00O,O 900.
House-The postoffice appropria.
tion bill, debate on which has con
house, was passed today. The debate
lowered about three topics, railway
mail, pneumatic tube service and spe-
cial fast mail facilities, but it bore
no fruit.
Washington, Feb. S.-Senate-An
Intellectual effort was made in the
senate today to secure an agree
ment upon time for final vote
upon the shipping bill Vigorous
protests were made by opponents
of the measure against the agree
ment, even for date in the indefi-
mite future. Mr.. Pritchard, republi.
can, of North Carolina, spoke today
in support of the shipping bill, and
then the naval appropriation bill was
considered the rest of the day, the
shipping bill being laid aside infor-
mally. The naval bill had not been
acted on when the senate adjourned.
House-This was probably the
last day to be devoted to private pen
sion legislation by the house of rep
resentatives in this congress. High
water mark, made in the Fifty-first
congress was almost reached today,
when 1874 bills were passed, against
1917 passed at single session in the
former congress.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Senate-Dur-
ing almost the entire session of to-
day the senate had under considera-
ton the naval appropriation bill.
Practically the bill was completed
when it was laid aside for the day,
all the committee amendments being
adopted; but as the measure was
about to be placed on it's passage,
Butler, of North Carolina, precipitat-
ed discussion of the armor plate
question. In order to enable some
others to speak upon the matter the
bill was laid aside until Monday.
House-The consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill in the house today developed