The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-02-21
The MONEY IS VOTED
House Passes Bill to Aid the St.
Louis Exposition.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The bill to au-
thorize the holding of the information
al exposition in celebration of the cen
tennial anniversary of the Louisiana
purchase at St. Louis in 1908 and APP
propriating $5000,000 therefor passed
the house Monday under suspension of
the rules by vote of 191 to Al. The
opposition was hopelessly in the minor
! ity and the struggle over the bill was
brief. The question of closing the ex-
position on Sunday was not mentioned
during the debate. The bill to define
the word conspiracy" in the Sherman
antitrust law to avoid the possibility
of its being held applicable to labor or
ganizations was defeated by almost
two-thirds vote on account of two
amendments which the judiciary COM
mittee placed upon the bill and which
were opposed by the labor organiza-
tions. The sundry civil bill was under
consideration late in the day and Mr..
cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, took occasion to make
detailed statement of the appropria-
tions for the present congress. He was
led to do this. he said, by many criti-
eisms of the reckless extravaganza of
this congress. The situation, he said
was quite bad enough without exag-
gerating it. He figured that the APP
preparations would total 1864. lis, ,595.
exclusive of the sinking fund require
ment of $53,000,000. against S657 15O, ,S62
for the current year. In the course of
his remarks he fred some hot shots at
the minority for prating of economy
and not helping to uphold the hands of
himself and others when they were
trying to keep appropriations down.
Senate.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Nearly the
whole of Mondays session of the SEN
ate was devoted to consideration of the
post office appropriation bill. So far as
committee amendments to the meas.
ure are concerned the bill practically
was completed. although the amend
ment appropriating $5GO,OOo for an ex-
tension of the pneumatic tube service
remains undisposed Of A point of or
der was made against it, but on the
appeal of Senator Mason Oll.) the en-
tire question was passed over until to-
day. Senator Pettus (Ala.) delivered
speech in opposition to the ship sub
sidy bill. The quaint humor with which
the address was replete and his unique
arraignment of democrats, especially
those who supported the measure, at
tracted unusual attention. Just be-
fore adjournment the conference re-
port on the military academy appro-
priation bill was laid before the senate
Senator Daniel (va.) made vigorous
attack upon the provision which debars
a cadet convicted of hazing from ever
holding a commission in the army.
navy or marine corps. The report is
still pending.
For Vice Admiral.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Hale,
chairman of the senate committee on
naval affairs, Monday introduced a |
bill for the revival of the grade of
vice admiral in the navy and author
izing the president to appoint two
rear admirals to that office. The bill
is in the interest of Admirals Samp-
son and Schley and is intended to aid
in solving the problem of their pro-
motion as well as the promotion of
other officers who served with them
in the Spanish war.
Senator Hale also introduced the
following joint resolution of thanks
to Admiral Sampson, in accordance
with the presidents recent recon-
mendation:
"That in accordance with the provisions
of section 1903 of the Revised Statutes the
thanks of the congress and of the Amer
ican people are hereby rendered to Rear
Admiral William T. Sampson. United
States navy, and commander in chief of
the United States naval force on the
North Atlantic station during the late war
with Spain, and to the officers and men
under his command, for highly distin-
guished conduct in conflict with the enc
my and in carrying on the blockade ana
naval campaigns on the Cuban coast re-
sulting in the destruction of the Spanish
fleet at Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898.
Section 2. That the president of the
United States be requested to cause this
resolution to be promulgated and TO COM
mupicate the same to Rear Admiral Samp-
son and TO the officers and men of his late
command"
Both measures were prepared at
the navy department.
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