The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14
CONGRESS.


bia appropriation bill and partially
considered the bill making appro.
Iriatioas for the support Of the. West
Point Military Academy. During the
day, the ship subsidy bill by a vote
ot the senate was finally laid aside
and superseded as the unfinished bus
mess.
HouseThe house today continued
discussion of controverted questions
IN connection with the postoftice APP
preparation bill.
Washington, February Senate
Two important measures were de-
posed of today, the military academy
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
ana express companies should bear
the burden of the tax on messages
and packages sent. The finance COM
mittee's amendment levying tax on
transactions in so-called bucket
shops" modifying the tax on cigars
and cigarettes and providing re-
bate on unbroken packages of tobac-
co in addition to several others of
q minor character, were adopted. An
amendment substituting an income
tax for the war revenue measure
offered by Morgan of Alabama, was
rejected by a party vote, 81 to SO.
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 Si44,ooo,oOo, was passed after
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 SEES
sion and the latter replied that he
thought the aggregate would be
about $7o0.OoO,0Oo
House-The postoffice appropria-
ton bill, debate on which has con-
sumed almost an entire week in the
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
nent upon a 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
resentatiyes in this congress. High
water mark, made in the Fifty-first
congress was almost reached today.
when 1874 bills were passed, against
I97 passed at a single session in the
former congress.
Washington, Feb. o. 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 a 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
something of a sensation when Rep
resentative Brown, of Ohio, standing
iii the center of the republican side
OF the chamber, made a speech
strongly condemning colonial pol
icy, and urging that congress should
at once give assurances to the Fill
pinos that the purposes of the Uni
ted States was to give them indepen-
dence. His announcement that he
would advocate resolution to this
effect was loudly applauded, parti-
cularly on the democratic side, and
at the close of his speech many OF
his republican associates crowded
about him and congratulated him.
Representatives A1iers, of Indiana.
and Dinsmore, of Arkansas, also
spoke on the Philippines.
Washington, Feb. 11.-senate-Th
senate today passed the naval APP
preparation bill without division; al
so the bill providing for an additional
district judge in the northern dis
trict of Illinois. Hanna then moved
to take up the shipping bill, which
motion prevailed, 33 to IA. Gallery
of Louisiana addressed the senate
in opposition to the bill, declaring
1T would not promote the commerce
and increase the foreign trade of the
United States as. its title proclaimed,
but was really designed to furnish
donations to certain steamship lines.
House-The house voted to dis
agree to the senate substitute for
the house revenue bill and request
ed further conference. The diplo-
matte and consular bill was then TAX
en- up and after considerable acri-
monious debate was passed.
Wants Cuban Constitution Adopted.
Washington, Feb. Tt was admit
ted yesterday by high official of
the government that the administra-
tion earnestly desired the adoption