Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-21
CONGRESS.

ing the entire session of the senate
today the agricultural appropriation
bill was under consideration. After
six hours of consideration the bill
was littlS more than half completed.
The debate upon the measure dealt
almost entirely with administrative
details of the department of agricul-
ture, many concentrations of the
work of the department being made
by senators on both sides of the
chamber.
House-The house today passed
the army appropriation bill and en-
tered upon the consideration of the
sundry civil bill, the last but one
of the big money bills. The debate
on the army bill was confined large
passing bills to remove the charge
ly to a dicussion of the question of
CT desertion against soldiers and
was made notable by the statement
of Mr.. Mcclellan New York; COM
pairing the cost of the soldier in
European armies with the cost in the
United States. According to his fig
ures, including the cost of pensions,
etc, each United States soldier in
volved an expense of $2,sss, while n
German soldier costs 1927 and a
French soldier 1922.
Washington, Feb. 13.-Senate-The
senate held two executive sessions
today, with the result that all the
presidential nominations to the Office
of brigadier general were confirmed,
although there was considerable op-
position to some of the appointments.
Considerable time was spent in the
counting of the electoral vote for
president and vice president. Late
in the afternoon consideration of
the agricultural appropriation bill
was resumed, but little progress was
made. At a night session beginning
ut s o'clock, the District of Colum-
bia code bill was read.
House.-The house devoted today,
excepting an hour and half con-
sumed in counting the electoral vote
and promulgating the result of the
presidential election to the sundry
civil appropriation bill. General de-
bate upon this measure was complet-
ed but little actual progress was
made with the bill. During the de-
bate the opposition opened general
assault upon the extravaganza of the
present congress.
Washington, Feb. 14.-Senate-The
senate devoted practically the entire
day to the agricultural appropriation
bill. The measure was not completed.
Hale of Maine and Lodge of Massa.
chusetts sounded notes of warning
against the enormous appropriations
being made by the present congress.
Mr.. Hale declared the people of the
country would soon become alarmed
and then those who were responsible
for the immense expenditures would
seek the rocks and mountains to hide
from the wrath of the people.
House-The events in connection
with the sale of the old New York
custom house to the National City
bank, which heretofore had been the
subject of much comment, occupied
the center of the stage during the
debate on the sundry appropriation
bill in the house today. The bill was
not completed.
Washington, Feb. 15.-Senate-That
the opposition to the shipping bill il
the senate will not permit vote TO
be taken on the measure at the pres
ent session was made clear during the
closing hours of today's session. For
several days it has been evident that
IL would be difficult to gain unani-
nous consent to take vote upon the
measure, but not until late today
was the frank assertion made that a
vote could not be had. At the con-
clusion of several hours debate, Tel
Ter of Colorado announced his pur-
pose to prevent a vote at this session.
In an impassioned speech he declared
that he would not consent to any
agreement to vote and that it must
lie evident to the advocates of the
bill that no vote could be had. The
statement by the Colorado senator
ELECTED a sharp response from Aid
CHI of Rhode Island, who insisted
that despite the declaration of Teller
business of the senate would proceed
in accordance with the wishes of the
majority. Teller's statement also
drew the fire of Chandler of New
Hampshire, who asserted that the po-
sition of the opposition was prepos-
ferrous. Hanna of Ohio replied to
Teller in forceful speech.
Householder the leadership of
Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, long filibuster con-
sumed the time of the house today.
Cannon desired the house to proceed
with the sundry civil appropriation
ill, but was caught mapping by the
democrats, who desired to devote the
Cay to the consideration of private
claims. The result was that the whole
day was wasted.
Washington, Feb. 16.--Senate.-At
the conclusion of the morning hour
in the senate today, when the un-
finished business-the shipping bill
was laid before the body, Mr.. Spoon
er (rep.) of Wisconsin moved to pro-
coed to consideration of the oleo-
margarine bill. BY a practically
unanimous vote-only two senator's
voting in the negative-the motion
prevailed. Thus the subsidy bill was
displaced as the unfinished business
and the oleomargarine bill was placed
in that order. After little over an
hours consideration of the measure
1t was laid aside in order that I'M
objected bills on the calender might
be considered. Nearly 800 bills, in
Guiding 1877 private pension bills,
were passed during the day.
House-The house today made lit
tie progress with the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill. The major portion
of the time was spent in debating
a proposition offered by Hill (Conn.)
to strike out the appropriation of