The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
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presidential nominations to the Office
OF brigadier general were confirmed,
although there was considerable OPP
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
at 8 o'clock, the District of Column
bia code bill was read.
House.-The house devoted today,
excepting an hour and a 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-
hate the opposition opened a general
assault upon the extravaganza of the
present congress.
Washington, Feb. A.-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 in
the senate will not permit a vote to
be taken on the measure at the pres
emit session was made clear during the
closing hours of today's session. For
several days it has been evident that
it would be difficult to gain unani-
nous consent to take a vote upon the
measure, but not until late today
was the frank assertion made that a
vote could not be rad. 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
Re evident to the advocates of the
hill that no vote could be had. The
statement by the Colorado senator
elected a sharp response from Aid
r oh 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 propose
ferrous. Hanna of Ohio replied to
Teller in a forceful speech.
Householder the leadership OF
Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, a long flibuster con;
sumed the time of the house today.
Cannon desired the house to proceed
with the sundry civil appropriation
I'LL, 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.. Spoons
er (rep.) of Wisconsin moved to pro-
coed to a 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
it was laid aside in order that un-
objected bills on the calender might
be considered. Nearly 300 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
100000 for the transportation of sill
e coin. 1t was defeated 81 to &C.
Washington, Feb. 1s.-Senate-
Nearly the whole of today's session
of the senate was devoted to consid-
GRAFTON of the postofice appropria-
ton bill. So far as committee amend
ments to the measure are concerned,
the bill practically was completed.
House-The bill to authorize the
holding of the international EXPOSE
ton in celebration of the centennial
anniversary of the Louisiana puri
chase at st. Louis in 1908 and appro-
priating $5,o0O,0o0 therefor, passed
the house today under a suspension
of the rules by a vote of 191 to Al.
The opposition vas hopelessly in the
minority. and the struggle over the
Till was brief. The question of. clos
ing the exposition 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 it's being held
applicable to labor organizations,
was defeated by almost a two-thirds
vote on account of two amendments
which the judiciary committee placed
in the bill and which we're opposed
by the labor organizations. The sun
dry civil bill was considered later
in the day.
REDMOND ROAsTs ROYALTY.
Irish Leader Says Emerald islanders Did
Not Join in the Fete.
London, Feb. 16.-John Redmond, in