Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
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senate turned from the grind of APP
preparations today to listen to 4
speech, which partook of the charac-
ter of an GRAFTON, from Senator
Towne of Minnesota. He spoke in adj
vocacy of his resolution for cessa-
ton of hostilities in the Philippines.
The floor was crowded with senators
and members of the house of repre-
sentatives. The galleries, public and
private, were crowded to Overlooking.
Mr.. Towne's style of delivery was
clear and forceful. Although restrict
ed by manuscript, he had the subject
well in hand and rolled out the fine
periods with feryor that sent them
echoing through the chamber. The
speech abounded in apostrophes to
liberty and patriotism, and scathing
and scornful arrangement of the pol
icy by witch the Filipinos were being
annihilated. At one time an outburst
of applause from the galleries led to
vigorous warning from the presid-
ing officer against demonstrations of
approval or dissent. AS the orator
closed mis- brilliant peroration there
was another outburst of applause,
despite the warnings of the chair.
Immediately following Mr.. Towne's
speech, the credentials of his success
scr, Mr.. Clapp of Minnesota, were
presented and, after being sworn in,
the new senator took his seat and Mr..
Towne retired.
House-The major portion of the
day in the house was occupied in the
| transaction of District of Columbia
business. The bill to revise and codi-
fly the postal laws was passed.
Washington, Jan. 2o.-Senate-Sen-
ator Frye gave notice in the senate
| today that he intended to keep the
| shipping bill to the front, even as
| against appropriation bills, not yield
ing to them without vote of the
| senate. 1t indicated disposition on
| the part of the senate leaders to
| force to an early issue the question
whether the shipping bill is going to
| pass at this session. Senator Iur-
ner of Washington spoke today in
severe arraignment of the bill, de-
claring it to be a "lawless, piratical
raid upon the public treasury" in the
interest of few private bcneficiaries
| and committing the government to
expenses aggregating $270, 100000. Be-
fore the session closed the committee
amendments were informally agreed
to. The Indian appropriation bill was
passed early in the day.
| Washington, Jan. 30.--Senate-Thc
shipping bill was kept at the front
in the senate Throughout today. No
appreciable progress was made, most
| of the time being occupied by Mr.
Turley of Tennessee, and Mr.. Jones
of Arkansas, in speeches opposing
| the bill and severely arraigning its
| alleged favoritism. Mr.. Jones dcclar-
ed it should be entitled "A bill to per-
NIT n select coterie of ship owners to
| loot the United States treasury"
| House-The anti-polygamy crusade
1 which resulted in driving Roberts
Utah's representative from his seat AT
the last session, had an echo in the
house today during the consideration
of the agricultural appropriation bill
When the section making the appro-
Priation for agricultural colleges OF
states was reached, lands of Indiana
offered an amendment that no money
| should be paid TO the colleges in
Utah until the secretary of agricul-
ture was satisfied that no trustee or
teacher in the institution practiced
polygamy. The amendment was
| adopted.
Washington. Jan. 31-Senate-After
an eventful Legislative experience, be-
| ginning with the present session OF
| congress and covering about two
months, the bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the United States army to-day
| passed its last stage in congress and
now goes to the president for his sig
nature. The final step was taken in
the senate whereby vote of 80 to
20 the conference report ON the bill
was agreed to. The house of repre-
sentatives already had agreed to the
report. The conference report was
kept before the senate constantly IT,
day, even the shipping bill giving
way. Opposition to the bill contin-
ued to be vigorously expressed, Tel
Ter making an extended speech in
| criticism of the war department and
of the measure in general. An OPP
position developed on the republican
| side to the report, based on the alleg-
ed freedom which the conferees had
taken in introducing new provisions.
On the final vote several republican
senator's voted with the democrats
against the report. The shipping bill
was discussed during the latter part
of the day, and some progress was
made on amendments.
House-The house today passed
the fertilization appropriation bill
and made further progress with the
postoffice appropriation bill.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Senate-The
shipping bill was kept steadily at
the front in the senate today, and in
order to further expedite its progress
a motion was agreed to for q session
beginning at IL a. m. tomorrow. Sem
ators Rawlins, of Utah, and Berry,
OF Arkansas, occupied most of the
time today in. speeches of vigorous
opposition.
House-The house today passed an
omnibus bill, carrying 191 claims for
stores and supplies taken by the
Union army during the rebellion. The
claims were passed on by the Court
of Claims, and aggregated $344,4S
Practically all of the benefciaries re-
side in the South.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Senate-The
senate met at II o'clock today and.
with the exception of an hour and
half at the beginning of the session,
devoted the entire day to the discus
sion of the ship subsidy bill. Turner
end Mallory were the speakers for
the opposition. Turner'S speech was
tased largely upon exceptions which
he had taken to Frye's criticisms OF
his former speech. Mr.. Mallory OPP
rosed the bill on constitutional
grounds.
House-The house spent the day
until 3 O'Clock in the consideration
of the postoffice appropriation bill.
At 8 o'clock public business was sus.
Pended to permit the members to pay
tribute to the late Senator Davis Of
Minnesota.
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