The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-07
CONGRESS-.

the propositions of the republican
majority for the temporary govern.
ment OF the Philippines and for the
1rsure relations between the United
States and Cuba. Many amendments
were offered to both propositions,
but were voted down. The original
| Spooner amendment was amended re.
| Sarding franchises as proposed by
Hear, the latter proposition having
h.en accepted by the ma jority yester.
| day.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-Senate.-
serenity of today's proceedings in the
senate was in sharp contrast with
| the tempestuouS discussion of yester.
| Gay. An immense amount of bust
| ness was disposed of and not a single
| point raised was sharply controvert-
| ed. The river and harbor bill carry
Jig appropriations of more than $50
| 100000, was passed without a word of
| discussion, anu the senate adopted
| the conference report on the war rev.
| enue reduction measure without dis
| turbing in the least the mill pond
smoothness OF the proceedings. Final
| conference reports We're made and
| agreed to on the diplomatic and CON
| sular and the agricultural appropria-
ton bills and another conference on
| the postotlice bill as ordered Com
| ference reports on several OIL
measures were agreed to, and s.,
cral bills of a minor character we
| passed.
House-The house cleared the dec
OF a number of important confereI
reports without much ditIiculty 4
| conference report on the war TeYcn
reduction bill proved generally
ceptable to both sides and was ado
ed without division. Mr.. Richards,
the minority leader, acquieseed
j, as the best that could be done. "A
| though he stated that the minorily
still believed the war taxes shoaid
be reduced $70,00o,000 Final reports
on the diplomatic and consular and
agricultural appropriation bills were
adopted.
Washington, March 1.-Senate-
During the greater part of long,
ti1esome session OF the senate today,
! the sundry civil appropriation bill
! was under consideration. An inter-
esting and at times lively debate was
| participated in the first two hours
OF the session on Il resolution To dis
charge the committee on Interstate
/
| bill to require railroad companies to
make detailed Investigations of all
accidents involving loss of llfe on
| their lines, and to report to the in.
| terstate commerce commission. No
action was taken.
The old question as to the recla-
nation of public lands in the arid
and semi-arid sections of the country
was brought up, but an effort to at
tach an amendment to the measure
appropriating money for the work
was defeated. The bills appropria ting
100000 for the Buffalo Pan-American
exposition, $5,000,000 for the st. Louis
| Purchase exposition, and $250,0OO for
the Charlestown, S. c., Interstate and
West Indian exposition were attached
to the bill as riders.
| House.-The house removed all pos
sibility of an extra session today by
ccncurring to the senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill. The
vote stood $50 to 1874. 1t was a strict
party vote with the exception of Me-
| Call, of Massachusetts: Loud, of Cal.
| ifornia; Driscoll of New York, and
Mann, of Illinois, Who voted wlth the
democrats. Cooper. of Wisconsin,
| answered present and was not paired.
The bill IesS goes To. the PRESIDENT.
4 The ,esnfas-ence report onv the st.
Louis exposition bill (Which agreed to
| Sunday closing) was disagreed to and
the bill was sent back to the con-
ferende. A motion to concur in the
Charleston exposition amendment
was defeated, 81 to 1872.
Washington, March 2-Senate.-
The last of the big supply bills of the
government-the general deficiency
measure-was passed by the senate
today, thus clearing the decks for
final adjournment of congress. In
addition to the general deficiency bill,
the measure increasing the cost of
public buildings in thirty-two states,
known as the omnibus public build
ing bill, was passed, the bill increas-
ing the aggregate more than $4,000
600. In the course of the day session
Mr.. Clay, of Georgia, delivered pre-,
pared speech in favor of the construc.
ton by this government of the Mica
raguan canal.
House.-Throughout the day the
house was in the throes of the clos
ing hours of the session, with many
measures clamoring for attention and
with crowded galleries looking down
upon the weary legislators. Under
suspension of the rules a number Of
important bills were passed, includ-
ing those for national standardiz-
ing bureau, for comforting bronze
medals on the enlisted men of the
navy and marine corps for distin-
g'uished heroism, to amend the Chi
nese exclusion laws and what is
known as the omnibus public build
ing BILL" charging the appropria-
tions for some forty public buildings.
The legislative appropriation bill was
also finally disposed of and many con-
ferences were advanced to a stage
which gave promise that there would
be no more failure of important leg.
Washington, March 4.-The senate
receded from it's position on the APP
preparation for the Charleston eN-
position. This carried with it an
agreement for passage of the $4,000
600 appropriation for the st. Louis
exposition. Through the efforts OF
Senator Carter and Wellington this
river and harbor bill was defeated
AT the conclusion of the presidents
inaugural address the senate return
ed to its chamber and adjourned iul-
mediately unit. tomorrow.
i House-The most important action
taken by the house today, aside from
that on the appropriation bills was
the defeat of the resolution report.
ed by the rules committee for the
designation of subcommittee OF
| the inSl11ar affairs committee of thu