The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
CONGRESS.

Washington, Jan. 1s. Senate Just
before o'clock the senate finally
disposed Of the army reorganization
hill. The measure having originated
III the senate, the final question was
not upon it's passage, but upon agree
ing to the senate amendments. They
were agreed to by vote of 43 to %.
While party lines were drawn on the
measure, four democrats voted for
it. Senator's Lindsay of Kentucky,
McLaurin of South Carolina, Morgan
Of Alabama, and Sullivan of Missisip-
pi. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,
who was detained at his home by ill
ness, was paired against the bill with
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. Nu-
merous amendments We're made to
the bill, but in general the committee
was sustained, and the measure, with
the exception of the elimination of
the canteen clause, is not widely
different from that reported to the
senate. A determined effort was
made today to amend the bill so as to
provide against sale of liquor in the
Philippines and to prohibit the inn
portation of any kind of intoSicants
into the islands, but it was defeated.
House-The house spent the entire
day today on the bill to refer to the
court of claims the claims of William
Cramp & Sons Ship Building Com
pany of Philadelphia, for alleged dam
ages due to the delay of the govern
nent in furnishing the plate and ma
terial for the battleships Massachu-
sets and Indiana and the cruisers
New York and Columbia. The claims
aggregate $1,367.244. The bill has
been conspicuous at every session of
congress for several years. Its op-
ponents filibustered against the bill.
but the previous question was finally
ordered.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Senate-Un-
der special order the senate devoted
the greater part of it's session today
to eulogies upon the late Senator
John II. Gear, who died in this city
LAST July. Mr.. Allison at the conclu-
sion of routine business, presented
resolutions expressive of the regret
of the senate at the death of Senator
Gear and providing that business of
the senate be suspended in order that
his associates might pay fitting trib-
ute to his memory. Senator Gear
was much beloved by his colleagues
in the senate and the tributes paid to
his character and distinguished SER
vices We're heartfelt and eloquent.
Those who paid tributes to his MEM
DRY were Senators Allison of Iowa,
Platt of Connecticut, Cockrell of Mis-
souri,. Nelson of Minnesota, Spooner
of Wisconsin, Morgan of Alabama,
Mason of Illinois, Clay of Georgia
and Dolliver of Iowa.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Senate.-
No business of special impor-
lance was transacted by the SEN
ate in open session. An ex-
ecutive session of more than
two hours duration was held, and
&c pages of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
was completed before adjournment.
The senate confirmed the nomination
of James S. Harlan to be attorney
general of Porto Rico. The final vote
was reached after discussion of
more than two hours duration, and
when announced stood AZ to 81 in
favor of confirmation.
House-The house today, after
passing the District of Columbia bill
by a vote of 1875 to 81, passed a num-
Der of bills of minor Importance
under suspension of the rules.