Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
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NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
F,FTY.slxTH coneREss.
rsecond SESSION.

loCCOAA 0NcoA
In the senate. on the 14th, the army re-
organization bill being under, consldera-
ton, Mr.. Teller (Col.), speaking TO an
mendme ne had offered, delivered a
sensational denunciation of Gen. Eagan.
former commissary-general of the United
States army, and of the administrator
and Smie q reWard." Mr. Carter (Mont.) APP
pealed for an early passage OF the DIE,
declaring that delay now would mean an
additional expenditure of S0OO.OW a day
Absolutely no progress was made with tne
measure, not a single amendment penls
disposed of finalIy....In the house District
of Columbia business was postponed ana
the river and harbor bill was proceeded
with. goo1 progress being made. Many
amendments were offered, but without
exception all of them failed of passage.
In the senate, on the 18th, some prog
ress was made with the army r~eorganiZa-
ton bill, and a tacit agreement reached
Bacon's amendment striking out of the
bill the discretionary authority conferred
the army. was laid on the table by the
decisive vote of 80 to 2O....-.In the house
another day was devoted to considera-
ton OF the river and harhor bill 20 pages
of which were disposed of, but the bill
had rot been completed when the house
adjourned.
of the army reorganization bill was contin-
ued, the feature of the debate being de-
n~unciation of the practice of hazing att
West Point military academy. 1t was
agreed to take a final vote upon the meas
ure On the 18th at four o'clock...-..In the
house the river and harbor appropriation
bill, which had been under consideration
Tor more than a week, was passed. prac-
tically as it came from the committee, all
amendments not accepted by the commit
tee being rejected. The bill carries slight
ly less than sixty millions. of which $23.
100000 Is in direct appropriations.
In the senate, on the 18th, the army re-
organization bill was discussed at length
by Messrs. Money (dem., Miss.). McComaS
(rep, Md and Bate dem, TENN. the
first mentioned devoting some attention
to the practice of hazinG at West Point.
which he bitterly denounced. The demon
stration attending the advent OF Matthew
Stanley Quay, as senator from Pennsyt-
vania, was the most marked of any SINH
lar event in the history of the senate,
Hundreds of admirers, with carloads CT
State......In the house most of the ses-
sion was devoted to consideration of the
bill to revise and codify the postal laws,
90 pages of which were completed before
adjournment.
In the senate, on the 18th, the army re-
organization bill was disposed of by con-
currence in house amendments to the bill,
which sends it directly to the conference
committees appointed by the two houses.
The votes to 23-waS along party lines,
except that four democrats voted with
the republicans in favor of ad~option......
In the house the entire day was devoted
to consideration of the bill TO refer tn
the court of claims the claims of the Will
lam Cramp & sons Shipbuilding Co., for
alleged damages due to failure of the
government to furnish armor plate for
ships being built. The previous question
was ordered upon the bill.