The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-31
CONGRESS.

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Washington, Jan. %. senate-ThsI
senate today passed the legislative
appropriation bill and resumed con-
sideration of the shipping bill. AZ
the instance of Frye of Maine, who
relinquished the chair temporarily to
take charge Of the measure on the
floor, it was made the unfinished bus
mess of the senate, thus restoring it
to it's privileged position. Vest Of
Missouri took the floor Immediately
in Enthusiastically brilliant, force
full and interesting speech lasting
nearly three hours. He advocated
free ships and vigorously attacked the
navigation laws of the United States,
holding that they were responsible
for the decadence of the merchant
marine of America.
House-The house passed the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill.
The senate resolution for the cele-
hration of John MARSHALL day, Feb
ruary 4, was adopted. The house
then took up the naval appropriation
hill, sixty-five pages Of which were
completed.
Washington, Jan. 25.--Senate.-The
senate today devoted the day to the
Indian appropriation bill, and made
only fair progress. The chief fea-
ture of the debate was sharp attack
m de by Pettigrew on the Dawes COM
mission, which he said was extrava-
CANT, and which he said was accom-
rlishing little in the way of results.
The shipping bill was not taken up.
House.-The house today consider
ed the naval appropriation bill all day
and completed it with the exception
of one paragraph. The item for in
crease of the navy will remain as re-
PORTED, namely, two battleships and
two cruisers. Some opposition was
manifested to an increase of the navy,
and Cannon of Illinois sounded note
of warni~g as to the size of our an
nual appropriations and added that
with the present appropriation $780,
100000 would have been spent on our
Few navy and we should stop.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Senate.-
Senator Depew, of New York, today
dilivered in the senate q Characters
tically forceful and eloquent address
in support of the shipping bill, The
address, which lasted just an hour,
was in the nature of ap appeal for
the upbuilding of the American mer-
chant marine, by the granting of sub
sides as provided for in the pending
measure. His discussion of the prob
lens of transportation which now
confront American manufacturers
and American farmers, was notably
interesting and effective. The peror-
alton in which he urged that the
American flags be restored to the
mastheads of the freight carrying
ships of the United States was a brill
liant piece of oratory, and elected
cordial applause from the senator's on
leries. Little progress was made with
the Indian appropriation bill. The
last hour of the senate day was con-
sumed in the passage of private pen
sion bills.
House.-The house adopted the con-
ference report upon the army reor-
ganization bill, by vote of 1913 to
100. The contest over it was brief.
The naval appropriation bill was fin
ally passed, and also twenty-seven
private pension bills.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Senate-Na-
tional irrigation was discussed in the
senate for three hours today, the text
being an amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill providing for sur
seys looking to the construction OF
nm irrigation dam and bitches for the
watering of the reservation of the
Pima and Maricopas Indians at San
Carlos, on the ella river, Arizona.
During the day the report of the con-
ference committee on the army re-
organization bill was presented and
Hawley announced that he would call
it upon Monday.
House-The house today made good
codify the postal laws. Only TWEEN
ty-eight pages of the 221 pages re.
main to be disposed of.