Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-31
WORK OF CONGRESS.
"Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Senate-Resumed consideration of ship
ping bill, which was made unfinished bust
ness thus restoring it to its privileged po
sition. Vest 'uale brilliant speech in udvo-
cncy of free ships.
HouSe-PasSed District of Columbia bill
and entered upon consideration of naval
appropriation bill.
Thursday, Jan. "a.
Senate-Devoted the day to the Indian
appropriation bill and made only fair prog
ress. The chief feature of the debate was
sharp attack by Mr. Pettigrew on the
Dawes commission, which he said was ex-
travagant and was accomplishing little In
the way Of results. Announcement was
made by him that he did not propose
to tilibuster against any bill The ship
ping bill was not taken uD.
House-Spent the day in consideration of
the naval appropriation bill. completing it
with the exception of single paragraph
Friday, Jan. 20.
Scnatc-Made little progress with the In
dian appropriation bill. Listened to Il
speech by senator Depew in favor of the
shipping subsidy bill. Passed !: number
Of private pension bills
House-Adopted the conference report OH
the army reorganization bill by t, vote OF
133 to 100 Passed the naval appropriation
bill and u private pension bills.
saturday, Jan. 26.
Senate-Discussed national irrigation, the
text being an amendment to the Indian ap-
preparation bill providing for surveys, look
Ing to the construction of an irrigation dam
and bitches for the watering of the reSer
vation of the Pima and Marcopa Indians
at San Carlos on the Gila river. Arizona.
Platt (Conn) led the opposition and was
assisted by Quarles CWisD. Stewart
Chandler and Thurston argued for the ex-
pertinent The report of the conference
committee on the army reorganization bill
was presented and Hawey announced that
he would call 1t uD on Monday.
House-Made good progress with the bill
to revise and codify the postal laws. Only
2S of the 221 pages remain to be disposed of.
Efforts were persistcntly made to load the
bill up with amendments to effect changes
in the existing postal laws. The pressure
was especially strong in favor of raclassify-
Ing certain classes of poStotiice employees.
but Loud (Cal.). in charge of the bill,
fought all of them, explaining that such
amendments were out of place on codf-
cation bill. and would, if adopted. mean
its death in the senate. In this way every
attempt to amend the bill was successfully
resisted. The latter part of the session
was devoted to eulogies upon the life and
public service of the late Senator Gear Ga.).
Monday, Jan. es.
Senatc--iiStencd to speech by Towne
(Minn) in advocacy of his resolution for Il
cessation of hostilities in the Philippines
His successor. Clnpp was then sworn in
and Towne retired. Rest of day devoted to
Indian bill.
House-District of Columbia business oc-
cupie1 the most of the day. Bill to revise
and codify postal laws passed without
amendment Consideration of claims of
| Americans eggregating S2S,OO0.0O0 against
! Spain deferred until next Monday. Bill to
extend charters of national banks 20 years
called up, but went over on objection of
, Richardson.
Tuesday. Jan. 20.
| Senate-Fassed Indian appropriation bill.
| Frye gave notice that lie intended to keep
| the ship subsidy bill to the front even
against appropriation bills.
| House-Spent the day upon the agricul
| tural aDproDrlatiOn bill.