Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-24
CONGRESS-.

While the senate was in executive
session today an effort was made to
secure the confirmation of the nom-
nation of James II. Harlan, son of
Justice Harlan of the United States
supreme court to be Attorney Gener-
al for Porto Rico, but the action was
prevented by the objection of Senator
Pettigrew, who severely criticized the
appointment of sons of Justices Har-
Ian and MeKenna of the supreme
court to positions in Cuba, and said
that the act was indecent. Bacon's
amendment to the army bill to strike
out of the bin the words "conferring
upon the president power to increase
from the minimum to the maximum
limit the strength o. the infantry,
artillery and cavalry arms of the SER
vice." was defeated.
House-The house spent another
day on the river and harbor bill with
out completing it. Twenty-six pages
were disposed of today.
Washington, Jan. l6.-Senate-
Speeches in opposition 10 the army
bill were delivered by Allen, Teller
and Butler. McCumber made an ar
gument in support of the measure.
The feature of the debate was the
denunciation of the practice of haz-
ing at the West Point Military Acad-
envy. Allen, Money and McCumber
declared it to be an evidence of bru-
tally and cowaroice, the Mississippi
senator maintaining that O. cadet
whom others attempted to haze
would be justified in killing his as
sailants.
House--The river and harbor APP
preparation bill was passed today
by the house. The bill has been un-
der consideration for over week
and has been assailed from many
quarters, but its friends have stood
solidly by it and defeated every
amendment to which the river
and harbor committee would not
agree. The bill passed practi-
cally as it came from the COM
mittee. 1t carries slightly less
than $60,00O,0O0, of which $685.
100000 is in direct appropriations.
The section empowering the pres
ident to negotiatewith Great Britain
for the maintenance of suitable levels
on the great lakes was broadened
so as to provide for a joint commits.
sion to conduct the negotiations.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Senate-Mr.
Quay's friends from Pennsylvania
came to Washington by the hundreds
to witness his induction into Office
and they brought with them floral
offerings literally by the carload.
While Mr.. Quay's desk and the desks
of other senator's adjoining his were
banked with beautiful and costly
floral pieces, scarcely an appreciable
quantity of the profusion of flowers
his friends had provided could be
displayed in the senate chamber. The
demonstration accorded to Mr.. Quay
when he entered the chamber
amounted to an ovation, the hun
dreds of persons who thronged the
galleries, rising and applauding him
unanimously. During the days ses-
sion the army reorganization bill was
discussed at length by Money, Me-
Comas and Bates. The Mississippi
senator devoted some attention to
the practice of hazing at West Point,
which he bitterly denounced.
House-The entire day was spent
upon the bill to revise and codify the
postal laws.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-Senate-Just
before o'clock the senate finally
disposed of the army reorganization
hill. The measure having originated
in the senate, the final question was
not upon its 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. Senators 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 i'll
ness, was paired against the bill with
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. Nu-
merous amendments were 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 i'm
portation of any kind of intoxicants
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
ment in furnishing the plate and ma
terial for the battleships Massachu-
sets and Indiana and the cruisers
New York and Columbia. The claims
aggregate $780, PA. The bill has
been conspicuous at every session of
congress for several years. It's op.
ponents filibustered against the bill.
but the previous question was finally
ordered.
Washington, Jan. 19-Senate-Un
der a special order the senate devoted
the greater part of its session today
to eulogies upon the late Senator
John III. 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 were 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
apd nolliver of Iowa