The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
CONGRESS.

SUBSIDY OH was today displaced from
its position as unfinished business
by the army reorganization bill. Dur
ing the discussion of the army meas
ure, the opposition members ihdicat
ed that their line of attack upon the
bill would be against the creation
OF large, permanent standing ar
my There was an intimation thai
objection would not be offered tt
temporary measure to provide dI
adequate force to maintain the au
thority of the United States in the
Philippines. Beyond this point, to
days proceedings developed nothing
House-The radical element amone
the house republicans who favor cut
ting down the representation from
the southern states in which fran
chise is abridged, suffered defeat to
day because a number of their col
leagues refused to act with them
Olmstead of Pennsylvania offered I
resolution reciting the alleged
abridgement of suffrage in Louisiana
Mississippi, South Carolina, Norti
Carolina and directing the committed
on census to investigate and reporI
the facts to the house in order tina
constitutional basis or representa-
ton could be established for thos,
states. When it finally came to !;
vote it was defeated, 81 to SO. Til,
story of the defeat is found in tn.
absentees on both sides who WEI,
impaired. Thirty-two republicans
were absent and impaired agaiMs1
the opposition.
Washington. Jan. 4.-Senate- For
| five hours today the senate discussed
the army reorganization bill. The
debate took wide range at times
| but was confined principally to the
question of the necessity for the in.
crease in the regular army provided
for in the impending measure. Hoa1
advanced a proposition to create a
commission to be composed of all
shades of political opinion to investi
gate the entire Philippine question
and report it's findings to congress
in order that a basis might be formed
for intelligent action. The following
resolution from the committee or
foreign relations was adopted:
That it is the opinion of this body
the time has come when The princi
pie, twice affirmed in internationa
treaties for Central Africa, that ma
4 wv AaSSS onoulo NC PIOIGCUCI
against the destructive traffic in in
toxicants should be extended to al
uncivilized peoples by the enactment
of such laws and the making of suct
treaties as will effectually prohibits
the sale by the signatory powers to
aboriginal tribes and uncivilizee
races of opium and intoxica ting bev
erages."
House-The house had another
spirited struggle over the OlmsteaG
resolution to investigate the abridge
ment of the suffrage in certain south
ern states with view to reappor
tionment upon the actual basis o.
suffrage. 1t was finally referred tt
the census committee where the op
position desired it to go originally
The reapportionment bill was de
bated at length.
Warrington, Jan. 5.-Senate-Whil.
the senate was in session for more
than three hours today little in tn,
way of important legislation was &C
complished. The committee amend
ments to the army reorganization
bill, to which no objection had beer
raised, were agreed to, but none O
the contested amendments were con
sidered. Dilatory tactics were EN-
ployed by Mr.. Pettigrew, of Soutl
4 Dakota, to prevent the consideration
of matters that would advance tn,
business of the senate.
House-The feature of the debat,
upon the reapportionment bill in TIL,
house today was two hour speecl
of Mr.. Littlefeld, of Maine, in favol
of the Burleigh bill to increase tn,
membership of the house to 3s6. III,
had a number of sharp exchange.
4 with Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, chair
man of the census committee, il
which he sustained his reputation
as hard hitter and vigorous debater
Washington, Jan. Senate
notable speech was delivered in TIN
senate today by Lodge of Massachu
sets. Addressing the senate on th
amendment of the military bill strik
ing out the provisions in the arm,
reorganization bill for veterinar:
corps, he discussed briefly and prin
cipally in the form of colloqu
with Senator Bacon of Georgia tn
Philippine question and the neces
sity for an army of 100000 men. L
conclusion he drew brilliant wor,
picture of the commercial future o
the United States, declaring tina
the trade conflict with Europe, al
ready begun, could result only j,
the commercial and economic sur
remacy of this country over the Ell
tire world. In this industrial con
fict he apprehended no danger fror
material contest with any natio.
of the world, but he urged the nee
essity OLA strong and scientifcall
organized army and a powerful navy
in order that the United States nigh
be prepared to defend its right
against any possible foe. The speec
created a profound impression. TIL
senate ratified the committees prop
osition to eliminate the house prov
sion for the establishment of a vet
4 Urinary corps in the army.
House-The notable speeches to
day were by Crumpacker of Indiana
dealing with alleged disfranchise
ment in the south;. by Hepburn O
Iowa, severely arraigning the pres
ent rules as annihilating the consti
tutional prerogatives Of the house
and by Grow of Pennsylvania, CON
pairing the old system in the hous
with that of the present.
WELCOME TO ROBERTS.
All London Greeted Him-Entertaine
at Buckingham Palace
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