Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-01-23
CONGRESS-.

| Washington. Jan. 14-Senate.-For
the first time this session the Phii.p-
pine question was touched on in the
| senate today. The interest taken in
| dicates that it will occupy the atten-
ton of the upper branch of congress
for some time when the tariff bill is
reported. The Philippines was tho
subject of an address by Hoar of Mas
sachusetts, who spoke on his reso-
luton introduced yesterday applying
for the appointment of senate COM
mittee to investigate the administra-
ton of those islands. Hoar spoke at
some length regarding the unreliable
ty of statements which have been
made from time to time regarding the
situation in the Philippines and the
causes which led to the outbreak. He
urged that there should be place
where any senator in his official ca
pacity could go and ask for two wit
nesses to prove the correctness or in
correctness of any question upon
which light is desired Lodge, Hoar's
colleague, said he regarded the resolu-
ton as a reflection on the Philippine
committee, of which he was chairman.
and the necessity for the latter would
cease were this resolution to be ad-
opted. His committee, he said, was
perfectly able to handle any investi-
cation which might be conducted.
Carmack, democrat, agreed with him.
The discussion was leading rapidly to
an opening of the whole Philip
pine question when it was agreed that
tomorrow. Mason of Illinois made
speech in favor of reciprocity with
Cuba and discussed the protective
policy generally.
House.-The house continued the
debate on the pension appropriation
bill today and devoted much time to
the proposition advanced by Rixey of
Virginia to open the doors of the SOL
dier's home to ex-confederate veter-
ans. Two notable speeches were made
in support of the proposition, one by
Gardner, a Michigan republican and
the other by De Almond, Missouri
democrat. De Almonds eloQuence
| aroused both sides of the house. The
republicans, with the exception of
Gardner. took part in the discussion
Of the Rixey suggestion. which met
with much opposition on the demo-
cratic side on the ground that 1t was
utterly impracticable. Lamb of Vir-
ginia read a number of kilograms
from prominent ex-confederates Of
Richmond protesting against 1t.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Senate.--A4
| spirited discussion was precipitated
| in the senate today by some remarks
submitted by Hale of Maine in re-
| spect to bills relating to the forma-
| ton of a naval reserve which he
| introduced. He took strong ground
against the organization of a naval
| reserve. his comments being con-
strued by some Of the senators into a
| reflection upon volunteer soldiers
| and land militia. Half dozen SEN
ators were on their feet in an instant
| to defend the volunteers and the ma
tional guard of the various states
| and the debate took so wide a range
| that senators went back in their ref
| erences to the days of the revolu-
| tionary war to seek illustrations for
| their arguments. While no action
| was possible at this time, it is likely
| that the discussion upon the measures.
should they be reported, will be very
| lively. No business of special i'm
| portance was transacted. the time of
| the senate being consumed by mat
| ters of routine.
| House.--The house today passed the
pension appropriation bill. which has
been under discussion for three days.
and then adjourned until Saturday.
The resolution prepared by the spe-
| cial committee on the Mckinley me-
mortal exercises providing for an ad-
| dress by Secretary of State John Hay
| in the hall of representatives, Febru-
airy 81. was adopted.
January % has been fixed as the
| date for the republican joint caucus
to ratify the action of the district
| caucuses on the nomination of re-
gents of the university and trustees
| of the other two educational insti-
| tutions.
Washington. Jan. 16.-Senate.-The
| senate today for brief time had I'M
der consideration the bill creating
! department of commerce. and the dis
cussion tended to show that the meas
ure will have to be amended in many
particulars before it can receive the
approval of the senate. Serious OBJ
| jections were raised to the transfer
| to the proposed department of several
| important bureaus now part OF other
| departments of the government. 1t
| was pointed out that If the bill as re-
| ported became law it would create
| the greatest department of the gov
| eminent. and that the secretary of
commerce would have more power
even than the secretary of the treas
ury. Notice of several important
| amendments was given A large num-