Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-04
Weeks DO|NGS
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
House Wins a Victory Over the Senate In
the Naval Bill-Lively Debate In the
Senate on Philippine Investigation at
the Closing Session.


mittee on interOceaniC canals to In
yestigate the status of the American
stockholders of the Panama Canal co.
with view of protecting them in the
French court Spooner OF Wisconsin,
Hanna of Ohio. and Mitchell OF Ore.
gon, antagonized the resolution, main
tanning that it was matter with
which the United States had nothing
to do. Morgan warmly advocated the
proposition, but it finally went to the
calendar without action. Deboe and
Blackburn of Kentucky engaged in an
interesting but good-natured discuss.
ion of Kentucky politics. in the course
of which the former alleged that the
reason why Governor Taylor did not
return to Kentucky and stand trial
as an accessory to the murder OF Gov.
ernor Goebel was that the courts were
corrupt and that the 100000 reward
offered for the apprehension OF the
murderer of Goebel had been used to
corrupt the court and bride witnesses.
This Blackburn emphatically denied,
and declared tnat he was SO thorough.
ly convinced of Taylor's guilt that he
would be willing to submit the case 10
any judge and any jury in the United
States.
House.-When the house adjourned
tonight the general deficiency bill and
one item in the naval appropriation
bill was all that remained in dispute
between the two houses, SO far as the
Appropriation bills are concerned. The
conference report upon the District of
Columbia bill was adopted and it now
goes to the president for his sigma.
ture. Earlier in the day the house
decided the contested election of
Horton VS.. Butler, from the Twelfth
Missouri district, by declaring the
seat vacant. By vote of 100 to 1876
"a strict party vote-Butler, who is
also a democrat, was decided not en-
title to his seat. Butler made Wig
orous speech Of an hour in defense OF
his right to the seat. The Dick mill.
tia bill was made a continuing order
not to interfere with conference re-
ports.
Washington, June 3O.-Senate-El-
kins of West Virginia delivered an
earnest speech in favor Of the an
nexation of Cuba, maintaining that it
would be in the best interests of both
countries. Elkins' remarks drew
sharp fire from Plat of Connecticut
and Hanna of Ohio, who deprecated
any annexation proposition at this
time and urged that the United States
ought to be sensible of it's obligations
10 the civilized world, if not to Cuba.
After a lively colloquy, In which
General Wood was criticised, by in
ference, for using Cuban funds to ad.
vance reciprocity propaganda, Elkins'
resolution for annexation was referred
to the Cuban relations committee.
mong the many bills passed was one
giving Rear Admiral Schley the pay
and allowance of rear admiral on the
active list of the navy.
House.-The conference report on
the Philippine civil government bill,
which is considered the last obstacle
in the way of adjournment, was adopt
ed by strict party vote, with the sin
gle exception of Mccall of Massachu-
sets, who voted with the democrats.
A partial report on the general de-
fciency appropriation bill was adopt
ed, and after a prolonged fight the
house, by vote of 11S to 101, adopted
the senate amendment to appropriate
100000 for the Buffalo exposition and
then sent the bill back to conference.
The senate amendments to appropriate
100000 for the Charleston exposition
and 100000 to pay the Hawaiian
fire bubonic plague awards were de-
feated, the former by vote of II to
118. Subsequently, at the night ses-
sion, the house reversed itself and as
sented to the senate amendment MAX
ing an appropriation for the Charles
ton exposition. A number of bills were
passed under suspension of the rules,
including the senate bill to allot lands
in the Cherokee nation and to provide
corporation laws for Alaska. At the
evening session the Dick militia bill
was taken up and passed $50 to %.
Washington, July 1.-Senate.-After
a session marked by some of the
stormiest debates ever heard in the
American congress the congress adj
journed sine die at $50 this after
noon. During the last hours of the
session there was a tart debate on the
Philippine question, participated in
By CaSmac& Of Tennessee, SpOoner OF
Wisconsin. Culberson of Texas, Nc
Comas of Maryland and Lodge Of
Massachusetts. The conference re-
port on the Philippine government
bill was adopted without very much
serious opposition and then, when the
desks of the senate were cleared for
adjournment, Carmack called up his
resolution providing for continuance
of the investigation OF the Philippine
committee and for visit to the Philip
pines by the committee during the
present summer This started trouble
and for more than an hour a battle Of
words was waged. Spooner delivered
a scathing denunciation of the minori-
ty of the Philippine committee for
what he declared was an attack upon
the American army. Carmack denied
mat any attack had been made upon
the army and declared that any fool
could charge such a calumny and any
parrot could be taught to repeat it,
.e resolution was referred to a COM
mittee, thus effectually killing IL
Before adjournment the usual reso
one offered by Cockrell, the venerable
democrat from Missouri, cordially
thanking President pro TEN Frye for
the dignhed, impartial and courteous
manner in which he had presided over
the senate. After adoption of the reso-
luton Mr. Frye made a feeling re-
spouse and then declared the senate
adjourned without delay.
House.-Immediate after the ap-
prevail of the journal scramble for
recognition began. Members with
small bills of interest to their con.
stituency were exceedingly anxious
to secure action upon them and a
dozen OF them were almost constant
" on their feet clamoring for oppor-
tunity to call them up. Senate bills
were passed as follows: To resurvey
certain townships in San Diego, Cal.
THE senate hill To promote the ef-