Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-03
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
CANAL BILL TO PRESIDENT
House Agrees to Senate Amendments
The Philippine Bill Passes the House
Practically AS 1t Came From the Com
mlttee.

first bill provides for the purchase of
100000 acres in the southern APP
palachian system to cost not to exceed
$10,000,000 The secretary of agri-
culture is to designate the lands to be
purchased and is to take measures
to preserve the hardwood forests
which they bear. Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania was unable today to secure con-
sideration for his motion to discharge
the committee on territories from fur
Their consideration of the omnibus
statehood bill. but gave notice that he
would demand that it be taken up to-
morrow.
House.-Two notable speeches
marked the closing of the general de-
bate on the Philippine civil govern
ment bill in the house today. They
were made by lands, of Indiana, re-
publican. and by Williams. Mississ-
ippi democrat. There were big DEM
onstrations after each concluded. The
other speakers today were Ball. of
Texas. Jones. of Virginia, Sharroth, of
Colorado. and Crumpacker, of lndi.
ana. The latter closed the general de.
bate for the bill with strong speech.
Washington. June 25.-Senate.-In
few minutes today the senate dis
posed for this session the omnibus
statehood question. which has been
pending for several days. Beveridge.
of Indiana, chairman of the commit
tee on territories. announced that
report on the bill before the committee
would be made on the third day of the
next session. This was satisfactory to
Quay, of Pennsylvania. who, after Sc
curing an agreement that the commit
tees report should be the unfinished
business on and after the 10th of De-
cember until it was disposed of, with
drew his motion to discharge the com
mittee from further consideration of
the matter. After McCumber, of N.
Dakota. had discussed the pending
food bill. and Gallinger, of New
Hampshire, had delivered an extended
argument to show that the present
prosperity of the country was due to
the operation of the Dingley tariff
law, the senate took up the calendar
and passed a large number of bills OF
minor Importance. The conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill
was agreed to thus passing that
measure and eliminating the friction
which has existed between the two
houses over 1t.
Iloubc.- ne II ulilppiHc tiNh SoN-
eminent bill was thrown open to
amendment In the house this morning.
Very slow progress was made. only
fifteen of the fifty pages of the bill
being completed. BY an amendment
offered by Bartlett. of Georgia. cases
involving the construction of the con-
stitution can be appealed from the SUI
preme court of the island to the SUI
preme court of the United States. and
by another offered by Littleield, of
Main, one corporation in the islands
is prohibited from holding stock in
another. These were the only amend
'ments of Importance adopted. The
earlier portion of the day was devoted
to consideration of conference reports
on the sundry civil. army and navy
appropriation bills. The house adopt
ed a proposition agreeable to the
senate with reference to the disputed
items in the army bill, and by vote
of So to 95 refused to agree to the
senate amendments to the naval bill
providing for five submarine torpedo
boats.
Washington. June 26.--Senate.-Dur-
ing comparatively brief time the SEN
ate was in session today the conference
report on the isthmian canal bill was
agreed to, and the general deficiency
bill, the last of the big supply meas
ures, was passed. slight protest
was made against the appropriation OF
$500, 900 for the Buffalo exposition and
100000 for the Charleston exposition.
but finally they were included in the
bill. The measure also carried $4,000
for the payment of the expenses of the
last days of President Mckinley. that
amount including the payment of the
physicians.
House.-At o'clock tonight, at the
end of a nine-hour session, and of
debate lasting night and day for a
week, the house passed the Philippine
civil government bill practically as 1t
came from the committee. IL was
party vote-141 to 97-with the eX-
ception of Mccall OF Massachusetts,
who voted with the democrats. The
minority substitute for the establish
ment of temporary government in
the islands and their permanent indie
Ipendence as soon as a stable. govern
ment could be established was defeat
led by vote Of 95 to 1856. The debate
during the day was at times OF
lively character. The democrats offer
ed a multitude of amendments, but
they were voted down. including one
offered by Patterson. of Tennessee, to
prohibit slavery or involuntary servi-
tude in the islands. The greatest in
terest attached to an amendment Of
fered by Mccall (rep) Of Massachu-
sets, to declare the policy OF the U.
s. to be developed in the capacity Of
the Filipinos for self-government and
pledging the faith of the United States
to grant them self-government. He
supported the amendment in an ele-
giant speech,s and the democrats chal-
lenged their political adversaries to
declare their future policy. Grosven-
or of Ohio, and Cooper OF Wisconsin
said II would be unwise to mortgage
the future by making such declara-
ton now, and the latter quoted Gov
ernor Taft as saying that such a
promise now would tend to prevent
the pacification of the islands. The
amendment was lost-S9 to 100. II
was a strict party vote except for Nc
Call and Littlefeld of Maine. who vot-
ed with the democrats for the amend
ment. Before the consideration of the
Philippine bill was resumed today, the
house, by vote of $50 to s, adopted
the conference report on the isthmian
canal bill. thus accepting in toto the
senate bill. The bill now goes to the
president.
Washington, June 27.-Senate.-
Quite Unexpectedly a sharp debate
arose in the senate today on the ques-
ton Of Cuban reciprocity. Teller of
Colorado, at whose instance the senate
committee on Cuban relations made
it's report of the subject. delivered d
spirited speech in opposition to reci-
procity with Cuba. He charged that
the entire reciprocity propagapda. had