Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-10
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 BilI-Iively Debate In the
Senate on Philippine Investigation at
the Closing Session.

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 its 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 a 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-
ficiency 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
fr1 h.,h MIA ord n To-
feated, the former by a vote of II to
lis. Subsequently, at the night ses-
sion, the house reversed itself and as
serted 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 cation and to provide
corporation laws for Alaska. At the
evening session the Dick militia bill
was taken up and passed 1870 to %.
Washington, July 1.-Senate.-After
a session marked by some Of the
stormiest debates ever heard in the
American congress the congress ad-
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 Carmack 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 Oh 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 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.
re resolution was referred to a COM
mittee. thus effectually killing IL
Before adjournment the usual reso-
buttons were adopted, including
one offered by Cockrell, the venerable
mlSSOuIl,
thanking President pro TEN Frye for
the dignified. 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.-Immediately after the ap.
proval 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
ly 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 bill to promote the ef-
ficiency of the marine hospital service
and change its name to the public
health and marine hospital service was
passed under suspension OF the rules.
The bill to create a military ware
house at Omaha was passed. A joint
resolution was adopted, appropriating
$1,000 each for monuments to the
memories of General Francis Noah
and General William Lee Davidson of
North Carolina, as authorized by reso-
lutions of the contingent congress.
Foss presented an agreement on the
naval appropriation bill. There was o
ripple OF applause as Foss announced
the agreement and Taylor of Ohio,
who followed, receiver hearty applause
when he declared that fight had been
won and that the experiment of build
ing a first class battleship would now
be tried. Meir of Louisiana congratu-
lated the house upon the victory that
had heen achieved