Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FIFTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 10th, consideration
OF the Philippine tariff bill occupied the
entire session. Mr.. Turner (Wash.) con-
cluded his speech, begun on the lth. on
the legal phase of the question. Mr.. Tell
er (Col) obtained the floor, but almost
Immediately requested hat he be allowed
to continue his address on the 1lth....ln
the house general debate on. the oleomar-
garine bill occupied the day and was
finally concluded, a large number or
members speaking upon the measure
In the senate, on the i1th, a joint reso-
luton was passed submitting a constitu.
tional amendment changing the time or
presidential Inauguration and the termin-
alton and commencement ofcongress from
the fourth of March to the last Thursday
in April. The remainder of the. day. was
taken up by a lively debate or the Philip
margarine bill being under consideration,
pine tariff bill. In the house, the oleo-
several committee amendments were
adopted changing the phraseology OF the
bill, and in committee of the whole,
where no account of the vote is taken,
two amendments, particularly obnoxious
to the friends of the bill were passed.
In the senate, on the 18th, with the ex-
ception of a sharp clash between Messrs.
Lodge and Patterson over the question of
admitting representatives of the press 10
the investigation of the Philippine tariff
bill In the senate, the day was very quiet,
the investigation proceeding without not
able incidents. LIN the house the oleo-
margarine bill was passed without divi-
sion on the final passage, the real test
of strength having been made on the mo-
ton to recommit, which was defeated by
a majority of "a. Two. other bills, which
had been before congress for % years, to
refer certain claims for additional COM
penSation by the builders of certain monl-
tors during the civil war to the court OF
claims, were passed.
In the senate, on the 18th, the discussion
OF the Philippine tariff bill was contin-
ued, Mr.. Teller Coli concluding his
speech, in which he made the remarka-
BILE statement that "he won prefer that
this government should withdraw abso-
lutely and without condition from the
archipelago than that the present war
should continue" Mr. Mitchell (Ore.)
spoke in support of his amendment to re-
duce the tariff duties upon Philippine
products SO per cent......ln the house two
bills of general Importance were passed,
the remainder'o the time being devoted
to minor business. One is to compensate
confederate soldiers for private property
taken from them after surrender; the
other confers on the Spanish claims COM
mission authority to send for papers and
persons and to punish for CONTEMPT.
In the senate, on the 14th, a large num-
Der of private bills were disposed of. The
bill creating a permanent census bureau
was under consideration for a time. The
subject of clerical employment in the SEN
ate and the charges of extravaganza were
referred to a committee for investigation
and report. The death of Representative
BrosiuS, of Pennsylvania, was announced,
and after the usual resolutions and eulo-
giles, the senate, as a further mark of re-
spect, adjourned. In the house 125 pri-
waite pension bills were passed in 81 min
utes. The monotony of "a private bill day
was %enlivened by a speech on alleged
flunkyism by Mr.. Wheeler Ky.) which
called forth severe criticisms from leading
member of the house.