Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
NEWS AND NOTES..
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 18th, the long
pending London dock charges bill was
passed, after which consideration Of the
isthmian canal question was resumed,
Messrs. Cullom and Kittridge delivering
speeches In advocacy Of the Panama
route A motion by Mr.. Proctor CVt( TO
agree TO a conference with the house on
the army appropriation was so vigorous y
opposed that 1t was Withdrawn for the
present......ln the house, under slspen-
sion OF the rules. much miscellaneous
business was transacted. including the
adoption Of a resolution appropriating
S25.G0 for plans for a monument in Wash
ington to Abraham Lincoln. Two bills
amending the pension laws were passed:
The resolution calling on the secretary OF
war for his reasons for the dismissal OF
Rebecca ]. Taylor, a clerk in the DEPART
ment. was laid on the table. los to a.
In the senate, on the 18th, the entire
days session was devoted to further dis
cussion of the isthmus canal question:
Messrs. Perkins Cali, Stewart tNev.) and
Morgan (Ala.), advocated the adoption
OF the Nicaragua route, and Mr.. Galilnger
IN. H. made a forceful argument in Ia
vor of the Panama routo:.....m the
house, the day was taken up In consider
ing bills reported from the judiciary COM
mittee, by far the most important OF
which was the bill to amend the existing
bankruptcy law. An effort to repeal the
present law was defeated, 65 to 1871. The
bill passed amends the law in Is particu-
lars to meet defects made manifest by the
operation of the law in actual experience.
In the senate. on the 18th. the isthmian
canal question occupied practically the
entire session. Extended speeches were
delivered by Mr.. Spooner wis and Mr..
Hanna (O.) in favor of the Panama route;
and by Mr.. Pettus (Ala.). who advocated
the selection of the Nicaragua route. Mr..
Teller (Col) briefly announced his support
of the Panama project, while MIR. Jones
(Ark.) indicated his leaning towards the
same route. .....In the house, the near APP
nrn1Ph nf tho nn1 nf the session was
foreshadowed by political speeches. MI.
Richardson (Tenn.), the leader of the MI
nority, arraisned the republican party for
its failure to keep its platform promises.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, in a brief reply, said he
was ready to go to the country on the
record of the republican party. A night
session was devoted to consideration OF
bills from committee OF indian affairs.
In the senate, on the 18th, the Spooner
substitute for the Hepburn Nicaragua
canal bill was adopted by a vote of ~ to
"a. After two amendments, one providing
construction of the canal, and the other
providing for the issuance of $50, COO, 0O
two-per-cent, gold bonds to raise money
with which to construct the waterway,
a vote of 81 to 6. The senate asked for
a conference with the hou3e on the
amendments to the army appropriation
bill.,....In the house, the opening day of
lie Wtth ; utDtltt vi lile iHipiiiV S'N
eminent bill was ~signalized by a stron-
speech by Mr.. Cooper CWis.) in favor of
the bill, and Il speech by Mr., Jones tNa.)
defining the democratic position on the
measure.
In the senate, on the Goth, no business
of Importance was transacted in open
session except to agree to a conference
report finally disposing of the military
academy bill. Soon after disposinG Of
routine business the senate went into eX-
ErntiVp session and at 31N II. M, lu-
journed until the 23d......In the house
debate on the Philippine civil govern
ment bill continued during day and even
ing sessions. Several speeches were made
to all of which close attention was given.
The isthmian canal bill was sent to con-
ference after the senate amendment had
been non-concurre in. The house re-
iterated the position 1t had taken on the
army appropriation bill by ignoring the
action Of the senate in sending the
bill back to the senate after voting to
adhere to its disagreement to the SEN
ate's Objectionable army post amend
mentS