Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-06
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the oath. the Philip
pine tariff bill, after eight hours tunultu-
Gus Gebate, was passed, by a vote of 10
10 y. Messrs. Tillman and McLaurin were
denied the right to participate in the de-
bate or the vote. Only one amendment
other than those of the committee, was
adopted-that restricting the operation OF
the sedition laws enacted by the Taft
commission. .....ln the house. after rou-
tine business and the passage of some
bills of no general interest. the session
was devoted to consideration of the dip
iomatic and consular appropriation bill,
a visit from Prince Henry elected sup
pressed applause.
The senate was not in session on the
18th. In the house, the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was passed.
being the fifth of the regular annual sup
ply bills to be sent to the senate at this
session. No amendments of Importance
were adopted. The question Of reform in
the consular service was debated to some
length, but no amendments on the subject
were adopted.
In the senate, on the 26th, a large audi
ence in the galleries. which had gathered
In anticipation of a reopening of the dis
cllssion of the controversy respecting the
right of Senators McLaurin and Tillman
Is. Co to participate in the proceedings
of the body. were disappointed by the an
nouncement that the committee on PRIV
ileges and elections had been unable to
reach a decision on the matter, and the
senate almost Immediately adjourned. .,...
In the house, the Philippine tariff bill was
sent to conference. all of the senate
amendments having been non-concurred
In. The democrats sought to amend the
amendments by reducing the rate of duty
and declaring that the United States
should relinquish all claim to the archi-
pelago, but all such propositions were de-
feated.
In the senate, on the 9th, as soon as
the body was called to order, Mr.. Frye,
the president pro tenn, said that on the
Gath, the senator from Washington (Mr.
Turner had taken an appeal from the de-
cision of the chair on the Tillman-Mc-
Laurin episode, which, in the chaos of
points of order and objections, he had
overlooked and forgotten, and had pro-
ceeded with other business. For this for
getfulness he begged pardon of the sem
ator. The senate adjourned early to at
tend the Mckinley memorial services in
the house of representatives THE house
of representatives being occupied by a
Mckinley memorial service.
In the senate, on the 18th, the report Of
the committee, censuring the senators
from South Carolina, was adopted-54 to
Il. During the r~oll-call on adoption Of the
resolution, Mr.. Tillman further offended
the senate by an insulting remark, which
he afterwards attempted to withdraw by
unanimous consent, which was not OBJ
tanned. The senate adopted the conference
report on the permanent census bill, and
then took up the irrigation measure, and
later considered the omnibus claims bill
......In the house, 159 private pension bills
We're taken from the calendar and passed.
TIL conference report on the census bill
was adopted, and the house adjourned UNI
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