Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-12
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NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FiFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the I'd, some amend
mentS were made to the Philippine bill by
the committee, the most important of
which related to the disposition of public
lands In the islands. The debate on the
Dill, which was participated in by quite a
number of prominent senator's, was lis
tened TO with little apparent interest, OH
the moor or in the galleries LIN the
mouse, by a vote of 129 to '46, the rules
were suspended and a joint resolution
was adopted. extending the thanks OF
congress to Secretary of State John Ha
Tor his address on the occasion of the
ruary. Special orders were adopted on the
consideration of the ~anti-anarchy bill and
the bill to transfer certain forest reserves
TO the agricultural department.
In the senate, on the Sd, the Lodge
Philippine government bill was passed
by a vote of As to 30, all the amendments
offered by the minority being rejected.
The measure had been under conSidera-
tion seven weeks and two days. The
Nicaragua canal bill was then made I'M
finished business, and it's consideration
was Immediately entered upon....In the
house consideration of the ante-anarchist
bill was begun. The committee reported
a substitute for the senate measure,
which, 1t was argued, was unconstltution-
al. Mr.. Lanham (Tex.) supported the
feature of the bill excluding anarchists,
but opposed that making it a particular
offense to Kill the president or any one In
tiC illlt VI pIcSiuttllltl SuCCGoSlDh.
In the senate, on the 4th, discussion o.
canal was begun, Mr.. Morgan Gaia.
chairman of the committee on inter
oceanic canals. opening the debate in a
three-hours' speech, in which he consid-
cred the recently-suggested danger to the
Nicaragua canal route from seismic dis
turbances, the existence of which he UNI
dertook to disprove. He declared that
political conditions menaced the United
Et4toc in aEbntipn ,nf panama IDIlia and
closed with a strong appeal Tor the pass
age of the Nicaragua bill....,.ln the
house the debate on the ,4nti-arElrchy
bill occupied almost the entire session,
- contended for a more stringent meas
ure, and Messrs. Powers (Mass.) and
Nevins 90 supported the bill as It. came
from the committee.
In the senate, on the 5th, the military
academy appropriation bill, providing Tor
extensive Improvements at West Point,
was passed. In further consideration of
the isthmian canal question, Senator
Hanna % spoke in favor of the Spooner
amendment, comforting on the president
Panama Canal Co, if valid title can be
obtained. Mr., Mitchell supported the
Hepburn bill. LIN the house, the gen.
eral debate on the a~nti-anarchy bill was
ended, with the exception of two speeches.
The arguments mainly related to legal
points involved. A large number of mem
bers spoke upon the question.
In the senate on the 9th, after the
transaction of some routine business, con-
sideration of the isthmian canal question
was resumed. Mr.. Hanna, continuing his
argumen in support of the Panama
canal route, declared hat no political
considerations were involved in the canal
problem, and appealed to the senate to
consider the matter as a business PROPOSE
ton. With some feeling he repudiated the
suggestion that those ~favoring the Pam
anna route were not in favor nf any Ca
nal. ....In the house, general debate on
the ~anti-anarcny hill was closed, and con-
sideration of the measure by sections was
taken up, but only one section had been
disposed of when the house adjourned.