The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-19
Weeks D0|NGs
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
SENATE CONSIDERS CANAL.
The House Passes the Irrigation Bill
Corliss Pacific Cable Bill Is Defeated
Elkins Wants to Admit Cuba to State
hood.

Washington, June 1-Senate.-Just
before adjournment today the senate
agreed to vote finally on the Nicara-
qua canal bill and all pending amend
ments on June 10, the voting to begin
at 2 o'clock. Before consideration of
the canal question was resumed to-
day the motion of Wellington, of Mary
land, to discharge the committee on
privileges and elections from further
consideration of the resolution provid-
ing for the submission of an amend
ment to the constitution for the cleo
ton OF senators by the people was de-
feated, 81 to IS after a sharp debate.
Fairbanks, of Indiana, in a carefully
considered speech, favored construc-
ton OF the isthmian canal by the Pana-
ma route. Originally. he said, he had
favored the Nicaragua route, but an in
vestigation of the subject, coupled
with the determination of the isthmian
commission, had induced him to
change his mind in favor of the Pana-
ma route. His predictions and opin-
ions, founded upon fragmentary and
unsatisfactory information, he said,
had been entirely in favor of the Mic.
aragua route, but if weight was to be
given to the opinion of our own impair.
tial commissioners, men of experience
and capacity, he declared, we must
discard the Nicaragua and select the
Panama rJtte
House.-The house today dispatched
the Corliss Pacific cable bill by the
same method it adopted yesterday in
the case Of the forest reserve. 1t
struck out the enacting clause of the
measure by vote of 116 to ", thus
giving no opportunity to test the
strength of the Dalzell substitute,
which aEthoriz ed the president to con-
tract with private company fnr laying
of cable. The speakers today were
Shackleford of Missouri, Mann of Illi-
nois, Morrell of Pennsylvania, and
Tompkins of Ohio, for the bill, and
Richardson of Alabama, Newlands of
Nevada. Loud of California, and Can.
non of Illinois, against it.
Washington, June l2.-Senate.-Af-
ter considering the London dock char
ges bill for an hour and half today
without completing it, the senate re-
sumed consideration of the isthmian
canal question. Morgan, of Alabama,
occupied the floor for three hours and
half discussing the diplomatic phases
OF the question. From this point he
was diverted by an amendment in
troduced by Fairbanks, of Indiana,
providing for the issue of bonds for
the construction of the canal. Morgan
vigorously attacked the amendment.
Incidentally Morgan again opposed the
ranama route and assailed the ability
of the new Panama company to dispose
of the concession held from the old
company. A resolution introduced by
Carmack, of Tennessee, directing the
committee on civil service and re-
trenchment to investigate the charge
from the war department of Miss Re-
Decca j. Taylor, a clerk of the depart
ment was called up. On motion of
Platt, of Connecticut, the resolution
was referred to the committee on civil
service. The resolution introduced by
Culberson, of Texas, directing the
secretary of war to send to the senate
an itemized statement Of the expendi-
lures made from the Cuban funds
from the time Of the American occu-
patton to May 1 of this year was
taken up. Platt Of Connecticut ex-
planned that the information was be-
ing complied in the war department,
and the resolution was sent to the
calendar.
House.-The house today adopted
special rule for the consideration of
the irrigation bill which passed the
senate some time ago, and devoted the
day to general debate on the measure.
Tomorrow the bill will be read for
amendment under the five minute rule.
Mondell of Wyoming, Tongue of Ore
gon, Terrell of Massachusetts, and :
ho1 81 rs
day in favor of the bill. Ray, chair
man of the Judiciary committee, made
a long argument against it. Ohm
proceedings with humorous speech
IN reply to Cuchman's recent attack
on the committee on rules.
Washington, June -Senate.-The
vote by which the resolution respect
ing the discharge of Miss Rebecca j.
Taylor from the war department was
referred to the committee on civil
service and retrenchment at the in
stance Of Platt, of Connecticut, was re-
considered, and the resolution was
of Tennessee. A resolution was Of
fered by Mitchell, Of Oregon, directing
the committee on Pacific islands and
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condition of Hawaii, the administra-
ton of affairs there, the quality, con-
dition and value of the publis lands
in Hawaii; the crown lands and the
title of the former queen therein, with
power to sit during the recess and by
subcommittee to visit the islands if
necessary, and to report at the be-
ginning Of the next session. Was re-
ferred to the committee on Pacific
islands.
House.-The house today passed the
irrigation bill by a vote of LAG to 55.
Many amendments were offered, but
only one, except those offered by the
Ryan to be Court Martialed.
Washington, June 16.-By direction
of the president, a general court mar
tial has been appointed to meet at
Manila on the 10th inst. for the trial
of Captain James A. Ryan of the 18th
cavalry, on the charge that he was
unnecessarily severe and arbitrary in
his dealings with the natives of the
province where he was stationed in the