Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
Weeks D0|NGS
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
PHILIPPINE BILL HAS PASSED
Hoar, Mason and Wellington, Republic
cans, Vote Against 1t, while McLaurin,
Democrat, Voted for It-Amendments by
Minority Were All Voted Down.

the senate passed the Lodge Phillp-
pine government bill by vote of AZ
to 80. Three republicans. Hoar of
Massachusetts, Mason of Illinois, and
Wellington of Maryland, voted against
the measure, and one democrat, Nc.
Laurin, of South Carolina, voted for 1t
All amendments offered by the minor.
ity were rejected The debate on the
measure has been in progress seven
weeks and two days. Lodge. Of Mas
sachusetts, chairman of the Philip
pine committee, who has been unre-
hitting of his advocacy of the meas.
ure. was the recipient of many cor
dial congratulations on his successful
conduct of the bill. Just at the close
of the discussion today sharp en-
change occurred between Dietrich, of
Nebraska. and Patterson, of Colorado,
in the course of which the former re-
fl, cted caustically upon the Colorado
senator. He was called to order, his
remarks were read and he was de-
clared to have been out of order in
uttering them. He withdrew his state
ment, thus ending the controversy.
During much of the time today the
senate was in recess. no senator caring
to discuss the measure. After the
passage of the Philippine bill the Mic
aragua canal bill was made the I'M
finished business and its considera-
ton will begin tomorrow
House.-The house today adopted
the conference report upon the river
and harbor bill. The bill goes now
to the president. The house then be-
gan consideration of the anti-anarchy
bill. The hourse committee reported
a substitute for the senate measure.
Ray, of New York. chairman of the
judiciary committee, who is in charge
of the bill. explained the difference
between the senate bill and the house
substitute. The purpose of the house
bill was to protect the president, vice
president and those in the line of the
presidential succession. and also to
prevent the entry into the United
States or the naturalization OF persons
who preach anarchy or forcible de-
struction of governments. The i'm.
peratiye reason for the passage of the
bill was the non-uniformity of state
laws for the punishment of homicide
The senate bill. Ray contended, was
unconstitutional because it provided
the death penalty for killing the presi
dent, the vice-president and the cabi-
net officers in line of succession, with
out regard to whether at the time
they were engaged in the performance
Of their official duties.
Washington. June 4.-Senate.-Dis-
cussion of the project Of constructing
an isthmian canal was begun by the
senate today. Morgan, of Alabama.
chairman of the committee on inter-
oceanic canals, opened the debate,
speaking nearly three hours. A con-
siderable portion of his speech was
devoted to an examination OF a recent
ly reported danger to the Nicaraguan
canal route by seismic disturbances.
This danger. he concluded, after
careful review of many authorities.
existed only in the imagination of
those who desired to defeat any canal
project. His study of the situation
had convinced him that really there
was no greater damage from volcano
and earthquake disturbances to the
Panama route than to the Nicaragua
route. but he was satisfied that little
danger to either was to be anticipat-
ed. Morgan also reviewed at length
the political conditions in Columbia.
finding in them a grave of menace TO
the United States in the construction
of a canal by the Panama route. He
presented also. the present phases of
the diplomatic negotiations looking to
the building OF canal by both the
Nicaragua route and by the Panama
route He closed with a strong appeal
for the passage OF the Nicaragua bill.
The bill authorizing the promotion and
retirement of the present senior ma
jor of the army, Major General John
r. Brooke. was passed. A bill was
also passed providing that the post
master general may extend free deliv-
cry to cities of 5000 inhabitants or
10000 gross income, instead Of 10000
inhabitants as at present.
House.-The debate on the anti
anarchy bill continued all day in the
house. II was without sensational
features. being confined almost entire
ly to the legal and constitutional
phases Of the question.
Washington, June Sin further
consideration of the isthmian canal
project. the senate heard today two
speeches. neither of which was COM
pleted. Mr.. Hanna of Ohio, spoke in
favor of the Spooner amendment, con-
ferring on the president authority to
purchase the rights of the Panama
Canal company. II valid title could
be obtained, otherwise he shall decide
upon the Nicaragua route. Mitchell
supported the Hepburn bill for the
consideration of the canal by the MIC
aragua route. Seldom has a senator
been accorded more attentive hear
ing than that given Hanna. The
Panama route he considered much to
be preferred to the Nicaragua route,
as IL provided an interoceanic water
way much shorter and one that could
be trayersed at less expense than the
Nicaragua route. He maintained that
the United States was to build the
canal to accommodate the commerce
of the world. and said that fact must
be taken into account.
Mitchell urged that unless the Mic
aragua route was determined upon
definitely by congress, IL would mean
the indefinite postponement and per-
haps the ultimate defeat of any canal
legislation. He insisted that the Mic.
aragua route was entirely feasible
and practicable, while the Panama
route involved difficulties which were
scarcely to be surmounted.
House.-The general debate on the
anti-anarchy bill was ended today ex-
cept for two speeches. which will be
made tomorrow. Mr.. Littleield, OF
Maine. will make the closing argu.
ment in support of the measure. The
debate today. like that of yesterday.
was devoted to legal arguments. the
speakers today being Sibley OF Penn
sylvania. DeArmond Of Missouri. vii.
liams OF Mississippi. Wooten OF Texas,
McDermott OF New Jersey, Loud of
California. Crumpacker of Indiana.
Maddox Of Georgia. Ball OF Texas,
and Clark of Missouri.
Washington. June 6.-SeSate.--Af.