Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 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
ECorIiss Pacific Cable Bill Is Defeated
Elkins Wants to Admit Cuba to state
hood.


more than s7S,000.000. being passed.
1t includes provisions for two first
class battleships, two nrst class ar
mored cruisers and two gunboats, but
strikes out the house provision that
each one shall be built at government
yards. When consideration was re-
sumed of the isthmian canal question,
Turner delivered an extended argu-
ment in support of the Nicaragua
route. He maintained that the new
Panama company could not pass a
clear title to the Panama Canal Com
pany's rights, franchises and proper
ty to the United States. and that If
this government purchased it 1t would
be with all membranes. Carmack.
of Tennessee, offered resolution d.
recting the committee on civil service
and retrenchment to investigate the
case of Rebecca ]. Taylor. a clerk in
the war department. who was dis
charged for the alleged reason of cri-
itching the administration Philip
pine policy In a communication to the
press. The committee was directed TO
investigate the reasons for his dis.
charge. The resolution went over I'M
der the rule.
House.-The house today defeated
the bill to transfer certain forest re-
serves to the agricultural department
and to authorize the president to es-
tablish game and fish preserves. Its
death was accomplished by striking
out the enacting clause. The motion
was made by Cannon and was carried
by 100 to 20. He claimed that the
bill would greatly increase the cost Of
ad mi G. QrinO ond dl.
clared that the estimated receipts of
the next fiscal year already were ex.
ceeded by the appropriations up to the
present time by over $51 100000. The
house then adopted a special order
for the consideration of the Corliss
Pacific cable BILL by a vote of 108 To
70. and for the remainder of the at
ternoon listened to the author of the
measure in favor of its passage.
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 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, 21 to 35 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 RUE
House.-The house today dispatched
the Corliss Pacific cable bill by the
same method it adopted yesterday in
the case of the forest reserve. II
struck out the enacting clause of the
measure by vote OF 116 to II. thus
giving no opportunity to test the
strength of the Dalzell substitute,
which arthori; ed the president to con.
/, act witt private compary fer laying
of a 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 II.
Washington, June 12.-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
a half discussing the diplomatic phases
of the question. From this point he
was diverted by an amendment III
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
anama 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
Plat, 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 l of this year was
taken up. Plat OF Connecticut ex-
planned that the information was be-
ing compiled in the war department.
and the resolution was sent TO the
calendar
House.-The house today adopted
a 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
Shallenbarger of Nebraska. spoke to-
day in favor of the bill. Ray, chair
man of the judiciary committee, made
long argument against 1t. Ohm
stead OF Pennsylvania, enlivened the
proceedings with humorous speech
IN reply to Cuchman's recent attack
on the committee on rules.
Washington, June 13.-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
made subject to the call OF Carmack'
of Tennessee. A resolution was OF