The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-23
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Washington, Jan. IS Senate.-A
spirited discussion was precipitated
in the senate today by some remarks
submitted by Hale of Maine in re-
spect to bills relating to the formal
ton of naval reserve which he
introduced. He took strong ground
against the organization of a naval
reserve. his comments being con-
strued by some OF the senators into a
reflection upon volunteer soldiers
and land militia. Half dozen sen
ators We're on their feet in an instant
to defend the volunteers and the ma
tional guard of the various states
and the debate took so wide a range
that senators went back in their ref
erences to the days of the revolu-
tionary war to seek illustrations for
their arguments. While no action
was possible at this time, it is likely
that the discussion upon the measures.
should they be reported. will be very
lively. No business of special i'm
portance was transacted. the time of
the senate being consumed by mat
tiers of routine.
House.-The house today passed the
been under discussion for three days,
and then adjourned until Saturday.
The resolution prepared by the spe-
clal committee on the Mckinley me-
mortal exercises providing for an adj
dress by Secretary of State John Hay
in the hall of Representatives Febru-
airy ~, was adopted.
January % has been fixed as the
date for the republican joint caucus
to ratify the action of the district
caucuSes on the nomination of re-
gents of the university and trustees
OF the other two educational insti-
buttons.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Senate.-Th
senate today for brief time had I'M
der consideration the bill creating a
department of commerce. and the dis
cussion tended to show that the meas
ure will have to be amended in many
particulars before it can receive the
approval of the senate. Serious OBJ
jectlons were raised to the transfer
to the proposed department of several
important bureaus now a part of other
departments of the government. 1t
was pointed out that if the bill as re-
ported became law it would create
the greatest department of the gov
eminent. and that the secretary of
commerce would have more power
even than the secretary of the treas.
ury. Notice of several important
amendments was given. A large num-
Der of uncontested bills and private
pension measures were passed.
Washington, Jan. House-The
house of representatives was in SEES
sion less than an hour today Only
routlne business was transacted, the
most impormtant feature of which was
the reporting of Cannon, chairman of
the committee on appropriations, of an
urgent deficiency bill carrying approp-
riations of more than $16OO0,O00.
Washington, Jan. -Senate.-De-
cate on the Philippine tariff will begin
in the senate tomorrow On behalf
of the majority of the committee on
the Philippines. Chairman Lodge to-
day reported the measure and gave no.
tice that he would call it up at 2
o'clock tomorrow. Rawlins, of Utah,
acting for the minority of the commit
tee, offered substitute for the bill of
the majority and announced that he
would submit some remarks on it at
the conclusion of Lodges statement
III SuppOll VI Tie majority report.
During the greater part of today's ses-
sion the measure providing for the es-
adjustment of a department of corr
merce was under consideration. An
effort was made by Nelson, of Min
nesota, to secure vote, but the op-
position to many of it's provisions be-
came so strong that the effort had to
be abandoned.
House.-The time of the house of
representatives was occupied today
in general debate on the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill. An item in
the bill carrying S50O,00O for a mill
tary post at Manila precipitated a long
debate, in which some of the ablest
debaters on both sides of the house
took part. A semi-humorous speech
by Clark, of Missouri elected a reply
from Cannon, of Illinois, which
in turn drew the fire of De Almond.
OF Missouri. Others who participated
were Richardson, of Tennessee; Gros-
venor, OF Ohio; Alexander, of New
York; Grow. OF Pennsylvania; Will
Jams, of Illinois, and Underwood of
Alabama.