Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-19

capitol by a subway and to cost So.
500 1000; and the other an appropriation
of $2,500.000 to carry out the original
plans for identifying and charging
the main wing Of the capitol. The
notable feature of the general debate
on the bill was a speech by Mr.. De
Almond Of Missouri on the Hanna bill
to pension ex-slaves. He spoke In
sarcastic vein. but the subject as.
sumed serious phase when Mr.. hitch.
ardson Of Tennessee said that adven.
turers in the south were using the bill
to impose on ignorant. credulous
negroes and called on Mr.. Cannon tG
give assurances that the passage of
such a measure was not contemplated.
This assurance Mr., Cannon gave.
Washington, Feb. 11.--Senate.-Mr.
Hanna today called up the conference
report on the department of commerce
bill and II was agreed to without de.
bate. The bill now goes to the presi.
dent. Mr.. Morgan almost Immediate
ly after the opening of the session re.
sumed his remarks on the statehood
bill, but branched OF on the subject
of the proposed treaty with Colombia.
He referred to the concordant OF Pope
Plus TX, which constituted a part of
the organic law of Colombia, and said
that the United States intended to put
the heel OF ignominious contempt upon
it. He predicted return OF the hes.
tilities between the old church party
in Colombia and the liberal party. Mr.
Depew spoke In opposition to the
| statehood bill. He did not conclude
his speech.
Washington, Feb. 12-Senate.-Dur
ing the discussion Of the Panama canal
treaty in the executive session of the
senate this afternoon Senator Morgan
directed special attention to the fact
that there had been failure to en-
body the act Of congress providing
| for the construction Of the canal in the
treaty, as was set forth in the pre-
amble. and dwelt at length on what
he termed the unreliability and revo.
lutionary character Of the government.
! He asserted that the price of 10,000..
| 600 in cash, which the United States
had agreed to pay to Colombia, was
| exorbitant and more than was neces.
| sary In view Of the former agreement
| to take $7.000,000. He also criticised
the provision for a perpetual annual
payment Of $250,000, and declared
that in all probability much of these
payments would go into the pockets
| OF private individuals. In this con,
nection he declared that recent chief
| executive OF the Colombian govern.
ment had sold out and abdicated for
100000. He repeated his declara-
ton that the existing government has
no power to enter into treaties, and
| asserted that a treaty with that gov.
eminent would not be binding. He de-
| clared that 1t would be folly to make
the payment Of $47,000,000 as was
| proposed by the treaty depending on
| so unstable and unsubstantial an in
| stitution as the Colombian congress,
and especially in view of the chronic
| insurrectionary condition of the
people. Senator Cullom, chairman Of
| the committee on foreign relations,
made brief speech in the middle Of
Senator Morgan's address, 1t was de-
voted to an explanation of the terms
of the treaty. Mr.. Cullom gave spe-
cial attention to criticisms Senator
Morgan had made on article 20, plac-
ing the control of the canal In charge
Of the government of Colombia In
case Of trouble, and said that as the
canal penetrates Colombian territory
the arrangement was equitable. More
over, he thought it would be impos.
sible to secure Colombia's sanction OF
the treaty under any other arrange
ments.
House.-The house made slow pro.
gress with the sundry civil bill today
covering only twenty-seven pages and
leaving forty pages still to be dis.
! posed of.
| Washington, Feb. 13.-Senate. -
When the statehood bill came up Mr..
Depew resumed his remarks. He at
tackled the Mormon church, because,
he said, he believed its members still
cling to the practice of polygamy. Mr..
: Rawlins replied, saying that IL the
Mormons were not interfered with
, they would work out their own des-
tiny. At $3.50 o'clock the senate went
| into executive session and soon after.
ward adjourned.
Householder the operation OF q
| special order which cut off opportuni-
| ty to offer amendments, the house
after debate of an hour today by a
vote Of 241 to 6 passed the Elkins
| piii W W
The six members who voted against
the bill were democrats. Mr.. Little
| field of Maine was present, but did
| not vote on either the rule or the bill.
The democrats protested against the
| rigorous terms OF the rule. II had
been their purpose, they said, to offer
the provisions Of the Littlefield bill as
an amendment to the bill. Mr.. Dali
zell of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Overstreet OF
Indiana and Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa prac.
tically announced that with the pas.
sage of the Elkins bill the antitrust
legislation for this session of con.
gress would be complete. During the
debate Mr.. Cochrane, democrat, Of
Missouri, branded one Of Mr.. Hep
burns statements as deliberate
lie." Contrary to the usual cuatom,
this strong language had no sequel.
The remainder Of the session was de-
voted to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, which was practically COM
pleted. No effort was made to pass 1t,
as there was no quorum present, and
notice was given that a record vote
would be demanded on an amendment
to increase an appropriation for the
site Of a military post at Indianapolis.
Ind.
Mrs. Hossack Is now on trial at
Winterset for the murder OF her
husband.