Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The senate
today made rapid progress, The
statehood riders to the agricultural
and postoflce appropriation Lills were
withdrawn and both bills passed.
The house amendments to the Philip
! pine currency bill were agreed TO
with but little discussion, thus send
ing the bill to the president The
sundry civil bill was nearly complel,
ed A large number Of pension bills
were also passed. In the course OF
the day Civil Service Commissioner
Foulke was severely criticized on ac-
count of a letter written by him to
Senator Spooner regarding the dis
missal of an employee OF the survey,
or-general's Office in Idaho. who had
been charged with receiving cam,
paign contributions. The house
adopted the conference report on the
army appropriation bill and sent the
bill to the president, The bill to es-
tablish union station in this city
also was finally passed. The house
abandoned its amendments to reduce
the amount to be given to the Penn
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio rail
road from $1,500,O00 each as fixed ia
the senate bill, to $1,00O.O0O each as
fixed by the house. Representative
Dearmond of Missouri introduced a
concurrent resolution providing that
the president be and is hereby re-
quested, to learn and advise congress
upon what terms, if any, honorable
to both nations, and to satisfy the in
habitants of the territory primarily
affected, Great Britain would consent
to cede to the United States, all, any,
or any part of the territory lying
north of and adjoining the United
States, to be formed in due time into
one or more states and admitted into
the union upon equality with the
other states. the inhabitants therefor
in the meantime to enjoy all the priv
ileges and immunities guaranteed by
the federal constitution
washington, Feb 2S.-The demo-
Gratis stuck to their flibustering pro
gram in the house today and even
under the operation Of the special
rules adopted the majority progress
with the appropriation bills and con.
ference reports was exceedingly slow
and laborious. The democrats for,
a roll call on every proposition anu
compelled reading in eXtenso of every
thing presented Every parliamentary
eXpedient was seized to delay matters
and at the end of the session OF over
nine hours the house was completely
worn out. The net result of the days
session was the sending to conference
of the naval and Notification appro-
priation bills, the adoption of the con-
ference reports on railroad safety
appliance. the Bland military academy
appropriation bill, the postotlioe ON
nibus public building bill and the bin
to settle the accounts of officers dur
ing the Spanish war period and the
adoption of the senate amendment 70
two other comparatively unimportant
measures The senatN passed the Tor
tifcations appropriation bill and the
house immigration bill with amend
ments. The general deficiency bill
the last of the appropriation measures
to be considered, was reported. The
greater part of the day was given up
to consideration Of the Aldrich bond
deposit bill, which was defeated at
length. but upon which vote was
reached. Senator Aldrich said the re-
publican party would undertake re-
duction of the revenues at the next
session of congress provided there
was surplus The senate took
recess until II o'clock today when
session will be held for the purpose
of delivering eulogies upon deceased
members of the house