Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-05
AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FieTy.sevENTH CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.


In the senate. on the 26th. Mr.. Quay in
sisted on the consideration of the state
hood bill 10 the exclusion of other bush
ness, and objected to an attempt By Mr..
vidins for the printing of a public docu-
ment. In reply to a charge by Mr.. Hale
that ne was confscating the time OF the
senate. Mr.; Quay replied that this could
be obviated by allowing a vote on the
statehood bill. The n went into ex-
ecut.ve session, at the close of which the
diplomatic n consular appropriation
bill was passed. $3.50. l n the house lie milf
tary academy bill was passed without de-
bate. The Indian bill was taken up, but
not completed. A resolution was adopted
calling on the postmaster-general for the
correspondence In the Indianola (Miss.)
post office case.
In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Quay
made an effort to hold a continuous ses-
sion to consider the statehood bill, but
failed. He secured another ballot, how
the vote standing II to % in his favor.
With the exception of an hour devoted 10
a speech by Mr.. Scott. of West Virginia,
on the pension laws, the statehood bill &C.
cupied the time of the senate during the
day........In the house about twenty bills
reported from the judiciary committee,
most of them of a minor character, were
passed. A bill of general Importance
passed was one to meet the original pack
ages decision of the supreme court. by
making intoxicating liquors imported into
states subject to the jurisdiction of such
states. The bill is designed to prevent
evasion, under the original package decl-
sion, of liquor laws in prohibition states:
The senate bill to increase the salaries OF
federal judges was also passed.
In the senate, on the 18th, there was
a sharp debate when Mr.. Rawlins called
up his resolution directing the secretary
of war TO furnish the senate the proceed
ings of q number of courts martial held
I'm the Philippines. The debate was par
ticipated In by Senators Rawlins, Bever-
idge, Carmack and Proctor, and was at
times of a very bitter character. The
statehood bill was taken up and MI.
Lodge spoke in opposition to it. Mr.. Aid
rich offered an amendment to divide the
business of the senate with the statehood
bill, but 1t failed to pass. .....The house
made slow progress witt the Indian ap-
preparation bill, Mr.. Burton (O) insisting
that the committee give an explanation
Of every item. The senate amendments
were agreed to. The speaker appointed
Messrs. Hildebrandt tO), Hughes CIV.
Va) and Bartlett (Ga.) members of the
temporary committee on accounts OF the
next congress.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. McLaurin
(Miss.) urged the adoption of the Raw
Inns resolution calling on the secretary of
war for the evidence in certain courts
martial cases in the Philippines, on the
ground that army officers In a number
of cases had brutality treated Filipino men
and women, and he wanted them welded
out of the army. Messrs. Lodge and Bard
spoke in opposition to the statehood bill.
Messrs. Foraker and Clay commended that
Mr.. Quay had precedent for his PROPOSE
ton to tack the statehood bill IN an APP
preparation bill .....The house passed the
Indian appropriation bill and began con-
sideration of the post office appropriation
bill. Mr.. Burton (O.) continued his crit
icism of the extravaganza of the Indian
appropriation bill, but to little effect, as
few reductions were made Mr.. Patterson
CTenn.) spoke for an hour and a half on
the trust question, and Mr.. Reid (Ark.)
spoke on good roads .
In the senate, on the 30th, after thu
transaction of some routine business. Mr..
Burrows tMich.) called up the resolution
relative to the death of his late colleague,
Hon. James Mcmillan, and paid an ear
nest tribute to his memory He was fol-
lowed by other senators, after which, as
a further mark Of respect, the senate ad.
journed lin the house 1t was the last
private claims day of this congress-, and
As private bills were acted on favorablyi
despite the efforts of Messrs. Payne, Can
non and others to defeat some of them
Many of the claims were old one dating
back to the civil war, and some originated
prior to that time. There were several
bills to reimburse postmasters and In.
ternal revenue collectors for stamps lost
or stolen. A bill was presented for pay OF
balance on a contract for ice furnished
the army hospitals in the Mississippi val.
ley during the war. the amount claimed
being $50, 1000, and Is at the rate of 30 cents
ppr 100 Mounds