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


100000; and the other an appropriation
OF $2,500,000 to carry out the original
plans for identifying and enlarging
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 a
sarcastic vein, but the subject as
sumed a serious phase when Mr.. hich.
ardson of Tennessee said that adven.
turers in the south were using the bill
to impose on ignorant, credulous
give assurances that the passage of
such 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 1t 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 off 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
1t. 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.
Wochipufnn Eah n,,r
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 a 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 100000.
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 100000. He also criticised
the provision for a perpetual annual
paymen. 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
thot n tran tn xt,ith hak
eminent would not be binding. He de-
clared that it would be folly to make
the payment of S47,000,000 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 a 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 $50 o'clock the senate went
into executive session and soon after
ward adjourned.
Householder the operation Of a
special order which cut off opportuni-
ty to offer amendments, the house
after a debate of an hour today by a
vote OF 241 to passed the Elkins
bill to prohibit rebates to shippers.
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. 1t had
been their purpose. they said. to offer
the provisions Of the Lttlefield bill as
an amendment to the bill. Mr.. Dali
zel 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 a deliberate
lie." Contrary to the usual custom.
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 IL,
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 military post at Indianapolis.
Ind.
Mrs. Hossack Is now on trial at
Winterset for the murder Of her
husband.