Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-05

sidered and number OF amendments
made to meet various senator's views,
but the bill failed of vote on objec-
ton from New England senators who
feared 1t will exclude French Can
adam labor.
House-The democrats Of the house
today carried out their threat made
yesterday, that IL Mr.. Butler was I'M
seated they would do everything in
their power to block legislation from
now until congress expires March A.
The result was another stormy session,
prolonged from IL o'clock this morn
ing until almost o'clock this even
ing. Roll call succeeded roll call and
at every pause party passion mani
tested itself in bitter and acrimonious
denunciation. Two special rules were
brought in to expedite appropriation
bills and continue the legislative day
of yesterday in order to reduce as
much as possible the minority's power
to obstruct legislation. 1t was agreed
on both sides that the present situa-
ton sounded the death knell of prac-
tically everything except the appro
priation bills. The friends of the
omnibus public building bill, who yes
terday were threatening to defeat the
rules if they were not modified to In
clude their measure were placated by
promise, which it was understood
was given that their bill would be
covered by special rule to be
brought in later. Even with the
special rules in operation, getting ap-
preparation bills into conference was
a tedious and laborious process, an
eight-hour session and thirteen roll
calls being necessary to get the agri.
cultural, sundry civil, military acad-
envy and postoffice appropriation bills
into conference and to adopt the con-
ference report on the Indian appro-
priation bill. All overtures from the
republican side to the democrats to
induce the latter to abandon their
filibuster have been fruitless, and
there is every indication that they will
continue their present tactics to the
end of the session.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Senate-The
senate today passed the fertilization
appropriation bill and the house i'm.
migration bill with amendments. The
general deficiency bill, the last of the
appropriation measures to be consid-
cred, was reported from the commit
tee. The greater part Of the day was
given up to the consideration OF the
Aldrich bond deposit bill, which was
debated at length, but npon which
vote was not reached. While the bill
was under discussion Mr.. Aldrich said
that the republican party would under
take the reduction of the revenue at
the next session of congress provided
there was a surpls.
House-The democrats stuck to
their filibustering programme in the
house today and even under the OPP
Grafton of the special rules adopted
yesterday the majority progressed
with appropriation bills and confer
ence reports was exceedingly SLOW
and lsborious. The democrats fore
ed a roll call on every proposition
and compelled a reading in eXtenso
of everything presented. Every par-
liamentary expedient was seized 10
delay matters, and at the end OF the
session of over nine hours the house,
completely worn out, at sos o'clock
tonight took a recess until tomorrow
noon (Sunday). There was no sign
of the democrats abating their oppo-
sition. The reading clerks tonight
were exhausted by the days strain
of trying to make themselves heard
above the ceasless din and confusion
on the floor. There were fifteen roll
calls and two calls of the house. the
feature Of the day was the passage
of the senate omnibus public building
bill with, house amendments, which
latter increased the total carried by
the bill to over $6,000,0O0. The
leaders who opposed the bill did rot
attempt to defeat it and it passed
POS to %, under suspension OF the
rules. Mr.. Mann (rep) of Illinois,
took occasion during the debate upon
it to charge "collusion" between the
architect and the contractor OF the
Chicago public building. Mr.. Gaines
(dem.) of Tennessee during the dis
cussion Of a conference report bitter
" arraigned the authorities for SELL
ing "the sacred relics" of the White
mousse. including, he said, sideboard
which. he said, had been presented to
Mrs. Hayes by the w. G. T. u, ana
which he declared, was now reposlng
in a Washington brewery. Mr.. Gros'
venor (rep.) of Ohio denied these
charges, saying that nothing but sec
ond hand furniture" had been sold
The result of the days session was
the sending to conference of the nav.
al and Notifications appropriation
bill, the postofHce, the omnibus pub
lie building bill and the bill to settle
the accounts of officers during the
Spanish war and the adoption OF the
senate amendments to two other com.
parat;vely unimportant measures.
Washington, March 1.-House.-The
house of representatives held four
hour session today and put the Dis.
trict of Columbia appropriation Dill
through it's last parliamentary stage
in the face of the democratic filibuster.
The previous question on the confer
ence report on the Alaskan homestead
bill was ordered and the vote on its
adoption will be taken tomorrow.
That was the net result of the Sun
day session. Although it was Sunday
by the calendar, it was still Thursday.
February &c, according to parliament
tary fiction. The democrats put a
block in the legislative wheel at every
opportunity and it required six roll
calls to accomplish what was done to-
day.
At Iowa City jury awarded $4,000
damages against the Rock Island rail-
road company for negligence resulting
in the death of Samuel Shelladay,
while constructing bridge over the
Iowa river. The attorneys were Mil.
ton Remley, former attorney general