Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-03
CONGRESS-.


anna and Cuba engaged the attention
81 the senate today to the exclusion Of
all other questions. Mr. Hale moved
60 reconsider the vote by which the
Newlands joint resolution for the an
nexation Of Cuba was referred to q
committee and several speeches were
made on the motion without disposing
OF II. Messrs. Hale, Lodge and Platt
OF Connecticut disavowed any desire
on the part Of the United States to &C
quire Cuba, and expressed regret that
the resolution had been introduced.
| Mr.. Newlands defended the measure
as presenting natural solution OF the
! problem OF tie relationship between
| the two countries. The Panama ques-
| ton came up in connection with the
announcement of Reorganization Of
| senate committees. Mr.. Morgan. OF Ala
bama, being relieved from the chair.
manship Of the committee on inter-
| oceanic canals. Before the order went
into effect Mr.. Morgan took the floor
and his speech proved to be discus
sion OF the entire canal question, with
lioeral criticisms of the president for
his course. He had not concluded when
the senate adjourned and will proceed
tomorrow. "efore adjournment the
senate agreed to vote on the Cuban
bill December 1G next.
Washington, Nov 24.-Senate.--
he Panama canal question was again
the leading topic under consideration
| by the senate today, and Mr.. Morgan
was again the speaker OF the day. He
| continued his review of the history OF
| the efforts To secure an isthmian ca
nal and declared that 70 the presidents
ambition To secure the credit of a
unique administration must be cred.
| tied the f.voritism manifested by him
| toward the Panama route. He assert.
cd that President Mckinley had IA.
vored the Nicaragua line, and this
statement was challenged by Mr.. Han.
ma. who said he knew of his own
| personal knowledge that Mr.. McKin.
| Icy had Urged the most careful In
vestigation after he had learned that
the Panama canal property was avail
| able. The question Of committee as.
| signments was again postponed, as
was also the motion to reconsider the
| vote on the Newlands Joint resolution
concerning the annexation OF Cuba.
| Householder the house convened
| Mr. Payne moved that when an ad.
| Journment Is taken II be until Friday.
After some debate, during which De-
| Almond, OF Missouri. said the house
| had transacted the business for which
| II had been called In extraordinary
session, tie motion for adjournment
until FIR INV 'evaIled.
Washington, Sov. 27.-Senate-.
Senator Carmack of Tennessee mado
n sensational speech In favor of gen.
| nj MI L..
| States senate today In which he de-
voted special attention to Senator
| Dolliver and Governor Cummins OF
| Iowa. AZ to the latter, Mr.. Carmack
charged that he had been Obliged to
give up his tariff revision views be-
cause OF the demands OF the trusts.
Mr.. Carmacks speech was made In
connection with the Cuban recipro-
city bill. The senate today completed
the appointment of committees for
the Fifty.eighth congress, adopted the
molten providing for the reconsidera-
ton OF the vote by which the New.
lands joint resolution for the annexa.
ton Of Cuba was referred to commit
tee and made the Cuban reciprocity
bill the unfinished business. The SEN
ate adjourned until Friday.
| Washington, Nov 2s.--Senate. Ar.
ter session Of twenty-five minutes,
during which little was done, the SEN
ate adjourned today until next We'd
nesday.
House.-The house met today and
adjourned until Tuesday. The pro.
ceedings were marked by debate on
the motion to- adjourn over, during
which the minority took the republic
ans to task for not proceeding to the
transaction OF business.
| Paul Reagin, freight brakeman.
fell under the cars at Mt. Ayr. The
wheels crushed his right leg and right /,
arm. He will probably die. He was
% years old and unmarried. His
home was In Bloomfield.
move was made few days ago
In regard to- the Drake estate that
| places official confirmation upon the
statement that there was no will left
| by ex-Goy. II. M. Drake, whose death
took place last week. j. l.. Sawyer
was appointed the legal representa-
tive OF the heirs and he was given
a power OF attorney to act for all OF
the heirs. In consequence Of this
there will be no administrator appoint
| ed
The Burlington railroad suffered an
$4,000 loss by fire at Creston, the new
| coal chutes In the east end Of the
| yards being destroyed. The chutes
were just completed this summer, az
| ter years work, and contained an en-
CINE house and machinery for hoist
ing the coal, doing away with many
coal ShOyplors and Dttahara Tbia 10
the second chute to be burned on al
most exactly the same ground in three
years. The origin of the fire Is a mys-
terry. The chutes will probably be re-
built.
Il am very sorry. Victor, to think
you were such glutton. Are you not
soory yourself that you ate so much
turkey" Eyes, mother, cause I
hadn't any other room left for the
mince pie"
Although have granted you this
interview" said the pompous new Of
fice-holder, Il don't want people to
think I'm in the habit of talking for
publication" "They won't" replied
the reporter, when they see these
remarks In print"
What you do today is certain; what
you plan for tomorrow is uncertain.
The largest room in the world Is
the room for self Improvement
Some Of the Cuban papers occasion
ally refer to American audacity as
"Yanqui blof"-meaning Yankee BLUM
He-"There is one thing in particu-
lar ! like about slinsters." She
What Is that?" He-"They never