Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-12-17
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FiFrY.EIGHTH ~oNGaESS.


S~enate-The recent investigation into
frauds in the post office department was
the basis of a sharp tilt in the senate, on
the Sth, between Mr.. German and Mr..
Lodge. Discussion arose over q motion
by Mr.. Lodge to refer to the committee
oR post offices the resolution introduced
by Mr. Penrose looking to a senate in
~yestigation into the conditions in the de-
partment. Mr.. German intimated that the
investigation by the department had been
partisan in character. Mr.. Lodge defend
ed the departments work, and declared
1t was far more thorough than a con-
gressional inquiry would be. The resolu-
ton went over without action. Mr.. Teller
made a speech in opposition to the Cuban
bill; He severely criticised Gen. Wood,
and declared the bill was in the interest
OF the trust. At four o'clock the senate
went into executive session, adjourning a
few minutes later. ..... House-The house,
on the Sth, authorized the committee on
post offices and post roads to request the
postmaster-general to supply the commit
tee with papers in connection with the
recent investigation of the post office de-
partment. 1t was explained by Mr.. Over
street, chairman of the committee, that
the purpose of the resolution was to sup
ply the committee with information es-
sential to proper consideration of appro-
priation bills. The house also instructed
the judiciary committee to make inquiry
and report whether the Isle of Pines could
be coded to Cuba without the concurrent
action of the house and senate.
Senate-Senator Teller concluded his
speech in opposition to the Cuban rec
]iprocity bill, or the 9th, and Senator Nor
gan also was heard In opposition to that
measure. The Alabama senator devoted
the greater share of his attention to the
Panama canal question. He charged that
the United States had broken faith in
failing to obey the Spooner law, and
warned Cuba that the same course might
be followed by us towards that country
in case the pending bill should become a
law. Mr.. Morgan stopped speaking at
4:05, and the senate went into executive
session, and ten minutes later adjourned.
49,. House-Soon after the house met, on
the 9th, Representative De Almond, of
Missouri, asked if it would be in order for
the speaker to ask unanimous consent to
appoint an additional democratic member
house. Mr.. Payne objected. The house
then, at 1918, adjourned,
Senate-Immediately upon the opening
of the senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Spooner
presented a bundle of petitions from Wis
eonsin people asking for the expulsion of
Reed Smoot, of Utah. The Cuban rec
iprocity bill was called up, but no one
was prepared to discuss it. Mr.. Mitchell
gave notice that, on the 18th, he would
address the senate on his bill providing
for the holding of an international expo
sition in Oregon in commemoration of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, and authoriZ-
ing an appropriation. At 12:l0 p. m. the
senate adjourned. House-When the
lltuoc illtNr VII lllC IvlI, lllt blll VI dp-
preparation for the fiscal of 1905 was SUBJ
mitted. The bill carries $19S, $50, 100. The
appropriation for 1905 was $139, S47, 600.
Mr.. Tawney, chairman of the industrial
arts and eXpositions committee, reported
to the house a joint resolution naming a
committee of the house to act with a like
committee of the senate to represent the
congress at the ceremonies in New Or
leans, on the 18th, commemorative of the
hundredth anniversary of the ceding of
Louisiana territory to the United States
by France. The bill ap~propriates $500
to defray the expenses of the delegation.
He asked unanimous consent for it's con-
sideration. The house then adjourned.
Senate-There were two speeches in the
rocity bill, one of them Il statement in
support of the bill and the other in OPP
position to it. The opposing speech was
made by Mr.. Bard, of California, who
commended that the United States was
under no obligation to give further aid
to Cuba, especially when to do so we
must pursue a course injurious to our W
made his Made speech in the senate, and
supported the bill as in line with our
past m~agnanimous course towards Cuba,
and especially because he believed it to
he a step towards tariff reform. 80.
House-The birth of the Republic OF Pan
ANA and it's recognition by this govern
ment was the subject of a spirited de-
bate in the house, on the 18th. Nearly
the whole of the four hours session was
taken up in a discussion of the isthmian
question. No conclusion was reached on
the pension bill. Mr.. Van Voorhis ohio,
of the appropriations committee, made a
statement concerning the provisions of
Panama. The house adjourned until the
18th. |