Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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| In the senate, on the 14th, the
amendments made by the house to
the Elkins anti-rebate bill were
agreed to. This completes congress
sional action on the bill, and it now
goes to the president. Mr.. Quay gave
notice that, beginning on the 10th, he
would ask the senate to take up the
statehood bill each day Immediately
after the conclusion of the routine
morning business....In the house the
sundry civil appropriation bill was
under consideration in committee OF
the whole. The bill was passed after
being reported to the house, and
the consideration of private bills was
begun. 1t was the last opportunity
for pension bills at this session, and
1926 in all were passed. breaking all
previous records, 312 being the great
est number ever passed in one day
before. Among them was a bill to
grant a pension of $50 a month to the
widow of the late Representative
Rumple, of Iowa, who died a few
weeks ago.
Orders were issued by the navy de-
partment, on the 14th, for the mont
tor Arkansas and the Isle de Luzon
to cruise up the Mississippi as far rs
St. Louis, and they will probably
reach that port about April 80, the
day set for the Worlds fair dedica-
tory ceremonies.
Very severe snowstornls occurred
throughout Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas, Indian territory and Texas,
on the 18th. In some sections it was
the worst in years, and in Indian ter
ritory and Texas grave fears were
felt for the safety. of stock.
Four hundred Americans with mem-
bers of the Cuban Veterans associa-
ton, on the 18th, observed the fifth
anniversary of the destruction of the
Maine by appropriate services at the
in Havana harbor.
Memorial services were held at
Gloucester, Mass, on the 18th, when
"A children threw "A flowers into the
waters of the bay, e%mblematic of the
"a lives sacrificed in the fishing fleet
from that port during the year.
The jury in the case of DR.. j. C.
Alexander, at indianapolis, Ind, after
being out As hours, failed to reach an
agreement and were discharged. They
stood eight for acquittal and four for
conviction.
Dynamiters attempted to destroy
the toll line cables of the Commercial
Telephone Co., at Warsaw, Ind, on the
18th.
I'm the senate, on the 10th, there
was no debate on the statehood bill.
The Indian appropriation bill and
the Philippine currency bill were both
passed. Mr.. Vest called attention to
a point of order which he made
against one of the provisions of the
Indian appropriation bill on the
ground that it was new legislation.
He said the senate had passed the
Philippine government bill as a rider
to the army appropriation bill, and
yet ruled other appropriations out.
All rules were violated, he said, when
a majority was in favor of any meas
ure. Mr.. Morgan spoke on a question
of personal privilege, and complained
that there was a betrayal of the SEN
ate in the matter of what TRANSFERRED
at executive sessions. The house
disposed of a number of bills, the
most important measure passed being
the senate bill to amend the railway
safety appliance law. A special order
was adopted which practically will
make the Fowler currency bill a con
tinuing order for the remainder of
the session.
1t was announced from the White
House, on the 10th, hat the president
would appoint James r. Garfield, son
of the ex-president, commissioner Of
corporations under the act creating
the new department of ommerce.
A disagreement in regard to wages
was the cause of a shutdown which
threw 760 men out of work in a col
liery at Kingston, Pa, on the 10th, the
first tie-up in the anthracite region
since the strike settlement.
Miss Mary Z. Mills, of Decatur, ILL.,,
vas one Of the members of the senior
class at Vassar college on whom
honors were conferred, on the 10Th,
for high standing throughout the col
lege curse
President Roosevelt stated, on the
10th, that he had no intention Of
withdrawing the nomination of DR..
Crum to be collector of the port of
Charleston, s.. G., from the senate.
John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers, was enthusiasts
tically cheered by an audience of g.
900 people at a demonstration given in
his honor at Chicago, on the 10th.
The Southern Illinois normal uni
versity, at Carbondale, was closed
temporarily, on the 10th, owing to a
lack of coal.
Rain, snow and sleet prevailed in
most Of the southern states, on the
18th, and in some places loss of life
was reported.