Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-02-26
CONGRESS.

appropriation bill, and spent some
time In the consideration of that meas
ure. 1t was not, however, finally dis
posed Of, and will be taken up again
Monday. The greater part of the re-
mainder of the day was given over to
eulogies of late members of the house
Of representatives, including Charles
@. Russell of Connecticut, Joshua s.
Salmon of New Jersey, Amos ]. Cum
mings of New York and r. o. Crump
of Michigan. During the day Aldrich
sought to secure consideration Of his
national bank securities bill, and
Lodge of the house bill amending the
Philippine tariff law. Both measures
went over under objection, but Incl
dentally there was a short though
sharp controversy over the conditions
in the Philippines in connection with
the tariff bill.
House-The house today passed the
sundry civil bill. which has been I'M
der consideration since Tuesday. and
then broke all previous records in the
matter of private pension legislation.
Il was the last opportunity Of passing
pension bills at this session, and the
calendar was cleared, not only of the
house. but of the senate bills, 325 in
all being passed. Three hundred and
twelve is the highest previous record,
made in the Fifty-frst congress.
Washington, Feb. 16. - Senate. -
There was no debate on the statehood
bill in the senate today The Indian
bill and the Philippine
currency bill both were passed. Mr..
Vest, while the Indian bill was up,
called attention to a point of order
which had been made against one of
Its provisions on the ground that 1t
said. had passed the Philippine gov
eminent bill as rider to the army
bill and yet ruled other
provisions out. All rules. he said,
were violated when majority was in
favor of any measure. Mr.. Morgan
spoke on question of privilege re-
garding the dispatch which recently
in the public prints purport-
ing to be signed by the Colombian
minister to Mexico. Senior Rafael
Reyes, in which Senor Reyes took ex-
ception to an alleged statement by Mr..
Morgan in the senate that the Colon
bian president had sold out and abdi-
Gated for s1;000,000. Mr.. Morgan de-
clared that there was betrayal of the
senate in the matter OF what trans
pires at executive sessions and that
Senior Reyes had violated a principle
of diplomacy when he obtained infor.
nation surreptitiously from persons
false to their trust.
House.-The house today passed the
safety appliance bill.
Washington. Feb. 17.--Senate.-The
senate today agreed to the conference
report on the army appropriation bill.
Discussion Of the statehood bill was
resumed and Mr.. Depew continued his
in opposition to it. Toward
the end of the session Mr.. Teller de-
clared that himself and the country
had been insulted by some OF Mr.. De-
pew's references to the unequal repre-
sentation In the senate. Advancing
to the center aisle and speaking with
great fervor Mr.. Teller said 1t was no
small thing to talk about changing the
form under which this government
had grown so great and so strong. Il
have listened to good deal of nom
sense" said he. II have listened to
good deal l consider beneath the dig
ity of the senate, but cannot listen
T, Mr.. Depew's remarks without say
here as a senator and as a citizen
the United States l feel insulted
! id think the American people will
feel this insult from the senator from
New York" Replying, Mr.. Depew said
he regretted Mr.. Teller felt insulted,
but when you add to the minority
representa- ion in this senate" said
be, land take it farther away from
the people. you are calling attention
% a con ition where you cannot tell
what the Feople may do in the discus
sion of tho future" Mr.. Depew had
not concl ied when at 4:05 p. m. the
senate az journed.
House.-The house today began con.
of the naval appropriation
bill under the operation OF rule
which made the new legislation rela-
i've to the increase OF the personnel
If the navy for the increase of the
naval academy in order. The general
iebate on the bill was without special
feature. The paragraph in the bill
$250,000 for naval station
IN the Great Lakes went out on a
Joint OF order. Messrs. Littlefeld and
sulzer had an interesting clash before
he naval billwas taken up. the for
ner charging the latter with having |
the record.
Washington, Feb. Is. Senate. -
There was lively debate in the SEN
tie over Senator Quay's resolution de-
laring 1t to be the sense of the sen.
tie that there should be vote on the |
bill before the adjournment |
Il congress. To this proposition SEN
tor McComas offered Senator Platt's
loture resolution introduced two |
ears ago, and motion was made to
efer the whole proposition to the
committee on rules. This was pend |
ng when the senate went into execu-
i've session. The discussion Of the |
ubject brought out the fact that the
enate was strongly opposed to clo- |
ure in any form. The debate was !
cry general. several expressing their |
pinion on the subject. An executive |
ession of three and a half hours fol. |
owed, and then the senate adjourned. |
House.-Lhe house today by ma
GRITTY of two to one rejected the con.
erence report on the army appropria-
ion bill because of its provisions for |
AC ICAit VI SlNii W ol ohSCio a.
n advanced grade, and permitting Of
GERS to deposit money with the gov
rnment at per cent interest. The
ouse emphatically voted against both
and sent the bill back to
difference. The proceedings on the
conference report were enlivened by
In some of the forests of France
rees are now felled by electricity. A
latinum wire. heated white hot by the
urrent, Is stretched between two
oles. and used as a saw. There is
nuch less work than in the ordinary
aw, no sawdust Is produced. and the
barring of the surface of division
ends to prevent decay. In some
asses the time required to fell a tree
y this method Is only one-eighth of
hat necessary by the old system of
awning.
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