Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-08
CONGRESS-.

Vi the recent executive OLD age pension
rules was under consideration. The
latter half Of the day was devoted
to the postofiice appropriation bill,
but no progress Was made.
Washington, April 2.-Senate.--Mr.
Warren occupied the greater part OF
the senate's time today with speech
attacking the Gibson bill to repeal
most of the existing land laws. He
contended that the land laws were
benefcient and in the main honestly
administered and. urged that there was
no demand for repeal. Mr.. Mallory
concluded his speech on the old age
disability pension order Of the sec.
rotary Of the interior. The postoffice
appropriation bill was completely
sidetracked for the day.
House.-Tnree hundred and nine
teen pension bills were passed by
the house In two hours. Another
hour was devoted to rapid fire leg
islation by unanimous consent, in
which large number of bridge bills
and other matters Of minor import
ance were disposed Of.
Washington, April 4.-Senate.-Con-
siderable progress was made with the
postofflce appropriation bill. ruth pro.
visions Of the bill relating to sites for
postoffice purposes in New York City,
as amended by the senate committee,
we're agreed to. Other important
amendments agreed to provide for the
transfer Of the free delivery service
from the Offlce of the fourth assistant
postmaster general to the office of the
first assistant postmaster general;
struck out the age limit for cars used
In the railway mail service and elm
mated the restrictions placed on first
and second class postmasters in the
matter Of telephone service.
House-In he house today an at
tempt to secure consideration, under
suspension of the rules. of the bill ap.
propriatirg $475.O00 for the Lewis and
| Clark centennial exposition to be held
In Portland, Ore, failed after the
house had divided several times and
the roll had been called twice., The
military academy bill was under con.
sideration during the day.
Washington, April 5.-Senate.-The
senate today listened to two hours
speech by Mr.. Morgan on the Panama
canal question and then again took up
the postofflce appropriation bill but
adiourning without completing Its
consideration. Some important amend.
ments aside from those suggested by
the committee were agreed to- among
them one increasing from two to four
ounces the size of franked letters and
another adding twenty-five members
to the force Of rural delivery agents.
: HOuse,-The proceedings in the
house today We're enlivened by
speeches by Mr.. DeArmond of Mis-
souri, and Mr.. Grosvcnor, the former
attacking the republicans for failure
to order an investigation into the
postoffice charges and to revise this
tariff, and the latter vigorously de-
Tending the republican party and laud-
ing President Roosevelt for the part
he played in the postal investigation,
the passage Of the Cuban reciprocity
law and the treaty with Panama for
the construction Of all isthmlan canal.
Mr.. Grosvenor frequently was inter-
rupted and was applauded by the re.
publicans when he answered the gibes
of several democratic members on the
subject of the tariff and the postal in
vestigation. The military academy
bill was passed without amendment.
Washington, April 6-Senate.-Af-
ter waiting with patience for many
days, Mr.. Hepburn today found oppor.
tunity to speak to the senate on pure
food. The speech was in support of a
resolution calling on the secretary OF
agriculture to send to the senate the
results of the investigations made by
his department in adulterated foods,
but in reality was in support Of the
pure food bill. Mr. Hepburn contended
that large proportion OF foods, drugs
and liquors was adulterated and that
many drugs were poisonous. The
greater part Of the remainder Of the
day was devoted to Mr.. Quarles'
amendment for grading the salaries
Of rural free delivery carriers. Finally
1t was declared out OF order. Tho
committee amendment bearing on the
salaries of carriers and regulating
their service for private individuals
was accepted.
House.-In five hour session tho
house today passed seventeen bills re-
lating to the District Of Columbia, in
Guiding one incorporating the Car.
uegie institute.
Washington, April 7.-Senate-The
senate today listened to enlogies OF
the late Senator Hanna. The CALLER
les were we'll filled and the speakers
we're given close attention. Those
who spoke were Messrs. Foraker,
Scott, Cockre]I Plat Of Connecticut.
Cullom, Blackburn, Elkins Fairbanks,
Daniel Perkins, Depew, Beveridge, |
Dolliver and Dick Senator Hanna's
successor
House-The Swayne impeachment |
proceeding which has been looked |
upon as the only possible block to |
an early adjournment of congress, was
disposed of in five minutes by the |
house today by the adoption OF reso-
luton making the case special order |
for December Is next. In the mean
time, the judiciary committee is to |
take additional testimony in the case.
After disposing Of a conference re-
port on the army appropriation Dlll
'by agreement the house took up the |
bill extending the coastwise laws to |
the Philippines, and by vote of ~
TO 100 adopted a special rule to vote |
on the bill, after debate of two
hours. This debate was exhausted |
save five minutes when the house ad.
iourned at $3.50 o'clock.
"You don't mean to say you girls
have started secret society,"" Yes,
it's society whose members pledge |
themselves to tell all the secrets they
know"
Mamma Bleaching Dorothy the al
phabet) -"Now think hard, dearie,
what comes after t." Dorothy-'After