Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-24
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FlFTY-EiGHTH CONGRESS.
First SESSION.

Senate-In the senate, on the 14th, Mr..
Hoar reported from the committee on jul
dietary a bill for the purpose of correct
ing irregularities in admissions to citizen
ships TO the United States and it was
passed. Mr.. Clark, senator from Mon
tana, was in his seat for the first time
Since the holiday recess. The fortiica-
tons appropriation bill was then taken
up. Mr.. Berry made a point of order
against the appropriation of S250,00 for
the purchase of a submarine torpedo
boat to be used by the school of sub
marine defense for experimental pur-
poses. Mr.. Perkins argued in favor of
the appropriation. ..... House-The special
committee of the house to investigate the
post office indictment" of members of
congress continued its work behind closed
doors for three hours Monday and then
took a recess. The committee is making
a detailed study of each case in the re-
port. 1t will first determine those cases
IN which there appears on the sur
face an indication of ~wrongdoing on the
part of members, if there are any such,
before taking the testimony of witnesses.
Senate-The senate passed the fortifi-
cation bill on the 18th, after a three
hours, discussion of the amendment au-
thorizlng the purchase of an experimental
torpedo boat and the provision for the
purchase of sites of defense works in
the Hawaiian Stands. The torpedo boat
provision was stubbornly fought, but the
amendment suggested by the committee
on appropriations was retained. Senate at
Bog p. m. adjourned e. House-During the
discussion of the post office appropriation
Dill in the house the recent report of the
post office department regarding congress
slonal solicitation of clerk hire allow
ances and rental of quarters to the gov
ernment was again brought up. Mr.. Bur-
ton 90 delivered a carefully-prepared
speech on the question of increases in
national expenditures and warned the
house against extravaganza. Al $50 p.
m. the house adjourned.
Se~nate-Senator Lodge, on the 18th, in
reduced a resolution authorizing the
printing of 1900 copies of the decisions
or the supreme court of the United States
IN the Northern Securities case and of a
complete record in the suit, including the
brlets OF attorneys and the opinion of
the United States circuit court of Minne-
sofa. The resolution went to the com
pubic lands, after a contest extending
over two years, in which an attempt
was made to repeal all of the general
land laws of the country, authorized a
favorable report on Senator Quaries' bill
to repeal the timber n stone act. AT
400 o'clock p. m. the senate adjourned
49,; House-In the house, during the dis
eussion Of the post office appropriation
bill, Mr.. Spight lMiss.) discussed the ne
gro question. and declared unjust the at
tacks on the people of the south who
mad been charged with brutality and
%cilities came In for considerable criticism
by Mr.. Robinson Qnd.) and Mr.. Gains
1Tenn). Mr.. Flood Va.) denied that
Perry S. Heath was entitled to credit
for ~inaugurating rural free delivery. He
said Heath made the claim, ''notwith-
standing the fact that he had not yet
emerged from the post office scandal with
a name as unsullied as the Alpine SHOWS
$50 o'cIock p. m. the house adjourned.
Senate-On the 18th a bill authorizing
the SpnrntarV nf tho irfnriCr tn i-,Nn,
Of timber on public lands, chiefly valu-
able for timber, was passed. The COM
mlttee amendment providing that the
proceeds of such sales shall be made a
was accepted. Mr.. McLaurin presented
and had read a letter from the Cincin-
natl firm which supplies the pictures, on
account of which arrests recently were
made at. lndianOla and Leland, Miss, to
winch Mr.. McLaurin referred on Satur-
day last. The firm denied that it manu-
1actured pictures of an improper char
acter' The senate, at 1888 o'clock p. m,
went into executive session, after which
senator Quarles resumed his speech in
defense of Gen. Leonard Wood. At 4:55
O'Clock p. m. the senate adjourned. ....
HouSeIust before adjournment Mr..
from the New York World giving re-
pubiicans credit for antitrust legisla-
ton and the merger prosecution. 1t was
~ way VI ItplS W wi. NllldHlS.
who asked if the merger decision was
to be used by the republicans as a the
atrical political trick.
.Senate-The senate, on the 18th, passed
the bill authorizing the Incorporation of
the American academy in Rome. The
senate then went into executive session
and later adjourned until Monday.
House-The house was in session a little
more than three hours, an early adjourn
ment being taken to permit members to
make a trip to the site of the proposed
office appropriation bill was under discus
sion the entire time, only one page was
completed, making Ii pages in all dis
$50 600 a year for the lease of a post office
building in New York city, to be erected
by the New York Central railroad, was
agreed to after it had been amended so
as to not interfere with the discretion Civ
en- the postmaster-general in the selec-
ton OF a site.