Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-15
CONGRESS-.

buttons OF respect to the memory OF
the late Senators Hoar OF Massachu.
sets and Quay of Pennsylvania, were
adopted by the senate and adjourn.
ment was taken in further tribute to
their memory.
House.-Between 800 and 400 bills
were introduced in the house today,
large proportion of which were
private measures. Several bills re-
lating to the tariff were introduced in
the house today. The bill of Repre-
sentative Spalding of North Dakota,
provided for a tariff commission. Rep
reDentative Baker of New York, in
troduced resolution relating that
the tariff is a fraud on the American
people wherever it is levied on any
article whose labor cost is less in the
United States than elsewhere.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Senate.-The
senate was in session for more than
two hours today, and in addition to lis
tening to the reading of the presi-
dents message, received a prelimi-
nary report from the merchant marine
commission; witnessed the induction
of Senators Knox and Crane into of.
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the presidential nominations to the
proper committees.
House.-After listening to the read.
ing of the presidents annual message
to congress the house adjourned until
tomorrow. During the first ten min
utes of the session two minor routine
matters were disposed of, but no other
business was transacted.
Washington, Dec. 7-Senate.-The
senate today reached a decision to
vote on the Philippine civil govern
ment bill providing for the construc.
ton of railroads in the islands on the
18th inst, and in addition transacted
considerable other business. Mr..
Plat Of New York created something
of stir by introducing a bill provid-
ing for reduction of the COMPRESSION
al representation Of the southern
states, on the ground that many of
the citizens of those states are de-
prived of their right to vote: and Mr..
Scott plunged the senate into an ex-
ceptionally early debate by attempt
ing to secure the passage of the bill
granting pensions to the telegraph
operators of the civil war.
House.-The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, carry.
ing $2S,8S8,709, was reported to the
house today. This is $S46,498 less
than the estimate and $235,SS1 more
than the current appropriation.
Washington, Dec. S.-Senate.-
The senate held only q short session
today and adjourned until Monday.
An attempt to secure consideration
of the pure food bill was defeated by
demand of Mr.. Aldrich that the bill
be read at length, which brought an
objection from Til4man, who did MOI
want the time consumed. Mr.. Till.
man brought the case of William d.
Crum, the colored man nominated for
collector of Charleston, S. c., into
prominence by asking for report
from the committee on judiciary as
to the status of recess appointments.
House.-The annual fight on the
civil service commission was begun
today during the consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill. The
opposition came from Messrs. Bart
lett of Georgia, Hepburn of Iowa, and
Grosvenor of Ohio. Mr.. Hepburn
moved to strike out the entire appro-
priation for the commission and it's
force of clerks, at the same time de-
nouncing the civil service as not hav-
ing improved since the days of the
spoils system, but on the contrary, as
growing less and less efficient. The
session lasted five hours and fifteen
minutes. The legislative bill was
scrutinized carefully in consonance
with the presidents recommendation
against extravaganza. But little
progress was made on the bill.
Washington, Dec. 9.-House.-The
house today passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill practically as it came from COM
mittee and adjourned until Monday.
The civil service commission provis.
ions disposed of. there was no long
debate on any item today. Through
out the session the policy of retrench-
ment held full sway, and all attempts
to increase salaries failed. The house
passed a resolution to adjourn on De-
cember 81 to January 4, 1905, for the
usual Christmas holiday.