Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
F~IFTY-EIeHTH CONGRESS.
(First SESSION.

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Senate-Though the post office appro-
priation bill was before the senate almost
the entire day, on the lth, the early de-
bate on the measure was in relation to
general land laws, Senate adjourned at
4:l5 p. No.. House-In the house of rep
resentatives an attempt to secure con-
sideration under suspension of the rules
of the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition
to be held in Portland, Ore, in 1905, failed,
after the house had divided several times
and the roll had been called twice. The
military academy appropriation bill was
then taken up, and after Mr.. Parker had
explained its features briefly, Mr.. Coldfo-
gel On. W spoke in behalf of the Jews of
the United States, for whom he asked
equal treatment and protection while
travelling in Russia. Mr.. Livernash
the negro question. Consideration of the
bill was not concluded when the house
adjourned at SIS o'clock p. m.
Senate-The senate, on the 9Th, listened
on the Panam canal question, and then
again took up the post office appropria-
ton. bill, but adjourned without COM
pleting its consideration. Some important
amendments, aside from those suggested
by the committee, were agreed to, among
them one increasing from two to 0
ounces the size of franked letters, ana
another adding 20 members to the force
OIL rural uellNeTS agents. Alter Il DTleI
executive session the senate, at 4:3O p. m,
adjourned ...... House-The house resumed
consideration of the military academy
appropriation bill. A joint resolution
was passed extending the invitation of
congress to the interparliamentary union
for the promotion of international arbi-
tration to visit the United States, and ap-
propriattng $4,000 for their expenses and
entertainment. AT 400 p. m. the house
adjourned.
Sar,ot a-A flor uroitipr With ra,,al no
tience for many days, Mr.. Hepburn, On
the 9th, found opportunity to speak to
the senate on the subject of pure food.
Technically the speech was in supper of
a resolution calling on the secretary of
agriculture to send to the senate the re-
suits of the Investigations made by his
department into adulthrated foods, but in
reality it was in support of the pure food
bill. 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 it
was declared out Of order. The post
office appropriation bill was still before
the senate when it adjourned. $3.50, House
In Il five hour session the house passed
II bills relating to the District of Column
bia, including one Incorporating the Car
neSie institute. 1t also passed the Bow
man omnibus claims bill, carrying ap-
prOXimately $22S, 600 for the m of
small claims. The Alaska delegate bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Cushman CWash.)
lldue a lOIS explanation OIL lIle measure,
setting out the necessities of the terri
tory in the way Of republican in con-
gress. At $40 p. m. adjournment was
taken.
Senate-The senate, on the It'll, listened
to e~ulogies of the late Senator Hanna.
The galleries were well filed, and the
speakers were given close attention. Those
who spoke We're Messrs, Foraker, Scott,
Cockrell, Plat Comm, Cullom, Black
burn, Elkins Fairbanks. Daniel, Perkins,
DnnaW Rpvapi1pa npI1iVhr LanrnC aud
Dick. At 4:3S p. m. the senate adjourned
as another mark of respect. 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
in the house by the adoption of a resolu-
ton making the case a special order for
DECEMBER Is. next, In the meantime the
testimony in the case. After %disposing
of a conference report on the army APP
preparation bill, the house took up the
bill extending the coastwise laws to the
Philippines, and by a vote of 12 to 100
adopted a special rule to vote on this
bill after Il debate of two hours. This de-
bate was exhausted, save five minutes,
when the house adjourned at $50 o'clock.
Senate-The contracts for concelling
machines used by the post office depart
ment was debated at length in the senate,
on the Sth, in connection with the post
office appropriation bill. Mr.. Culberson
an amendment reducing the
rental Of the machines, and the demo-
cratic senators charged that the rental
now paid was the same that was paid
under the contracts made by George w.
Beavers, When he was chief of the salary
and allowance division of the post office
department. and that they were excess
siye. The post office bill was still under
consideration when the senate adjourned
..... .House-The house passed a large
of bills, including the Philippine
Ghlnnlnp Dill. and the bill Dnrnnriafjnu