Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-07
CONGRESS.

law Nh0 tthhbNi anu rtohW law, dhu
the Communication clause of the home
stead act we're due to the efforts OF Q
lobby composed mainly OF the hold
ers of lands bought in large tracts
from railroad companies, who desire
thereby to increase the demand for
their property. Senator Dubois intt
mated that the pressure for repeal
was due to large holdings of forest
lien lands by the railroads. Senator
Gibson yesterday advocated the re
peal of the laws in question. Senators
Hansbrough and Dubois commended
that the repeal would be unwise.
Senator Newlands favored modifica
ton of the law.
House.-The house passed the post
office appropriation bill, after pro-
longed debate on the paragraph ar
fecting rural letter carriers; which
yesterday was stricken out. but
which today was inserted with entnu-
siasm under special order of the
committee on rules, Every amend
ment and substitute offered to this
paragraph was voted down. Mr.. Moon
made an unsuccessful attempt to re-
commit the bill with instructions to
strike out the appropriations for spe.
cial facilities over trunk lines south
of Washington and west OF Kansas
City.
Washington, March 26--Senate.--
The senate was In session only about
three hours today. During that time
number of private pension bills
were passed and another portion of
the District OF Columbia appropria-
hi uyo and debated
House.--The house today began
consideration OF the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. Ten hours was fixed
but at the end of an hour and a half
there were no speakers ready to con
tinue and the house adjourned for
lack of takers.
Washington, March 2S.--Senate.--
The senate today for three hours dis
cussed the recent order OF the pension
bureau making old age an evidence
of disability, and then passed the
District of Columbia appropriation
bill. The discussion or the pension
order was based on the resolution Of
fered some days ago by Mr.. Carmack
directing the committee on the judi.
ciary to inquire into the authority of
the executive branch of the govern
ment to make such an order Mr..
Carmack contended that no such ati-
thorjtY exists, but several republican
senators argued that the order was
in line with the regulation issued by
Judge Lochren, commissioner oil PEN
sions under Mr.. Cleveland, fixing sixty.
five years Of age as an evidence of In.
trinity. They also declared that the
new order would have only the effect
of affording prima facie evidence OF
disability and not that OF giving a
pension solely because the age OF
sixty-two years had been reached by
the pension applicant.
House.--The house today after dis.
posing of some committee changes
went into committee of the whole for
further consideration of the sundry
appropriation bill.
Washington, March 29.--Senate.--
The bill authorizing the erection OF ar
additional! executive department build
ing in Washington today was again
the subject of spirited debate In the
senate, and after several hours debate
1t remains Enacted upon. Senator'S di
vided largely on the question OF loca
tion, but there also was talk as to the
necessity of better Office accommoda
| ton for the senate and the supreme
| court.
House-For the want OF speakers,
| general debate on the sundry civil ap
| preparation bill in the house today was
| closed several hours before the time
| agreed on, and the bill was read for
| amendment Seventy-five pages were
| - i,,,, n MI n m AMI
ment adopted being one providing for
| an initial appropriation OF 100000 for
| the completion of the capitol building
| according to the original design
| Washington, March 30,--Senate.--
| The senate today began consideration
| of the postoffice appropriation bill,
which was signal for a revival OF
| the democratic demand for an inves-
| tigation into the charges OF corrup-
| ton in the postoffice department. me
| debate was begun by Mr.. German,
who spoke for almost two hours in
condemnation OF the course OF tine
republican party in the senate In re.
| fusing an inquiry while charging the
| postoffice committee with undue haste
| in reporting the bill. He was fol.
| lowed by Clay in advocacy Of an In
vestigation. while Lodge and penrose
opposed such action.
| e.--Substantial progress was
made today by the house in the con
sideration of the sundry civil bill,
| fifty-one pages being disposed Of, leay'
ing only twenty-one to be read. No
AMENDMENTS OF general Importance
were made.
Washington, April 1.-Senate. Sen.
ator Delivers speech was the feature
of today's session OF congress. Sena
| tor Dolliver replied to Germans in.
| dictment of the president and the re-
| publican administration. The atten
| ton of the senate was divided be
! tween the bill for the repeal OF the
| desert land, the timber and stone and
the homestead communication laws and
the postoffice appropriation bill.
Consideration of the sun
| dry appropriation bill was concluded
in the house today and the bill was
about to be passed when Mr.. Sulzer
| forced a roll call on a motion to com
init the bill with instructions to strike
out the paragraph appropriating $780,
300 for the rental OF the New York Gus.
tom house. The vote showed quorum
was not present and adjournment was
| taken until tomorrow.
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Teacher--''Who was Joan of Arc?"
Pupil--"Why-e Noah's wife"
| People who think themselves $50
good" are often only hysterical.
| Bachelor girls are spinsters VINO
refuse to admit it.
1t is more profitable to read one
! nan than ten books,
/ A man cannot 60 where temptation