Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-04
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NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
F~IFTY-ElGHTH CONGRESS.



Senate-The senate, on the 25th, heard
further discussion on the question OF APP
pOintments - ulhce made during congress
sional recesses, listened to a speech on
the c'tla, question by MI Mor-
gan, and passed a number of bills OF a
semi-public character. Among the bllls
passed was one authorizing the erectlns
Of a monument to the memory OF Jonn
Paul Jones. The senate, at 5:O2, Went
into executive session, and at 5:OS p. m.
adjourned. 49,. House-The house passed
the army appropriation bill, carrying APP
p~roXimately SIS, 5000 after adopting, d
number of amendments. The provision
for the consolidation of the adJutant5
generals department and the record ana
pension offices of the war department INTO
one bureau, to be known as the military
secretary's office, was stricken from me
bill on a point of order raised by Mr..
GroSVenor, of Ohio. At 4.O5 p. m. the
house adjourned.
26th, was again divided between consld-
GRAFTON of the Panama question and other
subjects. There was only one speech on
the canal, and it was made by Mr.. stone,
OF Missouri. who spoke to a resolution
directing the enate committee on Tor
eign relations to make an investigator
into the mann revolt, He commended
that the circumstances indicated com
plicity on the part of the United States
in the secession of Panama, and urged
that in the interest Of the country's good
name all the facts should be known. The
senate, at sos, went into executive ses-
sion, n at Sill p. m. adJourned....'
House-Mr. Boutelle, of Illinois, addressed
the house for nearly two hours. in a reply
to statements made by Mr.. Williams, OF
Mississippi, in his stand pat speech
Mr.. Williams, in turn, replied TO MT
Boutelle. The house had under consid-
GRAFTON at the time the urgent deficiency
bill. Mr.. Boutelle received close atten,
ton of both sides of the chamber, and
when he spoke of the passing of the last
trace Of bitterness between the north ano
the south, he was loudly ~applauded on
both sides. At SAT p. m. the house adj
journed.
Senate-The senate proceedings, on the
9th, included a speech by Mr.. Simmons
of North Carolina, in support of the Fan
anna canal treaty, and the passage OF 9
number of bills and resolutions. The res
olutiCn giving authority to the
on privileges and elections to proceed
with the investigation of the charges
against Mr.. Smoot, Of Utah, was passed
The senate went into executive session a.
1856, and at $50 adjourned House
General debate in the house on the urgent
deficiency bill depressed to a discussion
of political topics, the race question ahC
aerial navigation. Mr.. Burkett, Nebraska
led off with a discussion of the polttlca
situation from q republican standpoint
and Mr.. Cochran, Missouri, spoke for thu
democratic. Mr.. C. B. Lands, Indiana
closed the day in a political speech last
ing an hour. He declared that Mr.. Roose
welt would be nominated on the recort
of his administration for his platform
AT 5:33 the house adjourned.
Senate-The time of the senate, on thu
2Sth, was devoted to debate, rather .thal
to set speeches, or the attitude or tn
United States toward the Panama e
luton. There was a repetition, however
in that the discussion also had reference
to the right of the president to withhold
information called for by the senate. IN
debate was opened by Mr.. Culberson, ant
was participated in by MessrS. Gormal
Bacon, on the democratic side of tn
chamber, and by Messrs. Cullom, Spoone
and Lodge, on the republican side. A
5:4l the n adjourned. 80. House-Th
house for an hour was entertained by
speech by ]. Adam Bede, a republical
member from Minnesota, who made hi
maiden effort and won spurs His re
marks were replete with wit and humol
as well as serious thought. Now an
then, for purposes of illustration, h
would tell a story that greatly. amuse'
the auditors. There also was a discussion
of finance by Mr.. Hill, Connecticut, an
Mr.. Williams, Mississippi, besides refer
ences to the Panama canal n the rae
problem in the south.
S~enate-The senate, on the 18th, adopte'
the resolution introduced by Mr.. Cube
son for the democratic caucus, whicl
calls on the president to state whethe
the senate has been supplied all the fact
bearing on the controversy of Panama
There was during the debate frequent as
surances that Notwithstanding the mod
fication all the papers bearing on tn
question would be sent to the senate. TIL
senate, at ABB, went INTO executive ses
sion, n at 5:15 adjourned ...... House
The house considered whether member
of congress are entitled to mileage a sec
ond time. The controversy arose On a
item in the urgent deficiency bill, ,provid
Ing for two payments of mileage for ser
count of the extra session, which merge
into the regular session. A point Of orde
was raised by Mr.. Maddox, of Georgia
over the payment of mileage a secon
time, and he was supported by Mr.. Little
field, of Maine, who commended that ther
had been no interregnum, and consequent
~ but one session of congress, and ther
was no authority of law for a second AZ
preparation for mileage.