Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
CONGRESS.

principal question In connection with
the naval bill related to the price
and method of supplying armor plate
for battleships and it grew out of an
. amendment suggested by Mr.. Patter-
son for a government armor plant
He ultimately withdrew the amend
ment. Offering several others, all OF
which were laid on the table. The
credentials of Senator Elect Dick of
Ohio were presented by Senator For.
aker. ,aE .. ...
Washington, March S.-Senate-
The senate spent almost the entire
day discussing the committee amend
ments to the army bill concerning
provisional troops in the Philippines
and the consolidation of the adjutant
generals office with the record and
pension office The Porto Rican
amendment was objected to by dem.
ocratic senators as tending to more
pronounced military government.
Both amendments ultimately were &C.
cepted. The bill was amended so as
to provide an increase in the engineer
corps. 1t was still pending when the
senate adjourned. 49,.
Washington, March 9.-Senate-
During consideration Of the army ap.
preparation bill in the senate today
Mr.. Bacon protested against the ac-
ceptance of the statue Of Frederick
the Great of Germany, rendered by
Emperor William on the ground that
The former German king was not in
sympathy with American institutions.
Mr.. Stewart defended Frederick
against what he characterized as Mr..
Bacon's gross Misrepresentation. The
army appropriation bill was passed.
The senate also passed the Philippine
shipping bill, after speeches in oppo.
sition by Messrs. Culberson and Pat.
terson. '' '" " 49,.
House.-That an investigation of the
postoffice department by the house of
representatives will result from the
| publication of the report involving
| members Of congress in that connec.
| ton was indicated by every expression
| possible short Of a vote in that body
today. With a whirlwind of.protest
the report was taken up by indignant
members, their personal connection
with II explained, and epithets hurled
| at Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
| eral Bristow. '"The Bristow report
was conceived in iniquity, born in sin
and has travelled its course until it
has struck the public of the United
States as a great attack on a body OF
men as free from wrong-doing, corrup-
ton, crime and irregularity as any
equal number Of men on the face Of
the earth" This was the parting shot
If Representative Grosvenor in pay
Ing his tribute to the report.
Washington, March 10-Senate-
The senate today passed number Of
| bills relating to Alaska, but failed to
act on the measure authorizing the
election of a delegate in congress from
that territory. Mr.. Plat Of Connect
cut opposed the bill and because of his
opposition and his desire for time for
discussion, It was not pressed.
House.-When the house met today
the speaker announced the appoint
ment Of w. Bourke Cochran Of New
York as a member of the committee
IN ways and means. Mr.. Finley OF
South Carolina then was recognized
and announced the death Of his col
league, George William Croft. The
| usual resolutions of sympathy and
regret were presented and adopted
and as as a further mark Of respect,
the house adjourned.
| Washington, March 11.-Senate.--
| With the exception of half an hour
| devoted to consideration of routine
| business the senate spent the entire
| day in executive session, devoting
most of the time to the nomination OF
| General Leonard Wood to be major
general.
House.-The house OF representa-
tives INDUCED itself today In nearly
| seven hours of explanation, accusa-
ton and vituperative dalunciation.
and then ordered, with only two neg
alive votes, an investigation of postal
affairs SO far as members Of the
house are concerned by special COM
mittee of seven members to be ap-
pointed by the speaker, who likewise
are to examine into the origin of the
Bristow report, so far as 1t concerns
members of the house. The demand
of the minority for a sweeping inves-
tigation of every branch Of the post
Office department was not granted.
The test on this question came to
vote, which resulted 141 to 1875, a
| strict party vote. The climax of the
day was reached when Representa-
tive William Alden Smith of Michigan
condemned every executive depart
| ment OF the government for its arro-
| CANT treatment Of the only branch OF
the government in direct touch with
the people of the country, the house
of representatives, and shouted out
the name of Speaker Cannon for pres
ident of the United States. The house
Numbered, members rose to their
feet and fairly shrieked their assent
| The parliamentary struggle between
the republicans and democrats came
late In the day. The recommends.
| ton of the committee that the Hay
resolution be laid on the table was
| brushed aside unanimously. The
| democratic demand for full investi.
| cation finally came to vote in the
! shape of an appeal from the decision
| Of the chair, and was defeated, IA to
125, a strict party vote A resolution
| for an investigation of the connec
| ton Of members with the department,
offered by Representative Mccall of
Massachusetts, then was agreed to,
| only Representatives Lind democrat,
OF Minnesota, and Gillespie, demo
crat, OF Texas, opposing II.
BY an edict OF the Minister OF Agri-
| culture in Hungary, the expectation
Of living game Or eggs is prohibited.
II is dumbfounding how interesting
wife can be II she is somebody
| else's. ..
Maybe the good wouldn't die sc
young II they weren't so lonesome.
Generally we wait till our bread
gets stale before we cast II on the
waters.
Warrington money is as easy as