Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-21
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FlFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
First SESSION.

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Senate-The Culberson amendment to
The post office appropriation bill provid-
ing for a commission TO investigate the
post office DEPARTMENT was before the
senate, on the 18th, and after being ruled
out of order in modified form. was pend
ing when the senate adjourned. Mr.. Cor
man made an earnest plea for an investi-
CATION. saying the post office department
congres and that a thorough examina-
..I5n should be had. Mr.. AlGrich answered
that the amendment finally modified
meant nothing; that If an investigation
was TO be had 1t should be "a live one
......House-The house passed the bill re-
ported by the committee on rivers and
harbors appropriating S,OW,OO for the
restoration or maintenance of channels,
ments. Mr.. Burton, chairman of the
committee, in explaining the bill, urged
the adoption of settled principles with
regard to river and harbor work. Mr..
Clark MOI made a plea for the improve
ment of the Missouri river. Quite a large
number of bills of minor Importance were
passed. At sos o'clock p. m. the house
adjourned.
Senate-A sharp colloquy occurred in
the senate, on the 18th, between SehdtGTs
Teller and Hopkins, growing out of the
reading by Mr.. Teller of a letter written
by the late Gen. H. H. Thomas. of Chi
cago. attacking the civil service admin
istratiOn of the treasury department. The
incident occurred in connection with the
discussion of the post office appropriation
bill. That measure was under discussion
during the first half of the session, and
was passed, all amendments offered by
the democrats being voted down. The
bin provtdfng a form of government for
the Panama canal zone was taken up,
but debate on it had not been begun
when the senate adjourned. 800 House
The race question was again injected
into the proceedings of the house of rep
resentatives when Mr.. Scott (kas.} de-
;,--.-l "a l--r I-1 To- trIfAH he NO
ferred to his previous statement that it
was current in Kansas thal eX-Pfesldent
Cleveland had dined c. H.. j. Taylor, a
Kansas negro politician. In a spirited
reply, Mr.. Williams Miss.), the minority
leader, defended the attitude of the south
TOWARD the negro.
Senate-The senate. on the 18th began
consideration of the bin providing for The
government of the Panama % NAL zone
The greater part of the day was occupied
nv Mr. Morgan in s1lnnort Of amend
ments offered by E.msnlf None Of them
were accented. and the reading of the bill
was nearly half comnIeted Mr. Morgan
attacked the new Panama canal company,
and commended that the limited States
snould proceed TO carry into effect the
nroyisiors of the treaty. with Panama. re-
ra rdiess Of The demands If that comnany
H~ouseHiInder a snacial rule The
house devoted itself to consideration of a
bin amending the law relating to the
Philippine Islands. The provision in the
hill in reference TO the granting of rail-
road franrhisas and tha gIaranieeinr Of
I'VE per cent on the cash capitaI Actually
Invested in slrh railroads was onnosed
by Mr.. Jones CNa,), who alleged that
British and Belgian capitalists We're ready
to build the roads without such guaran-
tee. At $50 p. m. the house adjourned.
Senate-Tbe senate devoted the entire
day an the 18th "a c0nsideration of the
bill for the government of the Panama
canal ZONE and Mr. Morgan again oc@1-
MED the floor most nf the day The dis
rlISsion related nrincina iIv to details Of
governing The CANAL but some considera-
zion also was given to MIR. Hale's amend
ment reo1Iirinc the use of American hot
toms in The Shipment of canal supplies
TO fine zone Consider9tiOn of the bin
was not concluded when senate adj
iotrnedo lHHyseNThe house Of repre-
Sentatives passed the Philinnine bin. fol-
lowing which thore was IN extended de-
hate 0ver a resoL,tion to nernit col
Thomas ", Svmons of the engineer
corps Of the army TO serve on the ad-
vis6rv hoard of consIltina engineers in
connection with internal improvements in
the state of New York. The general de-
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