Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-28
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.


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senate-The post office inquiry resoiu-
ton and the Panama canal question dl-
vided the attention of the senate, on the
18th. The first half of the session was
given up to the inquiry NESTS M
Hale made a plea for the reference OF ~
postal Investigations resolutions TO INC
committee on post offices. and MI. Gors
man repeated his assurance that ne wouIo
be satisfied with that disposal OF the cues,
ton. The discussion of the Panama canl
question was confined to the ~tlnua
of Mr.. Teller's argument that the coulSe
of the United States in the recent revolI
of Panama was contrary to ~nternatloha
law and sound morals. The. senate, az
4:23 D. m, went into executive sSIsloh'
and at $50 p. M. adjourned. House
The house devoted a brief session to Dis
trict OF Columbia business. While IN com.
mittee of the whole on one pill, the post
office scandal was discussed, MT. BART
lett, of Georgia, introducing a letter lIonn
NJ. w. Louis. who felt aggrieved at GER
tain statements in the Bristow report. MI:
Cowherd, of Missouri, pointed out that
Louis was ~irregularly appointed Just IN
time to let a contract that cost the gov
eminent $1,000 more han was necessary
At 1:2S D. m. the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate required less than
a minute, on the 18th, to dispose Oh tne
motion to refer to the committee on posi-
offices the various resolutions ooklnS 10
an investigation of the post Office depart
ment. After the passage OF a haIl-uoEen
bills, the senate returned to consideraIon
of the Panama question. MT. QuatleS
spoke for almost two hours in support u
the course Of the administration, ana was
followed by Mr.. Patterson, VINO cfltlcLzsu
the presidents course IN PANAMA m.'
Patterson was subjected to many inter-
ruptions, and had not concluded When the
senate adjourned, at 8 p. m,..:..f1ouse-
The house considered the Heppurn pure
food bill, but did not complete II. dSe
principal speeches of the day were fldus
l.. No., IJo,I,,r, anl Mann in FAVOR
of the bill, and Adamson and clark, III ~
position. On motion of Mr.. Hepburn, tuS
house took a recess at o:25 O'CLOCK until
Ii; 80 a. m, on the 10Th.
Senate-Mr. Patterson, on the goth, com
pleted. and Mr.. Plat, of Connecticut, be-
gan a speech on the Panama canal ques-
ton. Mr.. Patterson declared that tne
president was largely responsible Tor tne
revolt in Panama, and ANNOUNCED ms ue-
cided preference for the Nicaraguan
route. Mr.. Platt took this pronounce
ment for Nicaragua as the text Tor ms
remarks, saying it explained the mystery
of the otherwise uneXplainable oppoSltlon
on the part of the democratlc senator's
of the Panama treaty. .....H ouse--Ihe
house passed the Hepburn pure tood OH
on a rising vote, POI to 6S, its opponents
being unable to secure a roll call on t1e
bill, The tili fixes the standards OF toouS
and drugs as to their purity, strength ana
character, and defines what shall be con-
sidered authorizations of foods or drugs
1t also prohibits interstate commerce. I'M
portation and expectation in or OIL SUCH
m~isbranded or adulterated articles.
Senate-Senator Plat, of Connecticut,
concluded his speech on Panama, on the
2lst. He defended the course OF the pres,
ident throughout the Panama revolt, ana
eulogized the executive personally as be-
ing brave and fearless. During the morn
ing, Mr.. Morgan spoke in explanation Oh
his bill for the annexation OF Panama 10
the United States, basing his argument
- H. -,N,,l chat thh nnndlnp canal
treaty contemplated that result......House
The army appropriation bill was under
consideration in committee or the Whole
for five hours, most of when was de-
voted to a general discussion of the tariff
question. Miss Alice Roosevelt occupied
a seat in the executive gallery for a few
moments during the discussion. OF the
army bill. Mr.. Williams, OF MISSISSIPPI
discussed for an hour the '~stand-pat pol
icy of the republican party. and talked
at length on his pending bill repeating
the duty on coal, He read from the tes-
timony before the house committee on in
vestigation of the last congress on the
coal question to show that coal, was g
cents less a ton during the year the tariff
was repealed.
Senate-The senate, on the 22d, adopted
the resolution of inquiry concerning al
fairs in Panama introduced on the 9th
inst. by Mr.. German, and listened to a
speech on the Panama question by Mr..
Dolliver. and another on the subject of
recess appointments. The senate then
adjourned Until the 25th...... House-The
house passed 200 pension bills, and also
resolutions calling on secretary of war and
Encouragement for information as to the
numbeS of horses and carriages MAIN
tanned at government expense for Of
fcials of these respective departments.
A bill permitting the withdrawal duty
free from the 81. Louis exposition of
educational or literary Institutions also
passed. At $3.50 p. m. the house adjourned.