Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18
CONGRESS.

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congress today In the house tho
members debated at much length the
proposed loan of $4,600,000 to the
Louisiana purchase exposition at st.
Louis, while on the other side of the
capitol building the senate passed a
measure appropriating $4,000 900 to
the support Of the proposed Lewis ard
Clark exposition to be held at Port
land, Ore, In 1905. Aside from these
things, the two houses did but littIes
Washington. Feb. 9.--Senate.--In
It's regular session today the senate
passed the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill without debate
and then renewed consideration or
the isthmian question. In executive,
session of the senate the Panama
canal treaty was taken up for formal
consideration and Senator Cullom.
chairman OF the committee on foreign
relations, who has charge OF the
treaty, made formal statement IN
explanation of its terms and in advo-
cacy OF It's ratification, Senator Gull
IONS speech was written and was
careful analysis OF the different ar.
ticles OF the agreement. He explained
in some detail the points In which
this treaty differs from the Hay
Herran treaty with Colombia, con-
tending that the present agreement
was far superior to the former one,
In that 1t practically places the Unit
cd States in absolute control of the
| canal and the canal strip. He said
| that there need be no fear Of compli-
| cations on account of claims that may
| be made by Colombia to an interest
In the canal, the Panama railroad or
| other property interests on the 18TH
| mus, because all these naturally pass
to the new government of Panama.
| Housewife house devoted the en-.
tire session to the contested election
case OF Connell, rep, VS.. Howell, dem.
Washington. Feb. 10.-House.- Tho
house disposed of the Connell and
Howell contested election case from
the Tenth Pennsylvania district in IA
vor OF William Connell. unseating Mr..
Howell by a vote Of 1853 to 14S. The
democrats solldly supported Mr..
| Howell. Mr.. Connell was promptly
sworn In and seated The house then
| resumed consideration of the senate
amendment proposing loan OF
| $4,600,000 to the Louisiana Purchase
| exposition on which vote on the
! question OF concurrence will be taken
tomorrow.
Washington, Feb. 1l.--Senate lin
today's executive session Mr.. Teller
took occasion to make mild protest
against the alleged tendency of the
! .,F
to encroach upon tho constitutional
| rights and prerogatives of the legis-
lature. His speech was more or less
an attack upon President Roosevelt
and II aroused a number Of the repub-
llcan leaders to his defense. Senator
Teller spoke for more than two hours
| upon this question, and after the SEN
ate had reached an agreement to vote
on the Panama canal treaty some
time between February Is and %, IL
devoted all it's time to considera,
ton of the general subject Of the en-.
croachments of the senate and the
president upon each Others prerog.
atives.
House.-T-The house today by vote
of 172 to 1913 ooncurred in the senate
amendment to the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill authorizing a loan
of s4.600,000 by the government to
the Louisiana Purchase exposition,
after amending II with respect TO the
manner In which the money shall be
| paid.
Washington, Feb. 12.--Senate.--
The senate today listened to the read,
Ing by Mr.. Carmack OF speech pro
pared by Mr.. Morgan in opposition
| to the presidents policy with refer
snce to an isthmian canal, and also
considered the bill appropriating
$500 900 to ex-Queen Liliuokalani, OF
Hawaii. Speeches In supper, OF inc
bill were made by Mr.. Blackburn and
Mr.. Mitchell, and in opposrion oy
| Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Plat OF Con.
| necticut. Mr.. Spooner moved to re-
| commit the measure, but the vote on
this motion failed 10 develop
| quorum, 80 the senate was forced to
| adjourn.
| House.--Speaker Cannon today
took the bit In his teeth and ran
completely away with legislative pre-
cedcnt in the house. Incidentally he
broke all previous records in the dis
| patch of private pension bins.
/ Under Mr.. Cannon's guidance 800
/ Of these measures Of relief were
| passed by the house In 15s minutes
| Nearly the whole of this time was
consumed In committee OF the whole
| The house passed the bills "en.bloc"
| under unanimous consent which rie
speaker himself asked for. About
hah of the bills were disposed OF UNI
der his request, they being those
| without amendment. When objection
was temporarily made, the speaker
| plainly showed his displeasure by
| dragging the proceedings. The objcc-
| ton veg withdrawn, whereupon the
rcr~ aiming bills were declared passed
without even the formallty OF having
| the clerk read their numbers.
A mammoth petition has been pre-
pared In Davenport asking congress
| to establish a division of the federal
| court for the southern district Of Iowa
| In Davenport. II has Deen signed gen.
| orally by the business men and citi-
zens and the leaders of the movement
| are sanguine of success.
Mre. Won Blumer--"I heard the cook
| cursing and swearing in the kitchen
| this morning" Won Blumer-"Well.
! I'm glad she's beginning to feel at
home"
| Have taxpayers no rights? de-
manded the impassioned orator. Ger
| tainly," replied man in the back
row; they have the right to pay
taxes"
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