Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-07
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
~FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
First SESSION.

Senate-The senate, on the ZStn, us
cGssed for three hours the recent order
of the pension bureau making old age an
evidence of disability, and then passed the
District OF Columbia appropriation Dill.
The discussion of the pension order was
based on the resolution offered some days
ago by Mr.. Carmack, directing the com
mittee on the judiciary to inquire into
the authority of the executive branch OF
the government to make such an order
The senate, at 4:15 p. M, went INTO ex,
ecutiVe session, and at 4:25 p. m. adjourned
..... .House-The sundry civil bill was be-
fore the house, but debate took a wlde
range. Mr.. Gillett Mass.) devoted con
siderable time to answering some OF the
statements recently made on the moor py
Mr.. Spight (Miss), regarding the race
question. He defended the president ior
inviting Booker Washington to dine with
him, and said the president was a man Of
a big heart, as well as birth, breeding and
cultivation. Mr.. Clark (Mo) made a
speech on the tariff, and declareu I'M
gramme for the democratic party. A
strong plea for the tobacco growers was
made by Mr.. Trimble (Ky.), who urged
the removal of the tax of SIX cents q
pound on "a tobacco. House ADJOURNED
at 5:19 p. m.
Senate-The bill authorizing the erec-
ton of an additional executive depart
ment buildir 6 in Washington was again
the subject of spirited debate in the sen,
tie on the 18th, and after several hours
ebate 1t remains Enacted upon. Sen.
ators divided largely on the questions of
location. During the day there was re-
newed effort to pass the bill prompting
the misbranding of salmon, but owing to
the opposition of senators, VINO hold that
the bill is calculated to interfere with the
rights of individual states under the
guise of an effort to control interstate
commerce., a vote was not reached.....;
House-For the want of speakers, general
debate on the sundry civil appropriatlon
bill in the house was closed several hours
80 49, 4.-- --pHal ~ nn1 tho hill
was read for amendment. Mr.. Campbell
Kas.) and Mr.. Williams Oll.) We're the
principal speakers, the former defending
the protective tariff policy of the repub-
the republicans for failing to investigate
the post office department. At 4:l5 p. m.
the house adjourned.
Senate-The senate, on the Goth, begun
consideration of the post office approprla-
ton bill, and it was the signal for a re-
vival of the democratic demand for an
investigation into the charges of corrup-
ton in the post office department. me
debate was initiated by Mr.. German. VINO
spoke for almost two hours In criticism
of the course of the republican party IN
refusing an inquiry. Mr.. Lodge contend
ed that congress could not make an in
quiry that would be as thorough as mat
already made by the post office depart
ment. He charged the democratic attack
to a desire to find a political issue;..;..
House-Substantial progress was made by
the mouse IN the COTSlueIdlluI Vi Inc sun
dry civil bill, 81 pages being disposed of.
leaving only q to be read. No amend
ments of general Importance We're made.
Mr.. Bartlett (Ga) briefly replied to the
last Monday On the negro question; He
believed that the people of the south are
entitled to work out the negro problem
las God shall will it." Mr.. Crumpacker
been mobbed and put to death in the last
% years in the United States. AT 5:10
o'clock p. m. the house adjourned.
Senate-The attention of the senate, on
the 31st, was divided between the bill for
the repeal of the desert land, the tim
Der and stone and the homestead COM
mutation laws, and the post office APP
preparation bill, The general debate on
the post office bill was confined largely
to a speech by Mr.. McCreary and Interrupt
lions by republican senator's. Mr.. Nc
Creary charged, in the main, that the
policy of an early adjournment of con-
gress had been adopted in order to avoid
legislation not desired by the republican
leaders. The senate, at 1855 p. m, ad-
journed ..... Observation-Disclosures of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was con-
Guided in the house and and the Mr bill was
forced a roll call on a motion to commit
the bill, with Instructions to strike out
the paragraph appropriating $4,000 fol-
rental Of the New York customhouse
The vote showed a quorum was not pres.
ent. and adjournment was taken unit
Saturday.
Senate-Good Friday was devoted BY
the senate to almost continuous discussion
Of political questions. The time until two
o'clock was devoted to consideration Of
the Carmack resolution, proposing an In
quiry into the legality of the recent ex
ecutive old age pension order. Mr.. Nal
lory was the principal speaker, The lat
ter half of the day was devoted to the
post office appropriation bill, but no ap'
preciable progress was made with tina
measure, the speeches on it being, in the
main, political and of general character
.,,... House-The house passed the sundrl
civil appropriation bill, after voting dowr
a proposition by Mr.. Sulzer to recommi
it, with instructions to strike out appro
priation of $685. 600 for rent of the New
York customhouse, The remainder of tn,
day was devoted to discussion of thu
conference report on the army appro
priation bill. With the exception of on
amendment, providing certain increases
in the signal corps, The house disagreed
to all other special senate amendment
and the bin was sent back to conference
House adjourned at 5:2S D. m.