Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-14
OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
ElFTY-EiGHTH CONGRESS.
First SESSION.

Senate-Ihe ~senate's first session, on
the 4th, following the recess, was devotea
entirely to Panama. President RooseEeil
sent a message on the subject, when
cussion continued throughout the oays
speeches being made both in defense oa
and against the policy which had peen
pursued. Mr.. Lodge gave notice that he
would address the senate on the Panama
question on the 5th. The senate, at o.lV
p. m, went into executive session, alo a. =.
5:2S adjourned. go. House-With the re-
assembling Of congress, on the 4th, aitsr
the recess, the chaplain of the, mouse, ~
opening the session of that body; prayer
that wal between Russia and Japan
ment of their differences, and aIter d
brief session, on the motion of Mr.. Payhe'
the house, at 1875 p. m, adjourned.
Senate-Practically the entire session Oh
the senate, on the 5th, was devoted 10
a speech by Mr.. Lodge on the situation
the abstract question of the right OF lile
president to recognize the independently
of a new nation, and concluded that suSn
a ~prerogative pertains exclusively TO me
office of the chief executive. lie also
contended that the president had not
gone a step beyond what the proprletles
called for. Then, at ESQ p. M, the sen.
ate went into executive, session, and ,rf at
three o'clock adjourned. ... H~ouse,Ihe
privileged resolution proposed by MT. hay
Wa.), providing for an investigation "
certain statements IN the DllSloW 49,
office report rejecting on the MEMBER
ship of the house, on the 5thi,, was relerrea
to the committee on post offices anq POS
roads. On motion of Mr.. Payne N. -
the presidents message relative TO ran
anna and the canal was read in the house
receiving applause on the republican SIDE
The house, at 2:45 p. m, adjourned.
Senate-Alleged Irregularities in the post
office department constituted the Only
theme in the senate, on the 9Th. Inc
ol1aStiOp came I'M on a. motion nfSL maui
by Mr.. Lodge, and afterwards by MT
Penrose, to refer the Carmack resolution
looking to a senatorial investigation VI
the post ofuce Gepal tmelt to the
on post offices and post roads. Inc dei
bate continued fo~ almost two and a nan
hours, and was extremely spirited IRON
start to finish. IN agreement was reachec
to postpone further discussion on the sup,
iect until the Sth, and at 2;34 the senate
adjourned go. House-The only measure
considered in the house, on the 9Th, was
Hawaii to ratify an act of the HaWallai
legislature authorizing the manufacture
and distribution of electric light am
power on the Island of Oahu, territory o
bill In the form presented, 1T was recon-
mitted to the committee on territories
The house, at 2:14 p. m, adjourned.
Senate-Mr. Morgan occupied the tim
Of the senate on the tn, in a reply u =
tude of this government in connectio'
with the Panamaian republic. He intro
= duced numerous newspaper extracts I
bear out his contention that the revolu
! ton was assisted by officers and cltlzen
of the United States. Mr.. Morgan sal
that if the United States should W1thdra'N
from the isthmus Colombia would quickl
drive out the few revolutionists and the
supporters. Mr.. Morgan concluded nj
remarks at 1856 o'clock, when the senat
went into executive session, and at -,
- nJi1,1,,pJ H0nCn-Thn hons
was in session but II minutes, on the III
Mr.. Hemenway obtained unanimous cor
b sent that one o be devoted, on IN
Sth, to the consideration OF a bllt ainentt
: ing the act appropriattng $5oo,W0 Tor u
eradication of foot n mouth dlseas
among cattle so as to make $25O,OW OF Ina
amount available to meet the eme,rgednef
4 caused by the Mexican boil WeeVll. III
bill was favorably reported.
Senate-Alleged post office frauds wei
under discussion in the senate, on u
8th, the subject being opened IN q s.
= speech by Mr.. Simmons, of North Car
lima, who insisted there should be an II
vestigation by the senate into the charge
Mr.. Plat, of Connecticut denied that tt
republicans were trying to cover up az
wrong doing in the post office department
&c ing that the post office committee shou
IL ascertain what was to be investigate
l. The discussion was participated in
,r Messrs. Burrows. DoIliyer and Q4arles,
the republican Sluc, dllh uhNn9A ~ 49,
IN Tillman and Teller, on the democrat
side. At $3.50 the senate went into exec
IL tive session and at $40 p. m. adjourn
until the 11th.....: House-The house
the Sth, made available the sum of $780,
to he used to meet the emergency cauS
by the ravages of the cotton boil wee,
and other insects and diseases affeetil
,t cotton. The sum is to be diverted fro
~ the half-million dollars appropriated Ia
year to eradicate the foot and mouth d
h eases among cattle. Pension bills to t
'' number of lis were passed. The hou
se adjourned until the 18th.