Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-03-11
CONGRESS.


senator in the course of brief con.
versation with Mr.. Patterson concern.
ing features of the naval appropriation
bill expressed the opinion that there
is such a commonality of interest on
the part Of the United States, Great
Britain and Japan as to protect China
from dismemberment. To this state
ment Mr.. Hale in charge of the bill
objected sharply, saying that tire posi-.
tion OF the United States in the pres.
ent oriental war Is that of neutrality
and that he could not allow to go I'M
challenged any statement in the sen.
ate Indicating a national interest In
either Russia or Japan. Mr.. Nelson
responded by saying Mr.. Hale had
indicated as great partially for Rus.
STA as he had expressed for Japan
The naval bill was under considera.
ton. But little progress was made.
House.--The house today passed the
Indian appropriation bill after some
controversy relative to provisions at.
fecting tribes in the Indian territory.
An unsuccessful effort was made by
Mr.. Stephens of Texas to eliminate
the provision for continuing the Dawes
commission another year
Washington, March 7.-Senate-
The senate today passed the naval ap
preparation bill, which has been be-
fore 1t for the past four or five days,
and then took up the army bill. The
principal question in connection with
the naval bill related to the price
and method of supplying armor plate
for battleships and it grew out of an
amendment suggested by Mr.. Patter.
son for a government armor plant.
He ultimately withdrew the amend.
maent, Offering several others, all Of
which were laid on the table. The
credentials of Senator Elect Dick Of
Ohio were presented by Senator For.
aker.
Eouse.-Postal affairs engrossed the
attention Of the house today practic-
ally to the exclusion of all other mat
tiers. The subject was introduced by
Mr.. Oyerstreet, chairman of the com.
nittee on rostonices and post roads,
who submitted the report of the COM
nlittee on the Hay resolution, calling
for certain information regarding the
use of Influence" by members of
house to secure increase in salaries
tor postmasters. Interest conferred in
the data accompanying the report
which had been furnished the commit
tee by the postof1ice department re-
lating to members Of the house,
There was full attendance of mem.
bers on both sides of the chamber
when Mr.. Overstreet stated that he
had been directed by unanimous vote
OF the committee to recommend that
the Hay resolution be tabled, as the
Information wanted accompanied the
report. The minority members urged
that debate and vote on the reso-
luton should be deferred, as they
had not an opportunity to read the re-
port, so an agreement was reached
to postpone further action until Wed.
nesday.
Washington, March S.--senate.-
The senate spent almost the entire
day discussing the committee amend
ments to the army bill concerning
provisional troops in the Philippines
and the consolidation Of the adjutant
generals office with the record and
pension office. The Porto Riean
amendment was objected to by DEM
ocratic senators as tending to more
pronounced military government.
Both amendments ultimately were ac-
cepted. The bill was amended so as
to provide an increase in the engineer
corps. It was still pending when the
senate adjourned.
House.-Today in the house was set
apart for the consideration Of claim
bills. Thirty-two bills of this charac-
ter were passed. -,"~
Washington, March 9.-Senate.-
During consideration Of the army ap
preparation bill in the senate today
Mr.. Bacon protested against the. &C
ceptance of the statue of Frederick
q the Great Of Germany, rendered by
Emperor William on the ground that
the former German king was not in
sympathy with American institutions.
Mr.. Stewart defended Frederick
against what he characterized as Mr.
Bacon's gross Misrepresentation The
army appropriation bill was passed
The senate also passed the Philippine
shipping bill, after speeches in oppo.
'siticn by Messrs. Culberson and Pat.
tersOn.
House.-That an investigation Of the
postoffce department by the house OF
representatives will result from the
publication of the report involving
members of congress in that connec.
ton was indicated by every expression
possible short Of q vote in that body
today. With a whirlwind of protest
the report was taken up by indignant
members, their personal connection
with it explained. and epithets hurled
eral Bristow. THE Bristow report
was conceived in iniQuity, born in sin
and has Travelled it's course until it
has struck the public of the United
States as q great attack on body OF
men as free from wrong-doing, corrup'
tion. crime and irreguarity as any
equal number Of men on the face OF
the earth" This was the parting shot
Of Representative Grosyenor in pay.
ing his tribute to the report.
The family OF Nate LOBBY, near
Renwick, were nearly asphyxiated
by gas from a hard coal stove. Only
one was able to get to the telephone
to call for help. 1t is thought that all
will recover.
By an ed;ct of the Minister of Agrl
culture in Hungary, the expectation
Of living game or eggs is, prohibited
1t is dumbfounding how interesting
a wife can be If she Is somebody
else's.
Maybe the good wouldn't die SC
young If they weren't 50 lonesome.
Generally we wait till our bread
gets stale before we cast it on the