Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-11
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the provisions for the second payment
OF mileage to the senators and repre-
sentatives Of this congress, and then
passed the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill. This action was the
climax to an exciting discussion Of the
mileage problem begun yesterday,
first on the point of order raised
against the provision by Mr.. Maddox
Of Georgia, and then on a motion to
strike out made today by Mr.. Under
wood of Alabama.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Senate--in
the senate today Mr.. Dietrich Ut Ne.
braska made request for an lnyes;I.
CATION into charges on which he was
tried recently by federal court in
his own state, and the senate granted
the request, the president pro TEN ap.
pointing committee consisting OF
Messrs. Hoar, Plat OF Connecticut,
Spooner, Cockrell and Pettus to make
the inquiry. The remainder OF the
day was devoted to an argument 10y
Mr.. Morgan In support Of the resolu.
ton introduced by Stons, directing
the senate committee on foreign rela.
lions to make an investigation into
the Panama revolution.
Washington, Feb. 2-Senate.-Mr
Clarke, the new democratic senator
from Arkansas, made mis- first speech
in the senate today. He spoke for two
hours and announced his endorsement
OF every position taken by the pres
ident in connection with the Panama
revolt and in the negotiation Of the
treaty with the new state. He even
said that in view of the provocation
Of Colombia the president might have
been expected to go farther than he
did in advancing the cause of Pana-
ma. He declared that there was more
popular support of the presidents
policy among the democrats than
among republicans, and said that the
democratic votes necessary to ratify
the treaty were assured. Mr. Fair
banks also spoke in support of the
treaty.
House-By unanimously agreeing
to a resolution amending the rules OF
the house today, the resident COM
missioner to congress from Porto
Rico was given additional authority
equal In all essential respects to that
of delegate from a territory, the
action not requiring the concurrence
Vi Luc SSUdtc, "A Dlil DISNluSu
for "a delegate from Porto Rico"
passed the house during the last con-
gress but was amended by the senate
to such an extent that it failed. A
bill duplicating the action of the house
at the last session Is now pending
and meanwhile Porto Rico will re-
ceive under the action taken today
practically all of the benefits extend
ed in the measure.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Senate.-After
almost allowing the amendment to
the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill providing for q loan OF $4,000, 900
to the st. Louis exposition to get
through, without any discussion what
ever, the senate, today, changed Its
tactics just as the vote was about to
be taken and began a debate Of the
loan provision which continued for
about four hours and was still in
progress when the senate adjourned.
House.-Indiana and Kentucky lock.
ed horns in the house today. The de-
bate, which involved. nearly every
member of both state delegations,
was fast and furious from start to
finish Kentucky demanded OF Indiana
the return of w. S. Taylor that he
might be tried for the assassination
of William Goebel. The attack was
made by Mr.. James of Kentcky and
the defense was led by Mr.. Crum-
packer of Indiana. Partisan feeling
rose to an extreme tension. The d.
plomatic appropriation bill was under
consideration at the time.
Washington, Feb. 4-Senate.-The
senate chamber again today was the
arena of an interesting political de-
bate with the provision in the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill for
loan OF $4,6O0,0O0 for the st. Louis
exposition the basis for the discus
sion. The controversy was precipitat-
ed by Mr.. Lodge, who quoted many
official figures to demonstrate that
republican policies had not been a
failure in the United States. He also
charged Mr.. German with hostility to
the navy. Mr.. Foraker also spoke,
devoting himself largely to a COM
parison OF conditions under the Har-
rison administration and those under
the administration Of Mr.. Cleveland
to the advantage of the former. On
the democratic side Mr.. German and
Mr. Bailey were the orators. Mr..
German explained his attitude to-
wards the army and navy, and
charged that at the close of the Har-
rison administration the treasury OF
the United States was in a very bad
way. Mr.. Bailey followed up this
charge with an elaborate presenta-
ton of statistics, and contended that
the export trade of the United States
der Harrison. The exposition amend.
ment had not been disposed OF when
the senate adjourned.
Washington, Fbb. 5.-Senate-The
political debate in the senate on the
proposed loan of S4,600,000 to the st.
Louis exposition, which has been in
progress on a point Of order for the
past three days, came to close to-
day through a vote which left the
provision in the urgency appropria-
ton bill, which was passed. Mr.. Pat
terson of Colorado made a speech in
which. while he charged the panic
II 1898 to the anti-silver agitation in
this and other countries, he announc-
ed that he was not in favor Of another
democratic pronouncement for silver.
After the vote on the deficiency bill,
speeches in support Of the Panama
canal treaty were made by Mr.. Mall.
ory of Florida and Mr.. Hayburn Of
Idaho.
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