Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-18
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS

washington, Jan. S.-Senate.--The
senate gave attention TO the Panama
canal, the situation in Santo Domin-
SO and the merchant marine ship
ping bill. The canal question came
up in connection with message from
the president in which among other
things he invited the closest scrutiny
into all that had been done by the
government on the isthmus OF Pana.
ma. Mr.. German made that utter
ance the text for speech In which
he criticized the salaries pail for work
in connection with the canal, and
urged congressional inquiry.
Washington. Feb. 9.-Senate.-The
senate adopted two resolutions of In
quiry. One OF them authorizes an
investigation by the committee on
interoceanic canals into the general
conduct of the affairs OF the Panama
canal and the other an inquiry by the
finance committee into the question
of the exchange rate on money on the
isthmus. The first resolution was
reported from the canal committee
by Its chairman, Mr.. Willard. and
the second Is the resolution present.
ed by Mr.. Bailey with the provision
relative to the sale OF Panama rail.
way bonds omitted. The remainder
of the open session was devoted TO
a speech by Mr.. Morgan on the rail-
road rate question. He advocated
the settlement OF all differences over
rates In the courts according to com
mon law methods, as calculated to
do away with much awkward machin-
cry. The propriety Of discussing in
open senate resolution introduced
by Senator Bacon, calling upon the
president for an account OF his APP
pointment of delegates to q proposed
conference on Moroccan affairs, to
be held by European powers at AL
geriras. Spain, was considered for
four hours. and then by strict party
vote 1t was decided that the resolu-
ton should be executive business.
House--The Philippine traiff meas
ure was the single topic of consid-
Grafton In the house today. The
speeches were uniformly against the
measure and were allowed to go in
general without answer.
Washington, Jan. 0.--Senate-The
senate made 1t plain today that It
had had yesterday all that 1t wants
to hear for the present on tho Moroc.
can question. There were two op.
portunities to resume consideration
of the subject but both were avoided
and apparently with the assent OF all
the members. About eighty bills
of minor Importance were passed,
leaving on the calendar only six or
seven measures. For the rest or
the session the senate gave attention
in turn to the questions of the salaries
paid to Panama officials, to the pure
food bill, and the merchant marine
shipping bill, but without taking &C.
tion on either OF these subjects.
House.--A vigorous speech in ia.
vor of the Philippine tariff bill by Mr..
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania opened the
proceedings Of the house today. II
| was followed by several others
against the measure, most notable OF
which was two hour address by the
veteran statesman, Mr.. Keifer OF
Ohio, an ex-speaker, WHO returns to
the house after retirement OF
twenty years.
Washington, Jan. 11.-Senate-Be.
fore going into executive session the
| senate listened to speech by Mr..
Hepburn of Idaho in support of his
| bill creating national board for the
| control OF corporations, In which he
denounced Wall street because of its
alleged interference with the affairs
of the country. He said that when
| the street" could not dictate the fl
nancial course of the government 1t
was ever ready to threaten disaster,
and he pleaded for legislation that
would rob 1t of such power for evil.
House.-The Philippine tariff debate
in the house consisted more OF party
maneuvering for advantage over cam
paign material than discussion OF the
question at issue. The tariff was the
text of speech by Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio, who began the debate. and OF
an extended reply by Mr.. Williams,
the minority leader.
Washington, Jan. 12.--House-Ln
terest was injected into the Philip
pine tariff debate in the house OF rep
resentatives today by Massachusetts,
"idea" tariff exposition by Mr.. Mccall
Of that state: by character study Of
the Filipino by Mr.. Longworth OF
Ohio, and by defense OF President
Roosevelt by Mr.. Pou, democrat
from North Carolina. Besides these
there were number of speeches de-
livered on the merits of the bill, nearly
all Of which were in opposition to the
measure.
Washington, Jan. 13. - House. -
There were nine speeches in the
house today on the Philippine tariff
bill, consuming nearly six and one
half hours. Three Of the speakers
opposed the bill and six favored It..
Those who argued for the measure
were Mr.. Gaines OF Tennessee, Mr..
Thomas OF North Carolina, who in
cluded a plea for the southern farmer
and demanded reciprocity to benefit
the cottonseed oil industry Mr.. Need
ham Of California, Mr.. Garrett of Ten
nessee, Mr.. Gardner OF Massachu-
sets, who devoted the major portion
Of his remarks to the tariff needs Of
his state, and urged the republicans
of the house to amend the tariff sim
ply as to the schedules on hides and
sole leather. and Mr. Scott OF Kansas.
The ornaments to the measure were