Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07
IN CONGRESS

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for constructing the Panama Canal by
contract have been rejected, and that
an entire reorganization of the canal
work will be made.
AS it passed the Senate Tuesday, the
sundry civil appropriation bill carries
$3.50, 900 for continuing the coal-testing
plant If st. Louis and 100000 for the
tests on structural iron and other
building materials. The House bill car
ried $500, 600 for the coal tests and
nothing for the structural tests. The
increases were put in in the Senate at
the instance of Senator Stone.
Secretary Treasury Shaw Tuesday
formally transmitted to Congress the
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
requesting an additional appropriation
of $135, 24O to complete the work of the
convention and pay the expenses OF
the first election. The Secretary does
not recommend the appropriation Of
this amount, simply passing the matter
up to Congress "for proper action"
This is the usual procedure.
The Illinois and Missouri Senators
will protest vigorously against the
acceptance by the Senate conferees of
the House reduction of the st. Louis
Cairo appropriation, Stone of Missouri
if he could get cooperation probably
would participate in a desperate fight
against the whole bill rather than ac-
cept the $250,000 pittance for the
Mississippi. There seems to be no
Likelihood that he will have such CO.
operation and that the $25O,OOO pro-
position will go through.
Only Murdoch Of Kansas. among the
Republicans, and eighteen Democrats,
not a sufficient number, stood up
Teusday to demand a roll call in the
House upon the proposition of accept.
ing the Senate amendment to the
Post-Office appropriation bill, known
as the Murdoch amendment, which
would accomplish a $4,000, 900 reduc-
ton in railroad mail pay. BY a rising
vote of 1876 to 46, the motion of Re-
preventative Overstreet to disagree to
tie Senate amendment and send the
bill to conference was adopted.
The question of ship subsidy
secured a marked impetus in the
house, which adopted a rule that will
probably insure passage by the house
of the Littauer substitute for the sen
ate bill, and result before the final ad.
iournment in positive legislation.
The conference report or the Indian
appropriation bill was adopted, as was
the conference report on the bill pro-
viding for the allotment and distribu'
ton of Indian tribal funds.
The post office bill was passed in an
hour and fifteen minutes. Amendments
adding $1,38S, 759 for the extension Of
the pneumatic mail service and re
quiring postal cars to be lighted with
electricity were adopted.
Mr.. Lodge secured the passage OIL
the Philippine agricultural bank bill
The senate also passed a bill grant
ing a service pension to army nurses
Those who are disqualified to earn {
livelihood, and have reached the age
of 62 years, are to receive $12 6
month; at 10 years, SIS, and at rs, $40
The senate laid on the table al
amendment to the Lodge Philippine
bank bill by Mr.. Culberson, disclaim
ing any intention on the part of thu
United States to remain permanent.
in the Philippines, but asserting tina
whenever a stable government shall
} be established the United States will
| withdraw.
, BY a vote Of 43 to 10, the senat
ratified the Santo Domingo treaty
! This was one more vote in the affirm
alive than was required.
The senate passed the agricultural
appropriation bill, carrying $4,000
600; the pension appropriation bill
carrying $145,000 900, and the bill au
thorizing the establishment of an ag
ricultural bank in the Philippine Is
! lands.
A dispatch from Washington says
When Leslie M. Shaw, secretary @
the treasury, leaves President Roose
V velt's cabinet, he will 60 to New Yor
s and at once assume the duties of tn
newly organized Carnegie Trust Cc
g of New York city.
James Bryce, ambassador from Eng
d land, was formally presented to Pre-!
S ident Roosevelt by Secretary Roo
Ambassador Bryce made a short az
dress regarding his appointment,
which he said King Edward wante
the present cordial relations betwee
England and the United State
strengthened.
The senate Monday mornin
laid on the table an amendment to tn
a Lodge Philippine bank bill by Mr.. Gu
berson, disclaiming any intention o
S the part of the United States to II
main permanently in the Philippine,
h but asserting that whenever a stabl
h government shall be established tn
United States will withdraw, TIL
d amendment was identical in languae
with a resolution presented in Febrl
Is airy, 1899, by Mr.. Bacon. At that tim
n there was a tie vote on the proposition
s. and 1t was defeated by tie vice pres
dent casting his vote in the negative,
The principal fight over the agricu
tural appropriation bill took place {
the Beverage amendment requirir
N the packers to pay the cost Of admi
istering the meat inspection law. TIL
amendment was defeated On a point
~ order. Mr.. Beverage secured Il
70 adoption Of an amendment which +
Y quires the date of canning and inspe
ton to appear on the label Of the CO
IN containing meat products.