The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-08


The senate this morning, on motion Of
Alr. Gibson of Maryland, pissed the mouse
BIZ appropriateness $1,000 FOR thA rescue of
Toe urmLntnt and the wreck of the
United States WArsnip keursargc.
\ resolution was reported by Mr., Nor
gan OF Alabama trOu tine committee on
foreign relations a2 follows;
Resolved, That the president be request
Cd to inform the senate, If IT is not incon-
sistent with the public interest, whether
the government of Great Britain has oc-
SuIpiel i5lueuelus, or any other place on NE
Mosquito reservation IN Nicaragua, with
q military force. and the character of such
force, and the claim of authority of that
government to so occupy that country
The resolution was agreed to.
on motion Of Mr.. Sherman of Ohio the
house bill authorizing General q o. How
ard, u. ). A., to accept from the govern
ment of the French Republic the decora-
tion of commander Of the Legion of Honor
was passed
Senator Harris denl.) of Tennessee then
opened the fight on the silver question by
moving the second reading of the Bland
bill. lie gave notice that when the bill
should have been read the second time he
would move 10 take it up for considera-
ton. His motive in Directing TO It's con-
sideraton yesterday, he said, was to bridge
over the day until he could consult with
ms democratic colleagues as to their &C
tion In regard to the bill
Mr.. Sherman objected TO the immediate
consideration Of the Seigniorage bill and
moved TO refer 1t to the committee on
Importance SHOULD be reported TO the SEN
mttee.
The discussion was taken M by Senators
Hale Huar CocIrem and Aldrich.
MI Cockrel in the course OF his re-
MARKS said ne was aStQnisneJ and amazed
at the action Of the stu3tor from Ohio
IShermmn In moving the reference OF tho
bill to The finance committee. He had sup
posed from me action "f the minority yos-
terday that they were anXiors to take IN
30 Inn hon,
the senate undertook TO fulhil pledges the
senators from ONO, Iowa and Rhode
island would give their assistance
Mr. Aldrich. the senator from Rhode
Island referred to, said chat he wanted TO
Why ala YOU want 10 take it up?" in
tefruptcd Mr.. Coehrll.
SO rs TO defeat it promptly" replied
-. The question was further discussed by
Senators Iioar Harris and Stewart and
N0a then iutcrrugfed BY Mr.. McPhers0n
Of New Jersey. who rose 20 a puestlou Of
personal privilege and proceeded to deny
he and Senators Brlce and Vest had in
vested heavily IN sugar. stock in New
York Epon returning from recent
Southern health trip. he learned that his
1910 shares Of sugar stock, which he had
Immediately ordered sold at n loss as it
might lead 10 q contention He ala not
own any stock sold IN wan street except
Atchlson stock
Mr. Wolcott or Colorado suggested that
I'm view OF the action antagonlstic to sill
Yer which the senator might take he
would advise the senator 10 sell his Atchi-
son stock Gaughter.)
Mr. Vegt said he should not have re-
ferred 10 the mHtter had n not been in
uoduced bv the senator from New Jersey
lie asserted that it was not his fault that
the tariff bin Ind not been repnrtcd 10 the
senate two We ks ago He aid not know
any OF the members OF the firm mentioned
nor had he been iu New York for some
time He characterized the story a scan-
dslous and the man who spread It as a
Nir. Camden OF West virginia made nm
explanation IN regurd O. The charges re-
refred ~ hy Senator's Berry and others.
He announced tlia he stood with his col