The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22

, pendiiures in public burdlngs Settle OF
| North Carolina,
THE SENATE.
! Washington, December y. The session
OF the senate today was notable In bring.
! ing out pointed statement from Mr.
| Dubois uicp.. Idaho, who was understood
! to voice tho Views OF tho silver element
! In tho senate that no financial lcgisla-
| ton was possible along tho lines desired
! by President Cleveland and streuuoualy
urged In the mpssag, OF last evening.
II was patent To every senator. MIR. Du-
| boia said, aud should be- Understood by
| the country. that the Presidents desire
| Tor the retirement OF the Eternhacks OF
| The authorization of IA bond issue were
| utterly Impossible 10 accomplish. Tho
! only action he senate would take. if II
| was given the opportunity. would be TO
ADOPT shp resolution OF Mr. Nuat iDcm.,
/ MOD, offered earlier IN the day, directing
/ the coinage OF silver bullion Ia the treas
/ ury and the aSment of government nbli-
! cations I'm silver. The only Immediate re.
4 spcpsa to the presidents message was IN
! the presentation OF two resolutions favor
/ able To silver that by Ar. Vest aud an
| member from North Carolina, proposing
| Culd payments while the metals ware NJ
/ u parity and silver payments when gold
/ went to u premium
| A icttcr from Secretary olney gave "a
! congratulaiory cahlogram from the BRA
lillian senate. transmitted through M,uls-
| ter Mcndoncd of I'raail on President
! Clevelnnd's ennunciatlon of The Monroe
doctrine The resolution "a IA follows;
! Tho senate Of the United States of Brazil
/ send ltE greetings 10 the scnntn of the
| United States upon the worthy message
of President Clcvelnnd. who Enormously
| guards the dignity, the aoVcrelgnty aud
the freedom Of the American nntione.
Mr.. Proctor dter.. Nt), submitted
resolution asking tho secretary of war
| 10 submit information aa to what amour,
| could bc projitnblo expended for coast
! defense NJ. 10 july, 1871,
~ih0 rtspsNtieR went over.
| Tho frat reapnun" 60 the presidents mos
sage, urging financial relief IN the form Of
u resolution offered by MIR. Vest ti)en'..
! MOI was as follows;
| Received. That the secretary of the
| treasury is hereby oirectei In Pursuance OF
| the existing law, vostinE ~ him iull power
| 10 do 40, 10 coin M rapidly az possit h.
| the ailvci bullion in the tren~lry but-
chased under the not Of July H. 1880. into
| standard silver dollars. and with such
! dollars 10 redeem, cancel ana leiilo the
] treasury noses q. The United StAiss notes
rnumoily called greonbacks. In stsudari
silver dnllnra rs wen M In gold, usng
whichever may he most abuhunWt ana
| convenient
| Nj Vest asked immediate Consideration
of the resolution. but Mr. Plnit OBJECTED
| and the subject went over.
MIR. Butler Drop. ~ GO coon BROUGHT
| forward the subject I'm another form by
! asl,ng Immediate consideration OF n rpEo-
luton directing the secretary OF the treas.
| ury TO pay government obligations In gold
when tho parity of the metals stood at
| ~ h~lu Eflllnb OF Eblu ipI veg fiNfhH VI
! silver and to pay IN silver when this parity
was disturbed by the advance In the value
of gold.
| At O'Clock the senate went into oSecu-
When The doors were rc-opencd Mr..
Stewart took the door for u sharp critl-
| ,,lsfn OF the presidents financial message.
lie said the presidents uphoiding OF INC
Monroe doctrine bad plnc1d MN on q hiEh
level biit the message OF last evening has
suddenly reduced him 10 II very low level
Lot the president once announc" thnt
United States obligations would be paid IN
eilvrr and there would bo no further raids
oil, the treasury. n London wanted
financial war. we could meet It.
Al Las the senate adjourned untn next
Tuesday.
TEXANS on THE CoMMITTEIes.
Washington, December 2i.--rho Texas
members OF tho house has occasion neither
for great rejoicing nor great rosret be-
cause of the committee assignments. 1hoy
have been fairly served by tho speaker
without being specially honored
Mr. Sayefs holds his place as tho hah-
ing democrat on the approximation com
mlttcc aud rs also given place on tho
committee on expenditures ON puphe
REPRESENTATIVE Bell keeps the place on
Pacific railways wlcrc he served eo faith
fuzzy during the last session ana Is given
besides a place at the head OF the demo-
Gratis nn election committee ana Is also ON
the committee on education 49,
Representative Ihlbcfhpn nttub ms
marty ON the judiciary committee.
Representative Bailey Is specially com
plmentcd In being allowed TO remain on
The judiciary committee, Tor IL " s'huoiii
that two men from the same state arc
tt.hcod together lie Is also on the COM
mttoe on the revision OF the laws,
Judge Eoonan, the republican m"mbcr.
receives an important post on the COM
mittee on Interstate ana foreign com
mercc and is also on the coiI comm, ,,n, o"
Sir poudlclOn goes TO Inc committee on
Indian affairs particularly Interesting 10
Western men.
on public buildings aud gfoundA. ICING
also on the District Of SoiumD'h oeinHii,,
leS mhch e, T. bg gl,IgtG 'ne ooA'u
Observation-Disclosures Crowley ~ very much
pleased by his assignment; to merchaol
look on his other place on reform Ia che
civil service" as somothing Of Joke
Hcnrescnt6 tive Yoalsnm e placed on the
militia and also on ventilation ahc ac-
cOustics for the capitol
Ilepre sentative HUTCHINSON was the very
M o. the committee en- claims ms an, ana me
gress. AZ both nre, rhe oltthplaces o. me
Big steals and both furnish Ut Geld Tor
Pivnn roth OF his old Assignments. He
leads the democratic HIST on patents
" hich means the chh'rnianahip oil tie
committee II ever the democrats REGAIN inc
Representative Grain goes TO postofdces
AMI post ROADS ana 10 cieetloH OF pitSi-
dent and wee president.
Representative Cooper goes on the war
claims committee.
Eopresentatly. Cockreli leads the minor
fly on expenditures In the war depart
mcnt"
WAYS AND MEANS coHIITTEE.
Washington. December 21.--The ways
and means committee held IA brief meet
Ing after the session OF the house and