The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-08
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
The Recent Issue of Bonds Will Bc
Thoroughly Investigated.
ONLY SIX VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE.
Full Text of the Resolutions As
They We're Adopted.
MY SIX VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE,
HILLS LAST MORDS AGAINST 1T
MIR. Ptck'cr blocked Legislation In the
House because lilo Can Not Secure
Consideration OF Pension Buls.

i,,icd an lnNcatigatieu to be conducted by
tie aonntc committee on finance into the
facts and circumstances connected with
the sale OF United States bonds by the
secretary of the lr,nsary durlir the lns,
ihree years Tho s!S adverse votes w,re
cast by Senators Cancm daD. Faulkner
{" Na,. Gray WelA HlI,N. W. Mitch
eii VNisp aud Palmer uil). al democrats
The resolution directing the inv.stl.,-
uon is wy explicit, M toilows:
hts2h ca, THAT the committee ON finance
bo directed.
!. To investigate and renort ronorolty MI
the material facts nna circumstances
connected with IN sac OF l'nusd State.
ueNns by the secretary OF the treasury
a the years 1921 1875 and iSDd
- % hiN"siie.itc ana report sn.cincn,i,,
"H"' amount Of available funds. ,.l.tsii.
i,d MNie ia the United Siut.5 tran,.urv
.h' on deposit IN other places subject
t. Me order OF tho sect.sfn;, ~ ~.
tiVosury at the tine IT,, bonds were so,.i
"i ouered for snlc; Whether th,rs VIZ,
or WA l>pt money on hand To meet an
oNiEHlioiS ot the GOV crninrnt al snii
NllH the bonds w'rc sold or were offered
10 v sold, what ohntutiohs were ,ft,.
ut the momcn, ana thu amount of ,nca
suited aratoly. what was the reason
Tor any unusual withdrawn of coin frop,
mo treasury shortly before thu bonds
N'r" SOD on offered for anl" II snch un-
usual WITHDRAWALS We're IN fact ma,le
uN' hy what persons or cussos OF nor
s1ns ana for what purpose or on what
aeeouut such Withdrawals were nude;
amounts and whoi.. Whc.he. IN me
nloi States or In FOREIGN countfics
ana IN what proportions aud from " nnf
ii"rspDs or "iuSses Of parsons tn. ynIl
vas procured with which to pay foi the
bonds M what price the bonds wcr.
sod Tor aud whui was the nurkci pfiso
OF our government hui,l- II, the time aud
whni effect bond sales had on the credit
.nd husinet's of tue people Of the United
States
J. To inv"sl,uic and report rs TO the
mnnnar of disposing OF snil bombs by
What authority and what contracts aud
whether IN writing aud whether publicly
~ privately entered into Nv tho secrt-
Jury OF the Treasury and any gyndicutc
or person or persons with respect to
the snle and purchase of the bonds anl
the profits mnde by such syndicate or
any p'ispu or Persons CONNECTED with
snch sYndicato. directly or Indirectly;
Whother such contract or ngrrom"n, i.il
my effect on the prices offered for thu,
bonds what the cficcl wns, aud wltp, II
nry. rrrson protltci hy ~ "ol to what
1ho bond rogolutlon cam" Gp hmm hiatr-
" after IN" morning lnislncss aud Mr..
Palmer 0pc'n., lllD took tha floor. ~ OPP
INHftiilliNf
/ rcrard 1t az an illteillmato means OF
procuring national 10 iniame the public
inind"
Tnc rcuatcr w,lt on 10 gay that 30 al
snnntor from South lakgtn u'ofliT'"l
questioned ii,e integrity OF IN" secretary
Of Nh" treasury. Inr s'rl'Wl Ju't
mcn, might br disputrd the roirfrtn'fs
Of his acts might he Questioned. hui
thcre was no question al Integrity M
VOWED Nh Palmer rafsrWod ga" plat
ts.a ftFN q
thD old !l,!ai;e "'Vbr wofll do move . NJ
Palmer said Tho country had moved since
the platform defamation OF 1892 and il
was evident that the iinnprl,l rlnnha
made nj rhn Minneapolis and chlcngD con
y.ntione woull not satisfy The proplc IN
tho coming elections. In mentioning Mr.
IN8 MIR Palmer said Mn president had
ca!lcd tn his aid 'that able statesman.
ihat pure and honest man. = 9. az
lFle." Mr. Palmer reio.r'' TO ihm
ana FOR congress N not being SPECIFIC
ON tholr We've and " ikis conlrc'ton
tho grnntor had nm arliclr req 'in rom
for his Janus faced" attitude o. llnanc".
"And YET" add d Mr.. Palmer, 'aH II
roin, to The fact ,bat thc sub
tr,,i of that criticism VIII he tue rcpub-
lieHn candidate for tho prraidrncN
a senator across the tisin whispered 20
Mr.. Palmer the fHlglHncc OF me ullr-
lins finin Tho fulignnpplis convent iou
v lcrou9on Mr. Palmer nflolf ~ fact
/ undpisland me opposition to him has
hrnk down.
hoi oolloauy wlih IA" Two Mtloull a,,ln-
,oi4. SIR Nost aud sir, cockrll. IN"
former wanted to know whnl WI ihl-
Iner peanl h2 . rei.ionce 7" snap 'Ph-
'e;J''1n. ~" rapnai Mr. Palmer. "thc
held ins' yrar IN Missouri
and Illinois. An nnneonssa,ry nnnVfn ilai
mcr ',fhcsc conventions were call d 90
the democracy Ia advance I"
the free silver dogma.
Mr.. fookr.N niiAHcf"d Sharply thhi tue
Missouri convention was ono~lf the most
gatherings ever held II
was oallad because the democracy wns
,eing mlsrcprosenicd nnn an a'tcmpt made
10 commit II o, god.
Mir. Vest declared thot the Missouri
was II response of the people.
The people, added Mr.. vest, "nascn-
bIei in conventions and any man who
trle1 to stop them would be crushed
breehcy wil no longer permit rs 70 s.lni
here and ~ accused OF advocating un-
sound money aud of assembling snap
conventions"
Al this point Mr. Vest branehed of into
a sensltivnuI recital Of persopui history
ne spoke Df ihe order just made public
BY which This administration extended
7ivil service reform II was on@ Of the
.nets OF the fohoGl that the patronage Of
inc government, shaI not b. used 10 In
luence politics Mr. Yes' went on - teii
II thu presideni's removal Of l'nlted
states District Attorney benton Of Mis-
souri, When Mr.. Vest mrs. read this an
ne Immediately siariea for
Washington and asked Ibis execlleney"
what had led TO the perpetraiion al this
outrage the removal Of a man If uninI-
peaeii4ble cho motor and .hilty Tn
president brought out ~ nen apaper phs-
ttt.t 4
nisions activity. MT Vest lad shown the
'harges 70 lie unfound d md tho presi-
cent was induced 10 REVOKE tho order
ifiqr plvinf the public ii letter warning
ION IN politics while serving the govern
mfnt
Sir. CockrsIi interrupted to aak NJ TO
the recent Michigan convention at Detroit