The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-26
IN a nosItlon to act ns he lnIsht consider

In n position TO act as he might consider
air. Morgan argued NJ length In support
| Of the exclusive jurisdiction OF cohgt'sS
| over the war-malClng powers, 1ho sen
| ntor closed at aAO y, M and WAS tNi-
| lowed by Mi Gray of Delaware.
Mir Gray spoke OF the iorhenranvg the
United states bad long shown toward w
! Snnnlsh rule over cuba, when WAS y 'NN-
! atnut source of irritation. We could not
| stinc the fccliugs aruuacd by the Hnd
condition and the SUFFERING of IN" Nuna,
people THIS Nympathy wM not cpnhnuu
! 10 pnnilpr meetinlfs, hut VI hnd found
expression IN constant diplomatic ana
offlcim uttcrancct
lieercncy did not involve any anron' 70
Snaln Tho latter country reooghisch INC
southern ConfodorncNs yet that haa my
interrupted the amiahc rtlations between
The United states and spniu. How long
was the United States 10 cloar It's 'S,ff
and ita heart to the OPPRESSION Of spai,hi
In CuheY asked the senA,or, HOW m ,stn,
we refrain from giving som" oNpresm,V,h
Of American feeling OF sympathy MN
/ Cubn2 The present unnMunal conuiI.un
could not last long. spain could continue
,h6 rights and ibertics of the tu,an pep-s
plo; that peace and prosperity snail Pr,
vnll or else She must r,n,c 70 poV,."
| hear of them shot 10 death for uphoidlhg
| thu banner that We upheld. But II y not
| becoming thnt the United states orer
| threat 10 n sovereign country. III Is how
| ever asitlng too much that we should steel
| our hearts against those for whom wo
| have unbeatable sympathy 49,
| Mr. Gray proceeded To urge thnt the
| recognition q hoiilgrrcncN was not withii
| me powcr of congress- The president had
| the sole power In thai direction,
| This statement brought out n sharp lcgai
| difference between MesRrs. Morgan and
| Grny the former asserting that the pres
| jdoni has no power TO recognize prhI.sl
| rutp without the power Of congroHs. rho
4 trr tgpr.I the uIOnfipn OF a HNOllh-
! thrtic resolution.
Messrs Lodge siewar, and ca'l also
1 spoke briefly "
ii o'clock the resolutions were LAID
nsIde and after MIR Squire had submitted
| tho reports II the committee on coas'
| dcfcnses tho rcnnte held a brief cScfuuNn,
| ac.spion and at sos p. m. ad1ourncn uith
tomorrow.
HOUSE
Washington. February %.--Thc house to-
dny passed tho Indian appropriation, the
sixth Of the thirteen general approprla-
ton bins, and sent II 20 the senate
'rhe house also passed without debate
| the Dlngley bin authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to take md XIII the
/ Alaskan Real herds II a modus NIvenh'
could not he concluded before the opening
OF tho present season for the protection
| of seals pending negotiations for pcrina-
| nHnl protection W INV "'''' "''' 49,
countries interested.
Tho Van Horu-Tarsncy contested cleo
ton cnBc from tho Firth Missouri district
accounted the remainder OF the afternoon
washington. February 25.Tho house
today promptly passed the indian appro-
printion bill ~ amended No ono de-
manded a separate vote In the house on
the Linton sectnrau school amendment AS
agreed 10 In committee OF the whole
Tho Ogden. n. v, land claim Item was
Htricken from the bill In order TO ayold II
long discussion.
Mr. Dingicy, chairman of the ways ana
means committee. called up the blli re-
ported from that committee yesterday nu-
ihorizlng tho president TO conclude ncgo-
untionH with Russia, England ana Japan
or either of them Tor a commission 10
muulrc into the habits OF inc Aihhbhu
fIr gonls aud the best method OF pre-
serving tho aral herds, pending when IN"
ureaidept was authorized by the bill 10
conclude u modus Vlvendi 10 terminate
January l. 1875. FOR the protection OF the
goaIy and IN case such modh NlYendi
could not ba contaminated before the
opening OF the present season the secre-
tnry Of The treasury was authorized TO
take and XIII all tho seals WINE on their
feeding grounds on the Pribylor Island
Mr. Dingley had the report or the com
mittoc, which has alrundy been pnbishsu
read and he explained that the necessity
for immediate action arose from the faGt
that the Canadian pel0sic aealers, whose
raynRes tho bin sought 10 prevent, were
alrendy fitting out their vessels and would
begin 10 sail In The course OF week. lhe
bill was passed without debate.
Under an arrangement made Yesterday
Mr. Babcork Ueep., WlsD. chairman OF
the District OF Columbia committee,
cialmed the floor In behalf OF that COM
After several bills OF local importance
had been passed Mr.. Johnson, chairman
~ elecfions committee No. z. called up
tha coniestea election care OF Van Horn
w, Tarsney, from the flfth Missouri disc
triet. There were three reports In tho
ali The renublicans ON the committee save
one MIR Taylor OF ONO, who was IN favor
AZ Inc contestant. ON the face OF tho re-
turns rnrRney had a majority OF Iij, but
Allegations OF fraud, ballot box stufting.