The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
daty of the senate TO act Independently
of the executive branch

~ WAS lrllly atlttu tnut tnt TtspiuUuti
go to the committee on foreign relations.
MIR. Call again turned to the Cuban stub
jeet by asking Mr.. Sherman what was to
he done as to another pending resolution
asking the state department for info,mn-
lion furnished by United States consuls
II. Cuba.
MIR. Sherman replied that he regarded
the resolution AS incxpcdient. II might
cndangor the consuls and thousands of
lives II confidential communications were
made public The senate should not at
tempt TO draw mysteries-if there were
mystcrios-from the state department In
n time of war. Such action WAS needless
unless the secretary OF state was not do
Ing his duty. which was not apparent.
Mr.. Call did not again press hts res
olution.
MIR. Purh' resolution conc erning silver
payment of government obligations was
allowed to go over
Ellis were passed granting pension OF
so month to the widow ,f Rear Admiral
English aud the establishment of rules and
regulations for the navigation Of United
States canals and similar works of naviga-
ton
The silver bond bill was laid aside 10
permit bills on tho calendar TO he passed
The following bills were passed: For the
collection of fees and furnishing certifi-
Gates TO vessels.
Authorizing certain persons to accc1t
decorations from the Hawaiian govern
inert
Amending tho statute fixing the time
for vessels to unload
Settling claims of United States Indian
Agent Marston.
Pensloninr the widow OF Major General
Carson Mt SIS monthly and the widow Of
Lieutenant Frederick Schwalka, Arctic OK
plorer. at $50 monthly; Increasing the pen
sion of the widow OF Colonel Frederick
Dent. sister Of General Grant. from sSl
20 $50 monthly. pcnsoniug the widow OF
Brevet Major Doubleday at siOo monthly.
Authorizing bridges over tho Mississippi
river II ST. Louis, between that city and
81. Clair county. ILL.,, and over the onion
river. Tennessee.
Amending the act OF March. 1851, for
the forfeiture Of unearned lands.
ReconveninC tho delegates to the inter
national marine conference of 1852.
To protect the wages OF scamen by free
Ing thcm from liability TO attachment
liens, assignments. etc
For an agreencnt with foreign govern
ments M to uniformity in census returns.
Amending the act authorizing the Kan
sns CITY, Pittshurg and Gulf Railroad
company to construct telegraph ANA ,cl
op'ore line through the Indian Territory,
At 3'5 tho senate went into executive
session and Mt o'clock adjourned until
tomorrow.
Washington, January 3,-Tho house
today passed the urgent deficiency bill.
The bill carried ti.il5.a22 OF which ss,2ia.-
5s was for the expenses of United States
courts. The abnormal growth OF the cx.
penscs of the Federal courts came In for
I.n1 .f apf,f tot
general expression IN favor of salary
system,
Chaplain Cnuien in The house today In,
voked the Divine guidance for Clara bar.
ton, of the Red Cross society, In the cf-
forts of that organization for the relief
Of the suffering Armenians
A resolution waH reported by Mr.. Ben
nett of New York from the committee or
Interstate and foreign commerce calling
on the secretary of the treasury to in
form the house whether there was ade-
quate provision of law for the safety OF
the public In ocean-going travel In the
form OF life boats. etc, and whether tho
provisions of law were being carried out
on motion of MIR. Hllhorn Rep., Call
a resolution was adopted calling on the
secretary of the treasury for information
as to the cause of the delay In the prose
cution OF the work on the san Francisco
public building.
MIR. Crisp nj this point arose 20 Inquire
what had become of the report of the
committee on rules, which was under
consideration for week and which had
not vet been disposed OF. He called at
tention to the fact that certain amend
ments agreed to were being enforced be
fore the report as whole had been agreed
to. At the proper time he gave NOTICE Oh
his intention to Offer substitute Tor IN,
entire report.
MIR. Dalsell explained that the mater
would be brought up later after fur'hoi
meeting of the committee on rules.
The house then went into committee o,
,he whole and took up the consiucfhtlo'
of the urgent deficiency BIZ.
MIR Cannon OF the appropriation com
mittee called especial attention 10 th'
enormous deficit OF s3,2i2,52 Tor the ex
penses OF United states courts VIZ,
showed an abnormal growth OF TINS bfahcf
~ Tho nubIic service OF more than 100 pei
con, Tbis was. he declared. urgent ne
equity for n reform The system ough
Ia be abolished and fixed salaries proViue'
for United States district attorneys an'
United States marshals.
Mr.. sayers Dem. Texas agreed wiz
Mr.. Cannon M to the pressing hoctSa'',
Tor reform. Unless the present system
80. changed the expenses OF United state
| n,arehals and United States commissioner
wo,Id Increase year by year to an enor
nous extent II, .,o. 4,
Mr.. Henderson Gaep.. Iowa. sam 'nat u
,h. TACT congress the Stone bill hhh bec'
pronnred, but had fallen, ne hau pee'
| informed. Of its own weight IL haV'h'
h.e,, found on examination that the saia
r,es provided in II would exceed the OK
| penses under the present system
Mr. Uaines IRep. Neb) challenged Mr.
uenderson's statements as TO the Stoh'
| bill That bill, he said. would pronuc'
n considerable reduction OF expenditures
/, md been re-irtroduced and wound d.
| nresecd at this session.
A proposition In the bill TO buy me pres
Ont site Of the United States Legation u
| TOXIC. Japan. for $4,000 was criticised L!
Mr. Mercer Rep.. Neb.) az exorbitant.
An amendment by Mr. MeRae open,'
Ark1 10 allow surveyor to each ooin'n's
s,on Amounted under the act OF the ias
congress to aggregate mineral from asri
! cultural lands In Montana ana Inaho' wa
ruIed out on Il point Of order by Mr. can
| non. ,..,a,,s ,,,,r,.
uore made the basis OF criticism IN con
nection with an amendment cnereu Wy
Mir. Dinqmorc dem. Ark) for the pay
ment 81 the salaries due James " Wn'ker
u,ho resigned as United States attorne,
/ t..t,ar .r,rrttOry last July, ana l.