The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04

men, Struggling his shoulders. that Tie
oNigencies of the situation required that
three large establishments should be Kept |
Il; work ana they might be induced. aa
they were all republicans, to contribute
handsomely to the campaign fund, ! don't
know how that was. ] am merely guessing
| am shooting II the air.
MIR. German went on 10 argue that the
United States should not enter upon Inc
| field OF private enterprise. saying IL would
result in the government pNlOs lou per
cent more for armor than it did now.
Mir. Tilmau disscntcd from this The
government could conduct AZ economically
as private ooncerns II the "ioiicnnoss OF
| politics could be kept out OF II.
Already tho government had Its own
| docks and was making its own steel guns
Tho conference report was then agreed
! to, the remaining items ol disagreement
| going back TO conference.
House bills were passed as follows De
/ filming the Jurisdiction of the United states
| circuit court In cases brought Tor the IN
| friugemcnt " letters patent; authorizing
| the Galveston and Great Northern railway
to build railroad through the Indian lef-
r!tory.
The final conference Of the iorttica-
ton appropriation bill was presented and
| nEr,cd to- A message from the house re-
ported the massage OF the Immigration niii
over the prcsidcnt's veto The veto mes
sage was read Ind without comment was
referred To the committee on Immigration
MIR Chandler created something Of d
breeze by asking that the credentials OF
Henry Ueilford MS senator from Idaho. he
referred to the committee ON privileges
and elections. together with memorials
Mr.. Scwart promptly objected and MT
Chandler dii not press his motion
Before action was taken Mr.. Cullom en-
deavored to hiring forward the bill known
as the anli-tcket scalpinG bill He hed
said he would use every means 10 lVst Tue
sense of the senate to take up the measure.
Mr.. Chandler responded that action on
this bin could not be secured IN IN" req
ular hours of the senate,
The galleries were much amused when
Mr. Tillman sought TO interrupt MI
Chandler Tho latter remarked as 10 tho
South Carolina senator's amiahility OF re-
cent days.
That's the first time was ever ne
cuscd Of that crime. shiL Mr' i,Iil'"n,
The private pension calendar was inca
taken up. II embraced four bills hereto
fore vetoed by the president and now re-
commended for passage over the veto.
At u. m. recess was taken before
vote had been reached on any one OF the
pension bills
AT the evening session the vice president
appointed Messrs. Hoar and Walthali Viz,
itors TO West Point Military academy ana
Mossrs Carter and Lindsay to the haNh
academy at Annapolis
The bill 10 pension Mrs. Rachel Patton
and Caroline Mowatt we're passed over tht
presidents veto.
MIR. CJllom Withdrew his notice of no
tion 10 take ,I;l the anti scalping bill. belnl
convinced that it could not be passed -
rave notice OF his intention TO call up the
bill in the extra session.
Shortly after the news reached IN
senate that tho house had agreed 10 th'
Il So h.i
Of armor plate at $500 per ton senator
QUAY began a series Of fiibusierlI.; mo
tons Al every stage ut parliamentary
proceedings such as the announcement %
tho signature of a bill tho PennsNlYani'
senator would make the point Of 10 quo
rum. which would necessltaie one ron cal
after another. TO senarrs VINO asRe'
him what he wanter. Senator quay SAT-
that no wanted the house TO refuse to ac
cent the amendment. and those who wante
, other appropriation bills to pass would ge
: squeezed IL thore was no chanse on IN
armor plate provision OF the naval bill
, noint NJ no quorum by MIR. Qua
brought MIR. Hoar to his feet. He said
was never Intended that one man shout
be able to prevent the other eighty-hih
from doing the business OF the senate
such tactics as those to when the rem
> sy.yania seMtor was resortin6
zone man in liquor. MI Hoar wa
r proceeding to say might stop business.
when Mr. Quay Jumped TO his feet. and
' all excitement exclaimed u desire TO sa
to the senator from Massachusetts, that
Z he intends to intimate that ] am. he Is
o iunatic or n liar and Will not tolerate
r suggestion OF that sore from the senate
$ from Massachusetts, nor frors any OF
r else"
y II am" he continued. simply doln
= what am doing in the interest Of my con
A stituents."
n Mr.. Hoar disclaimed any intention q
making any insnuntion as TO Mr.. Quay
Al sobriety.
Mr. QUAY again spoke of lis motive q
o. being In the Inherent OF the people Of Penn
no sylvanii and Of thousands OF workingme
,e in that State MS we'll as OF much capita
Ak He stated It TO ne his recollection thi
when the bill for the repeal Of the sherma
=" law was pending the silver senator's be
70 frequently made the uoint Just as he hs
H. made IT, He repeated this statement ~
as or three times. when MIR Dubois took Il
H. floor to declare that neither he nor any
the silver senators had made the point
H. no quorum when II was evident that tha