The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
FAVORS TWO METALS
Chandler's Resolution Looking to the
Use of Silver.
WANTS INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT,
Discussion Over the Conference Re-
port on Immigration Bill.
THE NlCARAGUAN CANAL BILL.
senator mills Introduced n Mn 10
Increase the Pensions of Vetcr-
ans OF the War of 1917.
THE NlCARAGuAN CANAL BILL.


Washington, February 2.-Tho feature
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migration bill' Mi Gibson Of Maryland OPP
posed the report and MIR. Lodge defended
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| 10 secure lis adoption. To this however
objection was made by Mr.. Gibson Qeml
of Maryland, who made point OF order
against the report as a whole lie declared
.',o oonlol VllpN co'',inl,'Ve had lar eNceou-
va us po"eIs anu uau ln!'eteu new lesls-
,rt'o" ',i'" .io rieaSuiv, 'nus Nlo'atius INC
bill had been changed so that wives would
be separated from their husbands, repeat-
| ing the cruelties of slavery davs
Mir Lodge. In charge OF the biz. defend
ed the conference report and in vigorous
terms arraigned the steamship lines op-
posing This measure. particuIarlv tbn North
German Lloyd. This company. subsidized
by q foreign government not only had its
agents at the capitol. but had its agents
telegram threats to senator's and members.
From this same source came rcpows today
that the president would veto this hill. Ma
president would make such statement be.
| fore seeing the bill. 1t came from the same
quarter as that sending kilograms TO the
congress. This same company Will carry
lis raid from The capitol TO he White
House When a great foreign corporation
sought 10 take senator's by the throat il
was time to limit this insolence OF corpor-
ate power Mr.. Lodge resented the state
mcnt that the bill would separate a man
and wife and renew cruelties of slave
days
The bill sought to make a broad limita
ton against iliteracy and IL an exception
was made as to wives it would have to be
made as to brothers, sisters, etc. There
ou.d be none OF the heartreudin. results
depicted by Mr. Gibson.
At the close of Mr.. Lodges remarks. Mr..
Morgan called IN the Nicaragua canal bill
Mr.. Teller tRopl Of Colorado proposed
amendments 10 the hill as follows:
THE bonds herein before mentioned shall
not be guaranteed ana no money shall be
expended in the construction of tho canal
until a survey has been made by com
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