The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21
SENATE And HOUSE.
Resolution of sympathy with Greece
Was Adopted.
DEBATE OVER SECTARIAN SCHOOLS.
Silver Discussion Brought Up by
Indian Appropriation Bill.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
An Attack Made In the House on Jus
uce Sbirns-Ihc Item for Salaries
of the ConIrcssmcn.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL

Washington. February 2o.-The senate
had lively session today. apparently rel
ishtng the work in open session after the
protracted struggle behind closed doors ON
the treaty.
AZ the outset resolution by Mr.. Gamer
on OF Pennsylvania was unanimously adopt
ed expressing SYMPATHY with Greece In the
present continental conflict.
Mr.. Quay sought 10 bring forward the
bill for a commission to look into labor
Problems but il was soon displaced by
vote OF q to rs to take up the indian APP
preparation bill. The latter measure led
10 two animated discussions, first on sill
yer and then on soctarau schools The de-
bate on the latter item and On the bill was
not concluded wher the senate adjourned.
Washington February 90 lin the senate
today bill MAS passed granting the right
to build bridge across the Alabama river
to the Montgomery. Gainesville and At
| lanta railroad
The senate conruirod in the amendments
of the house fixing the pension OF General
| Cars widow at $50 per month, and the bill
| was passed
| MI I t'N'lhU ''sNI+l III WINS iNsAii" ~
scented a resolution expressing sympathy
| with Greece. which was agreed TO without
division or debate. The resolution Is as
lolows;
Resolved That the senate Of tho United
| States being inindtul Of the sympathy Tor
| he United States expressed by The Greeks
| al the time Of their war for independence,
| now extends ll;o sympathy to the gov
| crnmeut OF Greece with It's intervention in
| behalf Of the people of the neighbo5nB
| island Of Crete. for the purpose OF lrec-
| Ing them from the tyranny Of foreign OPP
prcssors ana to restore peace, with inc
| blessings of Christian civilization 10 that
| riintreTsed island
| MIR. burrows secured the passage OF a
resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury to- appoint commission Of three
peyYons TO Inquire and report upon the
amount exceeding the contract Tree OF
construction OF the revenue cutter waiter
Q Gresham.
On motion ct Mr.. Quay (Rop) OF Penn
syIyanla the bill for non partisan coiI
mission to inquire into the problems OF
| labor and agriculture and capital was taken
up - ,,
tho hin as n measure to select a commits
sion to Instruct congro ~ nron the chat-
actor of legislation it should pass
Mr. Allison, chairman of IN" com'hH'"e
. / AUTHORIZATIONS, hilNhi' w N'''
| tn allow the consideration a Holh"itir
ton Hills and asked Mr. Quay especially
10 let the commission bill 20 over re
asked unanimous consent to TAKE up the
Indian appropriation bill, ,,u
MIR. Quay objected and said that ne ON
vvos in charge OF Mr.. Perkins OF 'aiilor
MA If nc consented to have " 20 over
NJ o,,v v.uld consent lie called aiten-
lion In The fact that ii was being piesSen
49, ma great labor interests OF tho ccun-
Mir Perkins said that il the opponents OF
tho hill would consume as httio tlnie as i,s
friends a vote would be mai III 'r"'S
minutes n,o r.,o,d said
ons,dcred tho bill utterly impractic-
able. ,n tina Indian
,,ro,rtation bill was taken hl~-d' 70 90
'rho FIRST amendment that cause' uvp" ,
wac that providing that inalan ''l
should be chosen from the SUE ~ 80
49, q, rompe,.nt Indians IT was OPP
e..", ,, AIR chiffon Cyaml OF lexas
NJ. pe,tiurow tRep.) of south pahota
o.d mot The amendment was deslsheu ~
nreyant inc selection of farmers III 10
eta mississippi and other Soulne," ,.. ~
70 teach Indians OF the No''h"
farm. s,rike out the pro.
~ 1,rartlnp the employment oil farmers
80, ,hn state In which the reservation
tocatod leaving in the provision 10 eiip'''
Indians II was lost-ll to o. ,. -
When the item directing the pay "
The anpuities to Pottawainies II, a.nsSa
reached. MIR. Allen N'op] Oh ~. Ia isn'
waao II Tho text for a speech on the o'Ne'
,,as,ior he wanted 10 know "hy 'he so
nailod sound money" men OF the ',ouh,rs
Ind insisted on paying these pen'A'''
| dams In "50-cent dollars -. at. 49,.
Several senators explained tliae snia 30, a.,
, Mr. plat observed that by inc 'nor'" "
a.. ,anuhlicans the silver dollars were u
good as gold dollars, >,,.a,,, .or..o,
{ had threshed over some o' III"
{ the last campaign ot.,,,,s ~ ,,lye
81 wish to say that free ouinsse w. t,,, nd
: as moi the only issue In the caulpsish' ar
Q vs., % n,ank In that platform when eSeites
q ',oh onnositlon was that when alneIee
-, ,ecesslon in degree only JeH p",h
IA said. IN take my State Out oi ~
t I ii Governor Altgeld had sara! Ih'
n tinted States shall not come nv 49,
c state and the Chicago plauos" H. en-.
him. The question oil law anu
tered into the campaign: ,,,,
n NJ Alien replied by discussing the pis.
A ,orn, aeclaration regarding the Supish'
court which he said he indorsed' hs,e y
ring to the income tax aeelsion mo ,"ur
that certain Justice OF the supre' INV IN h,
awad II 10 the world to show Why ~
I 80 front in that case. Mr.. Allen ae
} cisres that the justice would 20 INTO ms
} ,ory under cloud unless he explaina,a ,
'0 The Conference report on the ssre na m,
appropriation bin was agreed ap 10 @
} consideration OF the ihu'a" "P"''
Z hill was continued - ,,,,., school,
~ in connection with the itsa ap
3 csns 81 200 .Ooo for school purposes
s Mr. Lodge said the senate Commits. rssa n ,S,
proposed an amendmeh, Sa' Schools adop,es
3 entire policy as TO sec'aria' s'"o''
q last year. ,nament Is as follows
z .a.p ~ that the secretary Of the m
terror may make contracts Tor Or s sss Smoup
as , near sm q i Schools q shs u
g. oH1srominations f6r the education o. -