The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
4 I'm Left Over Measures Passed
the House,
|cplcuI1uRAL AND INDIAN BILLS.
o,euing Indian Reservation
-. out by Unanimous q 'n-
...t-sIiIeaGe Bill Passed.

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=. sentiment Of the house against the
.,,on in the Indian bill opening to en-
-,aer the mining laws the lands In the
,,ahrre reservation IN Utah contain
mantle or ashpaltum deposits. which
t,.erted In the bill by the senate. was
,.,sp,e that 1t was stricken cut by I'M
',.ou. consent. After that appropriation
"A M passed a resolution for extra
[dase and stationery for this session Of
.,,.,,s was adopted. The debate on this
..sution was rather lively and question
4 whether Mr.. Holman. 1.-The watch dog
!, ~ treasury" who opposed it, had taken
1. ,rtra mileage, voted by the Fifty third
ssress was used to greatly embarrass
. economist. He finally declined to an
u i on the ground that it was Am
rdrent"
TN.o the house met today 1t was stilI
..ntipg under the order of yesterday for
Z. disposition of the four left over ap-
narration bills, the agricultural and In
~ bills still remaining to be acted upon.
ne agricultural bill was first taken UP
s,der the rules adopted yesterday.
Il M, Wadswcrth (RepJ of New York, the
" chairman Of the agricultural committee.
M vas in charge of the bill. contented
himself with simply stating that the bill
arrsd 81, 49,. 902.
M Champ Clark (Dem.) Of Missouri
hea took the floor and signallzed his re-
INN 10 congress with q characteristic
meesh. which kept the house in an uproar
4 hughter for fifteen minutes. The longer
man lives the more he learns. was the
int proposition he laid down. He declared
IL lad changed his mind about the United
States senate, From first to last, he had
uN many unkind things about the senate.
Daring the dog days" OF 1894. when the
snlte was holding up tho tariff bill. he
~ even favored the abolition of that body.
ut today, he said, he wanted to retract
Usything he had ever said In derogatlon
4 he upper branch of congress
4 thank Cod" said he. that the senate
4 The United States still remains DELHI
sntiye body. democratic applause.)
4 undertake to say" he continued. that
Yesterday and today have witnessed the
most astounding and exasperating per-
iwmances which ever took place In the
American congress"
He proceeded to argue that the rules Of
De Fifty fourth congress had not proved
trutic enough so that the whole govern
nnt Of the house had now been turned
over To the triumvirate composing the COM
,uIttee on rules.
During the last campaign" he shouted,
harssing the republican side, II wan
tTsd over the face of the earth denounc-
h lo0O,O 900 American citizens as anarch-
"a Gentlemen Of the majority. you are
III anarchists. What Is anarchy? Govern
nat without rules. the government of this
hty today" Democratic applause.)
10 warned his political adversaries that
me- would be day Of reckoning.
ne republican party, he said. has al
NJ been long on promises and short on
wormances. You said the people would
Namped to the chin with prosperity II
Atkinley was elected even before the last
eninistration went out-for which / also
aink God. democratic applause.) but
" Prosperity you promised seems to be in
! state OF suspended animation, while YOU
eeslege a care-worn president trying TO
MAX through the hypocritical 'sniveN
tyice rules
He created much amusement by asking
wat the house was going to do after the
tnite entered upon the real consideration
Z the tariff bill
what are we going to do?" he asked.
ut and look at each other and constitute
, Slyes mutual admiration society?
wny not give the las new members a
nance to try their oratory?"
MT. Clark was cut off by Speaker Reeds
uvei lust as he was In the midst Of glow
ing eulogy Of Mr.. Reeds quorum, his
"suntlng rule, which. he said. would prove
's cornerstone of his fame.
M. Williams Dem of Mississippi said
~. beyond emphasizing the novelty of the
s'lods there was no reason why there
. " be opposition to the pending bill,
.acn was an economical and intelligent
Wv. Inc bill was then passed.
Luz last bill was the Indian bill, OF
. saen Mr.. Sherman (Rep) OF New York
,s.se, He explained that the bill had
W thoroughly considered in the last con-
,'.. While it contained some features
!, aa not approve. on the whole it was
~ most excellent measure. The item rela-
wv 70 the uncompahgre reservation was
~ ~ OF those he specified as Objectionable TO
- y, Cooper (Rep.) OF Wisconsin crlti-
49, th's paragraph. which. he said, would
n, ~ up 10 those who could get there FIRST
- tcnest asphalt and oil stone deposits
N the world.
~ savers (Dom. OF Texas asked II
=, mouse conterrees had not been in
,.neo That combination existed to seize
~ ~ lands and that unless this amend
w was agreed TO there would be no bill.
"a, SHERMAN said the statement had been
AN. uat there was combination. lie
',,r' that the house conferrees had re-
' .rs an ultimstum as to this item.
N, , ), beg the house to reject this
w. ". said Mr.. Savers.
NJ. !, urosvenor (Rep.) OF Ohio pointed
w. 'se extreme Importance Of the asphalt
M discoveries on the reservation without
l. M supporting or opposing the items In
Al. Jus He said the asphaltum OF the
r-au a OF Trinidad was owned by single
r ,om.sinai'on. Which paid SIPS ton to the
slSr"ol England. The asphaltum cost.
n, IN New York 81 40 ten, yet Il
|, 80 s0o by the combination for from sss
NJ lie said the deposits on this reser-
.n,.s II as rich as they had been repre-
a.. 49, 10 be. were OF the most vital Inn
...a ce TO the people OF the United States
e,,,,se asphaltlfn would come Into som-
1 s .s with product which WAS selling
NJ Tour 10 seven times its cost.
ky.,.e ayers said no believed that Mr..
=, snu was right when he refused TO
l. s W, nil, with this provision In IL.
Nv ".c'srei that II was a harefaced rob-
!, 4, u mat every member who voted
NJ c'u'u he-to that extent responsible.