The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-23
SENATE AND HOUSE.
spirited Controversy in the Senate
Over the Loud Bill.
WORK ON THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
General Deficiency Bill Mas Passed
by the House.
WORK ON THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC ITEM.
s"ycrs and Others Objected In tho
Payment of the Judgment but the
Item Went Through.

Washington, February 22--The senate
spent its first hour today in listening TO
Washington's farewell address. read nv MIR
Daniel of Virginia. and then turned its at
tention to the Indian appropriation bill. 1t
ih'oNes contest over sectarian Indian
schools. The clause directing the tompor-
airy contracts with these schools when no
government schools were available, was
agreed to--5l to S. a provision was added
declaring 1t to be the settled policy of the
government hereafter to make no appro-
priatons whatever for the support of sec
tartan schools. further amendment Of
fered by Mr. Gallinger directing that all
appropriations to sectarian schools end on
June 80, 1898, went out on a point Of Or
der. which the senate sustaned-2S TO %
The Indian bill is still under consdera-
ton
veto from Mr.. Cleveland on private
pension bill brought out sharp criticism
from Mr.. Gallinger against the presidents
course. Mr.. Morgan brought out. in the
course of an inquiry, that the passage OF all
these bills would involve less expense than
the amount which went 20 the syndicate
taLin,, tho ho,,a ;ss,,o A.. n, -. -.
w. 'iV"' "'S' ''''
mented on the modern methods OF CRITICS.
lHs uNe pension rolls. Mr.. ALISON warned
the senate thal nara work would be re
quired to get through the appropriation
bills ON time. and resolution for II o'clock
sessions was adopted. the prospects being
that night sessions viii follow soon.
MIR. Platt Otep1 Of Connecticut endeav-
ored to pass the bill relating to judicial
proceedings III the territories. stating that
uhe ilyes OF Tour men under sentence OF
execution tomorrow In the indian Terri-
tory' We're dependent largely on this Dill
Mr.. vest item OF Missouri said the bill
couIl not pass without debate, whereupon
MI ila't dld not press the measure
MI. Ealhhser thep') OF New Hampshire
ATTACKED an item in The bill of 5000 for
an industrial farm at fllndrcnu, 5, ID. lie
uec'areu mat II was RIDICULOUS to so INTO
me purchase OF SCUM DAKOTA lands DIT so
an acre, when they were in the market
lor w. rms item and one Tor a similar
iaIn at llerre >. -, went over.
MI Halr criticised number OF items,
saying that the republican house had been
reiied upon 10 resist the outlays. TINS
aroused AR fettigFow I'm charge o. the
DIM TO the statement that economy could
De pe'ter ultecleu against naval Vessels
wh1ch wouid not uoat aud battleshlps which
were rushing out lhoir existence II could
he applied IN cutting down the ten million
appropriation Tor tortihcatlons when we
are about TO nave peace treaty He added
that instead OF the mouse being The eXpcn-
mt OF economy 1t was understood that the
mousse appropriations Wouiu run Fiuuoo,"po
above me highest limit ever before had
Mr. Allen OF Iowa chairman OF the ap
preparations committee, took occasion 20
state to the senate the condition of the
senate business lie SAID 1T was imperative
II inc appropriation piils were 10 DE- as
nVseu o. 'hat ,hey pe Passeu 'hls WV'h'
The debate on the indian Dill went over
Mr.. chandler SUBMITTED II report on the
Loud bill' so-called' as 10 second class mail
matter. and Mr.. Butler of North Carolina