The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-26
VERY STORMY PROCEEDINGS.



called attention to the fact that the Con-
tressional Record was made to contain these
words:
During tho reading Of the bill Mr.. Bryan
entered the hall and there was loud ap-
plause on the democratic side"
lie asked whether the Records testimony
to the truth Of history was proper.
Tho chair considers 1t very improper
thing to put in the Record" replied the
speaker emphatlcally. rs It therc?" he
asked.
ut is" replied Mr.. Barrett, "and move
that It be stricken out OF the permanent
Records. F"
The motion is unnecessary" said the
sneaker Tho chair will order Il str,csen
from the Record"
several conference reports wero presented
anu agreed to. Among them was ,l.c re-.
Ior' on the agricultural appropriation Gina,
report, and On the bill TO amend The timber
culture act
me ,onferrees on the army bill reported
measurement on tho bill. the hone Of con
,eht'oh between the two houses being the
n.y., le'A'i'c TO the hospital at Hot sprlnus
INC mousse wanted this hospital .handonoa
the senate Insisted that provision no ,nn,,
wi i's continuance, The house 0nal,v
uereed 10 rccede from it's pos,tjno or M
ls.nn ana thereby continue thn b,.rt,a,
his hau the effect OF n final arre.,nnn,
! dent eocs 70 'he presi-
| me senate bill to amend the act Great.
S WV auultional Justices of the sun-em,
vi okiahoma was passed
| ~ lohH discussion occurred over N mn J..
| NlUt1N tnGtOfNrn 49, ~
| row vested in United States marshais ~
.,' matte, matter OF arrests, Mr. Hopkins (Rep !
OF iilnois opposed the measure on liz
| srounh that, MS postofnce inspoctorn xvor,
not bonded officers, persons Illegally mr..
rested by them would have no redress. Az.
| III 20 rs. WOO P'SS'"
Mr.. Van Voorhs Rcp) OF Ohio. fro,, IN.
banking and currency committee ca,ict
| up the house bill to increase the circulation
OF National banks by permitting thcm tr
! 'Iho out circulation UP to tho par yalu,
oil bonds deposited. Some of tho demo.
Gratis attempted to llibustcr against IN,
measure by making points of order an
rh'slng the question Of consideration
house Voting l26 TO rs TO consider tho
| bin.
! MT Van Noorhis took the floor and raid
| the sole purpose % this was to allow bank
to take out circulation TO tho face value
/ o. bonds deposited
Mr. Cox tDem) Of Tennessee sala .h1,
the only real cifect Of passage OF this BIZ
would be TO increase the price OF United
| States bonds
| Mr. Walker (RepD of Massachusetts
chairman Of the committee on banking aut
| currency, secured the floor for mn hour h,
| unanimous consent. and devoted mis- tim,
/ to "A general speech on the subject Of bank
! ing reform, advocating the lines of his bill
| which practically embodied the old "Suf-
| folk system IN vogue in New Englanf
| from 1910 to 1860. He said thn, three on
| of every fve people In the United state
| entertain feeling of hostility against tn,
National banks. and the passage at THU
time Of the pending bill. framed In the'l
interest. would be fatal mistake. II III
| present National banking system was az
| grandi,ed along It's present lines, he warn
| ed his sldo Of the house that there would
he fewer republicans IN the FIFTY sixth
| houso than there were democrats IN this
Tho large cities he argued, proited by tho
National banking act. All agricultural
| communities and States suffered.
After some further remarks by Mr. Bel
! (Pop) OF Colorado. and Williams tDem) oi
Mississippi In opposition, and Mr.. Drosuf
| tRepD Of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Johnson
| (Rcp) Of indiana In favor OF the measure
| 1t was phsscd-lf4 TO t6.
| Tho resolution requesting the president
| to transmit to the house all correspondence
| on fils at the state department In regard
| TO imprisonment OF American citizens In
/ cuba. was unanimously adopted. and at go;
p. III. the house adjourned.