The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
IDER FIVE MINUTES RULE.
House Discussed the Pacific
Funding Bill.
DrBATE WAS FINALLY CLOSED
,,.. md Amendments to the
-. oncred-VOtc VIII BE
Tnken Next Monday.

..,,.,on January 9.-The debate IN
',,r.e Of representatives on the "a
.,,,s hill came to a close at
i, this afternoon and the final vote
,ho hill on all amendments and Sud
I,os will be known Monday at noon
ho assembling OF the house.
|, ore vote was taken, and that on an
,rsrt of comparatively minor I'M
Introduced by MIR. Parker OF
,.rsev charging the description OF
sso,s covered by the government lieu
IaS,,,,,np the assent Of the secretary
,rea sury to any sales made by the
rnder the terms of the bill.
Y powers resisted the amendment
u .,,a tho day MIR. Northway Of Ohio
"e an amendment to the Harrison
t. rroyiding for a National COM
N effect a settlement, which, Oh
y, arnroyed by the president, shall be-
Z operative ,,. l., 49,
Fer a brisk controversy carry IN tne
reenecting the arrest of all NOM
- -, from the session last night
ton night. the order was vacated TO
so,,sfaetlon Of 200 members to whom
nrder of arrest applied,
extinction. January 9.-Thc house OF
.soptatiyes today entered upon the
.,.so of the debate on the Pacific
.av funding fund. Under the rule al
adopted the long speeches were con
cd Yesterday, today being givel 10
sneeches under the five minutes rule
the final vote Immediately alter the
|lng of the journal Monday.
no interest in the elimination OF the
10 was shown by an exceptionally large
,d.nne of members tor a saturday
LAM Several OF the senators were az
i've listeners at different stages o. the
ties. ,n,
lore taking up the funding bill the
d passed the senate bill for bridge
ks the Red river above t'Lltun, Ark.
preliminary stir occurred over mo-
by MIR. Henderson (ltep) OF Iowa TO
Snsider the resolution adopted at tue
/ session OF the house directing the
Kant at arms to arrest absen@ members
hiring them to the bar of the house on
sday next 1T occasiorcd sharp par
kentary struggle, Mr.. Baker thep) OF
HAMPSHIRE making the point mat
Henderson was not present at the
n session and had no right to move
3econslder.
!. Thomas (Rep.) of Michigan, who Sc
II the motion tor the arrest Of absent
bbers, defended the Justice OF 1t, point
Tout that absenteeism at the Friday
h session. when private pension bills
considerad. practically brought pension
Ilation TO standstill. There was
b confusion as Mir. Thomas sought to
the names OF all members absent last
n He said he wanted the country 10
n Inst who was responsible for the de-
lter many objections had been made
speaker ruled that the names could
head. and they were accordingly read
the desk amid loud murmurs of dis
|oyal. 1t disclosed 23s absent from the
h session and now subject to arrest by
Isergeunt at arms.
GroSyenor created a laugh by ask
IN the sergeant at arms was to furnish
kportatlon, lodging and food for the
bners.
+ Meredith Dem.) OF Virginia inter
hi the statement; II suggest that the
beman CThomasl have read his petit
to be commissioner OF pensions under
hex administration"
fhere is no such petition, and the
Ileman tMr incredibly knows 1t, re-
ed Mr. Thomas warnlngly.
have heard 1t was in existence per-
ID Mr.. Meredith.
e motion to reconsider was adopted
10 10.
Thomas sought to get record vote
failed
e call for ayes and nays was defeated
b l65.
the speaker counting members nov
pr arrest interposed MIR. Thomas al
u resort,
he speaker is not aware that any Nom
bf the house is under arrest respond
r. Reed sharply,
70 arrests have been made under thu
added MIR. Henderson.
ertainly the sergeant at arms made
ITS last night" insisted Mr.. Thomas
more We're made today"
e speaker said he had no Information
uch arrests. Thercupon. without fur
division, all proceedings under the or
ior arrest We're suspended.
IN this novel episode out of tho way
Pacific railroad funding bill was takel
"N'i 'le I'VE minute RUE.
Bowers tRep.) of California opene'
opposition in an onslaught on th
agement of the Pacific roads and tn
lie characterized the measure 90
TO continue the most tyrannou
ppoiy that had ever been organized. |
part of an Infamous and fraudulcn
FACTION an attempt to prolong the gril
pc anaconda Of the Pacific coast
~ A 1 .l# ..,..
the bill. He made % statcr1c:;t Of tn
NOUS profits that individuals had mad
we enormous losses the government
ana mad sustained.
pen Mr.. Power (Rcp) OF Vermont. f
r. of the bill. asked for more time NJ,
s 'hep.l Of New York. one Of ihos
ortlne tho hnl. and NJ. McGuir
49, q california. interpr SD. saylr:
Try man from the Pacific co1-t ha
snut out Of the general debate an
can be no extensions in favor of tn
there has been any shutting out
not here"
Daniels argued that the argumer
% he made now and left as legacy t
lexi administration.
1rosVonor said the hill nroblbl
,ne pest means Of closing the prC
contest and protecting the govern
pockery Dem) OF Missouri urge
o1nsross had not been given the m
sia' statement as to the settleme,
, nnull warrant it's adoption.
ulporn Rcp) 81 California con
.hat IN the pending pronosition a
lIahn branch of the Central PacifI
h,nsnuehed was included instead OF III
oirncn' lie also insisted that ferr
Ne included ms valuable effect wa
Nv nnisposed of by the road.
un,e,S disnuted the correctness :
soorn statement and said no sale