The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-04
TARIFF BILL PROGRESS.
n.uocratic Amendments to Metal
Schedule Detected.
1He INVESTIGATION RESOLUTION.
-uu.r wanted Something Done
with 1.-THE Also Defended Him.
self Against Charges.

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,,e,al schedule and almost completing 1t
rbs formal protest against the measure
j ... maintained, but all amendments tend
,re Ia change the bill as reported Were
,,,ea down and the finance committee sus-
,s,ned The debate was mainly of a tech
u,rel character, the republican senators
continuing the policy " refraining from
making speeches.
pefore the tariff bill was taken up SEN
.tor Tillnian Of South Carolina gave the
senate another hour Of exciting CONTROVERSY
over the proposed sugar investigation. He
ao,ended himself from published charges
,o,a,iye to his administration Of the gov
arnorship of South Carolina, and then
moved that the committee having charge
If the sugar investigation resolution be
discharged from further consideration Of It,
thus bringing the subject directly before
the senate.
Tea made 4 spirited protest against this
course. saving the senate should not turn
aside from its public work to Investigate
charges affecting the private character OF
senator's There were frequent lively oX-
changes between MIR. Tiliman, Mr.. CALM
Yer and Mr. Jones of Nevada. but N the
End Mr. Tiuman withdrew his tIotion
A bill was passed Tor a public building at
San Angelo, Texas. to cost 500 600.
Mr. Vest of Missouri offered resolution,
which was adopted, reciting that skeletons
Of American soldiers killed At Buenn Vista
in iS47 were now exhumed, and asking the
state department 10 investigate the sub
3ect and report the facts to congress. a
latter was read in this connection from
Cons,s General Crltterlen, saying the
matter should receive the attention OF The
authorities at Washington. \ clipping was
enclosed stating that the bones of American
soldiers were bleaching In the sun.
Mr.. Tillmsn began his statement by
presenting newspaper clipping which re-
ferred to charges against him In conuec-
ton with his administration while~-Ternor
Of South Carolina. The charges. he de-
cared, were stale. He had met them
before and he read an open letter, writ
ten TO the people of South Carolina, chnr7
acterizng the charges as ISLANDERS, This
was an attempt TO divert attention from
the sugar investigation resolution, the SEN
ator said, but the attempt would fail All
the crimes IN the catalogue had been
charged against him He had appealed
TO his people and he had been sustained.
he being sent to the senate after heated
brought forward, If any man desired to
look into his character. declared MIR. TIL
man, he courted the fullest inquiry and
any other senator against whom there was
The breath oi scandal should have the
Charges probed TO the bottom and the
sandal dspelied
Mr.. Gallnger then secured recognition
Tor statement of the attitude of the
committee.
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.,ing ~ eais-' ~ n, y. ~ ~, .eeIa VIZ
the senate pause every time such accusa-
tons are brought TO spend it's time and
The money Of the United States in purstl-
ing these churges9 II this was TO be the
case, then there would never be a tarlff
bill, or any other bill"
AS for himself. MIR. Gallinger said. he
would decline TO enter into an innItrv ns
10 the character Of the senator from South
Carolina. or any other member Of the
senate In he ,ood ,ir,a anS ,f,a,. ,ba
RESOLUTION had been caree,,iiv exa,,,,ad
there would ba a renort 10 tbo san.to Nj
Galllnger sisted
Mr.. Veet suggested ,,,. .h,re wa. a
Precedent for Ignoring charges oesai,"t rho
personal character Of senator He re-.
terred To tho s,ttt,Se s S,. ,ri,',,,,o,,
when an ,n,.,s' ;.,,t o. senator ihurInua
one OF his associates TIn boS holS ,bs, t,
eo,ir. were ono, Co., ,.,, ia'," - ,u'' ,m1
that It was No, for tb ato -, aI
10 fight a private 49, nv'''' W ''''''' ''Ne
The T wea "s ,rYin upon ,a ns is src
on his rear he said VIII h. vras a,,,r,at
In fire in 49, M NM ne was ensasea
sought 10 deternino '',s b reso.u.,"h SIMPLY
committee was ihn cr mne,ne' 'A1 i'nameS
trust whetber W." rseaaule "l me suFal
paid subjects ~ Nv .,. *Sre 'ns lpels hnn
We're here norf,r erg aIuss or whe'her Iilay
cradle men 'i''is '"e'r uu''es as nom
Mr. GalIlnver rroo.o,, ,ts 49,. ...,,.
., each senator's s,a1 mnst Ssu Tue pe'p pie
bad been snade neains, ,hn o ,,,,,,s ."s -, 81
finance committee and vi, ,,,o ne u I'm tns
Nav Jersey (smith1 rhnso ,"ha , ,rSi.
thse senator's needed No invest I n"' ~
drch b naI tn rhe charges were false. Mr.. A.
denial to the senate 81 declared T the son
against that GnS me M W., %ord or Nelson W. Adrlch
W Iypsrs s. Which was the senate to accept?
accepting t6o s ga ,nohents hesI,atlpn IN
d.p van senator Aldrica and tho Committee
when the PAPER making Sti hes MI gl fraI