The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27
FIRST TARIFF VOTES.
Committees Bill Was Sustained in
Every Instance.
DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS LOST.
McEnery and White Voted With the
Republicans.
AMERICAN FLAG HAULED DOMN
Morgan So Characterized the send
ing of Relief Ia India in Foreign
ships Under Foreign Flags.
AMERICAN FLAG HAILED DOWN

Washington, May 26,-The FIRST vote on
the tariff bill wac taken in the senate to-
day. 1t came after two hours debate
on the item of horocic acid. which. though
comparatively unimportant, afforded an op
portunity for the first alignment OF the
various elements.
Mr.. Vest of Missouri democratic mem
her Of the finance COMMITTEES moved to
make the rate on boracic acid 3 cents in'
stead of 3 cents per pound as provided by
the committee. This presented direct
issue + tween the committee and the oppo-
nou,s Of the bill The amendments were
| defeated avcs 20. noes "a.
The vote was largely ON party lines
The affirmative was made up Of nineteen
democrats and one populist NHeiUeld). The
negative was made up of tweniyaine re-
publicaus. two democrats tMeEnery OF
Louisiana and White OF Cali(crn,al, two
silver republicans Cannon of Utah and
| louos OF Nevada. and one popu-
list tstowart Of Nevada, rhe de
bate was participated in by Senators Vest
| Jones Ct Arkansas, Aldrich, Perkins, White
| CaGrcy, Gray and stewart
Seven paragraphs OF the bill were con-
sidcred during the day. the committee be
| INK sustained In each instance.
The resolution was agreed to authorizing
| ,b. ssrretarv of tho navy 10 employ any
| ',i,t,tio Mn IA for,yardinr relief sunplips
| 10 India.
| mi, 80, o,,,,,,,or ,.as +l., co,tor az
|
interest today as II was oNfe'''' ''"' ''e
| tariff debate would advance from the stage
II So, speeches 20 the actual consideration
! a, tho Hill This was The programme for
| ~ ="
| the day as outlined by 'hoae III cha'FN
| of the bill. Tho public interest in the
| discussion promised to exceed that on the
| Cuban resolutions and the galleries were
crowded from the outsot, Tho p1rllamon-
| tRry status Of the Bill, according 10 inc
calendar, was that OF unfinished bust
| ness "hlch gave '"' ~" WV 49,
| way at o'clock. although IL was uuarr~
| stood the measure would he taken IN be
fore then il he morning business was dis
posed of before that hour. The final CON
ference report on the Indian appropriation
| bill was presented. but not acted upon
II provides for opening tho Uncompahgrc
| Indian reservation In Utah. rescrving to
| The United States he asphalt aud Gllsonito
lands.
Mr.. Allison OF Iowa secured the passage
oc faint resolution approprlating $225 200
| g.. d,ticjoncias M the Government prlnt-
;,, ooice
| 'Hs ~ r,o. ,oog debate occ,rred over
f", ,",lr,,,+, ~ shins IN carry relief s,,n-
',1',. ~, india Mir Chandler ondcayored 10
plo" 10 tnuIa' t' a'i,io,, ~ sa,', ,to
get vote on ms t'TlIoS'.,o,t W ''''N Wv
supplies oy any hu'ti"', s',, ,,o,.,,o,, .,,,,a
Nh Morgan mast" ou@' INC, ,'Il' sn, .s
under the american nag hhonlu " Wv
| rloyei. He favored ha'uIal1lhB TWO ior-
| cign hunt ships oven II 1t does grind on
some gentlemen who monopolize the coast
wise trade in steamships
MIR, Gray also urged that the white
winged messengers Of peace and beucro-
enco should bear the american flag
-, cr,in was charity and vet here sem
oiors we're discussing what display We