The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-13
tilt IN The HOUSE
|Commentcd on Johnson's
lttack on Hearst.
|N1ROvERSY IN THE SENATE
h.. md senator Allen ES-
uc,tcd Remarks over
. chicago Platform.

chicago Platform.
=, January 12.-Some lively
airing marked the latter hours
~ today. The free homestead
bdor discussion and Mr.. Allen
brtunity for questioning Mr..
r,sconsin concerning the party
!, las. fall. II brought about
kence OF opinion as TO whether
atIc platform was made at Chi-
[dI,napolis. MIR. Villas declared
[was almost nothing in the CHI
Arm no, inimicable to the in
10 government, He insisted that
no,is platform was founded as
Igalr." The controversy became
md took wide range.
rs,cad bill was further debated,
was not reached. Mr.. Villas at
u n measure giving away $50. =
Enyernment money Mr.. Nelson
minnesota. Mr. Allen and MIR.
IN of Kansas. smoke for the
5iiu lpcml Of New York who
Scn addressed the senate of late
Ayor OF q law fixing your years
! OF fourth class postmastcrs.
on January T.. The house to-
,ed sensational sequel to the
attacks made by Mr.. Johnson
Ia on Editor Iieara. Mr.. John
Mcguire Dcm.) Of California
antagonists today. Their wordy
out OF the publication In the
n part Of Mr. Maguire's speech
I'm the formers speech last week
r Mcguire defended MIR. Hearst
N the mention Of Johnsou's name
Sme matters in the early life Of
| whon he roGlded In Syracuse,
In. johnson GOT the floor on q
personal privilege. lie was at
hattie. He denounced Mr.. Ma
bck on him as "wnuton and COW
h told the story Of his mdict-
|y-four years ago in New York
and how he had gone to Cali
rear now home and nalSe a
He described his success and
ii been able 10 pay back every
wed lie explained that all this
story In California, where he
, avowed IT when nc ran for OF
n, with bitter invcctive. be
spects to Mr.. Mcguire and Mr..
Wisconsin. who last sSek char
is attack on Mi. Hearst ~ cow
iire replied to Mr.. johnson In a
elm. He told how he had Mt
secure time In which 10 reply
nson during the debate and had
c TO secure a hearing for him
eered at AIR. johnson for Whin-
> his attack went home to him
9 should have thought of the
nguish he was bringing to an
9 he assaulted Mr.. Hearst.
? Of New York. who represents
g district. made A brief state
1dicaiion o. MIR. Johnson. His
Npunge Mr.. Maguire's remarks
ecOrd was adopted. after Mr..
ad Intellectually attempted to
y. but similar motion to ex-
lohnson's remarks. about MIR.
S defeated So 10 "a. This in
shadowed interest In the house
JUST before the adjournment.
'cakcr Reed announced The com
liuilucDts made vacant by the
~ Speaker Crisp. which has
much speculation. MIR bailey
as appointed 10 the vacancy on
ommittec and Mr.. Boatuer OF
o that on ways and means.
the day the speaker sustained
# order against the motion to
he Pacific funding bill.
on, January le.-Littlo interest
stcd IN the house today on the
eciSion of the point Of older
rday by Mr.. Dockcry Cpem.l of
salnst MIR. Powers motion TO
he Pacific railway funding Bill.
rday after the defeat OF the
ely after the reading of the
speaker sustained the point Of
he bill Will not be recommi.ted.
better define and regulate the
Ihohs 10 own real estate ia the
was passed.
On OF MIR Hartmann (Rop1 Of
PHI was passed to amend the
c 10 the making of anidayits in
ny OF public lands 80 as to per-
ANS To appear before the land
oposltlnu and also 10 place the
roo' IN DISPUTED questions as to
''allou of mineral and nsri,uI-
upon the agricultural claimant.
nus 'Rcpl 81 pennsylvania. from
Tee on reform in the clyil SER
up "a bill to amend the law
eIehco IN the matter OF appoint
O,oh soldiers dischnt ss1 or ac-
ounHs OF sicAnvss contracted in
+ 80 a. To create another Ircfer-
10 lnelude * unicn soldiers ard
their widows.
&c usoato the hill was passed.
pll was being dobsied a storm
IS, II was apparent that ,hure
/, Sn veho OF the Pacific railway
% ueoaie h the shape Of a se-
~ p, ~, ,,s" Nonal attack made ~ Mr..
iu''or Hearst last Friday. Mr..
I'M, IN OF California. printed In
'n'a morning in connection with
= ol tho bill some very cqustic
VI VII mr. Johnson's speech. ard
"uo had been awaiting mr. Ma
\, VI SllVe IN the hall. IS soon as
q, inter arose ard a.kad the
~. "ouil De ~ order for him TO
,ss'ien OF personal privilege. Be
~ mat he could do so ma snon
- ...-s -- olll was out tho way, he
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