Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-17

yesterday a resolution, which was
agreed to without opposition or COM
mant, reciting that Sylvester scovel, a
citizen Of tho United States, is under
arrest in Cuba upon no specific accu-
sation Of crime, the prisoner being
held in disturbed portion of the is
land and in imminent danger Of death
through disease or violence. The res
olution concludes with request on the
secretary CT state to use his good offices
in Scovel's behalf toward securing
his removal to Havana, land to insist
that he should have all the rights and
privileges secured to American citizens
by treaty between Spain and the Unit
cd States"
Dir. Morgan (dem.) of Alabama fol-
lowed with tho following joint resolu-
ton:
Resolved, etc, that the treaty known
as the Clayton-Bulwer treaty between
Great Britain and the United States,
which was concluded on the 10Th day
Of April, 1850, is hereby declared to be
abrogated.
Tho resolution remained on tho table,
Mr. Morgan saying he desired to have
it go over until to-day. In the debate
on the arbitration treaty the senator
said the treaty should be abrogated
to protect our rights respecting the
Nicaragua canal.
Mr.. Sherman (rep) presented a joint
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
congressional expenses incident to the
forthcoming Inauguration ceremony,
and it was passed.
The bill was passed authorizing the
appointment Of an additional judge OF
the United States court in the Indian
Territory.
Among the bills presented was one
by Mr.. Frye (rep.) OF Maine for the
participation OF the cadets at West
Point and Annapolis in the Inauguration
ceremonies.
Washington, Feb. 13-The house
yesterday resumed consideration Of the
pcstofIlce appropriation bill after the
reading of the journal. 1t was ar
ranged that the general debate should
close in one hour. Mr.. Cromwell (rep)
of Ohio resumed his argument against
the appropriation OF $4,000 for spe-
cial mail facilities from Boston to New
Orleans. Replying to Mr. Swansons
remarks of Thursday he declared 1t
was absurd to say that the Southern
railway carried moro mail than any
other trunk line in the country. There
were, he said, twenty-five trunk lines
which carried moro mail than the
Southern. He referred to the advan-
tage gained by the New York papers
by this special train and pointed out
that newspaper specials run out of
Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and 9TH
er centers obtaining no special compen-
satlon.
On motion Of Mr.. Talbert (dem.) of
South Carolina the appropriation for
rural delivery was increased from $780,
600 to 100000.
When the item appropriating $780,
900 for special mail facilities from Bos-
ton to New Orleans was reached Mr..
Bromwell (rep.) OF Ohio moved to
strike 1t out. The house Immediately
divided and the Bromwell motion was
lost-yeas 46, nays 107.
Mr.. Simpkins (rep) OF Massachusetts
then moved to strike out so much of
the provision as related to the special
facilities between Boston and New
York and to reduce the appropriation
to S171,209 The amendment was
adopted without division.
An amendment was adopted reduc-
ing the per diem of railway postal SER
vice agents for SIS to 81 per day.
Without further amendment the bill
was reported to the house, where on
the appeal Of Mr. Loud, the amendment
adopted in committee to increase the
appropriation for rural delivery was
rejected and the bill was passed.