The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-24

consideration OF the sundry civil appropria
ton bill, The Southern members, who have
FOR years been fighting the appropriate,
for 'infcrmers" on Illicit distillerlee, sue
ceeded In killing the appropriation IN com
mittce OF the whole but Chairman Cannon
gave notice that he would demand an ays
and no vote III the open session,
x resolution inuuiring OF the state dc.
| partmcnt was had been done in the Cuban
filtbustering question was PASSED.
The sundry civil service section fci
amendment was taken up.
| An appropriation of $4,000 for tho detcc-
tion OF violations OF the Internal revenue
laws caused some debate. Mr.. Kitchen
| (pcm.l and MIR. linncy tRcp,. n. C.) wero
bitter In their dcnunciatlon OF the injustice
OF the system OF paying for Information.
The former moved to strike out the item,
| Ii placed a premium, they contondcd, upon
| false prosecutions,
| Mr.. Kitchen denounced the dirty scoun-
drcls" who informed for pay. and declared
that FRIVOLOUS prosecutions would not
cease ms long as the government paid FOR
| testimony,
Chairman Cannon explained that the In
crease In tho appropriation Cor this fund 70
$4,000 was due TO the Increase Of tho taxes
on whisky to Slsi0 q gallon. gallon Of
whisky cost less than 20 cents. The eva
! sion Of the tax showed the necessity for
using other than ordinary means for secur-
| ing Information .5 81
| Mr., Evans (Rep., kyD, who is an ex-
commissioner OF internal revenue. favored
the appropriation and said the opposition
proceeded on the theory that the moonshine
industry must and shall be preserved. He
was opposed To The doctrine.
| After some further debate bv Messrs
| Tate (Dem.., Gal, Swanson tDem., Val
| and Pearson crop. n. CO. In favor OF the
amendment and by MIR. Savers tDcm.,
| Texasl in opposition TO IL. the vote was
| taken on the amendment to strike OUT
| the appropriation and was carried.
| Mr. Cannon gava notice that he would
ask for an aye and no vote when the Dill
| was reported.
| Al this iuucture. MIR. Malany crop. n.
!! W created something of a furry BY de-
| livering minutes speech In denun-
citation what he termed the reyels OF
the ''four Hundred" OF New York. While
the Nation mourned the loss of the Maine.
While the mansled remains of the brave
sailors who persisted in that hwfu' oN+
plosion We're being carried to their graves
the so called and self dcnominatcd -Four
Hundred of Now York had a social reycl
which was termed vegetable party"
How different the feeling manifested by
these social leaders In the metropolitan
city OF the United States and the condi-
ton In London when tho Camperdown
sank tho Victoria ON that occasion In
Every social function was abandoned, while
in New York City the leaders wearied high
heaven with their revels.
Yet in the last campaign these Same
people prnted OF National honor when n
financial question was before the country
few days ago when the Nations head
was bowed and the scattered fragments
Of her dead were gathered TO their graves.
they seemed utterly oblivious to her grief.
He had no desire he said. to reflect ON
the rich. There was n distinction between
those who employed capital In produce
tive capacity and those who wore drones
and users of wealth: who toiled not or
spun; who dared to disturb the hours Of
tho Nations mourning with this insult
to the dead. tApplanso) Nc would not
hesitate, he said. 40 far as he wns con-
cerned to cndeavor TO free The skirts of
the republican party from association with
these mere possessora and spenders OF
riches, who assumed to represent National
honor when they thought their bonds were
threatened. but who had not tear for
those who went 10 thoir graves in It's de-
Tense tApplause>
(Nr. Mahany referred 10 the vegetable
party given by Abram 8. Hewitt, on
February I'D
After further debate Of no particular
interest the house adjourned