The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-04

bility Of securing : ss-foot channel in the
southwest pass Of the Mississippi river.
| The house then resumed consideration
OF the Notifications appropriation bill
The debate drifted directly into politics.
and Mr.. Burke (Dem.. Texas) and Mr.
Grosyenor rep. ohio Joined issue on the
subject OF Mckinley prosperity.
MI Simpson pop, Kan.) again took up
the controversy he had few days AFRO
with Mr.. Pitney (Rep.. N. J) over the
trusts, which he said were organized in
New Jersey to prey on Kansas and other
States. In humorous vein he said the
people OF New Jersey were to blame that
legislation In tina: State was knocked down
to the highest bidders. as they were the
descendants Of the Hessians.
When asked by Mr.. Smith (Rep.. Mich.)
why he had done nothing to extermlnate
the trusts, MIR. Simpson replied that he
was helpless in the house.
In this house." said he the speaker
Is the whole thing ]. had rs well file a
bill In the Potomac river as in this house,
Mr.. Pitney. in reply to Mr.. Simpson, re-
ierred Indirectly to the fact that Mr..
Simpson was born In New Brunswick. lie
remembered. he said, that after the war
OF the revolution many OF the tories ana
traitors In New England were deported to
the New Brunswick province. He did not
mean TO imply, he said. that Mr.. Simpson
ancestors were necessarily tainted by that
TACT. but he asserted his pride in his own
ancestry. He also paid glowing tribute
ito his State.
The political discussion was continued by
Messrs. Shafroth tPop., Col). Gaines Dam..
TENN, Mccall (Rep.. Maas.D. Green Pop,
Neb) and King Dem., Utah.
Mr.. Foote tRep.. ". J) then devoted
some time to the criticism of the fortifica-
tons bill. AT the rate OF appropriations
provided in this bill he said, 1t would re-
auire fifteen years 20 carry out the plans
OF the Endicott board. lie asserted that
on the South Atlantic and gulf coasts there
was not q gun that could be fired in de-
Tense of the harbors.
Mr.. Hemenway (Re3., Ind.) In charge Of
the bill. denied that these coasts were de-
fsnseless AT Charleston, he said, there
were three S-inch guns one 10-inch gun
and eight mortars If the coast was ~ the
condition represented by the gentleman
from New York he said he would be will |
ing to appropi late $40 100000
Mr.. Hemenway declared the coast was |
fairly we'll protected--not as well as he
would like to see 1t, or as Ii should be. |
The pending bill carried every dollar which |
the government could afford to appropriate |
at this time.
Mr.. Livingston tDem, Gal read some |
statements from Southern papers charging |
that In the distribution OF munitions OF war |
New Orleans and other Southern ports lad |
been neglected. He had no knowledge ON |
this ront, but he proposed to make inquiry |
of the proper authorities and. il true, he |
warned the house that provision would |
have to be made for Southern ports.
AT p. IN. the general debate closed and |
the bill was taken up Tor amendment UNI
der the five minute rule.
Mr. McClelland (Dem.. n. y) offered an |
to the appropriation Cor guns |
and mortar batteries from one to five mil |
lions. 1t was voted down.
During the debate Mr.. Simpson (Pop., |
Kan.) made some humorous remarks about |
Mr.. Dingley's hat, and said It came from
London.
Replying. Mr.. Dingley said the hat was
made in New York and that the manufae- |
turer put in London mark to make. The |
Dutch purchase them. wherenpou AIR. Simp- |
son said that Mr.. Dingley was not Dutch.
Mr.. Dngley said that Mr.. Simpson was |
given to talking through his hat, ending |
by denying that he tDIngicy) had imported |
wool before the passage of the Dingley hin.
The whole episode caused a great deal OF |
amusement In the house,
Without completing the bill, the house. |
at 5.05 D. M. adjourned.