The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08

mousse went into committee Of the whole
and took up the consideration OF the mill.
tary academy appropriation bill. The BIZ
carried s45s.405, being $lSs.5e9 less thsr
the estimates end s26.0s2 less than 10 car
RED In the current law. 1t was arranged
,nat general debate should run two hours
Most OF that time was consumed In the
discussion OF extraneous matters.
MT. samuel Smith CRep.. Mlch.) sub.
mitted some remarks relative 10 the needs
or the postal service.
Mr.. Clark tRep., Iowa. spoke on the
Loud bill Increasing the rates on second.
class matter and Mr.. Greene pop. Neb !
Ihsoe some observations on the much
mooted subject OF returned prosperity
He read dispatch from Wheeling, vs. VA.
giving an account OF tho alleged touring
down OF Mckinley's picture by working.
men. Gentlemen might cry Prosperity
prosperity, prosperity" said be, nut there
was noprosperity.
And others howl calamity, calamity,
caiamity, cried Mr.. Perkins rep. 1owa),
amid shouts of laughter from the repub.
| licans
MT. Olmstead lRcp., Pal in reply ia Mr..
Greene produced clippings from newspapers
from all parts OF the country showing a
great revival of business and trade Mr..
oimstead said that the continued agitation
OF the silver question was the only thing
that would nullify the Dingley law. The
Teller resolution had driven $40 OO0. 600 Ia
investment In foreign securities.
do you want cowardly .nousy that
runs away?'' asked Mr.. Bland tDe.na. Mo J..
Money is always timd," replied Mr.
olmstead at. goes 10 places whore 1t is
safest and the security Is best
You don't hear Of silver running away. .
reiterated Mr.. Bland
No" replied Mr.. Lands (Rep. Ind y
s hear of Gil
from Mexico
Mexico is prosperous shouted voice
on the democratic side
Mr.. Landis--You don't hear of silver run
ming away from China.
MIR. Ogden tDem.. La.)--Are you a
Chnanan or an American?
Mr. DeArmond Dem, MOI denounced
the action of the house on the Teller bond
resolution. The whole purpose of the re-
publican party in the defeat of that iesc-
luton, he declared, was to commit the
country irretrievably to the gold standard.
II had at last thrown off all subterfuses
and shams and now had tho shameless eff
frontery to boldly proclaim the ROBBERY
which Ii always secretly conniyed at hut
never before bad the hardihood to avow.
MIR. Low tRep., n. W said 1t was 70
strong marvel that the democrats were
bowling down the evidences CT prosperity
which confronted them on all sides. When
democrat was brought face To face With
prosperity he shook like an aspen leaf.
Mr.. Perkins (Rep., Iowa. said that in
the matter Of wheat and wool the high
prices prevailing had been charged TO blind
chance. 1t was said the republican party
was the party of coed luck. If that were
true it followed that there must be q
party of bad luck. For himself. he pre-
ferred to affiliate himself with the party
which was identified, politically, with the
prosperity and happiness of the people.
After some further remarks by Mr.. Viii
liams (Dem.. Miss) and Mr.. Gaines teen,
Tenn the general debate closed A1i the
bill was read for amendment under the
five minute rule.
With only unimportant amendments the
bill was passed
Mr.. Dingley asked unanimous consent for
the consideration Of bill presented by
the ways and means committee limiting
the time in which the outstanding refund
ing certificates of deposit of 1879 can sc
refunded into bonds maturing in 1897.
About 100000 600 of these certificates were
issued in furtherance OF the redemption
act. But 100000 of them remain out
standing. There was no objection and the
bill was passed.
The senate amendment to the Legislative,
executive and judicial bill was referred
and the bill was sent TO conference.
At 345 the house adjourned.