The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-09

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Washington, December S.-The senate
held . short session Today and than ad.
1ousne5 until Monday. after making ths
Nicararuan canal bill Tie unfinished buEi-
ness before that body. Sir. Morgan called
up the measure, whereupon Mr.. Pettigrew
movsd to adjourn. This motion failed, IL
ayes to AZ nays. and the bill was brought
forward. Adjournment was Immediately
taken.
During the session Mr.. Vest stated his
opposition 10 the hurried manner OF pass
inx pension bills In the senate and gave
notice that he would insist on quorum
beng acted upon. M .:5
At tie opening CT tcday's session of the
senate 1t was accided tbat the ndiourn-
mont teday BIO until Monday next. II
was also determined to give ono hour OF
today's session TO the consideration of pen-
sen bills.
In connection with the consideration u
bills on the pension calendar Mr.. vpst
tMo.l SAID: II do not want TO be CARTONS
about this pension business. aud do not
want 10 set myself lip MS n refcrnler. plt
Z
simply By the reading Of the titles aud
with a quorum OF the senate Is not prus-
eDt has got to be stopped"
5gSfusr further referring to the methods
by which pension bills are passed. by the
senate Mr.. Vest said: Men Of the South
have sat here and permitted these bills TO
BE- passed having soma delicacy about en-
teTinG objections to the course OF proccd-
ure. Recent events have obliterated sec
tionalism and we are once more united and
are one country and one treasury. We c..n
sierefore ccrne here and object ID this
spoliation and I use the word adyiseiiy,
without fear OF having our motives in.-
DugIc3 or our words misconstrued. We
are paying out in round figures Sill. 590,-
600 annually for pensions and 1t "a oar
duty to find ont why Il Is that thirty three
Years after the close OF the civil war This
thing III pension claims shows SO euormois
a sum. / have bs5n criticised by some oil
my people because | have not taken a more
determined stand on tcis question, | want
however. TO pay munlficemtly and literally
in pensions. / regard such payment rs =
ss1lcft,t duty. but | do object TO the passase
Ct these bills without proper proceedings
and with the same restrictions that are put
upcn ether measures"
Mr.. Gallinger IN H.. !. as chairman OF tho
pension committee, agreed with MIR. Vest
in his degire 10 have The pension bills care
fully considered. He thought quorum Of
the senate ought TO be in attendance when
psrsicn calerdars were considered
During the consideration OF bills on the
pen sSa calcnlar Mr.. Gallery tLa.) intra-
du1ed this resolution:
That II is fhe sense OF the senate Of
the Unitel States that the president enter
into negotiations with the government OF
Great Britain for the purpose OF nbrogatng
or modifying The Clayton- Buwer treaty
30 far and TO the extent that tho same
nay be deemed Necessary TO prevent tho
Upited States from owning, constructing,
controlling or operating IAN interoceania
canal across the Isthmus on Darien.''
The anti scalping bill passed yesterday by
the house was received and at the request
OF Slr. Cuilom, chairman of tho commit
tee On interstate commerce, was laid on
the table instead OF being referred to the
committee A similar bill has already been
reported by the senate committee on inter-
state commerce. 81 mss
considerable number OF pension bills
had been passed before the senator's. one
or Two at n time, began to leave the cham-
Der Finally, true to his warning, Mr., Vest
raised the point of no quroum Forty eight
senators responded to their names and con-
slteration of the pension bills was re-
sumsd At the expiration OF the time al
Iotted to the consideration of the pension
calendar, twenty six bills had been passed
At l:l5 p. m. tho senate went into ex-
ecutive session. AT 2.l5 resumed business
ia open session.
Mr.. Morgan called up the Nicaragua
canal bill with a view TO making II the
unfinished business. Mr.. Morgan's motion
30 proceed with the consideration of tho
Nicaragua canal bill was then carried and
after the bin had been laid before the SEN
ate. thus becoming The unfinished business,
the senate, on motion OF Mr.. Morgan, adj
1ouraed at 2:25 p. IN. until Mon!say.