The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-19
THE SENATE.
Mr.. Teller. Resolution Was Favor
ably Reported.


| Washington, January Isn't. Gallnger
OF the committee on public health and Ma.
tipnal quarantine today reported fayoraol,
on the bill providing for an Investigation
on the subject OF leprosy AMI ii MAS placed
on the calendar.
| Mr.. Vest tMo) reported the relicr rcso-
| luton. 10 the effect that United States
bonds are payallc In gold Or silver at the
option OF the unlted States treasury whien
was adopted by the finance committee To-
| day, and gave notice that he wouia ea'l ~
up at an early date.
MIR. Plat (conn) and morrill, tNt) de-
| sired II TO be understood that Inc ie-
| port relative 20 the Teller resolution was
not unanimous.
An Daniels tva) introduced a resolution
directing the secretary Of state TO thppiy
| the senate any Information the department
~ state has respecting the killing Of Frank
| IJnpa a sailor Of the United States steamer
OLYMPIA, by Japanese subjects 10 the har-
Dor Of NagasHki, IN japan. IN DECEMBER,
1887, and TO inform the senate II any steps
have been taken looking 10 reparation
The resolution presented yesterday call
ing on the secretary OF The treasury Tor tha
reasons why tho item ~ 81 .0tD.0jn due 10
the United States froin the ,'aalfi, Ttiiroad
haa not been dropped from ms statement.
which went over until today. Was uereeh
TO-
Mr.. Allen fNeb.) called 10 his resolution
calling for ain investigation liy the ca'amit-
Zee as 10 the authority Of the commissioner
~ negsions TO promulgate al orinr hat 10
consideration should DC given ~ applied
ticns faI increase o. pensions wssiip twelvc
months after the last apais'aaei had been
L,aGr,
The army appropriation BIZ was then
itaJcr up The bill as It PASSED rhe house
carried Si,Gs6.000; as 4 Sas introduced IA
Tho senate II carried 81 oSi.iMp. and was
pasaed after few amendments ser iarne.
Mr.. Foraker tohiol Of 'i,e Pasr's railIt al
con,ioiftee asked for confederation of
bi,i conferring rpon the president authorit,
10 I'D in the Kansas oranch ~ the Union
Pacific
Mr.. Thnrston fNcb.) aanoaneal HAT he
would earnestly press an ains idnieat 10 ire
r,easure comforting autnpit'y on thu prssi-
dent 10 sell the road n case II should be
purchased by the government and would OPP
bose any authority 10 p.leiase tp rcad
t,lfss HIS amendment was agreed to,
II icing eyiaen. that the mi ~"uld pro-
yoke considerable discusJ'jn Nj Foraker
Withdrew his resolution ~ Immediate cun-
s.ceratlop.
Mr. Carter OF The census committee re-i
ported that the census APPROXIMATION bill
was ready TO be taken IN and moved that
II be CONSIDERED today The bill nc said
was an important one and should not be
DELAYED.
my opinion is that wn shall make pro-
gress with tbs Hawaiian treaty by prompt
~ disposiny az the census biz, ronsidera-
tion OF which VIII require nuiy a few
hours"
Mr. Davis. however, insisted that the bill
be tabled At the request OF Senator Faux
ner the senate agreed to POSTPONE the bill
until tomorrow,
The s3uste then AZ lilo went Into exec
utiye session and at 1:45 o. M adjourned
Where Uacle @an Soptd Geir,
Washington. January 1S.--ciyii Service
COmnassionsr John P. Harlow ~ bsfeep