The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-15
|ENATE And HOUSE
,,susmeat 81 tie Nicaragua
Fl i Be Taken Today.
'Ir1kDulwfR TREATY BROUGHT UP
800 severely Arraisned the
!. nstten Pension system.
a s;s..As<ry Hill Went over.


.,aes were made by Msssrs
srooay. stewart and Morgan. Mr.
a I'D poetponm,ent OF the ques
n ,.,.Asr TO permit an opportunity fol
.tsns With Great Britain for .
N, Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
;u, rorgsa antagonized the pi'oposi.
x Areemen; wus reached to take
az 5 shs Turpie postponemcnt motion
- susstions before the senate we're
sxrmcnt's pensica policy and the
rdiux the registry OF foreign built
Sreckei on The American coast.
~ s,u,reon discussion Wis preclpit1teti
~ w. The registry bill went oyer
epayuF.
r. a1natc opened today with d protest
", ~ ugrt of MIR. Galllnger, chairman
~ committee on pensions, against the
11In Il eenators introducing pension
a 4 cises pending In rhe pension Of
h said the committee, would not
|17n such bills and that 1t was useless
Int them,
~ vt again called attention 10 pra-
= pens0n bills and entered a protest
n tbeIf passage without due c5nsi :
IN Is ne ss,id the senate was falling
& xe habit of doing. He called ntten-
3 he met 6hft Notwithstanding 1lla-
y had furnished $4,000 mere soldiers
q indiana, the pension roll for Indiana
T uessded that OF Illinois by $1,000, 900.
arpunked for this fact on the ground
httana Is a pivotal State, saying that
"a notorious that the commissioner Of
isu, who wits an ex-unton soldier.
csnsed pensions TO almost every APP
IA Id political districts which are
Il "a not contend THAT the republican
n WAS alone to blame, but knew that
men Of all parties We're itrcllna y to use
uhchinery of the pension office to fur
Fther political interests. He was cog
nat q an instance In his own State in
~ democratic candidate for congress
race4yed several republican votes be-
- be had secured pensions FOR tbs
Rax He had Endorsed Mr.. Cleveaand's
70 q pension bills, and while he did moi
II Do revive idhe old questions he wolild
xess the opinion THAT the government
y ID ibis matter fallen into most UNI
and Injurious expenditure by Its ILL.,
&aai legislation and through political
&aaances charucterizing the government
q accident Insurance company.
u, Gallinger suggested that Mr.. Vest.
|xssd Of scolding the senate on private
II. should propose amendments to the
kasbu laws which would correct tina
bnes be complained nf
Continuing, MIR. Gallinger said the COM
Sstse had been considering the advisable
b 81 Publishing a list of the pensioners.
X there We're objections to the plan
ahA feared that if undertaken its only
k@ would be TO take two or three mil
asd dollars out of the treasury TO no
NJ purpose,
~ bill providing regulations for the
of foreign built vessels
kEted On the American coast and re-
trd IN the United States was taken
b md Mr.. Caffery addressed the senate
eocpoalt!on Saying that under its provi-
~ vessels would be wrecked in order
Ncnre American registry. He attacked ]
y myigattcn and tariff laws of the /
|llied States saying they had practically |
!lFta out merchant marine from the seas.
y sentended that the bill was prohibitive |
y terms. intended 10 remove the last |
a'i!t .! competition in the matter of |
ap budding. "tVe may hold the Philip
y. Cuba and Porto Rico" he said. "but |
~ siopt the contractiye policy Of this
hsurc our balloon will soon collapse and |
expansion policy will come to an end
# Tho close of Mr.. Cafferys remarks the
s.xy biz went over until tomorrow
lae Nicaragua canal bill was taken UP,
pending question being Mr. Turpies
I. a'oa to postpone action until january /.
=. harris then spoke of the general
ewes OF the bill. He said that when
4 y was attached to surveying party
ue iInmus In 1853 and ever since that
|. ne nad been the Jealous advocate Of
Ssnsrai proposition that canal should
, puat across tho isthmus. Still he
20 consider It practicable for private
to construct the canal and he
81 government ownership, hut the
me Canal company's charter sup
ss'ue only open door and the commit
y charge of the bill had determined
~ u with the understanding that the
~ was to be gotten rid of.
/. harris said he considered the
canal as entirely impractlcable.
avported Mr.. Berry's amendment ro-
n: me state OF the bond provision,
~ wouid greatly improve the meas
|: uayton- Bulwer treaty formed the
~ e speech BY Mr.. Money. He advo-
sssa. ay IN order to afford opportunity
n; o.iations looking to the abruga-
81 1e treaty. Mr.. Money said we
n. least notify Great Britain that
q modification of the treaty as ,
sn In this connection Mr.. Money
1ss the entente cordlale existing
,,s ~ uis country and England, saying ,
,sss y GEE the two nations brought !,
p,ssss together than now. Hence tho
ana and propriety OF dealing fairly /
sisss rooeiy with Great Bsltain In this
!. tss,u gave notice Of an aninndmen,
4 =" providing that work should not {
7. " ne canal under the bill until !,
~ snt Of Nicaragua should con- a
m lu'ilcation of the treaty grant,
~ tNe United States In perpctuity !
~ snating articles SO and 81 OF
y. from the document.
,Ssrt advocated the bill az +
~ slt step in the progress OF the
~ M ~ me world and urged senator's
~ Il stands. \
10 Mr.. Money, Mr.. Bacon said
= er claimed that the CLAYTON r
= sss.y vas net in full force, deny
] INA uon imputed 10 him that the a
4 NJ isned Into thin air. He had a
akres,, " uon that the treaty had h
= Il py the acts of Great Brit !.
e prs,r,suin still be OF that opinion | II
! xrss,uent Cleyeland's recognition /,
Il 2 recognition which had :
u 'pc..s auty that It did mot pre- a
llfion = He opposed Mr.. Moneys a
MR. opening up the subject with d
Al ss ss OF Mr.. Morgan.s ~ 4
i nnrrs ytEt was reached 10 vote nj
u. M sostponenent motion to- 6