The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-19

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| United States; that the .silnlnis r,,lon
| of all the puzzle health funsuo,s now
sxercised by authority OF the url,ed
! bureau VI this
Z. Thot the sanitary authorities ana
commercial interests OF the several
s n.Nses OF the Union u brought into
IN, 90 relations with the bureeai
ana be given a due share In the M xar
anu responsibilities of the central board
.nlougn Inc agency OF an advisory
council consisting OF one member from
sacn state. to be appointed by the a,-
'norfties OF the several Sta.es.
a., YET tne reading OF the report its a,lon.
uoh was before the house for det,ts n
MaliTy OF the Tennessee deIegat,on ,,,s,, ~.
, ~ ne objected strongly to the aaon.
Tom Oh tns report. which, he said wa.
aosoiuteiy vague and uncertain: thar Thar.
mas nothing in II to Indicate that practical
,n were recommended by the commit.
!, zee TO meet the issue. Dr, Mourv said
that unless the convention shnnii ,a,,S
more deftnite measures the deliberatIoni
VIII nave been utterly futile: the con
aenton should also adopt as its rcsoii,.
IONS to congress a clear. definite and prac.
ucal bill providing for effecting National
quarantine. He said tkat as 4 compronisi,
q bill recommending nothing bit National
coast quarantine WOULD be better than the
unsatisfactory and vague and futile reso.
lutions presented. He reiterated his con.
Viction that the adoption of such n repor,
US me one submitted would be wholly un-
| satisfactory MS containing no practical so
luton for relief from the present mef.i-
cent system. DR.. Maury's brief and point
cd remarks we're received with applause.
Or. Davenport OF Tennessee moved that
Inc report be put into print and copies
circulated for the careful consideration OF
sne delegates. His motion being seconded
| Ut. Davenport made telling speech
against hasty action in the matter
MT. l1eddleston asked permission 10 Of
Der a substitute for the committees report.
| winch being granted. he read This wac
subsequently tabled.
a delegate from Louisiana favored the
| adoption OF the report and moved to table
the motion to print the resolutions and
fix an hour for their consideration The
luouion 10 table was put and a vote by
States called for. At this iuucture the con-
Nentlcn resolved into n mass OF confusion
but finally order was restored so that the
roll OF States was called and votes record
ed on the motion to table DR.. Davenrort's
motion to print the resolutions and fix an
hour for their consideration The vote
thus recorded resulted in the tabllng of the
motion to print and Elk time for con.
sideration.
DIR. Conway of Vicksburg took the floor
and spoke In behalf of the recommended
tions submitted by the Vicksburg delega-
ton. which offered specific relief The
Vicksburg delegation was unanimously in
favor OF National quarantine and had had
an able lawyer formulate bill providing
for a broad and effectual National uuaran-
tine. He wished to put Vicksburg on req
ord.
Major Dabney spoke in behalf of the
adoption of the committee or resolutions
report He thought its rejection would
mean that nothing would be accomplished
by the convention
DR.. Maury rose and called attention to
the fact that the Tennessee delegation had
submitted resolutions which offered specific
relief and he urged their consideration.
Ex-Governor Bullock of Georgia spoke
on behalf OF the adoption of the report
and reminded DR.. Maury that member of
the Tennessee delegation tDr. AlbrighD
had concurred in the committees report
which had been arrived at without a dis
senting voice. The question WAS called for
on the original motion to adopt the report
OF the committee on resolutions.
A motion to table the substitute offered
by Mr.. Heddeston prevailed and the vote
on the original motion was called for.
A delegate from Georgia suggested that.
although he was in favor OF the adoption
OF the committees report. he thought that
it was only fair to give time for consd-
Grafton. He thought this would make a
far greater unanimity and therefore more
effective result of the conventions action.
The advocates of the report submitted
were determined TO press the question and
cries for the previous question were heard,
when Mr. Robbins took the floor to protest
against precipitate action. The evident In
telin,on ito cut off debate caused no little
irritation and especially az, the chair ruled
that further debate was out of order when
the previous question had been called. THIS
ruling was met by refusal TO be denied
an expression of opinion and cries from
all parts of the hall for and against tho
cutting off of debate made things lively.
Mr. Conway OF Vcksburg finally Sc |
cured a hearing ard made an earnest APP |
peal to tho majority which he peiieVed |
was small. not TO treat the minority as
though they were q pack OF boys incapable |
of forming an intelligent opinion and not
entitled to hearing. He deprecated the
adoption of this or any resolutions by so
small a majority as would carr no weight
with such action.
Cries for the previous question were
gain made by the advocates of the report.
Or. Davenport asked the chair II II would
he in order to offer a substitute motion Tor
NIL other motions, but the CHAIR rulen that
il would not be In order
Mr., Conway of Missouri again Appeared
10 the house not to force action III tn's
way.
Dir. Davenport reminded the majority
hat petty parliamentary victory would
not be worth gaining and utterly barren
If practical results. He appealed to the
convention not to go upon record Win
nothing better than this
Judge Bryart of Arkansas pointed out
a the chairman, who felt constrained to
nile all debate out of order on account OF
,ries for the previous question, that mo-
ion to reconsider the call for the previous
question was in order and that II carried
would reopen. debate He offered this mo-
ion. which was quickly seconded.
Mr. Conway of Vicksburg spoke In It's
,ehalf. as did Mr.. Collier of Tennessee
Ex-Governor Bullock then took the hoor
md stated that as a member OF the com |
nittee ON resolutions he certainly d;n not {,
Wish TO suppress discussion of the commit
ee's report nor precipitate action upon the
anne He thought 1t grave mistake for
be apparent majority to rush the report
n ough "a this manner. and especially
when the very considerable minority de-
trad time for its consideration Certainly
,e hoped a reconsideration would pre-
all. ,,
iorate plea for less precipitate acton
arried great weight with his friends and {
he motion to reconsider prevailed,
DIR. Hel,er Jones took the floor ana urged
hat as matters had gotten into such a Q