The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-19
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Washington, January lS.--The first con-
tested election case OF the present congress
was disposed Of today by the house. Chair
man Taylor CT the committee on elections
No, 9 reported that Thomas +. Clarke. who
filed notice OF contest against Jesse +.
Stalings. representing the Second Alabama
district, had abandoned such contest and
the committee therefore unanimously re-
ported declaring Mr.. Stallings entitled to
the seat.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the army appropriation bill The bill was
temporarily passed over.
Mr.. Little dem, Ark.) offered an
amendment to appropriate $4,000 for the
repair OF the National cemetery at Fort
Smith, Ark. He explained that the GENE
terry had been totally wrecked by the
storm which recently devastated the town
The amendment fell under a point OF or
der. Without further amendment the army
bill was passed.
The Wheeler resolution for the appoint
| ment OF members to the board of the
| Smithsonian institute was adopted.
| Mir. Hit, chairman OF the committee on
| o.
| matte and consular appropriation bill.
| Mr. tailey ohIected TO any limitation on
| the general debate. The bill carries n, ts9,-
| lQS. an increase OF SSa,7oo over the current
year.
| ..,As soon as the enactment clause naa
| been reached Mr. DeNrmond dem. MOL
offered an amendment TO recognize the on-
| ban insurgents as oeillgerents,
Mr. Hit raised The point OF order mar
| the amendment was new legislation ana
I obnoxious to the rules OF the house
Mr. DeArmond. speaking 10 the point OF
order said he fully knew the rules Of inc
| house which were designed 10 SuppIsss.
when desired. The VIII Of the house The
obairIsan OF the foreign affairs committee
mirht. he said feel constrained Co raise
| this point OF order, but he reminded the
| house there still rests H. It's 1udsnent me
1 mower at any time at any place, on any
! lin. 10 take up what the house believed
! should be considered
| When the people of the country ie', ne
4 tbey did, II was the duty OF the meu,peis
IN override these petty little rules which
| Ind been used to suppress action. INC
| ne,yspaners were filled daily with narrow
! In, tales of starvation and cruelty IN CUBA
should we emulate the example OF NeIo.
Who flddied while Rome burned. ana ~
suplneiy and indifferently by whch he'
almost within sight OF our enores wei. '
fighting VaioroueH iU pii"N,f,, s,'- 80,
ne patriots ever fought for or bsroes eyer
| defended? He tainted the repupiieaii'
4 with heipg subservicnt to those VINO des.I 9
In nroyent action on this question. rui
ther inacticn, he said. was dlsgfaco
american manhood. =.
THE autonomy offered by Spain, nc nc
clared, was revolving moehery, "a
smd delusion. re warned the other SD
mai tha question could not he evadeh Q
dodee,i. that with this opportunity neiol
Them they could not 20 back TO theiT con
st,tuents aud plead the rules as IN eAoue
Tor nor-ection He was proceclins 70 ~
nounce the administration Tor toHowilk "
/: Inc United States navy 10 hunt down u
svmnathizers with the struggling Cupan
M. steel rep Ind,) and Mr.. hitt pot
called attention OF the chair 10 'he ia.
that Mr.. DeArmond was DISCUSSING "
| point OF order. - a.,
MIR. DcArmond said he UNDERSTOOD w
ih,t did not finch from his purpose =
n,n,,id saw no more BM n the point OF OF
/ aar was sustained he declared 1t %os n
nurnose TO appeal from the decision 81 %
CHAIR and give the house the emporium,
TO determine this question for Mssu-
> felt constrained 10 20 this' ne Haiu' ou'
!, n sense OF public duty !.
: ~ bailey the democratic leader, re-ei
o forced The views ~ Mr.. DeAtmond, arg,
\ ing thar proposition to recognize sta
! m war In Cuba was certainly sertnahe
!. mis- hill. II had been his purpose. be nai
IN have offered the senate CUBAN oliI
: ~, amendment The climax OF MS spec.
: ermc when he offered TO Withdraw J,
amendment IL Mr. Hit, chairman q Y
,oreirn affairs committee. would give q
s,,rauces that the senate resolution won
: ranaixe consideration in reasonable I'M
~ pa,,sad 10 await Mr.. Hits answer d.
: Mr.. Hltt diI not reply. . =.
a .The gentleman. fHittl added NJ
ipaijcy. rs as silent as the republican psr'
9 on this question - \,
Again the democrats cheered ana u
" eei,erles $50 applpuded.
! Then Mr. Hit arose, but instead OF !,
lnlving to Mr.. Baileys challenge. ne car
sie attention OF The chair to the faft IN
Nj. Bailey was not discussing the point
lorder. -, a,
at is an attempt 20 have i%o general as
hates" said he, The democrats ieered ia
statement.
M. HEPBURN. in the chair. then sustain'
The mint OF order. whereupon Mr. DEN
mond In order IN get the question Dfto
he bousc In hotter form onered the 81
! ale Cuban resolution ~ an amsnamen, an
lwhen Il WAS overruiefl, made his ape
fycp, the decision Of the chair.
BY this time The greatest excitement ~
fvaiIed In the house. The galleries nc