The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-21

mails than they ought TO receive. iie
believed this applied to majority of the
| railway mileage OF the country, although
| 1t might be true that some of the lines
| received too large an amount. He de-
clared the adoption of the amendment
WAYS.
| At this poiut Mr. Chandler withdrew
| his motion TO reconsider the naval per-
sonnet bill.
| AT o'clock the vice president laid before
| the senate the unfinished business tthe
| anti scaping hill). Mr.. Cullom, in charge
of the measure, asked to lay 1t aside tenn
porarily. To this Mr. Pottigrew objected.
Mr.. Hswlay, chairman of the committee
on military afiairs, asked unanimous con-
sent to proceed with the army reorganza-
ton bin without disDlacing the unfinished
business. To this Mr.. Pettigrew also OBJ
jccted
Mr.. Hawley then moved TO take up the
army bill the effect Of the motion, If car
ried, being TO displacs the unfinished busi-
ness, but again Mr, Pettigrew objected,
The senate then ydted-ii TO 26to pro-
coed with the army bill. The reading of.
the Hull-Hawley NsrSNRs begun after the
vice president had decided that Mr. But
Ter who had been addressing the senate,
lost his right to the floor by the action of
he senate.
Mr. Hawley then insisted upon proceed
ing with the bill, as it was measure of
great Importance. He would accept no
conditions except those of unconditional
surrender.
At the conclusion of tho reading OF the
bill Mr.. Quay asked unanimous consent
that the army bill be laid aside temporarily
and that the consideration Of the postoiiico
appropriation bill be resumed. There was
NJ objection
Mr.. TiIman offered an amendment pro-
,.;I linz hot OF -
CURED to collect from and deposit In
boxes erected along their route mail mat
ter: the boxes to be maintained by the
people along the route. The amendment
was agreed to.
Mir. Butler again took the floor to re-
sumo his argument against the large
amounts paid railways for mail transporta-
tion.
An effort was made TO reach an agree
, ment to vote or the bill tomorrow at some
specified hour, but Mr.. Butler asked before
consenting TO the fixing of an hour to vote
for unanimous consent 10 amend by pro-
vding that the postal commission make
final report to congress not later than
March /. 1890. To this Mr.. Chandler OBJ
| jected.
Mr.. Butler then proceeded with his
| speech. After speaking for an hour, Mr..
| Butler yielded to Mr.. Pettigrew who al
| dressed the senate in favor of the amend
make q final report ON March !. 1900 He
said this amendment was objected TO be-
cause It was desired to extend the COM
missions existence beyond the next presi-
dental campaign. lie declared that this
was to be done in order that millions of
money for republican campaign purposes
might be cotton from the railway COM
panies.
Az o'clock Mr. Butler again asked
unanimous consent for the acceptance Of
his amendment terminating the existence
of the postal commission by March !.
1900. Again objection was made, and Mr..
Butler moved the amendment thus bring
ing IL TO q vote. II was defeated. n q 10.
An agreement was reached that censid-
Grafton Of the bill should be resumed not
later than o'clock tomorrow. and thai
final vote on the measure aud pending
amendment be taken at o'clock without
displacing tho unfinished business-the
army reorganization bill.
Mr. Frye (Me) gave notice that he
would call up the river and harbor bill on
THURSDAY.
Mr.. Frye presented an amendment to tho
sundry civil bill providing for the laying
Of a Pacific cable.
A senate bill was passed providing for
the purchase II site and the erection Of
public building thereon In Selma, Ala.
at cost not to exceed 100000.
At 6:15 the senate went into executive
session, and at G:30 adjourned,