The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-19
RIVER AND HARB0R
Committee Meets Today to Consider The
ACCESSIBILITY Of Presenting d Bill,
THE GOLD STANDARD MAY FAIL
The Republicans Not Near So Ardent
for II as They Pretend.
THE PENSION CLAIMS ARE PlLlNG UP
The Battle oil San Juan Alone Has Brought
Forth $50 Applications
PORTO RlCANS ARE IN A PREDlCAMENt
As n "Coiony" They Have Lost the
Spanish Mnrkct and Are shut
out of the United states.
The Battle oil San Juan Alone Has Brought
Forth $50 Applications
PORTO RlCANS ARE IN A PREDlcAMENr
As n "Coiony" They Have Lust the
Spanish MnriSct and Are shut
out of the United states.
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Especial to The Post,l
Washington January 1S.--There will be
meeting OF tho rivers and harhors com
mittee tomorrow morning TO consider the
advisabiity of bill at this scssion. MIR.
Burton, the chairman, Is understood to
be opposed to reporting such a bill, but
the pressure OF public opinion may cause
him to change his mind, inasnueh as
many OF the committee. Including General
CBtchings. who was chairman during the
Fifty-thlrd congress- favor such action
II the people in the communities which
need such legislation are passive about
the matter, Chairman Burton may take IT
that they are Indifferent as to whether or
not congress prepares such bill this
winter; but II is thought II interest In
tho subject is enlivened some action of a
very beneficial nature may be taken.
II may be only a blum. after all signs
are multiplying that the republicans IN
this congress arc going TO commit them
selves TO gold. With all their bold talk
OF the Sentiment of tho Nation" they are
not confident enough to take up the gold
measure, pure and simple, and push u
TO immediate contamination, There is a
gold opinion upon which TO build, but II
Is not absolute and controlling Whether
1t is because some OF the Western repuhlI
can leaders have been hearing unpleasant
things from their constituents az has
been suggested, or whatever may be the
reason. the impression is growing Ia
Washington that the republicans Will put
In their next platform the same sort VI
evaslvo and non -Commlttal provision fol
international blmatallism that they had
In the platform OF 1885, 1t is possible thai
the Eastern element, having got the party
along as far as Il has Wall insist upon
a plain straightforward single gold stand
| ard declaration without amy hlnetallism
frills, but there are strong indications that
even Eastern politicians see danger IN
such a course.
Senator Aldrlch, II his speech or tue
senate currency bill, went so FAR as -
say that the senate bill does MOI stand
! In the way Of this government faVurilS
International bmetdllism This Is re-
| garded coming as It does from the Rhode
Island senator as particularly significant
and as tending TO bear out the idea thai
the republicans are preparing to put In
some sort OF bimetallism sop with
which to catch some republicans AZ they
did In 1896
Democratic leaders do not expect to see
any antitrust legislation put through the
present congress. According to che lights
before them. the republican programms
seems TO DO to quietly suppress all ef-
forts toward substantial antitrust legis-
at MI Ia Mi
through, 10 enact some meaningless bill
| Just before Notwithstanding they
| know will not stand the test OF the courts
and will, therefore, satisfy the trust peo-
pie but which can not be passed upon by
| the courts until after the presidential cleo
ton. It Is more probable however that
they will do nothing in congress, but will
| fortify themselves for the campaign by
putting into their platform the strongest
kind Of an ANTITRUST declaration.
The Puerto Rioans are heaping Goals OF
hre on McKineys head. There Is big
delegation here from our Colony who
want something dehnite done. They say
that II they are to he a part OF this coin-
try they should have facilities for making
living; that the American conquest has
robbed them OF their market in Spain and
still they are Disseminated against by
The United States and can not compete IN
this market. delegation composed OF
bankers and merchants having consider
able capital invested In the island, ac-
nonspanied by General Davis. military
governor Of Puerto Rico. called upon Sec
rotary OF War Root today and besought
his assistance In securing the enactment
| OF a constitution which would open tue
markets OF Puerto Rico and i1 It's com
mercIal status with the United States and
| the world generally. Secretary REQ 'ex.
pressed sympathy" with the objects OF
The delegation but the sugar lrus. AID
tobacco trust have already given notlce
that the protective wall must no. he
broken for the benefit Of The Puerto
Ricans; and this administration has an
ear especially for the wishes OF the trusts.
In consequence Of which the Puerto Ricans
are in bad way
The pension list is with US forever. phefN
are now on the rolls pensioners Of all the
wars ever fought by these United States
Young women we're left widows by rsyolu-
iIonary veterans. the survivors Of 1879, q
The French war, OF the Mexican war, 81
the ciyil war. Of the Indian wars There
are more veterans OF the civil war on
the rolls tliaa Grant ever had under hss
command. And now the Spanish war ''sass
eransy are getting In their applications
They are sending them here py sachs'u''
Even the pension bureau Is appalled.
Tire battle OF San Juan has iafpishod
the following nguras already: Thers wera
is3 regulars killed. 1897 wounded and my
tvs missing claims for pensions Sm tes