The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-12
.SENATECONDEMNED
By the House for Having Exceeded 1t.
Constitutional Limitations.
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SULzER STIRRED UP A FUSS.
Urged that Congress Should Declare
sympathy for Beers.
Mr.. MAHGN THEN TOOK A HAM
And a Long and Heated Discussion Fol.
lowed.
iR. aAHON THEN TOOK A HAM
SulztR HAD SENSATIONAL LETTER READ
II Reelected ON Mr.. Heath and ar
Effort Was Made 10 Have IL EN-
plunged from Record.

Washington. February 1l.--rhis was
field day in the house by far the i've
lies, Of the present session. An interest
Ing debate over the constitutional limita.
lions on the power OF the senate over
revenue legislation initiated by the house
WAS precipitated when Mr. Payne the
chairman Of the ways and means com.
ml,tee. brought in the resolution Of the
commlUteo to disagree TO the substitute
proposed by the senate as an amendment
TO the war revenue reduction act and
asked for conference with the senate.
Mr. Tawney CMinn) champloned the
cause OF the house and it's paramount
rights over revenue legislation but was
unfortunate In MT bringing forward a
resolution to return the bill to the SEN
ate with the declaration that the senate
had t,unsconded fts powers in substitut-
ing an entirely now measure for the bill
OF tho house
The subsequent debate showed that had
this course been adopted the proposition
would have commanded "a large vote. In.
stead, however, he Insisted upon d.
Vision Of the resolution and after the
trst portion 60 disagreed had been adopt
ed, he nsade the point OF order that the
seeond motion WAS not in order because
tho senate In its substitute had invaded
the constitutional pferogltlye ot the
house. The result was that the members
were not confronted witA the direct is
sue and Tho house voted 233 to IS to ask
for a conference.
Later in the day during the discussion
of the dlmplomaric and consular appro-
prfAtlon bill, an impassioued pro- Boer
speech by MIR. Suizor IN " drew from
MI Mahon (Pa.) recital Of the raising o,
a fund OF about $1,000 for the benefit Of
the widows OF the Boer soldiers at a
meeting held in this city at which Mr..
Sulzer presided, He declared that after
the "terrapin and cold bottles got in
their work only SIS was LEFT for the Beer
widows"
This stung Mr.. sulzor to reply at
length. He said he had no connection
with the expenditure OF the fund. to
which no had contributed Si75. and
very lively row followed, the climax OF
| which was reached when Mr.. Sulzer had
read an anonymous letter which made
sensational personal attack upon Perry S
Heath, late fourth assistant postmaster
general who was secretary OF the re-
publican National committee during the
recent campaign, charging him with being
Neely's sponsor ana then denying it al
! ter the arrest OF Nicely and also making
allegations against Nj. Heath in con-
ncopi0n with government deposits In a
New York bank.
Mr.. Sulzor charged Mr.. Heath with be-
Ing responsible nor the circulation OF
stories about his connection with the
fund for the Boer widows. Mr.. Knox
CMaSs) declared that it was contemplate
TO 'Nttack a gentleman, who could not
reply, through the medium OF an anony-
nous letter" and moved that the in
fr1ction cf the rules as reported to the
house be stricken from the record. In
the course or the dictate upon this mo-
tion Mr., Sulzer declai cd that although
the communication was anonymous he
IA altered every word OF Il and would be
responsible for ii as member OF the
house and as an individual. The demo-
Gratis flAbustered against the motion to
eNpunge the letter from the congression-
ment, the effect being TO permit publiea-
ton Of the letter in the Record,
The desk OF Representative .. D. shaw
/ OF New York, late commander In chlsf
OF the Grsnd Army Of the Republic, Who
died suddenly Sunday morning OF apo
rloxy. was draped In black ana covered
with asIlias ana roses when the house.
met today. The CHAPLAIN In his invocation
referred feelingly to General sh<w's
death. Owing TO the extreme pressure Of
the public business II was decided by the
house leaders that Il would be ine%pedi-
ent to adjourn Immediately out Of re-
speot TO his memory.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal Mr.. Payne, charmin OF the cen-
mittee on ways and means. by direction
OF the committee, reported back the war
revenue act as amended by the sen tie
and moved the sdoption o. a resolution
10 disagree 70 the substitute proposed by
the senate as an amendment thereto and
ask for a conference.
Mr.. Tawney (Minn.). member OF the
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