The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-14
FERAL DEBATE CLOSED
,,,Ice Bill Now Being Discussed
Under Five Minute Rule
.tlo. % Is THE UNITED STATES
!. wbs, Representative jenkins
I'D Declares Discussion OF
Vs' ..ir,ocity Treaty Useless.

II .,IDston, March a. The house today
General debate on the posicfnr' an
~. Nil and completed consldera-
.rolyc of the twcnty-Scvcn pages
Am No amendments were adopted.
s,Iuelpal portion Of the general de
.,oted to the dicussion Of the
.,,ons for several mail facilities
g..s,ns ,wis) presented detailed
n his reasons Tor his theory
X rrh, is now under the severe gnty Of
1,,n,,ed states. which sovereignty. he
4 nae can not hr alIcnatcd without an
In congress.
Il ,ouss after some routine business re-
a tho consideration " the postofiicc
.pprIation hill
"a. agreed that general debate upon
.m sbould close in three hours. The
N, dlscpsslon Of the items for addi-
4, COMPENSATION for special mail fa"lli-
,uccp Washington and New orleans
xarsas city and Newton. Kan. was
,.,rruratcd in speech by Mr.. Crum
1lll in opposition to tho special
{,rrl,tions. The amount Of those ap
{si.,Ions Vas reduced in tac present bin
a stosOo Ia Si6I.un because oi the
aSSnruent ~ the subsidy between New
and Washington
ne,,ion Of the ruut at S2S,hn he
.se cost Of carrying the mails f'r
distance exclusive IL the SuhSidr aver
4 ssI00 nor mile pCr uuuun against az
"a throughout inc United states Of
sls6 per mil .,..,..
4. sonthern railway. which received N"
Idv hetvecn Washington aud New Or
he said. recovered $3.50 pcr mlle IN
RI, nav against S22I when the subsidy
Insuguratrd in lS''S. ~ 'ontenn'L
me road could not afford to withdr Nv
'fsst train II the subsidy was with
Underwood ,Alal dcf"udcd the sub.
Ia tho Southern railway on the ground
h was gbsou rN nrCCS 'lrv TO give
South quick m1ll facilities. Tho whole
IN no said. WAS benefited Icy the extra
A nun in return for this appropriations
smith dlll discussed the subject of
hy postage
NV mat Cuha was new domestic terri.
N tho United States in tho republican
'erance Tuesday. gave his rcHS) for
opinion llc quoted many decisions VI
supreme court in support " his ton-
ior that foreign tcrr tory must he
Itorv beyond he Jurisdiction Of inc
led States whereas he maintained that
In had remauish Il Sovcl cicutv ovrr
4 To tho United states and that slrh
tory could be- only relin,uishHi or
mated by conGrcsS ouIl enactment Hold
this view Of our relations To Cuba. he
led that congress would waste it, tim"
Ing Of reciprocity with an island under
soyeregntv NJ tho United States.
!. jenkins went even further thNn this.
raised the question as Ia VII thcr la
collected ON goods since the IA lira-
Of the treaty NJ Paris would not have
e refunded
: Gaines lTenul concluded tho general
te with some comment upon tho tcsti-
y NJ Governor Taft Tho bill was then
for amendment under the i've minute
veral minor amendments were 70 ed
D.
resolution was adopted to authorize
president to invite he famuc4 Of
shal Rochamhcnu aud Marquis DE La
,tte and the people Of France t. hc
ent at the unvoillnC OF tho statue u
'hal Rochamhcuu In Washington. May
500 and appropriuiine S2GOOn to carry
The purposes Of the resolution.
BIO p. M the house adjourned.