The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-27
MANY WITNESSES HEAL
IN
Only One Complaint Was Made
Of fayOritism. rs
CHIEF WITNESS HAD NO FAULT TO
Superintendent King Was Put
Stand and Gave information
corning the Management

corning the Management.
austin, Texas. June 2S--The con
OF confederate veterans formulated
report tonight and left for their w.
homes. The result ~ tbair a,d,ncs ,ss,on
reported to General Van zandt. TIL ior
agree with the legislative, commltte epmc
the Maber case ond ca a., .s rho same
eoth case is concerned. IL is dlsmiso te-
the legislative committee did not iCall
enough In order to get facts Thoyats'
iavorably on the request Of Surgeon llsh-
anu recommend that he be provide, the
such things as he needs in the hence
Regarding the management, the com es-
reports that there is "a great W The
system at the home on the part Of a
officials, All OF the officials arc ind u
IN the lack OF system part of the pied
rhe conclusions of the committee wat
given TO General Van zaudt and hwoi.
no doubt make them public.
an
Austin, Texas, June 20. The Confetep.,
veterans investigating committee re me
work again today at the Confederate self.
The first hour was taken up by the co the
tee In looking over the building and grern'
for the purpose OF seeing what the pc,
possessed at the home ur
When the committee returned to re TO
the taking of testimony Superinte a
King put witnesses on the stand wlioN'
titled In the main for the managemea lion lion
the conduct of the officials toward
soldiers. :. 1t
NcCa N and Simpson sussested that p" w Mr
voted with the democrats for the amend
nentS.
PHILIPPINE BILL GOES THROUGH
Before the consideration nj the phiip.
pine bill was resumed today the house by a
vote of 30 to adopted the conference
report on the isthmian canal bill, thus nc.
cepting in toto the senate dli. The bill
now goes to the president
The substitute for the senate Philippine
aiyil government bill diners. ssom the bill
as 1t passed the senate principally in the
following. The house substitute provides
Tor complete system of government with
ieGiSlAture TO consist of two houses one
OF which shall be popular assembly. elect.
cd by the Filipino people
Inc senate bill contained no such pro.
vision. The legislature is to he chosen
after the existing instruction IN the
philippines shall have ceased and complete
peace shall have been established therein
aud the fact certified to the president by
the Philippine commission"
Inc house substitute also ampites the
Din or rights enumerated in the senate
measure and adds to the number of issues
Which can he appealed to the supreme
court of the United States. The house
measure also defines with greater detail
than the senate the rights of citizenship
and provides that all residents shall re-
JeiYe the same protection from the United
STATES in respect TO their relation with
foreign governments as is accredited Ii
citizens of the United States.
The senate bill provided a silver stand
ard, somewhat In extension and perfection
Of that now In existence The house meas.
IRE provides n gold standard system with
the gold dollar of the United States as the
standard unit of value for the islands The
main coin is 10 he the peso, made in silver.
but of a gold value, and this Is to he
divided into subsidiaries of money bearing
devices emblematic of American sover-
eighty.
Provisions is also made for a system Of
paper currency for banks and a complete
financial system. the details being different
from those In the senate measure, although
the same general lines. In deal.
ing with the grant of franchises, the house
bill places many more restrictions on such
grants than the senate bill. In this respect
the restrictions provided by the house fol-
low thS lines Of those provided for Porto
Rico Both bills provide for acquiring the
friar lands and for the issue Of bonds sut.
dcient to pay for the lands, the senate max
ing tho interest rate AZ per cent and the
extended provisions relative to timber
lands. harbor and Internal improvements,
and for two delegate commissioners, chosen
by the Filipino people to represent them In
Washington and have the privilege of the
floor Of the house.
PANAMA CANAL PROPOSITION
The house met at II O'clock A hill was
passed 10 authorize and direct the circuit
court of appeals Of the Fifth judicial dis.
trict to hold at least one term Of court
annually at Fort Worth, Texas.
A request of the senate for the return OF
the bill of sale of sites for manufacturing
and industrial plants in the Indian Territory
was objected to by Mr.. stephens tTexas),
Mr.. Hepburn Iowa, chairman of the com
mttee on interstate commerce, then called
IN the conference report upon the isthminn
canal Dill ana moved the auoptloh oil Inc
Mr. Hepburn had quite long colloauy
with Mr. Richardson CrrnH) over the tire
IN which the president was to conduct tho
negotiations with the Panama Canal com
many ard said that the. senate rejected
VERY proposition made by the house con
forces He would not have made this TO
mort II he did not believe that 1t was the
senate bill or rothing. He also declared he
did not believe the Penam1 Canal company
T,ussessed anything we cared TO buy In, Mr.
Hepburn said he tn ught the president
would fail in his negotiations and could
then resort 70 t the other route; -
Of the report, saying sentiment had been
growing In favor Of the Panama route.
Mr.. Underwood (Aln) said the people nj
his State favored Nicaragua, but he he
iioycd il was best to accept the compromise
n NInnu nm snld n WING ono sIen nea. OF