The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-28

| 10 this dts graceful state cf AFFAIRS. il seems
| TO me there is one thing objectionable il
| this whole business, and that Is that .hc
| department Of state must have known OF
the publication Of these Infamous charges
| m Denmark and IN Copenhagen iof tive
weeks. or rearly three weeks, befoee tnta
tfelty was ratified
Mr.. Ilitt pointed ont that as framed the
resolt ton asserted facts ou the rcsppn
sibility of the house of Representatives
whereas they were mere charges OF an out
side perty. Mr. Richardson thereuror
ch,,spged the preamble, 50 az to read
Mr.. Cannon Ill) said so far rs he could
catch the charges. It appeared that some
man famed Christmas. who Acknowledged
| himself "a brihcr and worse" made charges
on which II was proposed 70 make an In
| NeS;igaiinn whether any member OF the
house wai guilty OF bribery on the accept
| ance Of bribes.
Mr.. Cannon pressed Mr.. Richardson to
| know whether the report gave the n5inc Of
| member or members OF the house said to
have been brlhcd, and they engaged la a
Mr.. CauEon was plainly laborng under
| considerable Excitement
! Mi. Richardson insisted that the rcptrt
! an charge members Of the house and sen
ii have mentioned several names ~ the
| hcuse. he said. ~ viii repeat them "
1T seems TO me" sold Mr. Cannon.
that n would he Wise 10 make tals in
! NeStigllion IL II * worthy Of Investigation.
| after the members II the house have dad
| opportunity 20 examine the documents
| which The gentleman from Tennessee has
| read. TLcy are to be pointed lu the Record
| when they are printed we can sec whlt
substance there Is ln them. There is no
man on the floor Of this house who does
not demand fun Investigation II tho
honor Of any member Us nuthoritntiycly
called I'm question But I do NOT be
licve thar there Us man hero who waua
TO Investigate thc mere statement ~ an
acknowledged thief. ! would he glad IL
me Wh"lc matter would 90 over until I"
morrow, when members Cnn have had an OPP
porpnitv 90 examine tho documents
mako this suggestion In the greatest good
faith"
"And have offered tho resolution ln the
greatest good faith,' observed Mr.. Richard
son.
The gentleman asks action ON a docn-
mcut from which extracts have been road.
tcturted Mr.. Cannon. hotly.
The gcntlcuau need not become OK.
cited or agitatcd. ! am perfectly willing
to have the clerk read thr entire docu-
ment' responded MIR Richardson.
81 move 20 postpone the consideration Of
ne resolution until tomorrow interposed
Mr.. Cannon
Thcreupon Mr.. Niicrs undJ protested that
tomorrow was pension day and asked that
Mr.. Cannon change his motion to saturday
Us not the honor Of member ~ the
g 9ogse more mp2,rttin9gtt than t4e g9ssoes Of
tF'nnl
Mr. Underwood CAlnl then declared that
the honor ot the country WIS gt stake and
mat u rose far above the honor of merr
individual lie Insisted that Christmas.
nftcr coming here tu negotiate the sulp Of
the islands. had gone bnck as the accredited
agent OF the United States. II matterrd
not no said whether he was @ thief or
bnnre ne had mgdr the charges While
ne hoped Tor the honor of the country that
they were not true. they should hr thor
ougily Investigated. To answer a. au inter
rosatnry from MIR TIjtt Ull, Mr. Richard.
son stated christmas report was dated Oc-
MIR. cannon declared chat no had never
hpntd of christmas until today. but ac-
cordiug "a his own statement be was
brlhcr and worse.
Of state. iu'Hrposcd Mr. Richardson. "und
instructed TO 60 % our minister I'm London"
me gentleman Hrtfully says the Sccre
'ary ~ state made this man hl, agent.
cried Mr.. Cannon Indignantly II Know
nothing about II. II anything ought TO he
ilFairI, ] am for AN Investigation. |
an an not ~ favor of proceeding upon the OK
tracts inc gentleman has read Let the
documents hc printed IN full No one VIII
be more swift than | to investigate charges
aau'cting Federal officials and members OF
the American congress
HIT those charges were printed In Den
mark and were known here from January
~ aTos TO Fe9r Raayy H. merposed Mr.. Ric6
tho secretary Of state should not have
called the attention OF the senate ia the
charges that $4,000 was being spent 10
neRntiaUousf'
~ do not know anything about it, ne
pied Mr.. Cannon, "and until I do I Will
say nothing that would dlshonor any one
demHnd vote.
~ am NOT seeking 10 dishonor any ono. I
RWnn Ipst'Eing To- prevent dishonor.' replied
The gouucman fears 10 have the house
examine the document before II votes. re-
'orted MFR. cannon
I 9m not Insisted Mr. Richardson
,.Is
unanimous consent now TINT this rpport he
r'nnaI, IN n, run from the clerks dest.'
sustained by half dozen other republic
r, The speaker, then put the question on Mr..
lannon's motion to pogtponc Tho rrnuh
leans gcucrluy voted for the motion hTt
sHch a Eteuiorlan chorus Nf noes came from
| ne Nemocr1tc slide that the snenker nm
n n,n,, no noes seem to have ~ tho
~ y he O. re-.o3lntlo9s were thcn perfected NV
He ln.efuo9 81 ut is alleged before ali
"a. oEs OF taet; a. the suggestion Of
Z r-s9ll ion 10 newspapers was cbanTed 10
49, nsWspapcrs or press association"
w. these chongcs the resolutions we're
{ 4G- W vote and were carried without ,
me speoker immediately announced tho
rnsca,.a,qitlnE committee rs follows: Ron.
nnihg Iowa., Mccall CMaSsl repubil,oHe
Ehlchnrdson Cre7nl, Dcnsmore tSrkI ana
~, "'iH 'N"' uem0CratS.
rae excitement then suhsIdnd e,1 a.,
mouse turned 10 the Consideration ~ Xxx
nrmN appropriation bill. Without rgtorisi
hmendment the bill was reported 10 tbea
house ma passed '''''" /" the
opilsbS ,rI prfSl 10 message on tho rclln
,IulSulnCnt or the coutrol OF Cuba wns tbr,
laid before the house ''' was 'H'h
e ne senate bill Ia promote tho errIcio,cy
Oh me revenue cutter service wns rnod, n
special order until disposed OF "''N'
Mr. Underwood tAluO and Others onroso,
me RUE on the ground that the XIX a;
Ihe hll was 70 retire Officers ~ mo rav"r,,,
utter S,,. service and would prove tho ontcr.
InE wedge for q civil pension llst. NM Il
was was adontcd, i1n e 81. ''' II
me mouse ~ ~ n m. adiournod ,,,ti,
tomorrow. for ca'r "e' uut'
MIR GRtt .rrNrrvr
Washington, Man. r Following IL a
statement made by NleIs Gron regarding
the Shristmas statement:
NHon early IN February last tho 90,
tents OF Mr. Walter Christmas serrst va
port 70 the Danish government r"I1tiv, ~
| me transfer Of the Danish Wrst 1vat'
iaiahas TO the United States becnme nul
~ y party comprising a large portI,n ~,
benhl9rk best and most inhpenti5i ,,cn
1uu highest interests realizing thsf stne
,mlStmaS had In the furthernpcs ~ ~
pending treaty served by diract LII .N'
I - nN D.