The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-26

4 APPROPRIATION BILL
. r,,,uIsr and Diplomatic Service
Provided For.
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|, RICHARDSON MADE A SPEECH
Mr.. corIlss on the Subject OF
N.Y. a..iso cablc--Thinks CorIlss'
Speech UntimeIY
n February 25.-The house to

II w.shIngton, fepl "a ,o,,a,,iar
sh. ..ssd the diplomatic ana consular
SstIOn bill. 1t was the hrst regular
simply measure to DC SEM 70 Tue
pvf sut .s,s session. No amendments OF
we're adopted.
rp''sDs, Sure Of the day was the speech
lae a,ohardson (Ala) In reply to MI.
W zach few days ago In favor
Hp ss construction Of Pacihc caoie py
government. ,,n,od tho cons,dera.
u house today resumed inc consiu 'i'sil
lN No diplomatic and consular appro-
III Mfr. Sims (Tenn.l, who was
pilVp ,rbon the house adjourned yes
ssAps .inued his remarks upon the
I'M Of pensions. .ri,
rcnlied to the remark made some
So nv Mr.. Corliss Repo Mich), "a
: tho construction by the govern
Pacific cable. Mr.. Richard
nemher OF the interstate and for
n,nrce committee, which is con
l,s the cable bills. He protested
@ Nr corliss course in delivering
,crmed as his "well prepared and
IN disseminated speech before the
nod come before the house for
!fS.,siion and said that 1t looked Ike
ssort to forestall the Judgment OF the
ss 1T is a. procedure, sald ne,
sste hurried than Hamiet 5 mother !, 5
ah hSSs' II was not an opportune time 10
/ Nu s ,be nnestion of whether the Ia
soble should be constructed by the
eminent or by q private corporation;
+ IA he did believe that such errors and
e statements had been sent forth TO the
sst,y that they should be corrected.
~ IA not believe. he said, that a mem
nSsd he right to mallgn or impugn the
sIrss NJ any person or any corporation
\, SSd NOT the right to reply here. He
y Inroceeded to point to some of Mr..
II wTss 'misstatements and errors. lie
IN nm the Michigan members statement
III 4 Great Britain was about TO construct
II Vnmlle cable from Vancouver to Aus
HsHa and declared that the statement was
,sslorsly made ia afford a precedent for
! &n- government whereas as q matter of
~ he said. Great Britain had offered a
Erbiiy TO any private corporation that
F. M build the cable. 1t was only because
u mrporatop could be persuaded to take
r rsk that England decided to construct
. u cable itself.
IL also conlradcted other statements
M BY Mr.. Corligs He denied that the
T.
hid subsidy by Germany to land on
MARSHALL islands. The company. he
HM, was prepared, If 1t was practicable,
build an all-American cable. He ridl
I'D Mr. Corliss' description of this com
ny as an octopus" He warned The
smbers Of the house not to decide the
u syion until the facts on both sides had
sl regularly and finally presented.
Referring to the criticisms by Mr.. CorlisS
the offer Of the Commercial Gable com
4ny Mr. Richardson characterized il as
Tue violent and aggressive Language that
gentleman from Michigan used through
M both OF his untimely delivered speeches
Eatn he referred to the cable company
khn made simple and plain proposition
build this. cable without asking sub
wv from the government" Continuing.
Richardson said: How can the United
iss government restrict. privileges 10
asign cables by a foreigns government
Asy because the United States cable
Saleets with such foreign government +?
orv way 1t can refuse to connect with
gdsn cables would be for United States
ggument cable or United States cable
gsranon to encircle the globe and there
Wlug ABOUT the octopus monopoly so
ay dreaded by the gentleman from
A1gan' Every American cable in the At
l,e connects with the foreign cable com
pies In Europe 1t is remarkable logic
naeItaKe to make American companies
gO1sloie Tor the exclusive privileges pos
&sed by foreign companies.
AlstlVe to the charges that Germany Of
subsidy to the cable company to
~ on Marshall island instead of Cham
Richardson said It had been denied hy
commercial Cable company. He said
speech OF Mr.. CorliSs indicated that he
Ia. must possess well defined populistic
sw and tendencies
~ Richardson also said: "Here is n
-pssny mat offers to build this cable,
a n 4 1,4 r
mat obigates itself to build IL nv
without a single dollar of subsidy from
e,ss,. esinment, In the last congress the
stS SsS.ivn was lor the government to pay
Vw annually for twenty years"
ess ~ attended discussion occurred on the
b,t I ,Sa service, Mr., Grosvenor maintaining
sp.n w present consuls We're rendering a&,
nv. service, while Messrs. FeeIy llli'),
~ llenn), Green PaO and others
~ reform in the system.
~ SeWlands New took occasion to de.
IN. ~ ss pan Tor the ultimate annexation OF
~, ~ tae charge that the preliminary
~ customs concessions was a move
u, glSSssSmail the island into annexation. "
M snaan ap Clark MOI made a character
I'M, yteecn urging that, instead of criti.
ms W present consular system, dehnite
ksmd NJ NJ me bettering of the system
1 tsra Ue presented For himself, he did
,a,or me so-called merit system. When
npublican party carried The eiections
i IN ~ tney had a right to the offices:
k,l .ne democrats carried the elections,
NJ risrto eney had a right to the Offices.
II, n ~ caused much laughter by refer.
m clsvse democratic success in electiug
M Nae 'eiand 'as the greatest calamity
ID q i5 IeIai ,.n the human race since the
si1spt 'nSmore (Ark) made strong speech
atrss,sa psrmanent consular service. He
Ia. eonsn, tue umld course Of officers IN
M ,ae fact that our consular Officers
MaSil,ts. rule always ready to accept re.
4atpr tns as proof that our system was
n he bIIi not being a permanent service.
U.2n..",, Was passed and at .O5 tho bouso