The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-03
EousToN. TE1As. THURSDAY. July 9. 1909.
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TIE THREE GREATEST CONGRESSIONAL
ACHIEVEMENTS.

Just prfor 70 The adjournment q congress The Post
summed up the record of the Arst session Of that BODY
the things that il has done and the things that II has
left undone and predicted :at mainly because 10 leg
isston has been passed By the republicans against the
trusts the fail elections viii result in democratic
house
Now that the first session Of the Ftty-seventh con-
gress is ended and the gaTe.s Of the president pro
tempore and Of the speaker have finally fallen as the
signal tia, what was 80 recently the present has
passed into history it IS possible 10 assume the att
tude Of the historian and, considering the record OF
this session Of congress from This point Of view to sin
gle out those achievements which are especially mem
cradle and deserving of permanent record
While the sihmlan canal bill is unquestonably the
measure of the first importance among all the bills Of
congress yet conhning the inquiry 70 achievements
which concern men directly rather than indirectly
through things we have Senator Baeys States rights
speech Senator CnbeEons Philippine discoveries and
Senator Hoars Philippine speech, which stand out in
the foreground OF the congressional events for 1901
1902 with monumental distinction The Post discussed
each one OF these great achievements at length they
occurred Suffice ii nov recall that when Senators
Timan and McLaurin OF South Carolina we're ad-
judged to be in contempt OF the senate account Of a
personal encounter between them in open senate and
their names were dropped from the roll by direction of
the president pro tenn Senator Bailey challenged the
constitutionaity Of this action and babe the senate
rights Of sovereign State. The States equal suffrage
in the senate OF which it not be deprived without
it's consent is guaranteed in the constitution. In a
mastery speech Senator Bailey overthrow the success
i've arguments of the republican leaders and succeeded
in persuading the republican president pro tenn
verse his ruling.
Senator Cuberson has been a continual interroga
ton mark interpolaed throughout the administration
Philippine policy His persistent questioning has
brought wonderful results No credit is due the
administration for furnishing information. Senator
Culberson has been obliged to answer his own Ques
tions by producing copies of suppressed war depart
ment documents, TO the CONSERVATION OF the admins
traton forces, who have yet been able to find
out who furnished them TO him The Gardener report
the report of the governor Of Batangas, the WeiI
charges. the whole history OF the Philippine atrocities
have been unearthed by Senator Culberson to the
utter confounding of tbs administration who hoped
that its nisdoings would not be discovered
Finally, Senator Hoars great speech is memora biz
as being attack the republican administration
by the greatest living republican, who was member
OF the party before these latter day imperast repub
cans born. In patriotism loftiness OF tone il
breadth of view, in eoquence of the spirtsrring sor
OF the oraons OF the heyday Of oratory Senator Hoar
speech particularly its wonderful peroraton VII raTl
among the great orations of the world