The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-17

Reyes Violated Diplomacy by Obtaining
His information SurreptitiouSiy
NE DID NOT SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT
Received Ono Million Dollars for Resign
ina, but that After Receiving that
Amount He Retired,

Washington February 16.-There was no {
discussion Of the Statehood bill today IN
the senate. Mr. Vest Just before the In
dian bill was passed. called attention TO
q point Of order which had been made
against one Of It's provisions on the ground
that It was new legislation The senate,
he said had passed the Philippine gov
eminent bill as a rider 70 the army appro-
prlation bill, and yet ruled other pro
visions out All rules, he said, were vio-
lated when majority was in favor Of
any measure.
Mr. Carmack introduced a resolution au-
thorlzing the committee on the Philippines
to continue its Investigation into con.
ditlons In the islands. ON objection Of
Mr.. Lodge the resolution went over until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Morgan spoke on question Of PRIV
ueee regarding tho dispatch which recently
appeared In the public prints, purportins
to be signed by the Colomoiap minister !
10 Mexico. Senior Rafael Reyes, In which !
Senior Reyes took exception 10 an alleged .
sta emeut by Mr Morgan IN the senate ON
February To- that the Colombia president
had sold cut and abdcatcd FOR sl,oUo,oOo
senator Morgan declared that II anything
was said 10y him 1t was In secret session
of the senate. REYES, lac said, seemed to
he determined ON this success OF the Pan
oma canal scheme,
The coincidence Of the double assault
on me, he said. Us quite cute enough
TO have been enacted In the Panama canal
school, and Is brazen enough to have been
Iprerarod IN the office Of n New York
railroad wrecker" AS the statements oi
his (Alorgau'sl did not appear in the public
records Of the senate, the statement he
said, is false or was surrepttlousiy OBJ
taIned.
Hs then snoko OK LEAKS" in tse senate,
For venrs. be said. he had Witnessed tho
abuse of senators by eavesdropIfng or be
tnvsl by perqons who have had the right
or privilege of being present a executive
sessions of the senate, and he had long
since ceased 10 expect anything else. Il
WINS cowardly form Of calling senator
10 account for remarks or statements made
I'm confidence The evil seems to be without
remedy. he continued. and the only safety
OF senators is In open session. Reyes, no
said, violated principle Of diplomacy by
obtafniug hts information surreptltiousy
through persons who violated their trust.
II did not say" continued he, "at any
time that the president had received ST..
100000 as pay for reslgning. / said That
after he received 100000 in April, 1900,
/ he retired to his home and another presi-
l dent was substituted In his place"
Reverting to the subject of giving infor-
nation concerning executive sessions, Mr.
Morgan said lit is only repetition Of
s the crimes that have been committed by
senators heretofore"
1t was not an unusual thing, he said, but
j. no such accusation could be laid at his
e door.
g At the conclusion of Mr.. Morgan's re-
= marks a bill was passed appropriatng
s135,o0 to compensate the Old Point Com
,' fort Improvement company for the demoli
y. ton and removal Of the HygeiR hotel prop
~ erty from the government reservation al
r. old Point Comfort, Va
< At 41O the senate went into executive
d session and ut 4:4O adjourned,
a. Soon after the senate met the Distric
lg OF Columbia appropriation bill was sen
O. to conference, Messrs. Allison DOWN
m Quay Pa) and Coekrell Sio) being nance
Z. as conferees.
le Mr. Quuy offered resolution, which wen
over under the rule, declaring It to h
= the sense Of the senate that date an
hour prior 10 March should DO fixed 70
Y final vote upon the Statehood bill.
& resolution was agreed TO calling o
q the president for information regarding III
"a present status OF the Isle Of Pines an
" what government 10 exercising authorit
Z and control IN said island, what instru
" tons, II any, regarding said island wer
III given at the time the military occupato
s OF Cuba by the United States was term
A mated, and what action, II any, has bee
IN taken for the protection OF the Interest
of citizens Of the United States who hay
m purchased property and settled in the Isl
n OF Pines.
81 Mr.. Lodge then called up the Philippir
" currency bin The amendment, offered b
n Mr.. Patterson (Colol some days ago. NJ
E published at the time. providing for co
IL ference between COLA and silver standai
~ countries 10 TX commercial eHchnng
III was agreed 10 without division.
~ Mr. Dubois idaho offered a substitu
% for the entire bill and briefly explained 4
N features It Is the measure recommend
IA by the house committee on insular affair
~ but which was rejected by the house. I'll
81 senate committee on Philippines subst
~ tuted for the house bill the bill OF bo
n committees and which has been recon
q mended by Secretary Root and Govern
al Taft.
Consideration Of the Indian appropriate
NJ bill was resumed. The committee amen
IA rnents we're agreed 70, as were numb
~ Of others Of an important nature