Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-30
1idings 6
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-.Among memo
rials presented and referred was one from
the Augusta (Mainc) hoard OF trade tor
rhe selection OF New York as the sne lor
the exposition Of 1892. Also, one was
presented ny Senator Chandler for the es-
tahlshment OF Republican form ot GOV
ernment in the state OF Mississippi.
Senator Morrill, in introducing bill
authorize, an issue Of treasury notes on
deposits of silver bullion, and having il
referred to the committee on finance, SAID
that committee had addressed COM
munication to the secretary of the treasury
asking him to formulate a bill Ill ac-
rordance with his recommendation in
r, lation to silver; that the bill had been
received without committing himself OF
any member of the committee to it. lie
asked to have it printed and referred
A resolution was offered by Senator
Mcmillan and adopted, instructing tbs
library committee to inquire and repor
as to the propriety OF purchasing the Stan
lev collection of Indian historical paint
ings. now in custody of the Smithsonian
institute.
On motion of Senator Sherman senate
bill to relieve the treasurer OF the UnlteC
States from the amount now chargeC
to him and deposited with the severa
states was taken from the calendar and
passed.
On motion of Senator Morrill, bill tC
credit and pay to the several states anc
territories and the District of Columbia al
| moneys collected under the direct tax Of
1861 was taken from the calendar anC
after some discussion was passed by 8
large vote. ~
The vote was: Yeas A, nays 7. The
navs were Berry, Blair, Call, Coke, Plumb
Vance and Vest.
The bin makes it the duty of the sec
| retary of the treasury to credit each state
territory and the District of Columbis
with sum equal to all the collections
made from said states and territories
under the act of August 3, 1861, ana
amen iatorv acls thereto. 1t appropliates
the necessary sum.
SENATOR Hoar's resolution calling upon
the secretary of war for information as to
the seizure and imprisonment of Apache
prisoners vas agreed to.
The senate resumed consideration Of
Senator Chambers resolution, discussed
Yesterday, and Senator George made an
argument against it, holding that the SEN
ate has no jurisdiction to pass law to
punish the men who committed the Aber'
deen outrage, and ash ing in such case
what right the senate had to make inquiry
into the matter. He condemned the
hanging in efiigy of Secretary Proctor. .
Senator Spooner said the resolution, il
it accomplished nothing else, would sub
serve one good purp' Sc; it would show
that there is immunity (Abefdeen)
where love of Jefferson Davis memory is
stronger than respect for law.
Senator Gray said the hanging of q
high official in efiigy, while to he con,
delnned, Was a not unprecedented out
rage. Quite recently resident L4zrrlson
has been hanged in effigy in the state Of
Indiana, He moved to amend the
resolution by adding the words "and also
letter of instruction to the marshal
to which the report was response =
and also the following: And that he be
requested to inform the senate whether
in the alleged assault on Fannce any
rights secured him by the constitution OF
laws of the United States were violated. y
Senator Butler offered an amendment
instructing the attorney general to inr'
nish all papers in the office of the district
attorney of Indiana and in the United
States court relating to the Dudley case.
After further debate the first part oi
Senator Gray's amendment was agreed to-
The second part was not voted on.
Senator Call offered an amendment
calling on the attorney general for re-
port upon the hanging in eifigy OF Presi'
! dent Harrison in Indiana and President
Cleveland in Kansas.
Without action on the pending amend
ments the resolution went over.
A bill to aid the state of Colorado to
support the school of mines was passd
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
The house passed bill providing that
in the cases of pension claims OF de
pendent parents it shall be necessary tC
show to the pension office only that the
parents are without other means of sup
port than manual labor.
Senator Dorsey reported from the com
mittee on currency bill to provide ar
issue of circulating notes OF nationa
banks. 1t provides in substance thai
upon deposit of United States bonds
any bank shall be entitled to receive cir
culating notes not exceeding in amount
the par value OF the bonds deposited
provided, that at no time the amount o
such notes shall exceed the amount &C
tuaIly paid in OF the banks capital stock
Messrs. Bland, Anderson (kas.), LANE
Ill.) and McCrae (Ark.) opposed the bill
and Mr.. Pendleton (W. Va.) favored it
The opponents of it argued that it wal
not in the interests of the people but o
the bankers, and also antagonistic to fre'
coinage Of silver.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice OF proposed
substitute for the bill, which is in sub
stant that the national banks shall no
he required to keep on deposit Unlte'
States bonds in excess of 81 900 as secur
ity for circulating notes, but shall keep ol
deposit the amount OF bonds as herein re
quired, and such of those banks havin
deposited bonds in excess of this anoun
are authorized to reduce their circulation
by deposit of lawful money, as provide
by law; provided the amount of such Gil
culation shall not exceed in any case
per cent of the bonds deposited, as herei
provided.