Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-05
REGARDED AS BOGUS BIDS.

REGARDED AS BOGUS BIDS.
Mr.. Eckels announced that bid for
$I00,O0O,O0O from q doctor in Michigan
and for $16,0O0,000 from some one in
Texas we're regarded as bogus, and the
total of $6s4,269,S50 should be reduced
by these amounts.
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL BEAT.
The District of Columbia appropria.
tions bill, on which a fight has been made
over the charitable appropriations, was
defeated in the house to-day by vote of
1i5 ayes to 143 nays.
oATRoN's ANTI-PR1zE FIGHTING BILL.
In the house to-day, Delegate Catron,
of New Mexico, introduced bill to pre-
vent the proposed pugilistic festival from
taking place near Eel Paso. The bill
makes fighting a misdemearor, punish
able by imprisonment for not less than
five years. Mr.. Catron asked for unanl-
nous consent for the consideration of the
bill.
Mr.. Knox, Republican, of Massachusetts,
OBJ jected and the bill WAS referred.
| Later.-At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the
house passed the anti priz. fight bill
without division.
MoBRIsoN's DENTAL.
William R. Morrison denies the report
| that he had sent the Illinois Democratic
leaders word that the free silver idea must
be abandoned or he would refuse to be a
candidate for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
SEED RESOLUTION HAD RIGHT og WAY.
At 1890 D. M, the Quay resolution to
recommlt the free coinage substitute for
the tariff bill was laid before the senate,
when it was found that prior resolution
of Mr.. Hansbrough, directing the secre-
tary of agriculture to execute the law as
to seed distribution had precedence.
| After some discussion it was agreed
that if the seed resolution was disposed
of before p. M, Quay's resolution would
be taken up. If not the Quay resolu-
tion will come up tomorrow.
SENATOR VEST SPEAKS.
| Shortly after o'clock Senator Vest
| concluded his speech, and, without action
being taken on Hansbrough's seed reso-
luton, the resolution for the distribution
of the appropriation bills among vari-
GUS committees was taken up.
SILVER SUBSTITUTE IN HOUSE.
At o'clock the house went into COM
mittee of the whole for the consideration
of the senate silver substitute for the bond
bill.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The senate committee on public lands
has authorized favorable report on the
bill to give the public land states 5 per
cent of the proceeds of public lands in
those staJes.
The question of taking steps toward
reducing the rates charged by sleeping
and palace car companies was yesterday
threshed over by sub committee of the
house committee on commerce.
The house yesterday discussed amend
ments to strike from the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill $4,000 for the
maintenance of destitute women and chill
dren in the charitable institutions of the
state.
The Indian affairs committee Of the
house has agreed to clause to be moor.
porated in the appropriation bill, pro-
vlding that all children of marriage be-
tween a white man and an Indian woman
shall have all the mothers rights.
Representative Mondell, Of Wyoming,
yesterday succeeded in getting through
the house his bill directing the appoint
ment of commission to treat with the
Bannock and Shoshone Indians for the
relipquishment of their hunting rights in
Wyoming.