Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-02-25
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
The Senate Declined by Eleven Major
ity to Take Up the House
Tariff BILL
1T is NOW The REPUBLICAN BIG FIVE
Morrill, and Frye Say Tariff Bills Dead
u Silver Senators Denounced-Bond
Question in Committee-s'es-
sion of the House.

Warrington, FEB. 25.-lhe mouse mas
passed the Dingley bill to exterminate
the Alaskan fur seal herds in case a
modus vivendi can not be concluded for
the protection of the seals pending the
adoption of proper and effective regula-
tions by the countries interested.
THE A. p. AS IN THE REED HOUSE.
The house yesterday in committee of
whole, after debate, by a vote Of % to
81. decided that none of the appropria-
tions on the Indian appropriation bill
for Indian schools should 60 to sectarian
schools. The only sectarian schools to-
which the money now goes are Roman
Catholics, and the fight yesterday was led
by Linton (RepubIican, Michigan), who
is the most pronounced and openly
avowed A. p. A. member ON the floor.
nEoL1NED TO TAKE UP TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finance
committee, moved in the senate to-day
that the tariff bill be taken up. He spoke
briefly, urging the needs of the treasury
and that business demanded action.
On roll call Mr.. Morrill's motion WAS
defeated. Yeas, %; nays, 33.
DETAILED VOTE ON TARIFF BILL.
The vote on Mr. Morrill's motion TO
take up the tariff bill was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Baker,
Brown, Burrows, Cameron, CLARK, Cullom,
Davis, Gear, Hale, Hansbrongh, Hawley,
Lodge, Mitchell (Oregon}, Morrill,, Nelson,
Perkins, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Shoup,
Republicans--22.
N,vo-Maepro Hopp,p nnrtar nukNsn
Mantle and Teller, Republicans Bacon,
Bate, Berry, Caffery, Call, Chiffon, Cock
rell, George, Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hill,
Lindsay, Martin, Morgan, Palmer, Pasco,
Roache, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, White,
Democrats %; Allen, Butler, Jones NE
vada), Kyle. PETER and Stewart, Popu-
lists-6.
TARIFF BILL PRONOUNCED DEAD.
After the vote was announced Mr.. Nor
rill said that the tariff bill was dead, and
that it was now shown that there was not
Republican majority in the senate.
Mr.. Teller responded with intense feel
Republican associates could not be read
out of the Republican party.
Mr. Sherman followed with severe ar
raignment of the inaction of congress,
saying that it was a crime against the
country and against civilization. He de-
clared that he would continue to urge ac-
tion ON the tariff bill.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, took the floor to
declare that the tariff bill was as dead as
Julius Cesar. The business interests of
the country demanded that the statement
be made emphatically that the bill was
dead. He hoped it would never be heard
from again and the responsibility should
rest where it belonged.
At 2:10 Mr.. Morgan resumed his speech
on the Cuban resolutions.
BOND QUESTION IN COMMITTEE.
At ameeting of the senate committee on
finance to. day, Senator Baoon's bill to
prohibit the further issuing of govern
ment bonds without the authority Of CON-
gress was discussed.
Senator Harris urged the propriety of
the line of action indicated by the bill,
but the Republican senators, without ex-
ception, declared that the passage of the
bill would be equivalent to repeal of
the resumption act. The vote for con-
sideration stood to s. The affirmative
votes were Messrs. Jones, OF Nevada,
Popnlist, Harris, Vest, White and Walt
hall, Democrats; negative, Messrs, Nor
rill, Sherman, Allison, Aldrlch and Platt,
Republicans.
SESSION OF HOUSE TODAY.
The house to-day promptly passed the
Indian appropriation bill as amended.
No one demanded separate vote on the
Linton sectarian school amendment 40
agreed to in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the ways and
means committee, called up the bill re-
ported, authorizing the president to con-
clude negotiations with Russia, England
and Japan or either for commission to
inquire into the habits of the Alaskan fur
seals and the best method of preserving
the seal herds, pending which the presi-
dent was authorized by the bill to con-
clude a modus vivendi, to terminate jan
nary l, 1898, for the protection Of the
seals, and in case such modus vivendi
could not be concluded before the open.
ing of the present season, the secretary
Of the treasury was authorized to take
and kill all seals while on their feeding
urnunds nm the Prih vlof iaiands