Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-03-23
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Long Pending Cuban Resolutions
Again Referred to a Confer
ence Committee.
MILLS SPRINGS A SENSATION In SENATE
Bill Authorizing Lease of Lands in Ari-
zona for School Purposes, as Modi-
fed by the Senate, Passed
the House.

Washington, March 23.-Mr. Sherman
has given notice in the senate that he
will move to recommit the Cuban reso-
lutions to the conference committee. Mr..
Sherman said that his object was to Sc
cure such modification of them as will
satisfy the scruples of some senators who
are now opposing the resolutions and se-
cure vote at An early day.
At 2 O'Clock Senator Mills, of Texas,
introduced joint resolution directing
the president to request Spain to give
local self government to Cuba, and, in the
event of Spain's refusal, the president is
authorized to take possession of Cuba,
using the military and naval forces for
that purpose, and to hold it until the peo-
pie OF Cuba can establish local self gov
ernment.
vote was about to be taken on Mr..
Shermnns motion when Mr.. Allen inter
rupted with speech on the general sub
ject.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS IN CONFERENCE.
At 3 O'Clock the motion of Mr.. Sher-
man to refer the Cuban resolutions to the
conference committee was adopted with
out division.
The senate at once proceeded to other
business and the galleries did not realize
for some time that the Cuban resolutions
had been sent back to the conference.
The chair announced Messrs. Sher-
man, Morgan and Lodge as the senate
conferees.
The legislative appropriation bill was
then taken mp.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
In the house to-day Delegate Murphy,
of Arizona, secured consent for the con-
sideration of the senate bill to authorize
the leasing of lands for educational pur-
poses in Arizona. This is a modification
of the bill vetoed by the president and
passed over the veto by the house. The
senate modified the bill to meet the OBJ
jections raised by the executive. The
bill as modified passed.
The house committee on election OF
president and vice president to-day re-
ported the bill introduced by Mr.. Corliss,
OF Michigan, providing for the election
of senator's by direct vote of the people.
MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS.
A decision wns rendered by the su-
preme court to-day in the case of Theo.
+. Brown, involving the right of the
court to compel answers by a witness to
questions in interstate commerce matters,
Notwithstanding he may plead self in
elimination as result of the answers.
The decision was opposed to Browns
contention that he was protected by the
constitution from this requirement. and
the decision of the court below was
affirmed. The opinion was handed down
by Justice Brown, justices Field, Shiras,
Gray and White dissented, holding that
the constitutional provision was sufficient
to relieve Brown from the requirements
to answer.
AN INTERNATIONAL PEACE TRIBUNAL.
An effort is being made to secure the
cooperation efthe womans' organizations
throughout the country to aid In move
ment for an international peace tribunal,
peace petitions being distributed both in
this country and in Great Britain by the
Woman's international peace league.
NOMINATIONS SENT IN.
The president to-day sent to the senate
the following nominations: Frank W.
Roberts, of Maine, to be consul at Cape
town, Cape Colony; R. Hughes Long, Of
Alabama, to be consul at Nogales, Mex
leo.