Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-10
SENATE And HOUSE
The Cuban Question Again Ag-
itated in the Senate by Sem
ators Allen and cuIlom.
cATRoN's STATEHOOD BILL
TO Restrict Ownership Of Land
In the Territories to
American Citizens.
GOLD DEMOCRATS PLAN

1OEO OGWONNAt y TEAT
WASHINGTON, d c., December 10 =
The annual report of Hon. Judsol
Harmon, attorney general of the Unitet
States, was sent to congress, to-day
Concerning the anti crust law, be says
the restricted scope OF It's provisions, al
construed by the courts, makes amend
ments necessary, II any effective actor
is expected; besides, the fund at the
disposal of the attorney general, which
can be applied 10 Investigation, prepa.
ration ana prosecution of cases is Who'll.
ly inadequate.
The report of Hon. George Hoadley,
special counsel for the United States, is
affixed to the above report, and shows
that there is no substantial change in
litigation concerning the Union Pacific .
railroad. The attorney general says /:
81 have grave doubts as to the ability
of the government to preserve its pres
ent situation much longer. As the
only object in steadfastly keeping the
government out OF the cases, thus far,
has been to secure some favorab BILE soIu
tion of the difficult problem presented
by Its ownership of the subordinate
security upon the property, which is
insufficient to pay any but the first
mortgage liens. l think that unless
the pending, funding bill, is passed
the government should endeavor to
secure terms for its appearance in court
in the way of an assurance Of such a
bid on the property in the case Of a
judicial sale, to secure to it, fair
realization of the value of its lien. "
A new crimes act was one of the
things the attorney general thinks is
needed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 10 -
1t was agreed that the senate be ad-
journed to-day until Monday. A reso-
luton was adopted for the appointment
of three senators to make the necessary
arrangements for the Inauguration OF
the president elect, on the 4th of March
next. Senator Allen addressed the
senate on Cuban independence. He
prefaced his speech with the introduce
tion of joint resolution declaring that
ssthe extinction OF Spanish title and
the termination Of Spanish control in
the islands at the gateway Of the Gulf
Of Mexico are necessary to the welfare
of these islands and of the people Of
the United States. y
Mr.. Cullom, after brief reference
to the Presidents message, said :"Cuba
is lost tc Spain. The public proclsma-
tion of Spanish defeat may not have
been officially and definitely an
nounced, but in truth and fact, the
submission of Cuba will never again be
yielded as of old. Geographically,
Cuba is in American waters. and politi-
cally is entitled to statehood in the
continent of American republics.
At the conclusion of Mr.. CuIlom's
speech, Mr.. Call took the floor and
spoke on the Cuban question.
WASHINGTON, D. C December 10 -
Mr.. Calls joint resolution at the close
of his speech, was referred to the CON-
mittee on foreign relations. The bill
TO amend the immigration laws was
then taken up.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D c., December TO-
@. j Boatner, elected from the fifth
Louisiana district, was sworn in, by
Speaker Reed.
Under the call of committees, Mr..
Scranton, from the committee on Ter
ritories, called up the bill to restrict
the ownership of lands in the Terrific.
ries to American citizens; the holders
of present titles to be protected, how
ever.
By vote of 104 to z, the house
passed the bill prohibiting the sale of
Intoxicating liquors in the capitol.
The senate substitute for the house
bill was agreed to. The executive ses-
sion ended in the senate at 8 :55 p. m.
An adjournment was taken until Mon
day.
WASHINGTON, d. C., December 10 -
At meeting of the house committee
on Territories, this morning, Mr..
Catron, delegate from New Mexico,
to secure the consent of the
committee to amend the New Mexican
statehood bill SO as to provide for its
admission two years hence. The com
mittee, however, so obviously opposed
considering any statehood bills, that
the matter went over without discussion