Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-12
THE BRICE-COLER BONDS.
status of the Bill Pending Before
Congress Providing for the Valida-
tiOn Of the Fraudulent
Obligations.

In response to kilograms sent to Wash
ington by the Santa Fe board of trade,
regarding the status of the bill pending
before congress approving the capitol
rebuilding and other territorial bonds
and also validating by amendments the
Brice- Coler railroad aid bonds, the fol-
lowing message was received in this
city last evening:
Washington, Dec. II, 2 p. me-. I.
Webber, vice. president Santa Fe board
of trade: The house passed bill validat-
ing Santa Fe railroad bonds. I am not
now on the committee on territories and
did not know the bill was pending, as the
matter was settled last session. Was alb.
sent when the bill was taken up.
(SignedD S. B. COOPER,
Representative from Texas.
Surveyor General Easley also sent the
following telegram to Senator Cockrell
yesterday:
Gen. f. NJ. Coclrell, Washington, ID. G.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. II, '96.-Please
wire status of bill validating Santa Fe
county railroad bonds and delay further
action until documents can reach you by
mail.
(Signed) CHAs +. EAsLEY,
Surveyor General.
Replying to the foregoing, Senator
Cockrell wired Gen. Easley last night as
follows:
Washington, Dec. 11.-Hon. Charles F.
Easley, Santa Fe: House agreed to SEN
ate amendments adopted last session with
immaterial amendment. On motion in
senate TO concur in house amendment,
asked delay, supposing house amendment
validated new obligations, that action BIT
delayed to Monday, house having agreed to
senate amendments. Only question il
concurrence in house slight amendment
Delay not obtainabe.
(Signed) F. M. CooKRELL.
In behalf of the board of trade, Mr.
Weber also sent the following telegrams
yesterday, to which no replies have beer
received:
To Senator H. M. Teller, Washington, D. C.
status of Santa Fe county railway validat
ing bond bill in both houses, and delay
further action until documents can reach
you by mail. E. I. WEBER,
Vice President Santa Fe Board of Trade
To the President of the United States.
Santa Fe, Dec. 11.-Bill validating San
ia Fe railroad aid bonds ought not to be
come law. Please delay until data can
reach you by mail. E. I. WEBER,
ice-President Santa Fe Board of Trade
1t will be remembered that at the last
session of congress Delegate Catron in
PRODUCED bill in the house approving
the action of the New Mexico legislator,
In authorizing the issue of territorial
bonds for rebuilding the capitol ant
other kindred Purposes; that this bill
passed the house without amendment ane
was sent to the senate; that in the senate
Senator Brice secured the adoption of ar
amendment validating certain Texas
Santa Fe & Northern railroad aid (ol
Brice) Dads issued by this county; that
as thus amended, the bill went back te
the house, where Delegate Catron tackled
on another amendment validating certain
New Mexico & Pacific Tor Coler) railroad
aid bonds issued by the counties of Sants
Fe and Grant, all of said bonds having
been declared fraudulent and void by TIT
United States supreme court.
The impression has heretofore pre-
vailed in this community that the bill al
so amended in the senate and house wen
to the president and died in his pocket
But the messages from Senator Cockrel
and Representative Cooper make 1t yer,
clear that such was not the case; that thu
bill as amended did not pass the house a
at the last session, but remained GU tn
calender as unfinished; that it was takel
up and passed by the house on Wednes
day and Is now pending in the senate OF
the question of concurring in the hous
amendment.
Possibly the "immaterial amend
ment" referred to by Senator Uockrell il
the one validating the Coler bonds ant
the senator has been misinformed as t,
its vital importance to the people o
Santa Fe and Grant counties, New Mex
loo. When he looks into the matter an,
discovers the nature of the "immateria
amendment" in the house, no doubt i
entertained that he will enter vigorou
and effective protest against ;he passag
of the vicious measure by the senate.