Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-07
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Anti-P Prize Fight Bill Was Signed by
the President at 1870 P. NJ.
and Is a Law.
LAW WILL BE ENFORCED 10 The LETTER
Senate Passes Shafroth's Bill Opening
Forest Reserves to Colorado Pros
pectors-Silly Sectional Wran-
gle in the House.

Washington, Feb. 7.-The Catron priz,
night bill will be sent to the president to
day and very likely will be a law before
tomorrow morning.
The emergency due to the prospective
-Maher and other contests
has aroused the friends of the bill to
move with celebrity extraordinary in
congressional procedure.
Speaker Reeds signature will be affixed
to the bill early this afternoon and the
bill will then be rushed to the White
house. The presidents attention will be
called to it at once and no doubt is en-
tertalned regarding his prompt sigma
tnre. The bill from that moment will be
law of the United States.
The temper of the officers of the gov
ernment is SO we'll known that, although
they decline to be quoted, it can be
| stated positively that no effort will be
spared to prevent the fight.
The Catron bill makes prize fighting n
felony punishable by imprisonment of
from one to five years.
Should those connected with the pro
posed fight have the temerity to bring
it about in violation of law, they will find
themselves vigorously prosecuted as a
warning to any persons who may design
following their footsteps.
WILL BECOME A LAW TO-DAY.
At 2:3O this afternoon, Speaker Reed
announced to the house that his signature
had been attached to the anti-prize fight
bill. President pro tenn Frye, of the SEN
ate, has also signed the bill
Delegate Catron says that the bill will
reach the White house before O'Clock
this afternoon and he expects it will be-
come law to day.
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Catron bill to prevent prize fight
ing in the District of Columbia and the
territories was signed by the president
about 4:30 this afternoon.
MAINE AGAIN COMES TO THE FRONT.
The first hour in the senate to-day was
consumed in the election of Mr.. Frye, Re-
publican, of Maine, as president pro tenn
The election was unanimous.
BOND SCHEDULES IN PRESIDENTS HANDS.
The work of classifying bids for the
new loan above the Morgan rate of $11O.-
577 has been completed and the schedules
were taken to Secretary Carlisle Just be-
fore he left for the cabinet meeting. The
result was laid before the president this
afternoon. The opinion still prevails
that the Morgan syndicate will get some
thing in the neighb orhood of $5O,O0O,0OO
of the bonds.
SILLY wRANGLE IN THE HOUSE.
The house to day suddenly became in
volved in bitter controversy. 1t sprapy
from remarks made by Mr.. Talbot,
Democrat, of South Carolina, in defense
of secession, which Mr.. Barrett, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts,, interpreted as
reasonable.
Mr.. Barrett had the speakers words
taken down and offered resolution of
After wrangle and some ex plantations,
Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, moved to
refer Barretts resolution to the commit
tee on judiciary. This was carried by
large majority. This is understood to
mean that no notice will be taken of the
matter.
COLORADO INTERESTS CARED FOR,
Senator Wolcott to-day obtained
unanimous consent to take up the forest
reservation bill in the senate. The bill
passed without opposition or debate, ex-
sept that Senator Hill asked whether the
purpose was to permit gold mining. To
which Mr.. Wolcott replied that it was for
'he encouragement of mining metal for
which the New York senator constitu-
ants had especial veneration. Mr.. VOL
'ott also made brief explanation of the
Dill. 1t will now 60 to the president.