New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS'
NEW MEX1cAN STATEHOOD BILL FAVOR
ABLY REPORTED.

ABLY REPORTED.
A K1cKAPoo DELEGATION AT THE WHITE Ho''h
THE SUGAR BOUNTY cAsEs-TRlAL VI
BENJAMIN H. MILLIKEN-A PACIFIC
RAILROAD HEARING.
Washington. March l9--The Senate Committee Oh
Territories to-day favorably reported the DIN ~.
the admission OF the Territory of New-MeAoo ~
Statehood. one two OF those VINO Voteu i'' Nv
measure are not. however. committed to H. se'
eral minor amendments made to the pHi. NV
election OF delegates to the Constitutional Coh'e"
ton is to be held the eighth Tuesday after u"
passage OF the enabling act and the ratification n I
the Constitution Is to be srnmitri 20 r tb IRIS;
Monday In November next. The report SHOWS ma
there are l2 $50 square miles Ti oF irritation
ii is productive and yeds large crops OF cere as
l@ 5ss. Of which about one-half is OF Mexican brth
or derivation The assessed valuation OF nrdI H.
erty in 1893 amounted TO sloo2ES with d oo''''' -
debtedness OF $4,000
There was a picturesque gathering IN me f'S'
dents Office in the White House this morniHf' "'e"
a delegation OF Kickapoo Indians from Oklahoma
Territory had an interview with Mr.. Cleveland about
the seyeraty law. They were attired In full NICK
apoo regalia. and their faces were daubed Win
paint The only incongruous thing about their cos
tune that nearly all wore ordinary rubber over
White Water explained through an Interpreter that
his people were dissatisfied with the La" diVidllf
their land In severa.ty. They had obtained me lai
from the Great Spirit he said. ana wishcl 70 pr.
serve their tribal relations and not be obiger 10
take up separate farms and become civilized ih'y
mad therefore come to Washington To- see the rIeHt
Father to secure redress. The President replied IN
the land and na was obliged 10 carry it out rhe
white man had endeavored 10 Improve his condition
Kickapoos woule realize the wisdom OF tins, ana
advised them TO abide by the law and become CIVIL
lied
The trial of the sugar bounty cases involving the
constitutionality OF the law and the construction OF
II announced by Controller Bowler. may not come
up In the Supreme Court for a hearing for some
time to come The cases were set Gown for yesier-
day in the Supreme Court and all the counsel for
both sides were present. but the cases were not
Texas by the Illness Of his daughter. and
Chief Justice Fuller desired to have so important
Justice White. OF Louisiana. viii not 81 in the
case. AS the sugar-bouniy cases now stand. they
Justice. and II he becomes satisfied that a fun
urgency demands a speedy trial. he may set the
cases for trial at an early day before an ncom-
plete court.
Senator Brice gave dinner party last night in
honor Of Sir Henry Stafford Northcote. The guests
were Senator and Mrs. Gray Senator and Mrs Vol
colt. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Nelson Page Judge AMI
Mrs. Davis Mr.. and Mrs. George u. McC.eilan.
Mrs. I. 5 Grant. senator Jones. OF Nevada: Mr.
a5,cTs MI h9ge OF s Mne Me- S'''S
Maud Ely Baron Won Briinng. Mrs Wallach MAJ,
Sew-York Mrs Richardson. Prince wreie and Mrs
Anderson.
Consul-General Crit ,nden reports from Mexico
City to the State Department, that American capt
;alists have purchased the entire street railway
systems OF tho City Of Mexico The purchas" price
Including, the con,empa,ed reosaugmsat q the
lines. VIII involve about s9c"0o Electricity Wi!
! tor f. n
The trial Of benjamin II Ml.iken formerly clerk
10 Senator Harris of Tennessee. for surrep,tously
entering the house OF JUICE Phillips on the night OF
July last. was resumed In the Criminal Court this
morning N.liken testified IN his own behalf To
the effect that the night named he was intoxi-
Gated lie had called Miss Phillips. with whom
he was In love having told her In note that ne
would call Miss Phillips did not him when he
called. He became tired OF waiting for the young
woman to come downstairs. and sat down in the
drawing and fell asleep. on awakening he
thought ne was in his boarding house and started
upstairs 10 retire His room occupied the same rel
alive position in his house that Miss Philips does
in her fathers home and without di,GoyeTing ms
In hunting for matches he aroused the youh ing
s1 lime s sebr ne enough 30 rraz Where he was
/ He looked about for way TO get out OF the room:
best to disguise himself. and pulled off his coat;
turned the sleeves TOOK on ms shosS ana prepa ,
me hail door some one was holding it from the
outside He heard woman run d9wns'a ,Ia ana ana
leading into Miss Elien's rhe sster9 room. think
Ing he might h c6 When % eahed Ss e
roof he saw 1t was TOO far to Jump ana get De
and Bate OF Tennessee. and others testified TO
knowing the defendant for some years and to his
good character
John c. Coombs OF Boston. representing the
! Credits Communication Company. whose interests
are located in Sioux City. to-day appeared before
the House Committee Pacific Railroads for the
purpose OF seeing where he could attach the inter
! ests he represented to the plans suggested by
others Referring TO the several changes made In
the suggestions OF the Union and Central people he
said that he found IL hard TO put salt on the tail or
n bird tina. never aghts With the form of secur-
ity to be offered to the Government still unknown.
II was difficult for him TO say where his amend
ment should come In. He confident. however.
that the Government would not go out Of the rail-
road business for 30 or 100 years. and for one OF
these periods would have strong box OF railroad
securities His proposition was TO provide, In any
plan of settlement, for aiding In the construction OF
| the Sioux City branch. To accomplish this he
wanted the Secretary OF the Treasury to have
authority to invest not over A5o.co OF the fund
accrued under the Thurman act IN The securities OF
porated In any general PLAN az he did not think
would stand alone Representative shafroth, OF
settlement OF the Pacific road matters by fore
closure After the hearing subcommittee, con
s.sting Of Chairman Powers and Messrs Wright,
Ferris. Kyle and Sulzer. was appointed to consider
the various measures for the settlement OF the In
debtedness Of the roads. They are 10 consult with
the Senate Pacific Railroads Committee and recon-
mend to the full committee early as possible
hin 10 settle all matters pertaining to the roads.
| TIL. act to authorize the ST Louis and oklahoma
| City Railroad Company to construct and operate
| railway through the Indian Territory and Okla
homa has become a law without the Presidents
signature. The President has approved the act to
authorize the Auditor for the War Department 10
audit certain quartermasters' vouchers alleged to
| belong to John Finn. OF st. Louis. and the Joint
| resolution to International uniformity In
taking census returns
| The President has awarded a medal Of honor 10