Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP
Bill Passed Over the Presidents Veto
for a New Division of the Eastern
Judicial District of Texas.
The ARBITRATION TREATY DISCUSSION
The Bill to Prohibit Ticket Scalping
Will Probably Be Laid Over for
the Next Congress.
Washington, Feb. 8.-The senate judi
ciary committee did not act on any nomi-
nations to-day, all going over for the next
meeting.
ARBITRATION TREATY.

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! meeting.
ARBITRATION TREATY.
The senate at O'Clock went into eYecu-
tivs session on motion of Senator Sher-
man to consider the arbitration treaty.
VOTED DOWN.
After considerable debate, a yea and
nay vote Was taken on Hills motion for
nm open session, which resulted against
the motion by an overwhelming majority.
NEW JUDGE.
The senate committee on judiciary to-
day has under consideration the nomina-
tion OF Charles F. Amidon to be district
Judge for North Dakota. There have
been charges filed to the effect that Mr..
Amidon is not acceptable to the bar. A
committee was. appointed to investigate
the matter.
NO OPPOSITION.
Representative Murray (oolored), of
South Carolina, who ii was reported sew
eral days ago, would object on Wednes-
day to the counting of the electoral vote
Of South Carolina on the ground that the
election laws of that state conficted with
the federal constitution, to-day announc-
ed that he had abandoned all ideas of in
terrupting the proceedings on Wednes
day. He has decided that nothing could
be accomplished by such action but says
that before the session closes he hopes to
have an opportunity to discuss the ques-
tions involved.
oLEvELAND's VETO.
The senate by vote of 81 to 1, Senator
Caffery, of Louisiana, to-day passed over
the presidents veto the bill for new di-
vision Of the eastern judicial business dis
trict Of Texas. The bill therefore is now
a law, having passed the house over the
presidents veto.
IN OPEN SESSION.
The first question that arose in the ex-
ecutivs session of the senate to-day, was
motion by Mr.. Hill, that the arbitra-
tion treaty be discussed in open session.
He said it was matter in which the peo-
pie were greatly interested. There was
nothing in the treaty or in its discussion
that demanded secrecy. Senator Gray,
of Delaware, member of the commit
tee on foreign relations opposed public
discussion. He said that in the matter OF
dealing with foreign governments, sem
ators ought TO be free and unhampered
in the expression OF their views, which
could only be when the senate was held
behind closed doors.
TICKET soALPING.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce to-day considered the bill to
prevent ticket brokerage. Without
coming to any decision the committee ad-
journed until Wednesday, although the
opinion was expressed that il would be
useless to report the bill, because of the
opposition which would prevent the
passage Of any bill this session. The
position Of the railroads during the last
campaign was the basis of some opposi-
tion in addition to the alleged attempts
of the railways to evade the interstate
commerce act, was urged especially by
Senators German, Chandler and Chiffon.
No vote was taken but there was gen
eral acquiescnce in the view that it would
be best to allow the bill to 60 over until
the next congress.
RAILROAD DEBTS.
The house committee on Pacific railroads
after an acrimonious session in which
Hubbard, of Missouri, was severely ortiz
cised, to-day decided to report favorahly
the bill introduced by Representative Har-
rison, Of Alabama, for commission to
settle the indebtedness OF the Pacific
road to the government. The commits
sion is to consist Of the secretary of the
interior andhttorney general. As suggest
ed by Attorney General Harmon, that the
commission should not interfere with
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