Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-01

WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
The Jury Ordered by Judge Bradley
to Bring IN Verdict of Acquittal
in the Searles Case.
SENATE QUESTIONS NOT RELEVANT
If the Questions Asked Searles Were
Not Pertinent, Then Judge Brad
ley Holds That the Senate Com
mittee Was Unwarranted
in Frying Into Affairs
Of the Company.
SENATE QUESTIONS NOT RELEVANT

John E. Searles, the sugar trust witness
Judge Bradley ordered the jury to bring
| in verdict of acquittal, holding that the
questions asked by the senate committee
were not pertinent, and if 80, not within
the jurisdiction of the committee.
The judge pointed out that Searles tes-
titled specifically that no money had been
contributed by the sugar trust to the ma
tional campaign or for the purpose of in
fuencing legislation or elections in the
United States. As to local contributions,
Searles testified that he did not know how
the contributions had been used, by
whom or for what purpose. 1t appears
from report OF the committee, that it
] was not in possession of any facts, upon
which it could base the most remote proof
of showing ultimate connection between
the sugar trusts contributions and the
| sugar schedule.
Under these circumstances, it must be
held that the questions asked we're not
pertinent, and If construed to be per-
tinent, they we're unwarranted in prying
into private affairs of the company, and
therefore beyond the jurisdiction of the
senate.
The cases of Edwards and ohm Shriver,
newspaper correspondents, were post
poned until next Monday.
SENATE PERSONNEL.
The senator from South Carolina, John
L. McLaurin, who succeeded the late SEN
ator Earle, was sworn in at the opening
of the session today. This establishes
the personnel of the senate for some
time as follows: Republicans 43, Demo
crats, "a, Populists Z, Silver Republicans
5, vacancy (Oregon), total 80.
Senator Mason, Republican, of Illinois,
submitted a petition from the National
Business league, urging immediate effect
i've action on the pending tariff bill,
stating that this was the general senti-
ment of business interests everywhere.
LATE NOMINATIONS.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
State-Wm. Haywood, DISTRICT of Col
umbia, to be secretary of legation and
consul-general at Honolulu, Hawaii; Will
L. Penfield, of Indiana, to be solicitor OF
the department of state; ]. d. Haven, Unit
ed States district judge for the northern
district Of California.
SPEAKER REED ATTACKED.
The house today witnessed sharp at
tack on the speaker by Representatives
Simpson and Richardson because of tho
Inon-appointment Of committees. On
motion Of Dingley, by vote Of 80 to IS,
the house upheld the speakers refusal to
recognize the resolution of Lewis, DEM
ocrat of Washington, relative to Cuba as
privileged. Aspeoial order was presented
for an Immediate consideration of the
resolution providing for the transporta-
ton of supplies to India, and permitting
the use of any vessel, instead of RESTRICT
ing the sending of famine relief, in
American ships. After further talk by
Simpson and others, concerning the al
legged autocratic power of the speaker the
order was adopted. The senate resolu-
ton to amend the resolution of April q,
for the transportation of supplies to
India was also passed by the house.
suNDRY OWL BILL.
The house has agreed to the conference
report on the sundry civil bill.
SENATOR SMITHS REToRT.
Senator Smith of New Jersey, made
brief personal statement in the senate this
afternoon in reply to newspaper charges,
repeated by Tiliman in the senate, that he
(Smith) speculated in sugar stock. He
said: "Mr. President:-During my alb
sence from the senate the other day, as
certained from the record that in very re-
markable deliverance by the senator from
South Carolina (Tillman), he became
sponsor for newspaper clipping, in
which my name was mentioned in connec-
tion with the schedule IN the pending tariff
bill. It's unnecessary for me to say that
the statement of the newspaper clipping
in question is absolutely and unqualifiedly
untrue. have not during this session of
congress bought or sold, directly or indi-
rectly, single share of sugar stock, nor
at any time prior to this, when any legisla.
tion affecting the value of sugar or sugar
stock was pending"
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
The secretary Of the treasury has re-
ceived a telegram from Special Inspector
Hampton, at Fort Landerdale, Fla, stat
ing that he boarded the steamer "Biz-
cayne" at New river inlet yesterday morn
ing while she was transferring arms, am
munition and coal to the "Dauntless,"
and that he was knocked down, disarmed
and driven off. This telegram was re-
ferred to the attorney general for such
action as the gravity of the occurrence
may warrant. This is the only informa-
tion yet received at the treasury depart
ment, in confederation of the report tele-
graphed last night from Lsnderdale, de-
failing the assault, and the subsequent
capture of the "Dauntless" BY the cruiser
"Marblehead." Oficials have no doubt
that the "Dauntless" has just returned
from the successful landing in Cuba, Of
ammunition of war, and her capture is
regarded as highly important
TARIFF CONFEDERATION.
The senate nearly finished the glass
schedule, few paragraphs going over.
The marble and stone schedules were
then taken up.
AMENDING TIKI sOHEDULEs
The tariff bill was taken up immediate
" after the disposal of routine business.
Senator Aldrich Withdrew the proposed
committee amendments to paragraph so,
relating to chinsware, etc., leaving the
rates as proposed by the house, viz:
Decorated, 60 per cent advalorem; un-
decorated, IS per cent. Senator Jones of
Arkansas, moved to reduce these rates to
IS and 80 per cent respectively. Without
debate vote was taken, and The proposed
amendments defeated: Yeas 20, nays 81.
McEnery and Cannon voted with the
Republicans In the negative; Harris Of
Kansas, and Heitfeld with the Demo-
Gratis Ia the Affirmative. In other respects
the vote was on party lines. The para
graph was amended to omit clock Gases
and then agreed TO. Before leaving the
nararrauh. Vest stated briefly that the e.