Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-16
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce Has Agreed to Report the
Anti-Scalpers Bill With
Amendments.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY Y CONFERENCE
Sensational Charges Made in the Floor
of the Senate Against Pettigrew-
Charged With Violating His
Party Pledges.

. Washington, Feb. 16.--Interest in th
bill for an international monetary COZ
/. ference deepens as tLs discn7cion befor
tho hcr.se committee on coinage contin
ues. Half a dozen members of the hous
were on hand to speak on the measur
to-day. The few silver members of th
committee fear that it may be talked t.
death before the session ends.
Representative Quigg, of New York
announced that New York men desired t,
be heard on the bill before vote wal
taken and therefore desired postpone
ment.
Wouldn't you like to see it postponed
until the 5th of March? asked Mr.. Hill
born, of California"
Mr.. Quigg admitted that he would be
pleased at such result.
"Then you are not in favor of carrying
out the Republican PLATFORM" Mr.. Hill
born said"
~ merely doubt the xpediency of pas
sing this bill at this time" replied Mr.,
Quigg. He added that the New York
congressional delegation was practically
unanimous in opposition to the bill.
Fowler, of the Bank of Commerce, con.
tinued his speech against bimetallsm.
ST. LOUIS PLATFORM.
After a warm discussion over the pre- m.
ise of the st. Louis platform pledging
Republicans to work for international BIZ
metallic coinage, the house committee
agreed to take vote on the conference
bill next Saturday.
sCALPERs BILL.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce to-day agreed to report the
anti scalping bill with amendments. The
most important amendment provides
that the purchaser of ticket in good
faith for personal use, in prosecution of
a journey, shall have the right to resell
it to another. Another amendment
makes it incumbent upon any railroad
car to redeem at pro rata rate the un-
used portion of any ticket.
ARBITRATION TREATY.
The senate to-day after passing several
minor bills including one re.arranging
the judicial districts of Arkansas and
hearing the statement from Senator
Sherman that he would urge the arbitra-
biOu uIodVy tO-MOIIOW, W Guo cXClubtOu
of all other matters, listened to long
speech from Chandler, of New Hampshire,
in favor of bimetallism and the increased
coinage of silver, as a cure for the present
depressed condition of business and In
dustry.
PENSION BILLS.
The house by a vote of lis to 70 to-
day passed over the presidents veto,
bill to increase TO $50 per month the pen
sion of Nancy G. Allabach, widow of Col.
Peter H. Allabach of the 131st Pennsyl-
vania volunteers. II then passed bill
amending the patent laws and then pro-
ceeded to consider the private pension
for the remainder of the day.
sHARP WORDS.
There was somewhat sensational out
break in the senate, at 2:45 to-day, when
Chandler accused Pettigrew of having
been chosen as a Mckinley delegate to
The st. Louis convention, and then vio-
ated the distinct pledge that be would
support Mckinley and the gold standard.
Pettigrew branded the statement as un-
lualifedly false; Chandler maintained
The truth of the statement and there was
! hot exchange of words.