Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-06
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Senator ThurstOn Resumes His Speech
on the Pacific Railroad
Debt.
CONCERNING THE BONDED WAREHOUSES;
Committee on Military Affairs Direct
ed to Find Out If Army Officers
Are Soliciting or Receiving
Presents.


chairman of the senate committee on
Judiciary, was asked to-day to express an
opinion upon the question of the effect of
an objection to counting the electoral
vote of South Carolina, such as threat
ened by Representative Murray, who has
charge of petition alleging frauds in
the South Carolina presidential election,
which will come up in joint assembly of
the two houses of congress on next We'd
nesday. He said that the whole matter is
covered by an act of February 3, 1887,
which prescribes very clearly the method
OF proceeding in case an objection is
made to counting the vote of any par
ticular state. The law provides for such
objections, but it requires that all OBJ
jections shall be made in writing, clearly
setting forth the obi ject without argument,
and they must be signed by at least one
senator as we'll as one representative. 1t
is further provided that no returns shall
be rejected from any state, unless there
is more than one return, and when there
are more than one, it is directed that
those only shall be counted which shall
have been regularly given by the electors
who shall have been chosen according to
law. Each state provides its own tribunal
for determining the results of its election
for presidential electors, and when this
tribunal has made it's return, the governor
is required to certify the result of this
action. In case any objection is made,
which renders it necessary for the houses
separately to pass upon the question in
volved, determination of the matter must
rest upon the judgment of the returning
board of the state. Thesenator expressed
an opinion that, if put to test, the law
woold be found adequate and "all would
work out right" He declined to express
in more direct terms his opinion as to the
policy of making such an objection as
Murray is said to have under oontempla-
tion.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The senate committee on postoffices and
post roads, failed to-day to conclude the
consideration of the Loud bill in regard
to second class matter, as it had hoped to
do. The postponement was due to the
fact that some senators, not members of
the committee, expressed desire to be
heard on the bill before it is reported.
Senator Stewart was given an opportun-
ity to-day to further express his objec-
tions to the measure. He said that If it
should be reported in this senate, he would
talk two days against it, rather than al
low it to pass. The committee agreed to
report favorably the nomination Of Geo.
r. Van Alta for postmaster at Clay Cen
ter, Kas., the holding up of which. has
caused contention in the executive ses
aions of the senate of late,
THE SENATE.
A resolution was passed by the senate
at the request of Senator White, of Cali
fornia, requesting of the secretary of the
eral bonded warehouses have been dis
continued, and if SO, why! At the request
of Allen, of Nebraska, resolution passed,
directing the committee on military af-
fairs to inquire whether any officers of the
regular army are soliciting and receiv-
ing presents, aud if so, to report bill to
prevent such practice.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, then
resumed his speech upon the Pacific rail
road debt. In course of Senator Thurston's
remarks, Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
asked whether the roads, we're not paying
ex penses, to which the Nebraska senator
replied, he could not say, not having the
data before him. Thurston said it was
snip and tuck" whether the court should
authorize the payment of interest on the
first mortgage bonds of the Union Pacific.
He said the Uuion Pacific men earned
enough TO pay all interest on obligations.
The vice-president announced the ap-
pointment of Lange, of Massachusetts,
aud Blackburn, of Kentucky, as sacommit-
tee to make arrangements for counting
the electoral vote.
OUT OF DANGER,
Senator Harris physician at2 O'Clock
to-day, stated that his patient had i'm
proved so rapidly during the past twenty
four hours, that he econsidered there was no
longer any occasion for apprehension
concerning his condition.
ARREST OF CORRESPONDENT.
Consul General Lee to-day telegraphed
the state department. from Havana:
"Sylvester Scovel, World correspondent.
arrested yesterday at Tunas, Santa CLARA
province"
BLACK CONFIRMED.
: Il became known to-day that the house
committee on elections, which has charge
of the election contest, brought by Thos.
Il. Watson, of Georgia, recently Popu-
listic candidate for vice. president, against