Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Wool Schedule-Rates on Silk
H. w. COrbett Will Not Represent
Oregon This Session.
GOVERNOR BLOXHAM WANTS SOLDIERS
Presidential Soft Snaps-The Senate
Committee on Railroads Favors
Foreclosure of the Union
Pacific.
GOVERNOR BLOXHAM WANTS SOLDIERS

Washington, June 25.-The senate com.
mittee on Bacific railroads, today agreed
to report favorably the resolution intro.
duced by Senator Harris of Kansas, ex.
pressing the sense of the senate that the
United States should redeem the Union
Pacific railway from prior liens and to
take steps to fareclose the government
mortgage. The resolution was amended
by an additional provision at theinstance
of Senator Morgan, requesting the presl-
dent to suspend all proceedings, and to
carry into effect the agreement alleged to
have been made to sell the interests OF
the United States in the Union Pacific
railroad and IN the sinking fund until
further action of congress is had in
reference thereto. The action of the
committee was unanimously commended.
Do1NGs IN THE SENATE.
The resolution offered by Senator Hale,
relative to restricting the privileges of
those not interested in legislation and
claims, was referred without comment to
the committee on rules.
Consideration of the wool schedule of
the tariff bill was resumed at paragraph
$40, relating to brussels, administer, mo-
quette and chenille carpets Senator
Vest moved to strike out the specific rate.
The vote was II to "a, four short of quo
rum, and there was some delay in an
nouncing the result owing to an anxiety
to secure a quorum. Vest insisted on a
speedy announcement, remarking that q
suffering country could not wait while the
When the want of a quorum was an
nounced, Vest derisively said: Sand this
with the country just wallowing and dying
while the bill waits" .ms
"The senator is out of ord inter-
posed Chandler jooularly; "and SO is the
country" added Gray. A roll call of the
senate brought 50 senators to the cham
Der and Vests amendment was rejected
by a vote of 81 to 26.
Consideration of the wool schedule was
completed at l O'Clock. Senator Vest
offered number OF amendments, but all
were defeated, the schedule being adopted
as suggested by the finance committee.
The silk schedule was Immediately taken
up.
DECLINED TO ACT.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections, today considered briefly the
report prepared by Senator Hoar in the
case of H. W. Corbett, recommending
that Corbett be seated as senator from
Oregon. The committee declined to aci
upon the report but ordered itprinted for
the use of the committee, together with
any views which might be submitted BY
members opposing Corbett. The result
will be to postpone any further consid-
GRAFTON of Corbett's claim until the next
session.
THE COMMITTEE VICTORIOUS.
The silk schedule precipitated lively
debate, the western and coast senators
contending that the committee rates were
"excesslve, prohibitive and burdensome.
They claimed that the rates ran from 70
to 700 per cent. Senators Jones, Vest,
Mantle, White, Teller and Platt, Con-
necticut, took part in the debate. SEN
ator Platt held that the governm eat
figures showed the rates average Sc per
cent all efforts to reduce the committee
rateS WoTe toJecteus
GALL FOR TROOPS.
Governor Bloxham of Florida, has
called on the war department for United
States troops to aid him in restoring
order at Key West, which, he says. is in
the hands of mob. Secretary Alger is
in consultation with the president on the
subject. The trouble is supposed to
have arisen from an attempt yesterday to
lynch a negro accused of an assault
During the preliminary hearing q man
named Pendleton arose in court and
asked if there were not men enough to
lynch the prisoner. Great excitement
ensued, but the negro was Jailed safely
Later in the afternoon number OF
negroes attem pied to mob Pendleton, but
he was rescued by the authorities. The
local militia assembled at the armory
and slept on their arms, as the attitude
of the negroes caused apprehension OF
serious race troubles.
PRESIDENTIAL PLUMs.
The president today sent the following
nominations te the senate:
State-Irving B. Dudley, California, to
plenipotentiary to Peru. To be consul
Frank Dillingham;, California, at Auck
land, New Zealand.
Navy-Captain George @. Remey to be
commodore; Commander William Fl
Whiting to be captain; Lieutenant Com
mander Frederick M. Simonds to be com-
mander.