Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Attorney-General Non -Committal AS
to Pacific Railroad Foreclosure
Litigation.
A REAL FIELD DAY IN The HOUSE
Maguire's Personal Attack on Johnson
Causes the Latter to Make a Bitter
and Sensational Personal Ex-
planation-Dull in Senate.

washington, Jan. lI'-hbuorho 0oh
eral Harmon was asked to-day as to the
probable course the government would
pursue with respect to the Pacific rail-
roads since the funding bill failed. Be-
yond statement that some action would
probably bs taken within thirty days, he
declined to discuss the matter. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that the first step will be
against the Union Pacific inasmuch as
the foreclosure proceedings, instituted
by the first lien holders of that road, are
now pending in the courts.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
Little interest was manifested in the
house to-day in the speakers decision of
the point of order made yesterday by Mr..
Dockery, Democrat, of Missouri, against
the Powers motion to recommit the Pa
cific funding bill, made after the defeat
of the measure.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, the speaker sustained the point
of order and the bill will not be recon-
mitted.
A bill to better define and regulate the
rights of aliens owning real estate IN the
territories was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hartman, of Mon
tana, the bill was passed to amend the
law relative to making afidavits in the
entry of public lands 80 as to permit ap-
plicants to appear before the land office
registers by deposition and also to place
the burden of proof, in disputed ques-
tions as to the classification of mineral
and agricultural land, upon the agricul-
tural claimant.
Mr.. Brossius, of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on reform in the civil SER
vice, called up the bill to amend the law
giving preference in the matter of ap-
pointments to Union soldiers, discharged
on account of wounds or sickness con-
tracted in the service, SO as to create an
other preference class, to include the ex-
Union soldiers and sailors or widows.
After some debate the bill was passed.
While the bill was being debated, a
storm was brewing.
Mr.. Mcguire, Democrat, of California,
printed in Record this morning, in con-
nection with his remarks on the Pacific
funding bill, some very caustic comments
on Mr.. Johnson's speech.
Mr.. johnson asked the speaker If it
would he in order for him to rise to a
question of personal privilege.
Being informed that he could do 80 as
soon as the pending bill was out of the
way, he bided his time.
When the bill passed the California
member impetuously arose.
Mr.. johnson replied to the attack
made on him by Mr. Mcguire in sensa.
tional, pathe tic speech, in which he ad-
mitted that he had been indicted in New
York thirty years ago, but said that he
had gone to California and paid back
every dollar he owed.
His voice shook as he told of his early
troubles and he got hearty round of ap-
plause.
Mr.. johnson said: "If the gentleman
from Wisconsin Cooper or the gentleman
from California (Maguire) thinks l am
cowardly let either repeat to me outside
of this chamber what he has said inside
and his curiosity will be appeased."
Mr.. Mcguire rose to reply as soon as
Mr.. johnson finished.
~ never printed anywhere anything
that was not willing to repeat before
any man myself" began he. He then ex.
planned that he desired his delivered
speech to be printed in the Record, but
the speaker refused to give him time.
After Mr.. Mcguire concluded, Mr..
Poole, Republican, of New Hampshire,
moved to expunge Mr.. Maguire's speech
from the Record.
Mr.. Poole added that he had known Mr..
johnson from childhood.
There was great excitement on the
floor and a personal collision was feared.
Friends tried to adjust the matter.
Mr.. McMillin moved to refer the whole
matter to the committee on rules.
On viva voce vote the motion was de-.
feated--62 to 87
roll call was then demanded and OBJ
tained.
Mr.. McMillin's motion was lost-6s to
1913.
Mr.. Poole's motion to expunge was
then carried without division,
Mr.. Towne, of Minnesota, moved to
strike from the Record that portion of
Mr.. Johnson's remarks containing his at.
tack on Mr.. Hearst.
This was defeated-yeas, 80; nays, "a.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TO-DAY.
Only few senators we're present when
the senate met to-day. Immediately after
reading the journal, on motion of Mr..
Sherman, chairman Of the committee on
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