Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-07-23
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
Senator's Discussing tho Prospects Of
Getting Away from the
Capital.
CONSIDERING THE CONFERENCE REPORT
The Carnegie and Bethlehem Companies
Refuse to Bid on Armor Plate for
the Three Battleships in Course
of Construction, Within
the Price Fixed by
Congress.

Washington, July 23.-There was nc
outward evidence when the senate met to
day, that the session was fast drawing to
close, although the senators gathered in
groups, aud discussed the prospects ofget
ting away. The house bill was passed
authorizing the president to suspend dis
eliminating duties imposed on foreign
vessels and commerce. Senator Allison
then moved to proceed with the tariff
conference report, but Senator Tillman
contested this with motion 20 take up
his resolution, adversely reported yester-
day, for an investigation of alleged sena-
torial speculation in sugar stocks. Sen
ator Tillman was about to begin his
speech, when Senator Allison made a
! point of order that the debate was not in
order, and the presiding officer sustained
his point. Senator Tillman thereupon
asked for an aye and nay vote, on which
his motion was lost--Yeas, Is; nays, 35.
Those who voted for the motion were:
Senators Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Can
non, Chiffon, Clay, Harris, Kenney, Mills,
Roach, Tillman, Turley, Turner, and
Walthall.
joint resolution was passed for the
erection of a government building at the
Transmississipp international exposition
at Omaha.
The consideration of the tariff confer
ence report was then resumed. Senator
Teller of Colorado, said he did not believe
the pending bill would accomplish the
purposes of its friends. It's passage,
however, would dispose of the question
and enable congress to devote its atten-
tion to other subjects. He regarded the
money question as the paramount one.
Senator Teller then turned his attention
to the political methods of last cam paign.
It was the most remarkable contest in our
history, he said, remarkable for methods
employed for the first time. system of
terrorism, deception and fraud, the like
of which never before had been seen, was
put in operation. This having been sue
cessful, the senator expressed fear that
such methods had become permanent
part of our political system, until the
people were aroused and had repudiated
them. If any one challenged these state
ments, then, Senator Teller said, he would
80 into details.
HOUSE TAKES A RECESS.
The house has taken recess until 5
O'Clock in anticipation OF action upon the
tariff conference report by the senate this
afternoon.
ARMOR FOR BATTLEsHIPs.
Secretary Long today received replies
from the Carnegie and Bethlehem compan-
| les, to his invitation to submit bids for
supplying armor for three battleships,
the Illinois, Wisconsin and Alabama, in
accordance with the limitations placed
by congress upon the price to be paid for
armor. Both companies decline form
ally to bid within the $500 limit, on the
ground that it is not possible for them to
produce the armor, of quality they have
been supplying the government, at that
figure. Carnegie makes an offer, which
it is understood the Bethlehem concern is
willing to repeat, to supply diagonal
armor for the three battleships, at price
to be fixed by the navy department., at
its pleasure.
THE CABINET MEETS.
The cabinet meeting today was of short
duration, and was attended by all the
members save Secretary Sherman, who
leaves town this afternoon. The only
matter of conseq uence before the cabinet,
was the submission by Secretary Gage of
plan for the establishment of supports
of entry in Alaska, to collect revenues
from goods, being imported in large
quantities into that territory.