Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-14
WASHINGTON TOPICS
House Committee on Territories Has
Favorably Reported Santa Fe
Capital Location Bill.
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS
Nomination of Attorney General McKenna
to Be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Under Consideration in
the Senate,

Washington. Jan. IA. - The house
committee on territories has made a
favorable report on the Ferguson bill
to permanently locate the capital of New
Mexico at Santa Fe. The committee
says large majority of the people of
New Mexico desire that the historic old
city shall continue to be the capital of
New Mexico.
Against COrbett's Claim.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections today decided to make an
adverse report upon H. W. Corbett's
claim to seat in the senate from Ore
gon. The vote was to and was cast
on partisan lines, except Senator Bur-
rows, Republican, who was absent, but
was counted upon his authority in oppo-
sition to Corbett's claim.
Session of the Senate Today.
In the senate today Mr.. Hoar, of
Massachusetts, presented joint resolu-
tion proposing an amendment to the
constitution providing that the 30th of
April shall be substituted for the 4th of
March, for the commencement and ter
mination of the official terms of the
president, vice president, senators and
representatives in congress. Referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
tiOnS
Mr.. Quay, of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution, which was referred to the
committee on Indian affairs, requiring
the secretary of the interior to investi-
gate the recent alleged burning to death
0f txr,n Cop,i,,nIo TrIi Ly, ypn1, II,
Oklahoma Territory and to report there
on. The resolution appropriates $685.
900 for the investigation and the appre-
hension and punishment of the guilty
persons.
Mr.. Lodge, (Mass.,) } offered resolu-
tion, which was agreed to, calling upon
the secretary of agriculture to supply
the senate with information as to the
amount OF sugar imported into the
United States; the amount of beet sugar
produced in the United States; with
what sugar, imported or domestic, beet
sugar comes into competition; and what
effect Hawaiian sugar has or can have
upon beet sugar production in the
United States.
Nomination of Judge Mckenna.
The senate took up the nomination of
Attorney General McKenna to be JUS
tice of the Supreme court Immediately
upon going into executive session today,
but, as it was made apparent after a
nation could not be disposed of today,
action was postponed.
Session of the House Today
The house managers decided not to
proceed with the consideration of the
and consular appropriation
bill today, but to give the day to the
of private bills. This was
done to avert the possibility of precipi
tating sensational Cuban debate.
The resolution, accepting the invita-
tion of the government of Norway to
in the international fisheries
exposition at Bergen in 1898. was called
up.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
pration's committee, said that the eX-
position question in congress was run
ming wild.
Mr.. Simpkins, Rep. Mass. } called at
tention to the fact that Norway, second
to no country in fisheries, accepted our
invitation to participate at the Philadel-
phia and Chicago expositions. He con-
tended that common courtesy and de-
cency demanded that we accept this in
The resolution was adopted.
Nominations Sent to the Senate.
The president today sent these nomi-
nations to the senate: Consuls-George
W. Dickinson, of New York, at Acapul-
co, Mexico; Louis Goldsmith, of New
Hampshire, at Laguacy, Venezuela.
Awards to British Subjects.
The president today submitted to con-
gress the awards and the report of the
appointed under the terms
Of the treaty of 1896, to adjust the
claims of British subjects for losses sus-
tanned through the seizure of sealing
vessels in Behring sea. The president
recommends that the amount necessary
to satisfy the award of the commission
ers, $473, 1926, be appropriated.
Confirmed as Postmaster of Denver.
Among the nominations confirmed by
the senate today was that of ex-senator
Tabor, oi Colorado, to be postmaster of
Denver.