Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-15
NATIONAL CONGRESS-! F.!
Senate Wants Information On
Sale Of Kansas Pacific.
Bill Passed Regulating Loans to
Officers Of Banks.
House to Consider Loud Bill on Second
class Natl Matter.
COTTON MILL STRIKE.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Pettus (Ala.)
secured the passage OF resolution re-
questing the president II not incompat-
ible with the public interest TO inform
the senate what action had been taken
10 reference 10 the murder OF Segundo N.
Lopez, a citizen Of the United States,
April llth, 1895, in Cuba, by the armed
soldiers OF Spain commanded by Col.
Estruch. The resolution introduced yes
terday by Harris (Kans) directing the
attorney general TO furnish the senate
with information as TO the agreement
reached by the government with the re-
organization committee of the Union Pa.
ciiic railroad concerning the Kansas
Pacific branch wasIlaid before the senate.
Harris said the Union Pacific for long
time attempted 10 influence congress aud
officials Of the administration TO scale
down the debt, that the company might
give 30 per cent. A year ago last Janu-
airy the company made arrangement with
Cleyeland's administration, by which the
road was TO be disposed Of with loss to
the government OF about s2S .OOO.OOO.
Public sentiment was aroused from
Maine TO California, the dsmind OF the
people, he said, being that they should
not be swindled out Of the enormous sum
mentioned.
The resolution OF Senator Harris re-
lating TO the Kansas Pacific railroad
passed the senate as follows:
Resolved, That the attorney general
il directed 20 Inform the senate II ne gu
thOrized the abandonment OF his OK.
pressed intention to redeem the first
mortgage bonds Issued by the Union Pa
eide Railroad company, eastern division.
now the Kansas Pacific division Of the
Union Pacific railway, and ask the post
ponement Of the sale thereof and for the
appointment OF receiver therefor In the
interest Of the government Of the United
States; and also II he authorized the
agreement by which said property is to
be sold for the face value Of the subsidy
bonds, resulting In loss TO the govern
ment OF S6,6s4, ,l07, and II the government
has agreed not TO bo bidder at said
sale"
IN THE HOUSE.
by vote OF 10 TO the house commit
tee on military affairs, refused TO favor
ably report the 0dell bill authorizing
any denomination, sect or religion TO
erect building for rel l'glous worshlp OH
any military reservation.
In the house Payne (rep. N. " chair.
man OF the committee on merchant ma
rina, called up bill to amend the navi-
CATION laws Of the United States Payne
explained that the bill had been prepar
ed by the treasury department and was
designed TO protect our seaccaqt trade
along the Pacific coast with Ala'ka The
bill passed without division.
Cox Dem, Tenn. from the committee
on banking and currency, called up a
bill to "better coutrol and promote the
safety OF national banks"
The bill provided that no national bank
shall make loan to the president
or any other officer or employe OF the
bank until such officer or employe has
submitted proposition for the loan in
writing TO the directors and II had been
approved by majority of them and In
no case shall the loan exceed the amour,
permitted by law. The bill was passed.
The house agreed to consider the Loud
bin relating TO seeond-class mail matter
March l, 2 and 3.