Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-07
CONGRESSIONAL
The Nicaraguan Canal Scheme Is
Being Vigorously Pushed in
the Senate.
GENERAL WOOD PROMOTED
So Is General Guy V. Henry-Detailed
Statement Of How Emergency Funds
We're Expended Made to the
House Today.

Washington, Dec 1.-THE senate COM
mittee on the Nicaraguan canal, today
decided upon some changes in the bill
for construction of the canal and au-
thorized Senator Morgan to press the
matter upon the senates consideration.
The most important change is one leav-
ing it to the president to decide
whether government bonds will be is
sued to aid in building the canal, or
whether the proceeds of the Pacific rail
roads sale shall be devoted to that pur-
pose. The bill leaves the details of con-
struction in the hands of the maritime
company, and, as before, will contain
special provision, limiting the amount
of cash in the United States treasury
that may be devoted to it's use, to $5,-
900, ,OO0
The president today sent in these
nominations to the senate: Major gen
erals, Brigadier General Guy V. Henry,
u. s. A. Brigadier General Leonard
Wood, U. S. V. Other nominations to-
day include officers of the navy advanc-
ed for conspicuous gallantry in battle,
among them being Rear Admrals
Sampson and Schley.
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, chair
man of the military affairs commit
tee, introduced bill for reorganization
of the regular army. Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts, secured adoption of
resolution that a committee of seven be
appointed, to whom shall be referred
that part of the presidents message
which related to celebrating the centen-
NAL of Washington as the capital of the
United States. At 1915 the senate went
into executive session.
The senate held long debate in exec
utve session on the confirmation of the
Hawaiian commissioners. Senator
Hoar made a vigorous protest against
appointing senators upon such COM
He said senators thus appoint
of the president to carry out his wishes.
What became of their functions as SEN
ators, he asked, when the report they
made came before the senate? In the
case of the joint high commission now
a treaty with Great Britain
and the peace commission, the same OBJ
jections applied with greater force.
The appointment of senators on COM
missions was referred to senators Nor
gan and Platt Comm.
The senate confirmed the appoint
ment of John Hay as secretary of state.
THE HOUSE.
The manner in which the funds were
spent is told in detail for the first time
in letters sent from all departments
and bureaus to the house committee on
and made public as a
part of the report on the deficiency bill.
Of the emergency national defense
fund of $50, 900, 900, the Navy department
got the largest amount, viz, $29,973,274. |
OF this the department proper spent
s17, ,7O6, ,SS4, mainly in buying ships; on
bureau, yards and docks, $1,03S, ,4S0;
equipment, $1,290,SS9; navigation, $124,-
900; ordnance, $7912,0S4; construction
and repairs, $1,115,315; steam engineer
ing, $43O,613; supplies and accounts,
s211, ,4S4 medicine and surgery, $4,000;
marine corps, $106,529. The navy has a
balance of $275,0O0 from the emergency
funds. The War department expendi-
lures of the emergency fund amount to
s13, ,951, 1903. The State department re-
ceived $393,OOO, of which large part
was for the use of the peace commits |
sion at Paris
A bill to carry into effect the recon-
of the international Ameri-
can conference by the Incorporation OF
the International American bank at the
last session had been made the special
order for today, but in the absence of Mr..
Hill, of Connecticut, who had charge of
the measure, Mr.. Walker, of Massachu-
sets, asked that it go over one week
without prejudice. 1t was so ordered.
Mr.. Payne, of New York, asked unani-
nous consent to consider the senate
bill to amend laws relating to Ameri-
can seamen. Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa,
demanded the regular order call for
committees. The first committee call
ed was that on interstate commerce,
when Mr.. Hepburn called up the anti
scalping bill and offered to arrange re-
garding the time to be occupied in de-
batting the bill. All efforts to effect an
arrangement as to time failed. Mr..
Hepburn was recognized for an hour.
He yielded to Mr.. Sherman, Republican,
who explained that the bill was very
similar to one passed in the house dur
ing the last congress. The changes
were mainly restrictive upon corpora
tions.
TICKET BROKERS KNOCKED OUT.
The anti-scalpers bill has passed the
house by vote Of 119 to 101.