The sun., 1898-02-16
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Actiss In the NATTER.

WARRINGTON. Fob. 15.-In tho Senate this
morning q resolution was adopted calling on
the President for information III not incompat-
iblo with the public servicc) ms TO what action
has been taken In relation to the murder OF
SeRundo N. Lopez. citizon OF tho United
States, April IL. 1890. in tho district OF San
Diego del valla .MREuoralla, Cuba, by armed
soldiers Of Spain commanded by Col. Estruch.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Harris
Of Kunsns in relation to the proposed sale OF the
Kansas Pacific Railroad was taken up and Mr..
Harris advocated It's passage.
Mr.. Gear of Iowa objected to the criticism OF
the Attornc cy General contained in the proam-
bic, md moved to refer tho resolution to tho
Pacific Railroad Committee. The motion was
defeatcd-yoas, 10; nays, "a. The New York
Senators wero paired with each other. The
Democrats all voted in the negative, as did
many Republicans.
Tho resolution. without the preamble. was
then agreed to- 1t directs the Attorncy.Goneral
to inform the Senate II he has authorized the
abandonment OF his agreed intention to redeem
the first mortgage bonds Of the Kansas Pacific,
and to ask for pos tponoment Of tho sale and the
appointment of a receiver. and also whether he
has authorized an agreement by which the
property is TO DO sold for tho face value OF the
subsidy sa bonds and I'd Whether ,s The GSyernment
The Senate at 2:2O =. NJ. went into executive
session on the Hawaiian treaty. The doors were
reopened at 5 o'clock. and tho reply Of the At
torney-Genernl to the resolution adopted earlier
in the day with relation to the Kansas Pacific
was received and rend. The present status OF
the case and the events leading up to 1t were
cited at some length. together with the nuthor-
ity for the Governments action The Govern
ment, he said, qualified as bidder at the forth.
coming sale under the first mortgage forcclo-
sure. But with no assurance of bid equal to
the amount of the principal of the Governments
debt II would have been incumbent upon him to
bid In the property for tho Government AS
there WAS no law for the operation OF tho road
by the Government or it's sRents. the doubt OK.
isted whether tho court after the sale would
appoint receivers for that purpose. In order to
put the Government in a position to secure q
better price for tho property the Attorney-Gen-
eral proposed. under the power given him. to
redeem tho first mortgage bonds and appe rcd
in court to ask n further postponement of
the sale. The Reorganization COMMITTEES pro-
posed, II this proceeding were, abandoned.
to guarantee q minimum bid ,oqnn to
the principal Of tho Goyernment debt. go. 3o3..
600. instead Of $2.5OO.o00. the price fixed by
the court. This proposition tho Attorney Con-
eral accepted. but he did not agree to refrain
from bidding at the sale. The property. ho
added will be sold at public sale. on open COM
petition to the highest bidder, subject only to
the above stipulation.
A bill was passed to acquire by condemnation
the land and water rights at the Great Falls of
the Potomac. Also a bill creating a board of
steamb boat inspectors for the district of Alaska.
The Senate, at 5:35, adjourned.