Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-13
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Important Resolution Touching Gu
ban Affairs introduced in Senate
by Senator Cannon.
APPROPRIATIONS IN HOUSE
Nominations Sent to the Senate Include
Tabor for Postmaster Of Denver Nc
Kenna's Appointment as Associate
Justice in Committee.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Can.
non, of Utah, presented the following
resolution in the senate and it was
adopted:
Resolved, That the president is re-
quested, if in his opinion it is not incom-
patible with the public interests, to
transmit to the senate at his earliest
convenience statement showing what
measures are in force by this govern
ment in the island of Cuba and in the
waters contiguous thereto to protect the
lives, liberty and property of American
citizens now dwelling in Cuba
Among the measures reported to the
senate today was the pension appro-
priation bill 1t was placed on the cal
endar.
The immigration bill, unfinished busi-
ness, was then taken up.
Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, made a
speech in opposition to the measure.
Senator Frye made a spirited speech
this afternoon in support of the Hawaii
an treaty, urging upon the senate the
great Importance of accepting the
islands while the opportunity was af-
forded, and pronounced as folly any re-
fusal to embrace this opportunity.
At the conclusion of Senator Frye's
speech, the senate went into executive
session.
Session of the House Today.
The house today entered upon. the
consideration of the agricultural bill. 1t
carries SO, 1923, 402, being $135, 500 in ex-
cess of the amount for the current year.
Mr.. Wadsworth, Republican, of New
York, chairman of the agricultural COM
mttee, explained that the increases
were due to the constantly growing de-
mand for the Inspections of meat and
meat products for export.
Under the latitude allowed for debate,
Mr. Williams, Democrat, of Mississippi,
submitted an extended argument in
favor of the establishment of the postal
savings bank system.
Discussing Hanna's Election.
Representative Dearmond, Democrat,
OF Missouri, sarcastically commented on
Senator Hanna's election and the tele-
grams Of congratulation sent him. As
to the presidents telegram, he Dear
mond) failed to see how Hanna's return
could be beneficial to the country. as he
was an example to be avoided
Mr.. Mahany, Republican, of New
York, replied to Mr.. Dearmond. He re-
called what he termed the victory of the
Democratic bosses in the Chicago con-
vention in 1892, when they forced the re-
nomination of Cleveland over the pro-
test of the state of New York. The re-
suit was that he was repudiated by his
party and went out of power unhonored
and unsung.
In 1896, he said, the bosses of the Re-
publican party undertook to repeat this
chapter Of political history ''When the
mass of the Republican party" he con-
tinued. seemed almost in despair over
the prospect, there arose up man, who,
with bulldog courage, dared to give bat
tie to the bosses. He triumphed in the
nomination of William Mckinley Tap
plause). This is the reason the Ameri-
can people rejoice that the man who
overthrow the bosses has still survived
in American politics.
Nominations Sent to Senate.
The president today sent these nomi
nations to the senate:
Lewis Morris Oddings, of New York,
secretary of the embassy at Rome, Italy,
Richard I. Greaner, of New York, con-
sui at Bombay, India; Horace A. W.
Tabor, postmaster, Denver, Colo
Favorable for McKenna.
The senate committee on judiciary to-
day decided to report favorably on the
nomination of Attorney General Nc
Kenna, to be justice Of the United States
Supreme court.
Minister to China.
Lii Hung Chang, who is back in power
in the days of Chinas extremity, wanted
Colonel Frederick D. Grant, of New
York, appointed as minister to China.
Before the arrival Of his request Presi-
dent Mckinley had nominated ex-Sen-
ator Conger to that post.