Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-15
STILL RESOLUTING
National SoIons Anxious to Know
What the President
Knows.
a DAY OF CONVENTIONS
Steamer Burned in Lynn Canal,
Alaska, and Forty Lives
Supposed lost.
FRANCES E. WILLARD ILL

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Feb. 15.--Ir
the senate, Pcttus, Of Alabama, secured
the passage of resolution requestin,
the president if not incompatible will
the public interest, to inform the senate
what action had been taken in refer,
ence to the murder of Segundo N
Lopez, a citizen Of the United States
on the 18th of April, 1896, in Cuba, by
armed soldiers of Spain, commanded by
Col. Estruch.
The resolution introduced yesterday
by Harris.s of Kansas, directing the at.
torney general to furnish the senate
with information as to an agreement
reached by the government with the
re- organization ycu1fmitteo of the
Union Pacific railrQa8 concerning the
Kansas Pacific branch, was laid before
the senate Harris said the Union
Pacific had fora long time attempted
to influence congrE9 3nd sliicials of the
administration to scale down the debt
Of that company 10 the government 80
per cent. A year ago last January the
company made aff'ntffangement with.
Cleveland's administration by, which
the road was TO be disposed of with
loss to the government OF about S28.-
600 600. Public sentiment was aroused.
from Maine to California, the demand
Of the people, he said, being that they
should not be swindled out Of the
enormous sum mentioned.
.l,xt, Al
follows: Resolved, That the attorney
general is directed to inform tho senate
1t he authorized the abandonment. of
bis expressed intention 10 redeem the
first mortgage bonds issued by the
Union Pacific railway, and asked a
p0stponemeiit of the sale thereof and
for the appointment of receiver
therefor In the ipteassts of the govern.
nert Of the United States; and also If
he authorized an agreement by which |
IT the subsidy bonds, resulting in a |
oss to4the government of the amount
u $6'6 q, 1877. and IL the govefpmenEt
aas agr ed not to be bidder at said
WAS 1IfNGToN,D D. .C., Feb. 15.-Inthe
house Payne. Repu ublican,o of New York,
cHtlEI1du Ot Tue CUIH iDlLI6 6e Oil mercldDEl |
marine, called up the bill to amend the
navigation laws of the United States. |
Payne explained that the bill had been
by the treasury department !
and was designed to protect our sea
coast trade along the Pacific coast with
Alaska. The bill passed without a
division.
Cox, Democrat, of Tennessee, from
The committee on banking and cur
rency, a'led up bill to "Better control
and promote the safety of national
Danks.' The bill provides that no
national bank shall make loan to
The president or any other officer or
,mploye of the bank until such officer
,r employe has submitted proposition
'Or loan in writing to the directors
md 1t has been approved by a majority
II them, and IN no case shall the loan
exceed the amount permitted by law.
rhe bill wa, passed.
The house agreed to consider the.
Loud bill, relating to sending second
lass mail matter, March lst, 2cd and
'rd.
BY vote of 10 to 3, the house com
nittee on military affai s refused to
eport favorably the Odell bill, author
zing any denomina' Jpn, sect or religion'|
% erect buildings foi religious worship
IN any military reservation.