Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-12
lican candidates who received certifi
Gates Of election.
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE HOUSE.

WdSHlnSl TON, DecelllDeT III LIE ltoD-
erts investigating committee met to-
day behind closed doors to discuss the
reports on procedure, form of subpoena
etc. Meantime Mr. Roberts and a gath
ering of Mormons and Gentiles stood
outside the committee door awaiting
admission.
The committee remained in private
session until noon, when an adjourn
ment was taken until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row, when the actual hearing of wit
nesses will begin. Mr.. Roberts saw
Chairman Taylor after the committee
adjourned and submitted his brief. The
brief is lengthy legal argument
against the rights Of the committee. He
urges that the constitution gives pro-
lection against trial without process of
law; also against taking property, such
as the salary of the office, without due
process of law.
The debate on the currency bill con-
tinued IN the house to-day. Owing to
the pressure for opportunity to speak
on the Democratic side, Mr.. Richardson
of Tennessee, the minority leader, asked
for night sessions to be held the remain
der of the week. 1t was finally agreed
that night sessions for debate will be
held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio was the first
speaker to-day.
In opening his speech Mr. Grosvenor
said he had hoped the Democrats would
meet the issue prompted by the pending
bill, but they were here with the same
old stale battle cry of "16 to l." Going
back to the platform declaration of
1896, Mr.. Grosvenor produced a poll of
members of the committee on resolu-
tions at the St. Louis convention to
show the overwhelming majority ia
vored gold declaration before the con-
vention met. The only controversy since
had BEEN as to who was responsible for
certain verbal phrases.
THE SENATE.
Resolutions We're reported favorably
from the committee on contingent ex-
penses authorizing the committee on
privileges and elections to proceed with
the Investigations Of the election Of
Senators Clark of Montana and Scott
of West Virginia. The resolutions were
adopted.
Mr.. Cullom's bill providing a form of
government for Hawaii was sent to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota offered
the following resolution: That the sec
retary of the navy be and he is hereby
directed to inform the senate whether
the flag of the Philippine republic was
carried by vessels in the bay Of Manila,
and whether the flag of the Philippine
republic was ever saluted by Admiral
Dewey or any vessels of his fleet at any
time since May l, 1898; We're Spanish
prisoners delivered over to the Philip
pine forces at the time Of surrender at
Subig bay; did vessel commanded by
forces under Aguinaldo flying a Philip
pine flag accompany the vessels Con-
cord and Raleigh back to Subig bay in
June, 1898, in order to compel a surren-
der Of the Spanish forces?"
Mr.. Pettigrew asked immediate con.
sideration of the resolution, but Mr..
Chandler objected, and it went over un-
til tomorrow.
When the resolution of Mr.. Pettigrew,
relating to the trouble in the Occur
d'Alene mining district, was laid be-
fore the senate, Mr.. Chandler offered a
substitute eliminating the charges
against General Merriam made in the
original After a sharp colloquy be-
tween Chandler and Pettigrew the res
olution was referred to the committee
on military affairs.
The senate went into executive ses-
SION and confirmed the nomination of
Leonard Wood to be major general OF
volunteers, and then adjourned at lao
p. m.