Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL
Senate Passes Nicaragua Canal Bill,
and the President Authorized to
Locate the Route.
DAVIS FIGHTS FOR TREATY
Chances Good for Extension of Law Until
June 30, 1900, Allowing Regular
Army to Remain at 62,-
600 Men.

Washington, Jan. 3l.-The resolution
offered yesterday by Senator Caffery
(La.) requesting from the president any
information he may have received from
the agents or representatives of the So
called Philippine republic, relative to
conditions in the Philippines was laid
before the senate. senator Catfery
thought it likely that the statements
concerning condition. in the islands,
made public IN print. were true. If
true the question concerning the islands
had an important bearing on the pend
ing treaty. The resolution was adopted.
The senate passed the Ncaraguan
bill at 2;4O p. M, without taking a
vote.
BY unanimous consent, recOnsidera-
tion of the passage of the Nicaraguan
Canal bill was allowed that a yea and
nay vote might be taken. The bill then
passed 4s to 6.
The president sent in these nomina
tions to the senate: war-to be full pro-
fessor of mathematics in the military
academy, Associate Professor Wright p.
Edgerton; to be associate professor Of
mathematics in the Military academy,
First Lieutenant Charles P. Echols,
corps of engineers. Edmund
D. Wiggin. of Washington, to be register
of the land office at Weare, Alaska.
Senator Davis, in charge of the peace
treaty, said today he would not consent
to vote upon the treaty until he was
satisfied it could be ratified. He made
this statement in response to representa-
do l, 1o1 tnr, ~ Il npivoI
by the leaders in opposion to confer
with him, after declaring he did not ac-
cept the statement that there were
sufficient votes to prevent ratification.
The names Of 36 senators, who 1t was
declared would vote against ratification,
were given him. Senator Davis was
further told that the defeat or postpone
ment of the treaty could be prevented
by agreeing to an amendment or reso-
luton declaring it was not the purpose
of the United States to maintain per-
mancnt sovereignty in the Philippine
islands. He declined to accede to this
proposition saying he would prefer to
have the treaty go over until another
session. The opponents of the treaty
also state there will be no objection to
an extension of the law until June 30.
1900, which allows the regular army to
consist of 62, 900 men. This proposition
will be placed upon the army appropria-
tion bill as an amendment. and relieve
the necessity of an extra session to pass
the army bill.
Before passing the bill the senate
adopted an important amendment Of
fered by Senator Spooner providing if
the United States shall be unable to Sc
cure from Nicaragua and Costa Rica
concessions enabling the United States
to own and control the Nicaragua canal,
the president may negotiate for another
canal route, and no money shall be paid
the Maritime Company unless the presi-
dent shall decide to construct canal
under the company's concessions.
The anti-scalping bill was taken up
by vote of 33 to 21, but was tempor-
arily laid aside, and the Indian appro-
priation bill taken up.
THE HOUSE.
The committee on house coinage,
weights and measures today, by strict
party vote, ordered favorable report
on the substitutes for Representative
Hits bill to fix standard of value in the
United States and other purposes. The
bill provides in substance that the
standard shall be the gold dollar, and
all contracts, existing and in future.
shall be computed in reference to that
standard. Moreover, there shall be es-
tabIished in the treasury department
for issue and redemption, and green
backs shall be retired, and upon their
retirement, gold bills shall be snbsti-
tutnd thnrnfOr