Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-03
Bailey, Of Texas, Real Mad and
Sulky Because Not Given
His Own Way.
new TREATY WITH ENGLAND
Congress Still Wrangling Over the Mica
ragua Canal Bill-Big Rush of
Final Business in Both
Houses.
SENATE.

DE Jne president. l. he treaty regulates
the descent of property of citizens of
this country who die in Great Britain,
and British subjects who die in the
United States. 1t provides that prop
erty in such cases shall be disposed of as
if the person deceased should die in
their own country, and gives the ad-
ministrators, executors, etc, three years
in which to settle the estates.
Senator Mallory Fla.) presented the
credentials of Samuel PascO, appointed
senator by the governor of Florida, to
fill the vacancy untitled by the legisla-
ture. The credentials were filed, Sen
ator Platt Comm dissenting from the
constitutionality of the appointment.
Senator Hale (Me) called up the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill
The nomination of Samuel j. Bar
rows. of Massachusetts,, to be librarian
of congress has been reported on un-
favorably by the senate committee on
the library.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions has concluded consideration of the
army appropriation bill. The bill as re-
ported, increases appropriations by ST.
302 900, making a total of $50, 100000.
The increase is for the pay Of officers
and men.
Senator FRYE said I'VE were also
compelled to modify the senate provision
concerning the proposed channel at
Houston, Tex.
In this matter, we increased the
amendment in the appropriation by
500, 600 making it $500, 900, which is
. %-,: y r,,n ,,f tpr in,
the channel to the sea. The conferees
accepted our provision, appropriating
$4,000 for the Improvement of Pearl
harbor. Hawaii. Senator Frye expressed
an opinion that the action of the confer
ence on the Nicaragua bill matter would
prove satisfactory to the country. The
senate provision, he said, was neces-
sarly crude, owing to the haste which
attended its consideration, and congress
would be much better prepared to deal
with the question after getting the re-
ports provided for by the conference
agreement.
The senate inserted IA provision in the
general deficiency BILL appropriating
So, 900, 900 to constitute an emergency
fund to be expended by the president in
his discretion" The senate ratified the
extradition treaty with Mexico, with a
retroactive clause to cover cases that
otherwise might not have been punish
able because of the lapse of the old
treaty.
The president sent these nominations
to the senate today: War record and
pension office, Colonel Fred Ainsworth,
to be chief recorder of the pension Office,
with rank of brigadier general: John
Tweedale Of Pennsylvania, to be assistant
chief recorder of the pension office,
with rank of major; John Weber to be
naval officer in the New Orleans customs
district.
Five new England senators this after
noon Joined in a telegram to the presi-
dent, advising him that the nomination
of representative Barrows of Massa-
chusets as librarian of congress be with
drawn, as his not being trained libra
rian made confirmation improbable.
THE HOUSE.
At II o'clock today the house entered
upon the last legislative day of the ses-
nounced the death of his colleague,
Crawford, which occurred at midnight.
The usual resolutions were adopted, and
committee was appointed to attend
the funeral.
Representative Bailey, Of Texas, an
nounced today that he would not under
any circumstances be a candidate for
the Democratic leadership of the next
congress.
The refusal of the Democrats yester-
day to follow his lead in the demand for
consideration of the resolutions declar-
ing that General Wheeler and members
who had accepted army commissions,
thereby vacated their seats, induced
him to make this announcement.
AGREEMENTS BEING REACHED.
The conference over the river and
harbor bill, has practically reached an
agreement. The Nicaragua canal para
graph will be greatly modified and will
appropriate $1,000 for examination
| OF all routes under the direction of the
president. The report of the commits
mission making the examination will be
made to congress. The larger items in
the bill are retained as provided by the
senate, most of the others are compro'
misses. The house conference refuse
absolutely to allow any provision for
reservoir system in the arid lands and
the senateconferees yield in'this matter
| Some fear is expressed that this provl
sion may endanger the bill in the senate
Mr.. Morgan consented to the Nicaragua
canal provision of the bill, as agreed
lpon by the conferees.
MIR, Walker (Rep. Mass.) who has beel
seeking the privilege of addressing thu
house for several days, secured unanim
Gus consent to speak an hour, such tim'
however not to interfere with the con
ference report. The following confer
ees upon the bill to provide code o
criminal procedure for Alaska were ap
pointed: Messrs. Warner rep. lll.)
Gibson (Rep. Tenn.), and Maddox (Dem
Ga.). The bill to permit reimportatioI
of wild animals for exhibition purpose
was adopted.
The conference of the two houses o.
congress on the sundry civil appropria
tion bill has reached partial agree
ment. Among the items on which al
agreement has been reached, are thos
providing for Pacific cable and in
creasing the Paris exposition appropria
tion.
The conference report on the sundr.
civil bill, reporting partial agreement
shows that of the 1872 senate amend
ments adding $s,5o3.23a to the bill tn
senate receded from $1,O49, $50, and th
house agreed to $3,O84,243. No agree
ment has been reached upon amend
ments aggregating "a, $50, $40.
The hOlsp bv n vote of II to lOo tQ