Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-06
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
The Last Day Of the Present Session
Of the National Legislative
Body.
CONFERENCE AGREEMENTS
Several Presidential Nominations for Alaska
Naval Oonfsrees Deadlocked on the
Armor Plate Provision-Agree-
ment On the Deficiency Bib

morning entered upon the last day o
it's present session. While the session:
lasted practically all night, exciting
scenes and incidents of former days
were missing. The conference report:
on the sundry civil appropriation, the
naval academy ana the general def
cheney bills were adopted. The sundry
civil bill was complete agreement, ex-
cepting on one item. relating to Nevada
claims. The naval conferees were dead.
There was a complete agreement on the
deficiency bill. The military academy
bill was passed and sent to the presi-
dent.
HOUSE.
Representative Newlands of Nevada
moved that the house concur in the
senate amendment to the sundry civil
bill for the payment Of Nevada's claim
of $462, 900 for extra pay given Nevada's
soldiers during the civil war. The New.
lands motion was lost by vote of Al
to 81 The bill was sent back to confer
ence.
The house passed few bills of minor
Importance during the afternoon by
unanimous consent, but spent most of
the time in recess.
SENATE.
Senator Penrose offered the following
proposition to end the deadlock over the
naval bill: THAT the secretary of the
navy Is hereby authorized to procure by
contract armor of the best quality for
any or all vessels above referred to,
provided such contracts can be made at
a price which is now in his judgment
reasonable and equitable, but In case
he Is unable to make contracts for ar
NOR under the above conditions, he is
hereby authorized and directed to pro-
cure site for and erect thereon fac
tory for the manufacture of armor, and
the sum of 100000 is hereby appropri-
ated toward the erection of said fac
tory"
The senate adopted the Penrose ar
NOR plate amendment by vote of 80
to 35.
The senate rejected the nomination of
Fred B. spriggs, of Utica, N. Y. to be
agent for the Indians at the Nevada
agency, Nevada. .=
The senate took up the sundry civil
bill, the Nevada claim being the con-
Tested point
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Washington, June 6.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate: John A. Russell, of Illinois, to
be attorney general of Porto Rico; Sam
uel C. Boutwell,, of Porto Rico, marshal
Of the supreme court in Porto Rico;
William H. Elliott, of Indiana, commits
sioner of the interior of Porto Rico; w.
f. Frear, of Hawaii, chief justice Of the
supreme court of Hawaii; Clinton A.
Galbraight and Antonio Perry, or Ha-
waii, to be associate justices Of the SUI
creme court of Hawaii. Judges of the
circuit courts in Hawaii-Abram S.
Humphreys, of Hawaii, first Judge of
the first circuit: r. B. Silliman, of Ha-
wall, second judge Of the first circuit
John w. Kalua, of Hawaii, second cir
.mt; w. s. Eddings, of Hawaii, third
circuit; Gilbert F. Little. of Hawaii,
fourth circuit: ]. Hardy, of Hawaii.
fifth circuit; William Haywood, of
Honolulu, collector of internal revenue
For the district of Hawaii.
FUTURE ALASKA OFFICIALS.
Washington, June 6.-The president
eent the to senate nominations of new
judicial officers for Alaska-Judges
Melville c. Brown Of Alaska, James
Wickersham of Washington and Ar
hur H. Noyes Of Minnesota; marshals,
James M. Sharp of Alaska Cornelius L.
Lawler of Alaska and G. G. Perry of
Iowa; attorneys, Robert A. Friedrich
If Alaska. Joseph K. Wood Of Montana
and A. M. Post of Nebraska; for gov
ernor Of Alaska. John G. Brady.