Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-03
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
A Flood Of Bills, Resolutions and Petitions
Follows the holidays.

A Flood Of Bills, Resolutions and Petition
Follows the holidays.
Washington, January 3.--The senat
resumed sittings to-day with libeTa
attendance and d small flood of bills
Resolutions and petitions. The petition
related largely to the question of polyg
amy, while the bills and resolutions
covered wide and varied subjects.
Senator Chandler offered am amend
| ment to the financial bin declaring 1t t.
be the policy of the government to con
tinue to secure bimetallism Through in
ternationhl agreement.
Senator Allen presented a resolution
calling upon the secretary of the treas
ury for all letters passing between tht
treasury department and the Nationa
City Bank and the Hanover Nationa
Bank Of New York; also agreements
between the treasury department ani
those banks concerning the deposit Of
funds, etc.
Senator Aldrich objected to the pres
ent conlsidera tion of the resolution, ans
it went over until tomorrow. Like dis
position was made of a resolution of
fered by Senator Petltigrew calling up
on the secretary of war for information
as to whether General Torres, of the
Philippine army, came under a flag OF
truce as a representative of Aguinaldo
to General Otis, after the beginning OF
ostiMties last February making ex
planaHion of the outbreak and suggest
ing the means of ending the trouble.
Senator Pettigrew offered a resolution
asking the war department to furnish
the senate Information as to how the
hostiliities began between the United
States forces and the Filipinos. The res
olution was objected to by several SEN
atorS.
Senator Aldrich gave notice that he
would call up the financial bill immedi-
ately after the morning business to-
morrow.
Senator Hoar entered "a protest
against what he termed an attempt to
throttle senators in their efforts to OBJ
tain information about the "deploraible
conditions which existed in the Philip
pines.''
Senator Aldrich announced that he
had NO desire to suppress anything or
any senator.
Washington, January 3.-The Repub-
lican members of the senate finance
committee to-day authorized Senator
Aldrich to present some amendments to
the financial bill for the purpose of
making more clear the intention of the
bill, and leaving no question: as to the
construction of the law when enacted.
The senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, January 3.-There were
premonitions of "a storm when the house
after the holiday recess to-
day. Several members, including Sulzer
(Dem.) of New York, were prepared to
offer resolutions of inquiry into the
course of Secretary Gage in regard to
the deposits Of public funds in New
York, and demand for them immediate
Mr.. Gaines (Dem.) of Tennessee got
over Mr.. Sulzer by rising to
a question of personal privilege. He had
read a publication alleging that he stat
ed that in voting for the Tayler resolu-
ton to investigate the case of Brigham
H. Roberts he had been actuated by
motives of self preservation. He de-
the publication as false and
without foundation
Sulzer was them recognized and Of
tered his resolution, which was read at
the clerks desk.
The speaker Immediately ruled the
resolu tiOns, under the rules, must go
first to the committee, and was not
If the committee does not report it
back Within a week, does it become
asked Mr.. Sulzer.
1T does" responded the speaker.
II now ask una animous consent for
ton of the resolution" said
Mr.. Sulzer.
THE resolution should first be con-
sidered by the committee, said Mr..
Payne, the leader on the floor for the
Il object
The resolution was referred to the
on ways and means, and on
Mr.. Paynle's motion the house ad-
|ourned until tomorrow.
The Sulzer resolution will probably be
back from the ways and means
to the house so amended as
to omit specific reference to the two
banks. and refer generally to all banks.
The resolution is as follows
Resolved, That the secretary of the
treasury be directed to furnish the
house of representative as soon as
possible the following information:
Il. AN letters, agreements, papers or
documents between the treasury de-
oartment Of the United States and any
person connected Herewith and the
National City Bank and Hanover Ma
,ional Bank OF the City OF New York,
or any person acting for them, or either
IF them, since the 4th OF March, 1897 re-
'ating TO the deposition of public funds
or revenues In said bank or banks, or
any other relations or business trans
actions now existing or had between
The government and said banks, or ell
ther OF them.