Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-20
DOiNGS On CONGRESS-.
House Discussing Urgency De.
flCisnCy Appropriation Bill.
Survey Complete For the Proposed
Pacific Ocean Cable.
House Committee investigating Poiyga-
mist Postnasisrs OF Utah.
KENTUCKY rLEcrIoH CONTESTS.

Washington, Jan. i6-CullOm pre-
scented a petition iu che senate signed by
$500 cOiOred porous king fOr legialA-
tion 70 protect cui1rad men from the
"bart1rous prsetue Of lynehing aud
burning"
Culiom thought inasmuch A. Il In.
yOlved new lex itllOn. the petition
ought 20 90 70 ,n' committee on Ju-
dietary.
Tillman. sc: what L. the imms-
diate cause Of yhis peition2 Does 10
come from Uhicag p
Cullom replied mat the petition came
from Chicago. but was signed by the
people 0f many STATES. The petition was
referred b. the committees on judiciary.
Gallinger g. hj chairman Of com
mittee on peusiOus reported bill repeal
ing section iil6 ty.aed statutes, ~ far
as applicable fO claims OF dependent
parents OF soldiers. sailors or marlnes,
who served 10 the var with Spain. Bill
passed.
Wellington (Nd introduced a Joint
resolution declaring ihs purpose OF the
United Sistes toward the Philippine
Islands, and gaze notice that he would
speak on u on next Thursday.
Teller made bgiei speech saying that
the president hal the right % withhold
information or transmit Il In secret ees.
sion.
Hoar pointed out that such informa.
ton ought IN be- ssli whed requested by
thu senate II not Incompatible with pub.
lie Interests.
Vest, (Missoufl) sid friends OF the al
ministration Nh, ud desire 90 have the
whole Paris correspondence placed
before the American people. lie
denied the night ~ anyone 10
mnzEle him ~ his expression Of
honest opinion by calling him a public
enemy Vest referred 10 the depl0rable
conditions Ia the islaud9, the plague at
Hawaii, starvation la Puerto Rico, un.
certainty In CUBA and q condition In the
Philippines that might last, no one
knew how long. Vest said that every
man who voted tor ihn ratification OF the
Paris treaty knew be- voted for war.
The senate then TOOK up the financial
bill and hcLaurln, lo. G. addressed the
senate
On motion Of Davis, chairman Of the
committee on furtlg n relations who WAS
chairman OF tn peace commission on
PettigTew'a amendment 10 the HORF
resolution calling i0r Instructions 10 the
peace commission Was tabled. I..e vote
was al 90 20.
HOUSE
Washington, Jan l0.--The house TO,
day went into committee OF whole and
took no the eonsld ration OF the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill. IL was
agreed that the deb Ate on Che bill should
continue throughlu. 20 DAY aud tO.mor.
row bill be real fof amendment under
the I've minute rule.
Cannon, llllinOisl. chairman OF the Rp
preparations committee, explained the
items OF the bill. Cannon WAS asked by
Loud tCelif) about the item OF $780,
COO for rural free delivery. aud replied
that II had been found thai 100000 had
been largely expended and unless this
appropriation were made, much OF the
service now In operation would have 10
ba discontinued. Cannon frankly con
fessed that the manner oi expenditure %
this money did not meet with hla up
prevail. he believed II the duty OF tue
executive 10 cut the garment according
10 the Legislative appropriation.
McRaa, Arkansas. said the revenues
thi1 year would not exceed f800,0O0.O00,
and this estimates aggregated s7SoOO0,'
/ 0OO.