Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-20
He Makes a lingo Speech In the
House Attacking the Ad-
ministration.
HIS RESOLUTION DEFEATED
Memorial Parks to Be Made of Several
Battlefelds- Report On Projected Pa
ciic Oable-Rebates Amounting to
$6,000,000 Asked For.


military affairs. reported back from thu
committee the resolution introduced b!
Mr.. Sulzer of New York, requesting tn
secretary Of war to inform the hous'
what Notifications Great Britain Il
erecting along tre northern frontier o
the United States. T." committee rec
commended 1t to lie on the table. The
resolution had been referred to the wal
department. Mr.. Hull said, and came
back with the following Endorsement
Tie information the department pos
sesses on this and like cases always has
been held to be confidential and fol
good and sufficient reasons has not beer
made public. 1t is remarked, however
that Great Britain, as far as the depart
ment Is informed, Is in no instance
erecting fortifications trespassing or
our rights. Signed, H. c. Corbin, Ad-
jutant General"
Mr.. Sulzer took the floor and deliv-
cred scathing denunciation of the ad-
ministration's alleged pro- English
course, charging it did nothing without
the consent of Downing street; that the
recent actions of Secretary Hay was
taken UP on request of Lord Salisbury
and defeated the concert of European
powers to intervene in South Africa;
charging generally that the English
were erecting Notifications along the
Canadian border that menaced the
peace and welfare of this country
A motion to lay the resolution on the
table was carried by 81 to SO. On de-
mand Of Mr.. Sulzer the yeas and nays
We're ordered. The resolution was laid
on the table byfa vote of ITO to 81.
The Loud bill relating to second-class
mail matter was called up. 1t was
agreed that vote be taken on Thurs
day. Mr.. Loud explained the provisions
of the bill.
SENATE.
Washington, March 20.-Mr. McCom-
as, representing the majority of the
committee on privileges and elections,
presented a report on the resolution de-
claring Scott Of West Virginia to seat
In the senate. The resolution was placed
on the calendar. Mr.. McComas stated
that Mr.. Pettus of Alabama would pre-
sent the minority report.
The Porto Ricar government and tar
If bill was taken up. Mr.. Morgan of
Alabama addressed the senate. He
maintained that the treaty Of Paris was
the supreme law as applied to the is
lands acquired from Spain.
Mr.. Pettigrew asked the unanimous
consent for printing as document the
collection of the sayings and writings of
the prominent statesmen of this coun-
try. Mr.. Sewell of New Jersey objected
WANTS A REBATE.
Washington, March 2O.-The ways
and means committee held a special
session to-day to hear ex-Postmaster
General Don M. Dickinson in support of
a bill allowing the recovery Of rebates
amounting to about $6,OO0,0O0 on alco-
hols used in the arts and manufacture.
BATTLEFIELD PARKS.
Washington, March 20.-Representa :
tive Hay Of Virginia to-day filed the re :.
port of the house committee on military
affairs on bill establishing the nattcu-
al battlefield memorial park of 300
acres on the sites of the battles Of
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, the
Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court
House.
PACIFIC CABLE.
Washington, March 20.-The senate
committee on naval affairs to-day
agreed to report the bill for the Pacltt.
cable which Senator Hale was author
ized to draft at the last session of the
committee. The report was presented
to the senate. The bill provides for t."
present cable only to Honolulu. but de-
clares the purpose to extend it In the fu-
ture. Three million dollars is appropri-
ated for the work, and further surveys
are authorized to determine the most
practicable route.