Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-19
DETERMINED
PlLlBUSTERERS.
They Compelled the House Of Rep
resentatiyes to Take a Recess
Until Today.
The OLEOMARGARINE BILL.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture Lis
tens to W. NJ. Springer, who Opposes
the Proposed 0leomargarine Meas
ure-The CLARK Case.
HOUSE.

Washington, December 19.-When the
house assembled to-day, in pursuance
of recess taken last night, it was still
the legislative day of Tuesday. The
purpose of continuing the Legislative
day OF yesterday =, resume the
consideration of the bill to change the
terminal facilities of the Pennsylvania
railroad in this city, against which a
determined filibuster was inaugurated
Yesterday Had the house adjourned
yesterday the time set aside for the
consideration of District of Columbia
business would have expired, and the
bill could not have been again taken up
till after the holidays. To-day the op
position agreed to abandon dilatory tao
tics provided an opportunity was Of
fered for amendment and reasonable
discussion With this understanding
the consideration of the bill was re-
sumed
SENATE
The senate adopted the house resold-
ton authorizing the appointment OF
Congressman Boutelle of Maine as
captain on the retired list of the navy.
Senator Chandler, chairman of the.
committee on elections, offered a reso-
luton to discharge the committee from
further consideration of the resolution
authorizing the committee on elections
to send for persons and papers in the
investigation of the Montana senatorial
kr ro& @1,1 ,trriv, OF
resolution before the senate. Mr.. JonyF,
Of Arkansas objected, and the resolu
tion went over under the rules.
Bills passed granting pensions Of $50
a month to the widows of General John
A. McClernand and Gen. John NJ Palm
err After the executive session, in which
the Hay -Pauncefote treaty was cons d.
ered the senate at 2:40 p. M adjourned.
THE OLEOMARGARINE BILL.
Washington December 19.-The Sc.
ate committee on agriculture to-day he
gan the consideration of the oleomarga-
rine bill, which recently passed the
house. The majority of those present
were opponents of the bill. w. NJ.
Springer appeared in behalf of the ma
tional live stock association in opposi-
ton to the bill. Congressman Grolt
the author of the bill, was permitted 70
make an explanation Of it's provisions.
Former Governor Hoard of Wisconsin
also made an argument in support OF
the bill.
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.
Washington, December 19.-The sub |
committee of the senate committee on
military affairs has completed it's work |
upon the army reorganization bill. 1t
will report complete substitute for the |
house bill. Probably the most important |
change is in the provision regarding the !
artillery arm service. The subcommittee |
recommends the retention Of the pres-
ent regimental organization of artillery
and does not give it's assent to the coros
organization proposed by Secretary |
Root and accepted by the house. The
house canteen provision was amended |
so as to permit the sale of beer at cam
teens. The maximum strength of the
army Is to be 100000 men.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR APPRC-
PRIATIONS.
Washington, December 19.-The river
and harbor committee of the house Las
practically decided not to give out the
bill until after the holidays. The mem
bers fear that publication of items
would give the friends of projects un-
favorably acted upon an opportunity to
organize combinations against the bill. |
The bill has reached such gigantic pro-
portions (almost $S0,0O0,000 under the
provisional allotments) that some Wig
orous pruning will be necessary to re-
duce it to s60,0oo,OOO or $65,00O,0OO, to
which the committee desires to hold 1t
down. The Mississippi river is to get
$10,000,000 during the next ten years, A
provision IS to be made for the rest,r-
ing Of jetties at Galveston and a gen.
eral Improvement there at q cost Of
81, 100000.