Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

| Washington, January 29-Mr. Dal
zell Of Pennsylvania, from the commit
tee on rules, reported back the Sulzel
resolution for the appointment Of E
committee to investigate the deposit o
public funds by Secretary Gage in tn,
New York banks, and all the transac
tions relating to the sale Of the New
York custom house, with a recommend
alton that 1t be referred to the ways
| and means committee. After lively
debate the recommendation of the rules
committee was adopted without divi-
sion. The house began consideration OF
the bill to reorga nlze the weather bu-
reau.
SENATE.
Washington, January Ex-senator
Pettigrew of South Dakota presented a
resolution in the senate to-day calling
upon the president, if not incompat tible
with public interests, to inform the
senate if the people Of Samoa have been
consulted with reference to the recent
treaty regarding the Samoan Islands.
The resolution went over.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa presented resolu-
tions that Charles c. Bennett, Of New
York, be elected secretary of the SEN
ate and Daniel M. Ransdell, of In
diana, sergeant -at-arms. These We're
adopted.
Mr. Mason Of Illinois, rising to a
question of privilege had read an inter-
view purporting to have been held with
the British consul at New Orleans, In
which the Illinois senator was criticised
for his speech in sympathy with the
which the Illinois senator was criticised
the British government, not the people,
saying not one-tenth of the English
people favored the present war in South
Africa, and 95 per cent Of the people in
this country sympathized with the
Beers. He said 1t was not the first time
that British diplomats had interfered in
American politics. He desired to have
attention called to this matter now be-
fore it could injure the present admin
istration, as 1t injured Cleveland.
Mr.. Lodge said he did not think
diplomatic or consular officer of any
government had right to criticise a
senator or representative or any officer
of the government Mr.. Lodge said the
gallant fight the Beers are making
stirred the heart Of every man.
Mr.. Mason criticised the foreign re-
lations committee for taking no action
on the resolution Of sympathy.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut said at the
close Of Mr.. Mason's speech, he wished
to enter a protest against the abuse of
free speech on the floor Of the senate.
Mr.. Pettigrew, speaking or a raso'u-
tion relating to contraband Of war, said
that the doctrine that a oeligeren mt
might seize foodstuffs even f 1t paid
for them, would mean that In case of
war between our two best customers
our trade with both would be dtstroyed,
Az Las p. m. Mr.. TillmMh took the
floor in vigorous denunciatlon os the
administrator Philippine pcsIcy RE
denied that the bloed of soldiers In the
Philippines was on the heads OF those
who opposed imperialism. INia presi-
dent Of the United States, b. nGSo'lat-
ing the treaty of peace and by buying
the Filipinos and those senators who
assisted in the ratification of the treaty
were responsible for the present war.
Mr.. Tillman said the United States can
not govern any territory that does not
belong to the United States and where
our flag floats the constitution and
Declaration of Independence must be in
force,