Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-01
THE HAWAIIAN BILL
Senate Passed Bill for Government
Of Islands That Belong to the
United States.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL
1t Will Be Taken Up Twelve Days From
Now Regardless of the Hay-Paunce-
fote Treaty In the
Senate.
THE SENATE.

Z Washington, March lit was decid
ed to take the final vote on the confer
ence report or the financial bill mex
Tuesday at p m. Mr.. Clay then ad
dressed the senate on the Philippine
question. He supported the Bacon res.
olutions declaratory of this country's
policy toward the Philippines
Senator Foraker, chairman of the
committee on Pacific islands and Porto
Rico. reported back to the senate the
Porto Rican tariff bill passed yesterday
by the house The committee strikes
out the preamble and all after the en-
| acting clause, and substitutes the SEN
ate Porto Rican bill, already reported,
with amendments. One of these Is the
reduction Of the tariff on Porto Rican
products to Is per cent Of the Dingley
tariff bill, in order to make the measure
agree with the house bill.
Consideration of the Hawaiian bill
was resumed. The pending question
was the amendment by Senator Teller
relating to the establishment of a dis
trict with district Judge for Hawaii,
carrying with it the right of trial by
jury.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama resumed the
speech begun yesterday, antagonizing
on technical grounds the proposed
amendment.
The Hawaiian bill passed the senate
at AIT p. m.
THE HOUSE.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs, by vote Of to s, to-day recon-
sidered its former action, and then by
the same vote agreed to favorable re-
port upon the bill Of Representative |
Adams Of Pennsylvania to increase the
efficiency Of the foreign service of the
United States, and to provide for the
reorganization of the consular service.
The bill provides that non-partisan
commission shall assist the president in
the reorganization of the consular serv-
Ice. The consular officers are graded,
with fixed salaries. and a system Of ex-
animation and promotion provided.
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to-day introduced the following resolu- /
lion in the house:
Resolved, That the republic of the
United States sympathizes with the
brave Beers in the struggle for freedom
md independence, and hereby declares
he people Of the South African repub-
lean and the Orange Free State are
Ind of right ought to be free and inde-
,endent, and the congress Of the United
States hereby protests and remon-
trates against the barbarous war now
icing waged by Great Britain against
he patriots of South Africa, and the
PRESIDENT is hereby authorized to take
uch steps as are expedient in his judg-
nent to secure and bring about an hon :
rable peace between the contending
arties." ,
Mr.. Mann Of Illinois, from the COM Z
aittee on elections, called up as mat ,
er of personal privilege the contested E
lection case of Aldrich vs. Robbins, Of +
he fourth Alabama district. r
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia raised the /
uestion Of consideration. The house ]
Y vote Of 1873 to 143 declined to take +
p the case.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, in discussion O
the date for consideration Of the I
oud bill relating to second-class mail g
latter intimated that the rule would
2 introduced to take up the Nicaragua d
anal bill March 13. Consideration of 8
le Loud bill was set for March 20, with a
le understanding that 1t should not t
,nsume more than three days. f
At 1876 p. m. the house adjourned.