Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Washington, January S.--Senator Pet
tigrew to-day offered a resolution au-
thorizing the United States government
to offer mediation between Great Brit
ain and South Africa. He announced
his purpose to make speech on the
subject.
THE HOUSE.
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylva-
mia, from the committee on rules, re-
| ported back the resolution introduced
last week by Mr.. Lentz Of Ohio for in
vestigatlon by committee appointed
to investigate the case of Representa-
| tive-elect Roberts, charging that John
c. Graham, postmaster at Provo, Utah,
and Orson Smith, postmaster at Logan,
Utah, were guilty of pelygamous prac-
tees, with recommendation that it pass
as amended so as to provide that in
vestigation shall be made by the COM
mittee on post offices and post roads,
instead of by special committee.
Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky remarked
that in his opinion the resolution for
investigation was pure piece of polit.
ical buncof..be. The president has full
power in the premises" said Wheeler,
land there Is no necessity for congress
sional investigation
The resolution was adopted.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota
to-day introduced a resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for in
formation concerning shipments into
various states and licenses to manufac-
turers and dealers in oleomargerine.
Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio reported back
from the committee on rules another
Ohio for an investigation by special
committee of the action of General Mer-
riam and the militia in the Wardner
Qdaho) mining riots in 1899. and their
course in preventing the employment Of
union miners, with a recommendation
that it be amended so as to provide for
the investigation to be made by mill
tary committee instead Of by special
committee
A resolution by Senator Allen of Ne.
braska calling upon each cabinet Off
GER for an itemized statement Of each
amount of $4,000 Of the defense fund
each department expended, was adopt
ed.
"A resolution calling on the secretary
Of the navy for Admiral Dewey's re-
port, in which he stated he could take
Manila at any time, offered by Mr.. Pet
tigrew Of South Dakota, was adopted.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Petdgrew
requesting the secretary of war for in
formation of an alleged interview be-.
tween General Torres, of the Filipino
army, and General OTIS came up
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts offered
substitute asking the president, if not
incompatible with public interests. to
furnish general information regarding
the Philippine insurrection contained in
official documents and dispatches
Mr.. Pettigrew accepted Mr.. Lodges
resolution. He said If we have at
tackled an ally it Is important that the
representatives of the people In con-
gress should know the facts and at
once believe we attacked an ally. I
believe we have BEEN guilty of gross
treachery. believe we have gone fur
ther in dishonor toward an ally fighting
with US than any other nation ever
went
Mr.. Lodge said he could not even by
silence admit the statements of Mr..
Pettigrew to be accurate.
The resolution went over until
Wednesday.
Mr.. Morgan took the floor to speak of
the political conditions in the southern
states
At 2 o'clock the financial bill became
the regular order. Mr.. Aldrich said he
hoped a general understanding could
be reached as to the disposition of the
bill.
Mr.. Jones OF Arkansas replied that
there was no disposition on the Demo
cratic side to delay the bill. Eve recog
nize," said he. THAT you have a ma
jority and can pass the bill" Mr. Jones
asked, however, that there be no press
ing action, as the senators were not
ready to speak.
Mr.. Aldrtch, thereupon, made the bill
go over for day.
Mr.. Stewart gave notice that he would
speak Thursday on the bill.
To-day Mr.. McLaurin of South Caro-
lima gave notice of an amendment to
the pending financial bill repeating the
tax on the circulation of state banks.
Mr.. Carter of Montana reported from
the census committee a bill comforting
ON the director of the census power t.
employ purchasing agent at a salary
Of $2,50O; two chiefs OF divisions at sal
aries of $1,000; five clerks of the fourth
class and six Of the third class, eight of
the second class and special agents not
to exceed thirty-flve, to gather special
information relating to agriculture He
asked Immediate consideration of the
bill, but 1t went to the calendar on Oh
lection.
Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts gave no
tice of an amendment to the proposed
bill providing statistics be gathered by
the census force relating to water pow
er Of the country.