Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-26
A HAZING
AMENDMENT
It Is Tackled to the Military Aoade-
my Appropriation Bill by the
Oonferees.
A STRINGENT REGULATION
A Bill to Supplement the Existing Law
as to the Disposition Of the Pub
lie Lands Is Passed by the
Senate.
SENATE.

Washington, February 26.-The Dill tc
supplement the existing law as to the
disposition Of public lands was passed
1t provides for the division OF lands In
Oklahoma into counties for establish
ing county seats, for the erection ol
court houses, and for the appointment
Of temporary county officials. Mr.. Al
lison called up the conference report on
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. ~
The report was agreed to. The reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Fairbanks calling
upon the secretary of war for an Eng
lish translation of the Cuban constitu-
tion was adopted.
During his speech on the Philippine
amendment, Mr.. Morgan said if it was
the intention of Mr.. Platt, the chair
man of the committee on relations with
Cuba, to press the Cuban amendment
offered yesterday it would require con-
siderable discussion. though he had no
intention of fhbustering.
The senate agreed to conference re-
ports on the bills to ratify the agree
ments with the Muscogee or Creek In
dians, and with the Cherokee Indians.
The resolution of Mr.. Morgan, COM
ing over from yesterday, declaring the
Nicaragua canal bill unfinished busi-
ness of the senate, was called up. Mr..
Morgan said he knew that the enemies
of the Nicaragua canal bill would en-
ploy every device to kill the measure.
The resolution, upon his motion, was
referred to the committee on rules.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, in the discus
sion of the Philippine amendment, read
a letter written by Rear Admiral Samp-
son regarding the appointment Of war
severely criticised Sampson, and de-
nounced him as full Of conceit, stating
that he showed by the letter that he
was unfit for the promotion asked.
HOUSE.
The senate bill to authorize the attor-
ney general, upon request of the secre-
tary of the interior, to appear in suits
relative to school lands, was passed.
A HAZING AMENDMENT.
Washington, February 26.-The con-
ferees in the senate and in the house
reached an agreement on the hazing
amendment Of the military academy
bill. The provision agreed upon is as
follows: "The superintendent of the
military academy shall make such
rules, to be approved by the secretary
of war as will effectually prevent the
practice of hazing; and any cadet found
guilty Of participating in or encourag-
ing or countenancing such practice
shall be summarily expelled from the
academy, and shall not thereafter be
reappointed to the corps of cadets or be
eligible for appointment as commits
stoned officer in the army, navy or the
graduation of the class of which he was
a member,
A NATIONAL BANK BILL.
Washington, February 26.-The SEN
ate committee on finance to-day au-
thorized favorable report upon the
house bill extending for twenty years
the charters Of national banks.
THE DUTY ON RUSSIAN SUGAR.
Washington, February 26.-The ways
and means committee of the house to-
day voted to report adversely the reso-
luton Of Mr.. Sulzer, calling on the Sec
retary of the treasury for the corre-
spondence with firms ana corporations,
ETC., in connection with the recent Inn
position of duty on Russian sugar. The |
vote was on party lines, the Democrat
ic members supporting the resolution.