Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-30
EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS-
The Government Of Our Colonial
Possessions Makes Necessary
Such a Call.
THE PRESIDENTS DECISION
The Gall Is to Be Issued Either Before or
Soon After Inauguration Day-The
Army and the Ship Subsidy Bills
Discussed.


the World from Washington says
President Mckinley said to seVera
eallers that the only question remain
ing undecided. was whether ne Woule
issue a call for an extra session OF con
efess before or after his second terri
hegins. March 4. 1t is surmised tina
the long recess of the supreme couf'
now is for the purpose or giving the
justices a chance to devote their time tt
the study of the Porto Rico and Philip
pine cases, that they may render dec'-
March A. Mr.. Mckinley saio
ends that an extra ses-
Necessary for the Philip
4, notmatter what the de-
supreme court might be
HOUSE.
Washington, January 3O-Mr. Tayler
of Ohio, chairman of the committee on
elections No. /, submitted report on
the contested election case of Walker
VS.. Rhea, from the ninth Virginia dis
trict. The committee found while gross
frauds and irregularities occurred they
fell every far short" of changing the
result The committee, therefore, rec
commended that Rhea, the sitting mem
ber, and a Democrat, should retain his
seat. Mr. Linney of North Carolina and
Samuel Davenport of Pennsylvania dis
sented. The house resumed considera-
ton of the agricultural appropriation
bill Sections of the present law relat.
~ hJ1po nf ha da
partment were substituted for the pro
visions of the bill which went out yes
terday on the point of order made b.
Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania.
An amendment by Mr.. Lands was
adopted providing that no part of the
appropriation for agricultural colleges
shall be available for the agricultural
college in Utah until the secretary of
agriculture shall certify to the secre-
tary of the treasury that no officer or
employe of the said college is a polyg-
amist Mr. King of Utah inveigled
against the amendment, and retaliated
hy Offering one that no teacher shall be
employed at any agricultural college
who ever participated in a lynching, or
has been guilty of adultery or fornc>,-
tion. This lead to a heated exchange
between King and Grosvenor of Ohio
On point of order, Mr.. King modified
his amendment to make it apply only
to Lands state, Indiana.
SENATE.
Washington, January 30.-The senate
a. to hn iv,fr
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas requesting the
secretary of war to inform the s.nat..
whether the executive council of Porto
Rico has agreed to guarantee the div!-
dends of corporations doing business in
that island. The conference report upon
the army reorganization bill was pre-
sented by Mr.. Hawley. Mr.. Hawley ex-
planned the report, and said that The !
committee on conference placed no new
legislation in the bill Mr.. Hale asked |
whether there had been any increase in
officers in any instance over the num-
bers permitted by the bill, either as I; |
passed the house or senate. Mr.. HaW- |
ley replied in the negative, but Mr.. |
Butler of North Carolina insisted there |
had been an increase in color sergeants |
in the artillery provision. At 2:3D the
army reorganization conference raLort
gave way to the subsidy bill. Nctica
was given that the army bill will BE-
called up again tomorrow.
Moses =. Clapp, the new senator from
Minnesota, presented the credentials Ct
his c0lIaa pJ1a Mr. NnIcon Mr. R,,rr ,xr,s |
of Michigan presented the credentials
of Mr.. Mcmillan as senator from Mi.h.
igan.