Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-12
A MONUMENT
FOR .. s. GRANT
The Senate Passes the Bill APP
pointing a Commission to
Select the Site.
AN ATTACK UPON P.S. HEATH
The House Decides to Expurge Letter
Referring to Him from the Record
The Agricultural Appropriation
Bill Carries $4.503, 1920.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February 12-The bill
passed appointing a commission, con
sisttng of the president of the Societ,
of the Army of the Tennessee, tn
chairman of the joint committee on II
brary, and the secretary of war, to Sc
lect site in the city of washington
and have designs prepared for mer.
orial or statiEe nf Gen. Z. S. Gga MT ,sh
cost of which. shall not exceed $25O,U0o
The agricultural appropriation bill
was called Up by Mr.. Proctor, chair
man of tlle committee on agriculture. +;
carries $4,5O3 92O, the increase propose
by the senate committee being $15S,S2o
The reading of the bill in full was de-
manded by Mr.. Sullivan of Mississippi,
Mr.. Proctor having objected previous..'
to the consideration of the bill which
Mr.. Sullivan had called up.
HOUSE.
Washington, February 12.-The house
voted without a division to strike from
the record THE letter rejecting upon
Perry S. Heath, read during the pro-
ceedings of the house yesterday.
The Heath letter appeared in the
record this morning. Mr.. Knox of Mas
sachusetts asked the house to adopt
resolution which recited the occurrence
yesterday and directed that the docu
ment be stricken from the record.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas asked Mr.. Knox
to Withdraw the preamble of the reso-
luton.
'I myself" said he, "intend to vote to
strike this anonymous communications
from the record" (Republican ap-
plause,)
Mr.. Knox consented to strike out the
preamble.
Mr.. Sulzar said he was at loss TO
understand the anxiety to protect tn,
character of Perry S. Heath when
the gentleman from Pennsylvania ye,.
terday attacked me, I felt Justified n
smoking out the culprit responsible for
the charges And did smoke him out,
declared Mr.. Sulzer. "If Heath thinks
there lis anything 1ibelous or scandalous
in that letter will not plead my co1-
stitutional privilege, but will plead
the truth Of. the statements. This
morning former member of this hous.
said to me: The man who wrote that
letter knew Heath like a book, and sv-
cry word in lit is true I have no Objec
ton to striking the letter from the re:
ord"
But l will serve notice that I am go
ing to say everything in that letter, and
& 1,ol
does he will !be fit for the penitentiary,
and I am responsible in damages for
what say. got that letter in the rec
ord. That was what I was after. am
now content to have it stricken OUT
Mr.. Knox's motion was then adopted |
without division. The house commit
tee as whole took up the considera-
ton of the army appropriation bill. 1t
was arranged that the general debate /
should run three hours. The bill can
ries Sill, 1874, ,649, $12, ,355, 1873 less than the
estimates.
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS.
Washington, February 12.-The con-
ferees of the senate and house to-day
reached an agreement upon the bill pro
viding means for settling the claims Of
citizens of the United States against
Spain, as provided for by the Paris
treaty of peace. The house confe:ees
recede from their amendment requir-
ing the court of claims to pass upor
such claims and accept the senate pro-
vision for the commission. Five COM
missioners are to be appointed by the
president and confirmed by the senate.