Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-11
ARMOR PLATE
CONTROVERSY
Senators Tillman and Hale Accuse
the Big Steel Companies Of
Misrepresentation.
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION
No Anti Trust Bill Will Be Reported to the
Present Session Of Congress Revenue
Reduction and the Ship Subsidy
Bill Under Discussion.
SENATE.

Washington, February 11.-Mr. TIL
ley of-Tenpessee presented the credei
tials of his successor, Edward w. Ca
mack, and Mr.. Teller of Colorado pr
sented the credentials of Thomas \
t,sterspn, who was elected sena..
from Colorado for six years beginn.n
March 4, 1901. The credentials of bot
senators-elect were filed. The bill RI,
viding for an additional district ju le
in the northern district of Illinois wa
passed. The naval appropriation bi
was taken up and passed by the senate
Mr. Hanna moved to take up III
shipping bill. Mr.. Jones of Arkansa
demanded a roll call, and THE sena :
voted 33 to A. ito consider the bill.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina ha
expected to DISCUSS the armor-pla: ::
question, which was before the senat
when the naval bill was laid aside nl
Saturday He said he desired ito pre-
sent evidence which would show tn
bad faith with which the Carnegie ant
Bethlehem companies treated the gov
ernment. The companies had said pos
itively that they were unable to MAKE
Krupp armor for less than $545 ton
yet had entered into contract for armol
at "a lower price. He would be satisfie l
he said, if the chairman of the nava
affairs committee, Hale, would corrob-
crate what he said. Mr.. Hale replied
that there was no question about the
accuracy of Tillman's statement.
During the discussion of the ship SUBJ
sidy bill i'm the senate, there were many
calls for a quorum. Senator Frye sta--
ed that If the commerce committee was
considering the river and harbor bill,
and if 1T was to be completed and pass
ed the committee could not he continn-
ally interrupted by calls of the senate.
The senate confirmed the following
nomina tons: Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
to be lieutenant general; to be major
general Brig. Gen. S. B. M. Young,
United States army Col. Adna r.
Chaffee sth cavalry, United STATES
army (major general United States vol.
unte4rs>, and Brig. Gen. Arthur Mac
Arthur, United States army Gmajor
general United States volunteers). Aft
er the executive session Mr.. Caffery
continued his speech in opposition to
the subsidy bin.
HOUSE.
Washington, February 1.-THE chap.
lain in his invocation referred feeling:y
to General Shaw's death. Owing to the
extreme pressure of public business, II
was decided by the house leaders that
1T would be inexpedent to adjourn i'm
medately out of respect to hits MEM
ory Mr. Payne, chairman of the cont
mfttee ON ways and means, by direction
of the committee, reported back the
war revenue act as amended by the
senate, and moved the adoption of
resolution "to disagree to the subst.-
tute proposed by the senate as IN
amendment thereto and ask for c,n
ference
The speaker overruled Tawney's point
of order that the house could not con
stitutionally consider the senate amen l.
ments Of the revenue reduction bill.
A motion to request conference with
the senate on the war revenue reduc-
tion act was agreed to by vote Of 233
to SO.
THE ANTITRUST BILL.
Washington. Feb, 1.-THE antitrust
bill was again under consideration ~
the senate Judiciary committee tod ",
but no progress was made toward se-
curing report. Some members expr ass-
I'd their onnion after a close meeting.
that no report would be made during
the present session Of congress. The
bill as 1T passed the house is satisf.c
tory neither to the Republican senators
nor to the onnosition. The latter ele-
ment has however. nroposed Nhe bill 10
he renorted as 1t passed the house with
a view OF getting III before the sena e
and there attempting to amend 1t, but
the Republican senators have taken the
position that the bill should be perfect
"a in committee. The committee prac.
tIcally agreed upon Senator Hoar's
a amendment exempting labor orranfzn-
t,nns from the onerations OF the prescn.
law. hui has made no other defin te
progress.
Mr.. Tawney Of Minnesota. member Of |
the ways and means committee. asx.i
for a division on the proposition SO as |
to vote separately upon the Disagree
ment and request for conference. This
was agreed to. The house without al
vision voted to disagree TO the subs,i-