Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
Reasons Given to the Senate for the De-
portation of Mabini.

Washington, February Am pursu-
ance to a special order the senate met
at 9:45 o'clock to- day and adjourned to
the half of the house to participate in
the ceremonies in the house of repre-
sentatives i'm honor Of Former Chief
Justice Marshall.
The senate resumed its session at l
o'clock. Mr.. Rawlins presented the GER
tificate Of election of Thomas Kearns
as senator from Utah to fill vacancy.
Kearns was sworn. Eleven o'clock was
fixed as the time of the meeting of the
senate for daily sessions until otherwise
ordered.
The Sampson -Schley controversy was
precipitated in the senate by Mr.. Chan
dler, who read and criticised letter of
Secretary Long to Senator Morgan. Mr..
Hale explained what had been done for
naval officers, and referred to the NOM
nations sent i'm during the last con-
gress. He said owing ITO the Sampson
Schley controversy they could not be
acted upon before congress expired. He
said he expected that the nominations
will be sent in again during this con-
gress, but no action has been taken by
the executive Mr.. Chandler said there
were many mistakes in the letter of
the secretary. Mr.. Pettigrew declared
the whole trouble arose because the
president and secretary desired ITO pro-
mote Sampson, who, he said, was not
in BATTLE, over Schley, who did the
fighting. The administration, he said,
seemed to promote the men who did no
fighting during the Spanish war. Mr.
Teller criticised the publication of the
letter. and said the secretary knew how
tc, communicate with the senate If he
desired to do SO. Mr.. Morgan said he
did not know how the letter got into
print. This closed the incident
Mr.. Bacon took the floor and spoke
on the right of the executive depart
ments to refuse information asked for
by the senate.
HOUSE.
Washington, February 4.-The house
Immediately after the conclusion of the
Marshall exercises took recess to per-
NIT the hall to be cleared of chairs.
The house took up the senate bill to
create commission to adjudicate the
claims of citizens of the United States
against Spain, which the United States
agreed to assume by section Of the
treaty of Paris.
The house passed the senate bill for a
commission to adjudicate the Spanish
war claims with an amendment to re-
fer the claims to a court of claims. The
vote stood 1923 to SS.
The house has passed the bill for the
extension of charters of national banks.
A REBEL DEPORTED.
Washington, February 4.-Secretary
Root made answer to the senate reso-
luton calling for a statement why the
Filipino leader Mabini had been deport-
ed to Guam. On the 25th of last month
Macarthur was called upon for a re-
ply to the senate resolution, and sent
the following telegram:
Manila, February 26.-Mabini de-
ported. He was the most active agita-
tor, and persistently and defiantly re-
fused amnesty and maintained corre-
spondence with insurgents in the field
while living in Manila under the pro-
lection of the United States; also, for
an offensive statement in regard to a
recent proclamation enforcing the laws
of war. His deportation was absolutely
essential.
(Signed) MACARTHUR"