Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-08
The SENATORS KEPT BUSY.
Night Sessions Have Been Held in Order to
Avoid the Necessity of Special Session
of Congress.
The SHIP SUBSIDY BILL DISCUSSED.
SENATE.

favor of the shipping bill. The nave
appropriation bill was then taken ul
10 The night sessions of the senate hav
been abandoned by the Republican ma
Jority for tonight and tomorrow
night. 1t is stated that they may b
again held next week. The Republican
say if the Republican majority are will
$ ing and determined to go ahead witt
i the shipping bill the minority must tax
}, the responsibility of forcing an extr:
n session for the appropriation bills.
s Mr.. Jones of Arkansas said he did no
Y think that at this .ne any agreemen
/ could be made for vote. Mr. Hale O.
1 Maine said he could understand per.
J fectly the views of those opposed to the
7 measure, but believed that the senate
would be lndulgent, as it always had
been, with senators who desire to pre-
pare speeches upon the measure. He
suggested that the senator bear in mind
that the pending measure was in effect
political measure, and the majority
would have to assume the responsible
/ ity for it. He did not believe there was
any desire to filibuster against the bill.
Mr. Tillman of South Carolina ex-
pressed his admiration for the "Wisdom
and diplomacy always exhibited by the
senator from Maine" (Hale), "and for
the placid way in which he attempted
to smooth the troubled waters here"
He inquired, however, how the senators
could prepare speeches when they were
| now under a full head of steam from 7
o'clock in the morning until II o'clock
at night.
Mr. Hale believed those who desired
to prepare speeches would find time to
do so.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Petit
grew, calling on the secretary of war
for copy of General MacArthur's re-
port as to the conditions of the Philip
pines, and for other papers relating to
the Philippines, was adopted. AT the
instance of Mr.. Frye of Maine, the con-
sideration of the shipping bill was re-
sumed. Mr.. Frye made an appeal to the
senate to fix time for a vote upon the
pending measure. He was exceedingly
desirous for vote. Personally, he had
no more desire for night sessions than
any other senator. He hoped that the |
senate might agree upon some time for |
vote-time far enough off to permit |
the necessary latitude for proper de-
bate.
Senator Berry to-day introduced a |
resolution in the senate requesting the |
president to inform the senate whether
the United States minister to China
Joined the representatives of the other
powers at Pekin in demanding the exc
cutfon of Prince Tuan or other Chinese
officials, and if so, by whom he was
authorized to join in such a demand.
HOUSE.
Washington, February SIN the
house to-day bills were passed to per-
NIT homesteaders on the abandoned
Fort Fetterman military reservation in
Wyoming to enter on a quarter section
of grazing lands; to confirm the two To-
cations of the Chippewa half-breeds
scrip in Salt Lake City, Utah; to extend
the privileges of immediate transporta-
tion of dutiable goods to the port Of
Honolulu, and to restore to the pension
rolls the widows of soldiers of the re-
bellion who subsequently remarked and
later were again widowed. (This bill
applies only to widows of soldiers who
were married during the rebellion.)
rHE CHARGES AGAINST DELE
GATE WILCOX.
Washington, February S.-The
charges against Delegate Wilcox, of I
Hawaii, were taken up to-day by the
house committee on elections No. 1. Mr..
Wilcox was present, accompanied by
representative Robinson of Indiana,
Who stated at the outset that, as Mr..
Wilcox was unfamiliar with procedure
n the election contests, he consented to
lppear in behalf of the delegate. A S
written answer Of Mr.. Wilcox was SUBJ
nitted. He claims that the many
harges preferred against him are with /!
ut merit. In regard to the letters he
accused to have written, dated re- ;
pectively January 81, 1899, and March :
, 1899, he suggests that the conditions I
Prevailing at that time, and the legal v
tatus of the Hawaiian islands with re- Il
pect to the United States, were entire P
y different from those existing at the
ime of his election. He claims to be
low sincerely American, and heartily
Importing the constitution. Mr.. Rob- n
hat 1o1a To
10 notice of the contest, as provided by
he rules. He asked that under the cir
ten days be allowed for p
PREPARATION. George D. Gear, who
makes the charge, was asked to pro r
uce the original letters and until these 7
ould be secured the committee went y
nto executive session to determine the
curse of action. Il
ME REVENUE REDUCTION BILL. l
Washington, February S.-A special /,
Meeting of the ways and means COM c
1ittee to-day, for the purpose of acting
n the revenue reduction bill, resulted
n surprise by the adoption of reso-
ltion, submitted by the minority +
trough Representative Richardson of N
'ennessee, for disagreement to the SEN 0
te amendments in bulk and requesting o
conference with the senate. This was d
n amendment to the majority resolu- le
ion. which did not provide for the con W
arence. h
The Republican members had been In
difference. but apparently fixed on no
xact program. Grosvenor first moved
} report the bill back to the house with r