Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-07
In BOTH HOUSES
!. OF CONGRESS.
Representative Kitchen Of North Carolina
Defends the Negro Disenfranchisement
Laws Recently Adopted in
the South.
The ARMY REORGANIZATION !, BILL.
HOUSE,.

Washington, JAM 7.--Speaker Hender-
som was again detained ait his home by
ILLNESS. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, pre-
sided. Before the debate upon the reap
ponHionment bill was resumed, 1T was
agreed THAT the general debate upon
the bill should close tomorrow ait p.
M, amid the final vote should be taken
before adjournment tomorrow. Kitch-
en- of North Caropiha, supported the
Hopkins bial, hut shhld he would vote
against the amendment requiring the
congressional disstrlcts of the several
states to be Contiguous and compact"
HE sand he did mott believe congress
had the right to Designate the manner
i'm which the states should make UP the
congrelsstlonaa districts" Kitchen then
replied alt SOME aehgdh to the speech
made by Linney of North Carolina, last
Saturday, attacking the northern DEM
oerats for dilsfrahchisihg the negro.
Lacey of Iowa, Also supported the,
Hopkins BILL Crumpaeker of Indiana,
a member of the census committee who
presented the mihority report in favor
of reducing the representation of the
southern states proporttiOnate to- the
sbrildgment of the franchise then took
the floor for ain hour AS between the
Hopkins and the Burleioh. bills he fav-
cred the latter because it kept pace
with THE growth of the country. He ar
gued that during the recent years the
influence of THE house in Legislation had
steadf1y diminished, "a condition due to
the fact that THE members of the lower
house allowed themselves to be domi-
mated by THE SENATE and the chief ex-
ecutive. If membership was to remain
tatfonary ais the years went ON, it's in
fluence would cohlt&nue to decrease.
SENATE.
Washington, JAM 1.-The resolutions |
of Bacon and Pettigrew Relating to the
declfhatibn of the executive to send to |
the SENATE THE report of A. L. Lawshe !
as to the POSTAL frauds lin Cuba went |
over. The consideration of the army |
reorganization bill was resumed.
To the pending army reorganization |
bill Senator Vest today offered the fol-
lowing amendment: Officers in charge |
of the West Point miaiItary academy |
shahl make and enforce such rules and |
regulations as will prevent the practice |
of hazing; and amy cadet found guilty |
of participating lin such practice shall |
be expelled from THE academy and shall |
not be reappointed to- the corps of cad
ats therein.
Senator Morgan today presented part
[V of the repor't Of the senate commit
bee on inter oceanic CANALS. 1t ts chiefly |
i'm being a reaffirma|tlon of
the house bill now pending in the senate
providing for the construction of the
canal.
THE OLEOAARGARINE BILL
Washington, Jam. 7-Chas. e. Schell
If Cincinnati appeared before the SEN
lte committee of agriculture today and
made argument i'm oppositibn to the
bihl He represented the
Ohio Butterine Company of Cincinnati,
he Jacob Dold Packing Company of
Kansas CiEy, the Union Dairy Company
,f Cleveland, Olliot and number of
armers and consumers. He urged that
he same tests be applied ITO oleomar
,arine as to butter, and THAT oleomar-
sarine makers and dealers ahe entirely
viaaing Ito submit Ito THESE. He charged
he butter makers with seeking unfair
dvantage i'm the pending bill.