Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-03-13
THE NICARAGUA
CANAL SCHEME
The Hepburn Bill Was Presented in the Sen
ate With the Recommendation That
II Pass.
NO AMENDMENTS TO IT
The Committees Report viii Be Ready In a Day Or Two
Senator Wellington Presents the Credentials Of
Senator Arthur Pue Gorman-The Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation Bill.
SENATE.


Washington, March 13.-Wellington
presented the credentials of Arthur
Pue German, elected senator from
Maryland for six years, beginning
March 4, 1903. Hale presented the con-
ference report upon the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. 1t was
agreed to without comment. In report
ing the Hepburn bill for the construc-
ton of an isthmian canal, without
amendment, and with the recommen-
dation that it pass, Morgan said the
report of the committee will be ready
in day or so.
At 2 o'clock the ship subsidy bill was
taken up. Berry, Arkansas, spoke and
denounced it as class legislation, which
he believed contrary to the constitu-
ton.
Senator Patterson today gave notice
of the following amendment which he
proposed to offer to the pending ship
subsidy bill "That none of the COM
pensation, subsidy or allowance herein
provided for, shall be paid for or upon
any vessel for any voyage thereof that
employed in it's crew any Chinese per-
son not entitled to admission to the
United States or territory thereof
HOUSE.
Washington, March 13-The house
resumed consideration of the postoffice
appropriation BILL
1t was agreed that the general de-
bate should close in three hours. The
annual discussion of items for addi-
tional compensation for special mail
facilities between Washington ana
New Orleans, and Kansas City and
Newton, Kas., was inaugurated
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Washington, March 13-The house
committee on foreign affairs today vo-
ted against considering the bill of Rep
resentative Sherman. New York, con-
tinuing existing Chinese exclusion and
then voted to proceed by continuous
sessions with the consideration of the
Mitchell Kahn rigid exclusion measure,
having the Endorsement of Pacific
coast senators ard members.
BURLESON'S RESOLUTION
Washington, March 13.-The resolu-
ton Of Representative Burleson of
Texas, asking the secretary Of state
for information as to the requests by
Rev. Hiram w. Thomas, to bear the
relief funds to the Boer concentration
camps, was ordered reported by the
house committee on foreign affairs to-
day.
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Washington, March 13.-The bill to
adopt the weights and measures OF the
metric system as standard for the
United States, as introduced by Repre-
sentative Shafroth of Colorado, was
today ordered favorably reported by
the house committee on coinage,
weights and measures. 1t provides
that after. January 1, 1904, all depart
ments of the government in the
transaction of all business requiring
the use of weight and measurement,
except in completing the survey of
public lands, shall use only the weights
and measures of the metric system,
and after the 1st of January, 1907, the
weights and measures Of the metric
system will be the legal standard
weights and measures of and in the
United States.
THE MITCHELL BILL.
washington, March 13.-The senate
committee on immigration agreed to
report favorably the Mitchell bill for
Chinese exclusion.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Washington, March 13.-The presi-
dent sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Postmasters: Texas, VIM. G. Smith,
Bowie; Frank w. Reast, Whitesboro.
RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.
Washington, March 13-The house
Republicans who oppose reciprocity
with Cuba, at conference this after
noon, selected a committee, consisting
of Metcalf, California;; Taylor Ohio;
Dick, Ohio; Fordney, Michigan; and
Morris. Minnesota, to meet the COM
mittee selected by the friends of reci-
procity with a view to compromising
the differences between them.
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