Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-11
u. s. Senate Listens to Some
Logic Anenr Statehood and
Colombia,
GERMANY STILL HOLDS BACK
Banks Can Borrow Uncle Sans
Money on Securities other
Than U. S. Bonds.
sOLoNs MAKE SUGGESTIONS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Upon the
conclusion of morning business ia the
senate today a house bill was passed
extending the homestead laws TO Alas
ka. The statehood bill tIen was TAX
en- up and Mr. Morgan resumed his re-
marks in its favor.
Taking up the subject of the Nor
mon influence in politics, Mr.. Morgan
referred to the election OF MT. ;sZnoot
as senator from Utah and sad he
would never think of opposing his en-
try into the senate because he was an
apostle of the Mormon church. because
religion in this country by the con-
stitution is intended to be free and in
tended to be protected Reverting to
tho treaty with Colombia fot the con-
struction of an Isthmian canal Mr..
Morgan said the United States intend
ed to put the heel of ignominious con-
tempt on the organic law of Colombia
with respect to religious freedom and
trample it under foot.
I'VE are treating with those people"
he said, with the intent and purpose
of destroying that law or else for the
purpose and under such circumstances
as to disgrace the United States
and who would prevent a return to
hostilities now apparently closed be-
tween the all church party who main
tanned these dogmas. and the liberal
party who have been fighting them in
every country
He said the people of the United
States are not going to listen to ar
guments against Mormonism in Utah
and Arizona when we a. straining
every power for action upsi' = treaty
with Colombia having such organic
religious law as he had referred to-
Mr.. Depew followed in opposition to
the omnibus statehood bill. After
speaking a short while, Mr.. Depew
yielded to Mr. Hanna, who called up
the conference report on the depart
ment of commerce bill presented yes
terday. and it was agreed to. This
passes the bill and 1t now goes to the
president.
The. senate, committee on finance to-
day authorized fdUrzbfe- report on
the bill recently introduced by Senator
Aldrich to permit the secretary of the
treasury to loan money to national
banks on other securities than gov
ernment bonds, and agreed to report
IL with the following amendment to
section l:
The United States shall have a
lien ON all the assets of banks in which
public moneys are deposited from the
time of deposit. for the repayment of
the same on demand of the treasurer
of the United States; but the securi-
ties deposited with the secretary of
the treasury for the safe-keepin.s ct
such moneys as shall be sold before
the said lien is enforced. and the pro
ceeds applied to the discharge of said
lien TO the extent of the proceeds Of
the sale"
The bill also was so amended as to
make the securities of cities OF $4,000
people good for loans.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
house committee on ways and means
today authorized a favorable report
on the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Burleson of Texas. providing for
the sllection of cotton statistics, but
anne led ii so as TO have the collec-
tion made by the census bureau in
stead of agricultural department. and
further by striking out the provision
for gathering wheat statistics. A
tax of one mill on each bale of cotton
is provided to defray the expenses of
gathering the information. The bill
requires all persons or concerns ow-