Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-23
THE SENATE.


Washington, Feb. 23.-The senate
committee on the Philippines today re-
ported adversely Senator Carmack's
resolution directing the committee tt
continue the investigation of the con
ditions in the Philippines. The com
mittee decided to report favorably Sen
ator Rawlin's resolution asking for pa
pers in the court martial cases in the
Philippines, but amended it to Include
only summary cases. The committee!
decided not to print the compilation o.
receipts and expenditures in the Phil
ippines as it was found that the expen
diture for such printing would be about
$65,OOO.
THE DEMOCRATS KILL STATE
HOOD.
Washington, Feb 23.-The situation
today in the statehood deadlock re-
mains unchanged. The Republicans
can agree upon the two states plan but
the Democrats say they will not accept
the bill which merges New Mexico and
Arizona. They say that such bill can
not pass before March 4.
In the senate today, the chaplain re-
ferred to the life and character OF
George Washington, saying that not
only in the ideal but in personal CHAR.
acter, he embodied elements Of tsutl
and greatness which have been in
wrought into our national history. The
galleries were crowded, many occupants
being visiting Daughters of the Revolu-
ton, who listened attentively to the
reading by Senator Dubois of Idaho, OF
Washington's farewell address.
The senate passed the omnibus pub
lie building bill.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 23.-In the house
today bill. was passed to exempt from
taxation the property of the Daughters
OF the Revolution in the District of Col
umbia.
A bill to amend the railroad safety
appliance act was sent to conference
and Underwood of Alabama, moved to
instruct the conferees to recede from
that portion of the house amendment
which seeks to give the interstate COM
merce commission power to reduce be-
low so per cent the number of cars tc
be handled by safety appliance brakes
In the senate this afternoon, Mr.
Quay again sought to secure vote OF
the statehood bill on Thursday, Febru'
ary 26 Mr.. Kean objected, remarkint
he hoped that he would be permitted tt
conclude his remarks begun severa
days ago.
NOMINATIONS REPORTED FAVOR
ABLY.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The senate
committee on judiciary today reported
favorably the nomination Of William
B. Day to be associate justice of tn
United States supreme court; also tn
nomination of J. K. Richards to sue
ceed Judge Day on the circuit bench
also the nomination Of Assistant Attor
ney General Hoyt to be solicitor genera
to succeed Richards.
AGAINST SHIP SUBSIDY BILLS.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The hous
committee on merchant marine an
| fisheries today voted not to report tn
ship subsidy bill to the house, the vot
being 10 to 6.
THE COMPROMISE PROPOSITION
The Republican leaders conferred a
Saturday at Washington on the sub1ee
of the statehood compromise, and mos
of the Democrats were informed OF tn
general terms of the proposition. To
questions as to whether they would ae
cent such compromise they said the
wanted to see a definite proposition
and to know from whom 1t came, the
thew would be in a position to confe
and decide. On the Republican side
Ia found that two Republican senator:
Reveridge and Nelson, both members
the committee on territories, are yer
10th to accept any compromise saV
that which the majority originally pre-
sented. Their position is that the on
n,bus bill Is defeated and that Senate
Quay, who has been so persistent
pressing it, has lost strength by n
course in supporting Senator Morga
during the latter's fight against tn
canal treaty. Senator Spooner reporte
to his colleagues that there was no Il
gal difficulty in the way Of admittir
Oklahoma and afterward attaching II
Indian Territory to the state. In tn
same connection there is propositie
to have included in the legislation
provision, for a trust school fund I
Indian Territory, to be provided by Il
government. This Is to meet the o
|. lection raised against Indian Terrific
! that it has no school lan'
and no grants to be made I
public schools. The division Of Ne
: Mexico and Arizona Is to be made up'
proclamation by the president VIII