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NEW MEXICAN
SANTA
FE
SANTA FE, N. M., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1903.
NO. 310
VOL. 39
THIRTY-FIFTH
LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
TWENTY-THIRD DAY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1903.
THE COUNCIL.
(Morning Session.)
It was 11:30 o'clock this morning
when President Chaves called the
'Council to order. No chaplain was pre
sent -and Mr. Martinez moved that Mr.
Hughes, as the oldest member, act as
chaplain. Mr. Hughes said it would be
better If each member acted aB his own
confessor, and the journal was ordered
read. .
President Chaves then handed down
the following telegram which was read:
"Washington, D. C, Feb. 23. Hon X
Francisco Chaves, Santa Fe, N. M. I
have the honor to mention the receipt
of your telegram of the 20th, and beg
you to convey to the Legislative Coun
cil and through it to the Legislative As
sembly of New Mexico my acknowledg
ment of their kindness, which I sincere
ly appreciate. M. S. Quay."
It was ordered that a copy of the tel
egram be sent to the House with a
statement of the action of the Coun
cil. President Chaves then Issued a call
for a meeting of the finance committee.
He stated that he had been Informed by
Mr. Hughes, chairman of the commit
tee, that he was unable to secure a quo
rum, and if the members did not at
tend, It was his intention to proceed
nlone and report the bills now pending
before that committee. Mr. Fall said
he thought that at this stage of the
session there Bhould not be any ad
journments from Friday until Monday,
and he moved that the committee on
rules be Instructed to report one tomor
row by which the Council cannot ad
journ over any day, except Sunday, un
til the close of the session. This was
ordered. A recess was then taken un
til 2 o'clock this afternoon.
THE COUNCIL.
(Afternoon Session.)
Th Council was called to order
at
2:15 p. m. by President Chaves. Rev.
W. A. Cooper offered prayer. The
Council then took a recess Bubject to
the call of the chair to permit the com
mittees to meet.
A message was received from the
Governor of the Territory containing
the nominations of Dr.W. R. Tipton of
Las Vegas, to be a member of the board
of regents of the Normal University at
that place for five years, term com
mencing February 22, 1903, and ending
February 22, 1908, and Charles A. Spiess
of Las Vegas, to be a member of the
board of regents of the Normal Univer
sity at that point for unexpired term of
Frank Springer, resigned. The nomi
nations were Immediately acted upon
and were unanimously confirmed.
The Council then adjourned until 10
o'clock in the morning.
THE HOUSE.
(Afternoon Session.)
The House was called to order at 2:16
p. m. and prayer was offered. The
reading of the Journal was Interrupted
to receive a message from the Council
announcing action on bills before that
body. The message announced Senator
Quay's telegram; action on Council Bill
No. 44, An act relating to mayors and
other officers of cities; Council Bill No.
27, as amended, relating to the Sunday
lawpCouncil Bill No. 47, relating to
bounties; Council Bill No. 35, relating to
the consolidation of benevolent socie
ties; Council Bill No. 41, relating to the
desecration of the flag; Council Bin wo.
k. relatln to " corporations; Council
Bill No. 64, relating to the annexation
of contiguous territory by cities; Coun
cil Bill No. 64, to amend the election
law: Council Bill No. 65, relating to
elections; Council BUI No. 68, relating
to Injury to ditches; Council Joint Res
olution No."ll.to correct bills. It was
also announced that the Council ,con
curred In the amendments to the bill to
create Quay county. '
Committee on stock and stock rais
ing adversely reported H. B. No. 62, An
act to amend the law relating to boun
ties. The same committee favorably re-
ported House BUI No. 94, on the same
subject.
House Bill No. 116 was Introduced by
Mr. McCash, An act to repeal part of
Section 1709 of the Compiled Laws of
1897. Referred to the committee on Ju
dietary. . -
House Bill No. 117 was Introduced by
Mr. Crlstoval Sanchez, An act to re-
miire an annual report by all officers,
Referred to the committee on territorial
Affairs.
House Bill No. 118 was introduced by
Mr. Crlstoval Sanchez, An act to allow
the United States full possession of the
Spanish archives now In New Mexico,
Referred to the committee on termor-
lal affairs.
-House Bill No. 119 was Introduced by
Mr. Crlstoval Sanchez, An act to regu-
lntA h nrartlce of medicine. Referred
. to the committee on territorial affairs.
House Bill No. 120 was Introduced by
Mr. Baca, An act relating to the prac
tirw. nt nptonnnthv. ; Referred to the
committee on territorial affairs. .
House Bill No. 121 waa Introduced by
Mr. Baca. An act to construct' abroad
from Santa Fe to Las Vegas by convict
- labor. Referred to committee on roads
and highways. -
House Bill No. 122 was Introduced by
Mr. Martinez, An act relating to com
munity ditches. Referred to committee
on irrigation.
House Bill No. 123 was Introduced by
Mr. Gutierrez, An act in relation to
trials of cases before justices of the
peace and In relation to appeals there
from. Referred to committee on Judi
ciary.
House Bill No. 124, by Mr. Howard,
An act to prohibit territorial and coun
ty officers from becoming sureties for
others. ReferKfj? to committee on terri
torial affairs.
House Bill No. 125, by Mr. Vargas, An
act relating to the distribution of school
funds. Referred to the committee on
education.
House Bill No. 126, by Mr. Ortega, An
act to amend Section 1, Chapter 108,
Laws of 1901. Referred to the commit
tee on agriculture and manufacturing.
House Bill No. 127, by Mr. Coleman,
the eight hour bill. Referred to com
mittee on railroads.
House Resolution No. 11 placing the
translator on the pay roll at the rate of
$8 per day, was referred to the finance
committee.
House Resolution No. 12, by Mr. Mar
tinez, relating to the death of the late
Hon. Emiliano Gutierrez, and setting
apart an afternoon for eulogies, was
read. 'Mr. Gutierrez was formerly a
member of the House from Bernalillo
county. The resolution will be called
up later.
" Speaker Montoya announced as the
members of the House "steering com
mittee" Messrs. Llewellyn, Bowie and
Baca.
House Bill No. 36, by Mr. Montoya,
An act to amend the present health
laws, was laid before the House. It
was favorably reported by the judiciary
committee, and Mr. Baca moved it be
read the third time by title preparatory
to Its passage. Mr. Martin Sanchez
moved its passage. The bill was pass
ed unanlniously.
On the calendar were many bills for
third reading and final passage.' The
authors of a large majority of these
bills were absent and so the House ad
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing before they should be called up.
A HEW BEEF TRUST.
It Is to be Organized on Broad Plans so as
Not to Conflict with the Anti-Trust Laws.
Chicago, Feb. 23. The Post today
says: Tho plans practically are complete
for the merging of the Interests of the
firms that comprise the beef trust. Un
less something unforeseen arises, April
will see the official announcement of
the incorporation of a securities com
pany which eventually may control the
meat trade of the world. Unlike the
popular Idea of the packers' merger,
however, for the time being, It Is not to
embrace everything in sight, nor Is it to
be capitalized at $50,000,000, as -is an
nounced for the United States Packing
Company. Further , plans contemplate
no friction with the federal courts, be
cause of the recent decision by Judge
Grosscup against the packing house
combination. The nucleus of the great
combination "of world-wide Intorest Is
the merging of the smaller Independent
plants bought last year by the big pack
ers preparatory to the general merger
planned at that time. The securities to
be held by the new corporation are
those of theG. H. Hammond Packing
Company, the Omaha Packing Company,
the Anglo American , the Fowler com
panies, the St. Louis Beef Company, and
the United States Dressea ueei ura,
pany, and possibly several of the outside
stockyards now controlled by Chicago
Interests. Chicago will be the bead'
Quarters of the combination, but as far
as the public Is concerned here, there
will be no Immediate change in opera
tlon of the Individual plant's under the
new regime.
THAWED OUT DYNAMITE CARELESSLY,
As a Consequence Fear Persons Are Dead and
a Number Are Badly Injnred.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 33. A dynamite
exnloslon this morning at Rockwood,
100 miles south of here, Killed lour per
sons and inlured a number of others.
A triner of men working on the Baltimore
&nA Ohio railroad were thawing out
dvnfcmlte when the explosion occurred.
Four men were killed outright ana a
number were Injured. Three or tne
victims were blown Into the Castleman
river. They were horribly mutilated
The names have . not yet been learned
VICTIMS OF THE HOTEL FIRE.
One of Them Caawfreai New York, aid the
; Other from Illinois.'
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 83. It is
now" believed that the remaining un-
Identified body taken from the Clifton
hotel's ruins is M. E. Bruce, who reel
atered from New York City. A. P.
Johnson, another guest, Is as vet un
accounted for. Johnson Is supposed to
have come irons an Illinois town presum
ably. .' - -
Scratch tablets, for sale at thfc
office, . 4. j.jui'TS.iS!
THE BEAN BAKE OF
GARLETON POST
The Ladies of the Woman's Ealief Corps
and the Veterans Gave a Delightful
Entertainment to the Two-Hundred
Quests Invited.
JUDGE JOHN R. McFIE PRESIDED
WITH TACT JND ABILITY
The members of Carleton Post, G. A.
Ft., and the Woman's Relief Corps, gave
a delightful bean bake at Post Hall,
Saturday evening. It was a celebration
of Washington's birthday, and the
guests of the evening were the mem
bers of the legislature and a few others.
Judge McFie, as post commander, pres
ided, and called on volunteers to speak.
Judge Morrison was called upon and re
sponded with a high tribute to the gen
ius of "Washington. Hon. T. B. Catron
responded to calls for him in an elo
quent tribute to Washington, the valor
of soldiers on both sides during the
Civil War and to Lincoln. Hon Pedro
Sanchez was called upon and eulogized
Washington'ond Lincoln. In his open
ing remarks, Judge McFie had feeling
ly referred to the passage o( the bill
"to bury all old soldiers." A. B. Rene
han was called on for a speech and he
protested against passing any bill "to
bury all old soldiers" and thought it
was. unjust to take any such action un
til they were dead. He made a vigor
ous plea that they be permitted to live
their full allotment of years and that
they shoujd not be burled until after
death. Colonel George W. Knaebel was
called on and created much amusement
by pulling from his pocket the manu
script of the speech he was "so unex
pectedly to deliver." Coldnel Knaebel
spoke as follows:
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Members of
the Rough Riders Post, of Carleton Post
and of the Grand Army of the Republic,
I greet you all most cordially, and to.
thl,. . ...urs, young and old, of the
South as well as of the North, I have to
say, you behaved yourselves nobly.- I
did not, and this is the truth, expect to
have been called upon to make any re
marks this evening, but thought it pos
sible as I applaud others so vigorously,
in grateful recognition, I might possi
bly be called upon by some one or more
of the previous speakers to make a few
remarks. A few minutes before my ar
rival here this evening, I therefore Jott
ed down a few remarks that I would
make, if called upon, as I now am, with
special reason In view that I would not
take up too much time, for I assure you
it will not take over five minutes fojp
me. to read my remarks, if I can de
cipher the writing. I may say here, this
is the first time in history of the coun
try I have thus bridled myself in read
ing my speech. Now I will light in, if
I may be permitted to use such elegant
words:
'George Washington, the Father of
Our Country! God bless your memory!
Would to Heaven you were alive today
(you would not be so very old), to
whisper words of counsel to the benigh
ted Beverldge of Indiana and thus de
ter him from him pusillanomous efforts
to throttle Liberty in keeping New
Mexico out of the Union of States. To
you valiant soldiers of the Civil and
Spanish wars, I have to say, when the
eyes of the Nation were upon you, you
were standing In the Jaws of death!
the monster was ready to crush you,
and in your valor you said, Crush
away! And may my blood, like the gen
tle rain from Heaven, freely flow, and
reinvigorate the spirit of patriotism and
American liberty, so valuable to our
country, and make them so deep rooted
in the heart of the people that they
will forever flourish and thrive without
the need of more war. Those of you
who fought in the "Lost Cause," know
theblood of those who died in that
cause, flowed freely, but only on a plant
that, blossomed but to die. We love you
because you fought like men and be
cause you sincerely believed you were
right, and we therefore respect the
memory of those who so freely gave
their lives and who so manfully suffer
ed the deprivations of horrid war, in
defense of their principles, rights and
honor, as they then saw them; and we
also respect those of the survivors, on
the side of the South, who still sincere
ly adhere to those principles. Thank
God, your powder and shot gave out,
for had it not done so, perhaps this
glorious Union would have been among
the wrecked republics of the past, God
hiM vou all! Tou are with us! Tou
know how to fight, and together we are
Invincible, and make the hair of Eu
rope stand on end like the Kaiser's mus
tache, when the suggestion of war witn
this nation, la made. May we grow
stronger and stronger In our patriotism,
notwithstanding. In so far as we In New
Mexico are concerned, although good
enough to die for our country, still are
not good enough, it appears, to share in
all the rights and privileges of full
grown citizenship, in company with the
illustrious Beverldge of Indiana. Bev
erldge acts in my opinion, as if he felt
Insnlred by the Almighty to
chisel his name on the Pillar of Fame,
but. unfortunately for him, he has chis
eled It In the "howling wilderness of
New Mexico," upon its arid lands and
uoon Its restless Jack rabbits." When
we enter the Union, In spite of this
hitfoi. noveridsre. that wilderness will
become a summer garden, the arid
lands will "blossom as the rose," and
Beverldge's pillar of fame will be used,
like other ordure, to enrich , our soil,
leaving only a stray Jack rabbit here
and there with the name , "Beverldge"
chiseled across Its forehead, to sooth
and calm the mighty Beverldge an It
THE FATHER OF
HIS COUNTRY
George Washington's Birth
day Anniversary is Being
Observed Today From
Few York to San Fran
cisco. -m
EXERCISES AT WINDY CITY
Never Before Was Such Empha
sis Laid Upon the Observance
of This National Holjdav--Senator
Hoar the Principal
Speaker.
Chicago, Feb. 23. Public schools,
banks, the board of trade and stock ex
change and all city and county offices
were closed today In honor of Washing
ton's birthday, and appropriate exercis
es were held by various societies. A
meeting was held in the morning at the
Auditorium attended by the pupils of
the public schools at which Professor
George E. Vincent of the University of
Chicago, and Miss Jane Adams of Hull
House, were the principal speakers. In
the afternoon Senator Hoar of Massa
chusetts, addressed a large audience at
the Anditorium, composed of the mem
bers of the Union League Club and
their friends.. The singing of patriotic
songs by the audience formed part of
the exercises. A banquet will be given
this evening by the Union League at
which Senator Hoar will respond to the
toast. Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, Presi
dent Elliot of Harvard, and Bishop
Gaylor of Tennessee, will be the other
speakers. "
IN NEW ENGLAND.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 23. Army veter
ans' reunions, patriotic meetings and
other events were included in the ob
servance of Washington's bir'.hday in
this city. General William Booth, com
mander of the Salvation Army, ad
dressed large audiences in Tremont
Temple. The holiday was quite gener
ally observed in the larger cities of
New England.
THE METEOR WRECKED.
The Fast Train of the St. Louis and an
Francisco Jumped the Track.
St. Louis, Mo., Fob. 23. A special
from Dixon, Mo., says: The St. Louis
and San Francisco fast west bound pas
senger train "Meteor," was wrecked
last night one quarter mile west of the
Gasconade river crossing at Arlington.
William Gifford, aged 50, a Walls Fargo
Express messenger of St. Louis, was
killed, and Engineer William Decker of
Newburg, sustained broken ribs and In
ternal Injuries that may prove fatal.
Four train men were seriously Injured.
None of the passengers was injured ex
cept slightly. The wrecked train had
two engines and was under full head-
way, making tne run ironi uixuh,
The first engine jumped the track and
the second engine turned completely
over. Express and mall cars were
splintered into kindling wood. Clifford
was burled beneatn tne oaKKS",
was drowned by water running in from
the broken tender. Harvey Jonnson
crawled out of the wrecked cab of en
gine 206 and rescued his Drother Julius
V .... . i . 1, , . I.
irom aoatn in seaming sie&ui. um
were badly scalded.
ANOTHER RAILROAD SMASH UP.
Jollet, Februry 23. Two men wore
instuntlv killed, two fatally hurt and
one badly Injured In a railroad accident
last night at Bracevuie, a mining town
south of Jollet. Tne Alton and Kansas
City Limited struck the carriage con
taining the live men. xne aeao. are:
George Bursock and John Rudelese.
The fatally lniurea are: jonn subwiku
and Andrew Kosloisky. The men had
been to a funeral and wore on their way
hnmn in South Wilmington. The train
struck the carriage squarely hurling the
men In all directions.
Th Saltan Promises Again.
Constantinople, Feb. 83. Tewfik
Pasha, minister of foreign affairs, noti
fied the Austro-Hungarian and Russian
ambussadors today that the sultan had
agreed to adopt a scheme for reforms In
Macedonia.
i, - f r
appears before him on his dying bed,
when he leaves his beloved country for
that land from whence no traveler re
turns.
'In these few remarks, I assure you I
have not "cornered" all tne eloquence
there Is. Tou will find plenty more of
It, on Monday night. In the minstrel
show at the Loretto Academy, to be
given there by forty of the fairest la
dies in New Mexico. Beverldge, I un
derstand, has been Invited, as are you
all.
"The paper this evening, had an In-to-oatino-
item in it in regard to Don
Pedro Sanchez, and in behalf of us all,
as we are but curious, I ask Don Pedro
who the angel was that kissed him?"
- Mr. Sanchez promptly replied to Col
onel Knaebel's question by saying he
would not tell if he could, he was not
sure he could, but he was sure it was
very sweet and he would not object to
another.
- The Capital City Band was present
ri rendered several selections , while
the entire audience Joined In the sing
ing of patriotic songs. Supper was
served by the members of the Relief
Corps and It was a Jolly evening for
those so fortunate- as to be present.
CITY COUNCIL AND
THE LEGISLATURE
The Aldermen of Santa Fe Pass Two Re
solutions Whioh Bear on Legislation
That is Pending and Direotly or In
directly Affects the Capital.
THE PROJECT TO BUILD A ROAD
FROM SANTA FE TO LAS YEGAS
The city council met in special session
Saturday afternoon to protest against
the passage of the bill now pending In
the legislature requiring a tax for wa
ter and light purposes; and to take ac
tion favorable to the passage of the
resolution which has been adopted in
the House for the , construction of a
road between here and Las Vegas by
convict labor. The call for the meeting
was signed by Aldermen Fischer, Sena,
Hersch,' Dudrow and Rodriguez, and all
were present. Mayor Sparks presided.
The first matter taken up was the bill
now pending to require a levy for wa
ter and light purposes. It was explain
ed that the bill Is intended for Raton,
but that under its provisions, Santa Fe
and other cities are included. Mr.
Fischer then presented the following
resolution which was adopted:
"Whereas, Certain bills have been In
troduced In the House and Council of
the 35th legislative assembly, which, if
they become laws, would be detrimen
tal to the best Interests of the City of
Santa Fe; therefore be it
"Resolved, That to protect the interests
of the City of Santa Fe in the matter
of legislation It would be well to have
a steering committee of three members
of the city council appointed by the
mayor, who shall watch legislative pro
ceedings, and who shall draft and pre
sent to the honorable legislative body
protests against such bills as may be
detrimental to the best interests of the
city, and shall draft and present to the
legislative body resolutions requesting
the passage of such bills as may be for
the best interests of the city; and it is
further
"Resolved, That the mayor shall ap
point such committee of three members
of the council who shall have full pow
er to act as mentioned above In the
name of the city council of the City of
Santa Fe. The committee named con
sists of Messrs. Fischer, Sena and Cas
tillo." The following resolution was then
presented and adopted:
'Whereas, Committees of the 35th
legislative assembly are now consider
ing the wisdom and feasibility of utiliz
ing convict labor for the building of a
public highway between Santa Fe and
Las Vegas, and
"Whereas, In the opinion of the mem
bers of this municipal body such em
ployment of the unfortunate Inmates of
the penitentiary would not only serve
to provide such Inmates of the peniten
tiary with much needed healthful occu
pation that could in ' nowise conflict
with the Just rights of free labor, but
would Identify New Mexico with the
'good roads' movement now so popular
throughout the neighboring states of
the west, initiate a settled policy ior
dealing with the prison labor problem,
'so long a mooted question In this terri
tory and stand as an example which
may in time be extended to the other
parts of the territory, and
"Whereas, Such public road or high
way would pass through the United
States Pecos forest reservation, one of
the most beautiful mountain parks In
the world and render accessible to the
people of Santa Fe, San Miguel and
Mora counties for the purposes of trade
and healthful recreation a section of
he country now isolated and but little
known, yet rich In historic associations
and resourceful In deposits of gold and
copper ores, recently proved veins of
mercantile coal and attractive In Its
picturesque ranch homes; therefore be
it
"Resolved by the municipal council of
the City of Santa Fe, in special sess'on
held this 21st day of February, IMS,
That such undertaking la deemed to be
entirely feasible, and If carried out on
the l'ne suggested its cost would be in
flniteslmal in comparison to its bene
fits to a large proportion of the tax
payers of the territory; and we earn
estly Implore and petition the honora
lie members of the 35th legislative us
sembly to authorize the use of a limit
ed number of convicts for such purpose;
and be it further ' . .
''Resolved, That a cop? of these res-
olutions be presented to the Hon. R. L,
Baca by a committee of one to be nam
ed by the mayor, for his use In furth
ering the project as outlined above."
Mr. Dudrow was named as the com
mittee to present the resolutions to Mr.
Baca. ,
The council then adjourned.
A SALOON ROW.
A Kllllai la One of the Suburbs of Denver
Early This Moraini.
Denver, Colo., Feb. 23. A saloon row,
growing out of a disputed bill two years
Ota, leu uj iiuh niiiiuK v. -at
about 1:30 this morning In a saloon of
TjinU Renz. at Olobevllle. Bens shot
Curtis In the abdomen, death resulting
.hnut ha'f an hour later. Hens was ar
rested. '
A SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Lottery Ticket Caaaet Be Seat From One
State late Another.
Wmhlneton. D. C. Feb. 23. The
United States sunreme court decides, In
the case of Champion of Chicago, that
the United States has a right to prohibit
lending lottery tickets from one state to
another as pari oi its power w reguiw
commerce between states.
UNITED STATES
SENATE IS IN
DEEP WATER
There Are Many Formidable Difficulties in the
Way of a Compromise on the Omnibus State
hood Bill Yet it Must be Gotten Out of
the Way This Week.
THE DEMOCRATS
LIKE TO SEE AN EXTRA
SESSION OF CONGRESS
THE SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 23. The senate
committee on the Philippines today re
ported adversely Senator Carmack'B
resolution directing the committee to
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 committees
decided not to print the compilation of
receipts and expenditures In the Phil
ippines as it was found that the expen
diture for such printing would be about
$65,000.
THE DEMOCRATS KILL STATE
HOOD. Washington, Feb. 23 Tho 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 truth
and greatness which have been in
wrought into our national history. The
galleries were crowded, many occupmts
being visiting Daughters of the Revolu
tion, who listened attentively to the
reading by Senator Dubois of Idaho, of
Washington's farewell address.
The senate passed the omnibus pub
lic building bill.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 23. In the house
today a bill was passed to exempt from
taxation the property of the Daughters
of the Revolution In the District nr 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 50 per cent the number of cars to
be handled by safety appliance brakes.
In the senate this afternoon, Mr.
Quay again sought to secure a vote on
the statehood bill on Thursday, Febru
ary 26. Mr. Kean objected, remarking
he hoped that he would be permitted to
conclude his remarks begun several
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 the
United States supreme court; also the
nomination of J. K. Richards to suc
ceed Judge Day on the circuit bench;
also the nomination of Assistant Attor
ney General Hoyt to be solicitor general
to succeed Richards.
AGAINST SHIP SUBSIDY BILLS.
Washington, Feb. 23. The house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries today voted not to report the
ship subsidy bill to the house, the vote
being 10 to 6.
THE COMPROMISE PROPOSITION.
The Republican leaders conferred all
Saturday at Washington on the subject
of the statehood compromise, and most
of the Democrats were informed of the
general terms of the proposition. To all
auestlons as to whether they would ac
cept such a compromise they said they
wanted to see a definite proposition,
and to know from whom It came, then
they would be in a position to confer
and decide. On the Republican side It
In found that two Republican senators,
Beverldge and Nelson, both members oi
the committee on territories, are very
compromise save
that which the majority originally pre
sented. Their position is that the om
nibus bill Is defeated and that Senator
Quay, who has been so persistently
pressing it, has lost strength by his
course In supporting Senator Morgan
during the letter's fight against the
canal treaty. Senator Spooner reported
to his colleagues that there was no le
gal difficulty In the way of admitting
Oklahoma and afterward attaching the
Indian Territory to the Btate. In this
game connection there Is a proposition
to have Included In the legislation a
provision, for a trust school fund for
Indian Territory, to be provided by the
government. This Is to meet the ob
jection raised against Indian Territory
that It has no school lanas
And no grants to be made for
public schools. The division of New
Mexico and Artiona Is to be made upon
proclamation by tne president : when
WOULD
there is a population of 300,000 in Ari
zona, but objection has been raised by
the Democrats to this suggestion as it
now stands, because no provision is
made for a census, and it would be at
least 1910 before any test could be made.
The statehood compromise which Is
expected to unlock the present tangle In
the senate and remove the blockade,
proposes to admit two states, one to be
Oklahoma, according to its present
boundaries, with a proviso that Indian
Territory shall be added to Oklahoma
in 1906, when the treaty obligations with
the Indians will not be in the way. The
other state is to be composed of New
Mexico and Arizona, under the name of
Montezuma, with a proviso that when
tho present territory of Arizona has a
population of 300,000 people It shall be
come a separate state, providing that
the people of the territory affected vote
In favor being divided from New Mexi
co. Senator Spooner has been intrusted
with the legal questions Involved, es
pecially in regard to the rights of the
Indian tribes in Indian Territory. He
has been in consultation with the attor
ney general and other law officers of the
government familiar with the subject
and the bill when drawn will be based
on Informal ion which Senator Spooner
obtains.
During the day efforts were made to
find Delegate Mark A. Smith of Arizona
to ascertain what his views would be a
to the proposed compromise, but he was
not at the capltol. He has been decid
edly opposed to any such move all
along, and today Senator Blackburn
told some of his colleagues that the
Joining of the two territories would not
be acceptable, and said it would cause
strong opposition.
Another feature of the Democratic
position developed was that many-Democrats
are indifferent as to an extra
legislative session of congress,' while
some think that It would not be bad
policy to have such a session and have
the subject of trust legislation and re
vision of the tariff discussed. This Idea
was communicated to some of the lead
ers today and caused considerable un
easiness. It is realized that with the
business now pending in the senate a
very few men could force enough ap
propriation bills over to cause an extra
session of the 58th congress. At the
same time, the members expressed their
opinion that before the coming week
has passed the blockade will be raised
in some manner and all necessary legis
lation disposed of by March 4.
Stock Markets.
New York, Feb. 23. Closing stocks
Atchison, 67K;J Atchison pfd., 100;
New York Central, li&H; Pennsylvania,
Southom Pacific, UH; Union
Pacific, 101; do. pfd., 95; United
States Steel, 39; do. pfd., 88.
Tho Wool Market.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 23. Wool,
quiet, unchanged.
Territory ana western nieuiuui, n vg
Ann, 13 17; coarse, 13 15tf.
MARKET REPORT.
MONEY AND METAL.
New York, Feb. 23. Money on call
nominal. Silver, 48.
New York, Feb. 23. Load, quiet.
$10.12. Copper, firm, $12.90
813.Hi.
GRAIN.
Chicago,' Feb. 23. Close. Wheat, May,
77; July,' 73.
Corn, Fob., 44; May, 45.
Oats, Feb., 34; May, 35 35.
POKK, LARD, RI11S. ,
Pork, May, $17.07; July, $17.10.
.Lard, May.J $9.57; July, $9 42.
Ribs, May, $9.67; July. $9.52.
STOCK.
Kansas CIty.Mj., Feb. 23. Cattle, re
ceipts 8,000, Including l,50O' Texans;
market steady.
Native steors, $3.40 $5.25; Tex
as and inaian steers ea.uu g vi.uu;
Texas cows, $1.75 $3.50; native cows
and heifers, $2.00 $4.25; stockers and
feeders, $2.25 $4.40; bulls 2.25 4.25;
calves, $2.56 $6.00; western steers;
$3.00 $5.00; western cows, $1.75
$3.00.
Sheep, receipts 3,000; market strong.
Muttons $3.50 $0.00; lambs, $3.60 3
$6.75; range wethers $3.00 $5.80;
ewes $3.25 $5.40.
Chicago, Feb. 23. Cattle, receipts,
25,000; market steady.
Good to prime steers, $5.50 Q $5.75;
poor to medium, $3.25 $4.50; itockers
and feeders, $2.35 a $4 50; cows $1.40O
$4.50; heifers, $2.00 $4.75; canners,
$1.40 $2.50; ' bulls, $2.00 $4.35;
calves, $3.50 $8.65; Texas fed steers,
$3.50 $4.25.
Sheep, receipts, 22.000; sheep stea.ly,
lambs steady. , .
Good to choice wethers, $5.00 Q $5 7 .;
fair to choice mixed, $4.00 15.WI,
western sheep, $4.75 $5.75; native
lambs, $4.75 $7.25; western lambs,
$4.75 $7.15. r. -. , ;, v