Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-26
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
WANT NEW MEXICO IN.

WANT NEW MEXICO IN.
WAsHNGToS, Feb. 26.-Representative
Springer, Of Illinois, expects New Mexico
to become a state before the close OF the
| session. The bill for that purpose was
unfavorably reported by the house COM
mittee on territories week ago, but
Springer has prepared q substitute which
he thinks stands an excellent chance of
going through It is known that at least
three Republican senators are in favor of
admission of New Mexico, and the Demo-
cratic senators can be expected to support
it as s matter of course.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house committee on appropriations
recommended concurrence in the follow
ing senate amendments to the sundry
civil bill: Making appropriations for
statutes of Gems. Sheridan, Hancock and
Logan, for lighting Washington sound,
Washington territory, for the survey of
the Gulf of Mexico to select a site for q
deep water harbor.
IN THE SENATE.
A resolution was agreed to authorizing
the select committee OH irrigation to take
testimony at any place in the United
States.
The senate bill to ratify and confirm
the agreement with the southern Ute In.
dams in Colorado and make the necessary
appropriations for carrying it into effect
was taken up and read.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The consideration of the bill was not
concluded when at o'clock Cockrell
offered a resolution that the senate re-
ceive with profound sorrow the announce
ment of the death of the late Congress-
lnan Burns. Regular business was sus-
pended and Cockrell, Ingalls,, Voorhees,,
Hale. Hampton, Coke and Vest delivered
brief eulogies, after which resolutions
were adopted and the senate adjourned.
HARRISON ON THE CIVIL SERVICE.
1t is reported that the inaugural OF
Unless, however, all signs fall, it will be
surprise in many important particulars
There is reason to believe that the presi-
dent will devote much attention to civil
service, and that the opinions which he
will express will not be of the sort that
will be acceptable to the politicians, who
are certain to be clamorous for the spoils.
Some of those who are nearest to the new
president, and who are certain to have his
confidence after March 4, say that there
is to be no clean sweep and that the first
great contest that Mr.. Harrison will have
after entering upon his Office will be to
resist the demands that will be made
upon him for removals from office. 1t is
said to have already been determined
that there will be no extensive removals
in the minor positions in Washington on
merely political grounds, and that as to
most of the important positions outside Of
Washington, with some conspicuous ex-
ceptions, the rule will be that the present
incumbents will be permitted to serve out
their terms. Where officers have proved
efficient and have not been especially
active in the manifestation of their par
tisanship, the probability is that they will
be retained in office until their commits
sions shall expire. If such a policy shall
be adopted there can he no doubt that
the politicians will be disappointed.
The Creek bill has passed, which sim
ply ratifies the treaty and places these
lands in the same category with No-Man s.
Land, without laws or government. This
is the entering wedge to throwing these
lands open to settlement. There is moth
ing new in the Oklahoma situation. The
friends OF the measure still claim that it is
pretty certain to pass some time during
the week, but good many of them make
10 effort to conceal their uneasiness over
the situation.
PRESIDENT HARRISON.
President-elect Harrison and party ar