Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-12
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
Hawaiian Correspondence Must Be
PrOduCed-Utah's State Bill
Small Margin for State
Banks.
A New Bankruptcy Bill-Presidential
Nominations-Th Fort Lewis
Reserve.
CLEVELAND MUST SHOW UP.

CLEVELAND MUST SHOW UP.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The house COM
mittee on foreign affairs ordered favor
able report on the resolutions introduced
by Hit, of Illinois, calling on the presi-
dent for: the correspondence in the Ha-
waiian matter. The original resolution
was amended 80 as to include the CORES
pondence between ex-Minister Stevens
and the former administration.
THE CHEROKEE COMMISSION ORG AIMED.
The commission consisting of ex-Sen.
ator Dawes, of Massachusetts, chairman;
R. F. McKennon, of Arkansas, and Major
M. H. King, of Indiana, which was ap-
pointed by the president on November 1,
to confer with the five civilized tribes of
Indians, have affected an organization by
the appointment of Andrew F. Wright, of
Grand county, Ind, as secretary; Fl. M.
Jacow, of Arkansas, as stenographer, and
Miss Dawes as assistant. The first meet
ing Of the commission will be held in
Muskogee, 1. T., in abont ten days.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The house committee on judiciary to-
day voted to report favorably the Bailey
bankruptcy bill. The measure provides
for voluntary bankruptcy only and was
drawn to meet the OBJ bjections raised to
the Oates bill.
A bill introduced by Representative
Stone, of Pennsylvania, to limit the fees
of U. s. marshals, was made the order of
business for the next meeting of the judi
ciary committee.
FORT LEWIS RESERVE.
Representative Bell, of Colorado, ap-
peared before the house comm ittee on
public lands this morning and made an
argument in support of his bill to restore
the lands embraced in the Fort Lewis
military reservation to the public do
main. In his argument Mr.. Bell said
that not even an Indian rights "crank"
could object to the passage of the bill.
Several other bills of similar nature
were considered by the committee, but
no action was taken upon any Of them.
uTAH's STATE BILL.
Tomorrow has been set aside by the
house for the consideration of the Utah
bill. 1t is understood that a delegation
of Utah Republicans have been instru-
mental in inducing Republican congress
men to recede from their opposition to
the bill.
ooLoRADo's CADETsHIp.
Representative Pence, who has the
naming of West Point cadet from Colo
RADIO, says the competitive examination
will take place at Denver Feb. 1.
1T MAY NOT PASS.
It has been discovered that there is a
bare majority in the house committee
in favor of the repeal of the tax on state
banks.
To-DAY's HOUSE.
The annual reports of the Coast Geo.
detic Survey and other executive docu-
ments were laid before the house to-day
Representative Berthold, of Missouri,
made personal explanation, stating that
his name had been recorded as absent
during the vote on the bankruptcy BILL
whereas he had been present and voted
for the bill.
DEAD Ex-CoNGREssMAN.
The funeral of exC Congressman Murphy,
of Iowa, took place here this morning.
The body left afterward for Davenport
accompanied by the wife and daughter of
deceased. The pall-bearers were noted
men of Illinois and Iowa. The Press
club accompanied the remains to the
depot.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
At the morning session of the ways and
means committee the sugar schedule was
first considered and passed without
debate.
NOMINATED TODAY.
The president has nominated James H.
Jordan to be postmaster at Denver.
Chas. W. Dabny, of Tennessee, to be as
sistant secretary of agriculture.
Insane at sen.