Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-14
NATIONAL NEWS.
Good News for Las Vegas-The Grant
Middle at Last Nearing
An End.
Presidential Nominations-Jud Jenk-
ms Impeachment-Go Gossip from
the Halls Of Congress.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE secretary O.
the interior has issued instructions to the
commissioner of the general land Office
concuring in the latter's recommendation
that the survey of the Las Vegas grant
New Mexico, be rejected. He directs tina,
s final and complete survey of the grant
be made in accordance with the recent de-
partmental decision, as speedily as posi-
BILE, SO that this long delayed matter may
be closed up at an early date.
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Postmasters-Chas. A. Woodward, al
Idaho Springs, Colo.
John Barrett, of Oregon, minister resi-.
dent and consul to Siam.
Thomas &. Morgan, of North Carolina
consul.general at Shanghai.
Receivers OF public money-George
Weaver, at Durango, Colo; Ezra @. Moves,
at Lamar, Colo; Louis Schwartz, at Glen
wood Springs, Colo.
Register Of land Clemens B.
Thompson, at Lamar, Colo.
TO IMPEAcH JUDGE.
The house judiciary committee has
voted in favor of reporting resolution
for investigating instead Of impeaching
Judge jenkins, for restraining the North
ern Pacific employees from striking or
quitting work.
DELUDED PETITIONERS.
A petition signed by 10000 wool grow
ers Of the United States, owning 100000,
or one.seventh of all the sheep in the
United States, protesting against the free
wool clause of the tariff bill, has been
presented by Senator Cullom, of Illinois,
in the senate. Among the petitioners
were the Navajo tribes, who own 1,000,-
600 sheep and are prospering by this in
dustry.
Petitions against free iron ore and free
lumber were presented by Senator Faulk-
ner, and similar petitions protesting
against the Wilson bill, as a whole, were
presented by Senators Cookrell and Gal
linger.
RAYNoR's AMENDMENT.
Representative Raynor, Democrat,
Maryland, contemplates Offering an
amendment, pending Bland's seigniorage
bill, authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to issue per cent bonds to the
amount of $5O,00O,O 900, running ten years,
in case the necessity arises. Raynor in
tends to offer his plan as acompromise,
with Bland, but the latter is not ready to
accept it as such. Under these circum-
stances Raynor said last night that he
was not yet fully decided whether or not
to offer the amendment and let it take its
chances.
pECKHAM's CONFIRMATION DOUBTFUL.
Leaders on both sides of the Peckham
contest are continuing their efforts to-
day, in preparation for executive session
tomorrow.
The best opinion obtainable is that the
session will not be as long as that in
which Hornblower's nomination was con-
sidered. The opponents of confirmation,
are claiming from four to six majority.
There will be six or eight changes from
the Hornblower vote.
ro.DAY's HOUSE.
The house this morning resumed con-
of the Blind seigniorage bill.
Bland then moved to 60 into committee
of the whole for further consideration of
The seigniorage bill. Pending the motion
Bland tried to reach an agreement with
The opponents Of the bill to close general
debate this evening at o'clock, but Reed
called for the regular order.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The income tax clause will be allowed
10 remain in the tariff bill by the senate
The Joy .O'Neil contest election case
will come up in the house tomorrow.
O'Neil will probably be seated.
The tariff bill is progressing very slow
ly in the senate finance committee. No
time has been fixed for reporting it.
Consideration of the Bland seigniorage
bill will probably be completed by the
house to-day. II Is expected to pass.
In the senate this morning Senator
Frye introduced remonstrance of the
National W. Q. T. U. against tax on
whisky.
The documents in the boundary dispute
Brazil and the Argentine Repub-
lie, which:K.s been referred to President
toy arbitration, have arrived in
Washington.
The money Of dead United States SOL
lier has been turned over to the heirs in
Germany without the expensive formality
Of letters Of administration and other red
tape. This is unusual.
Minister Thurston addressed large
audience on the future Of Hawaii. He
said that Hawaii was the child OF the
United States, and that annexation must
come sooner or later.
Shrewd Republican leaders looking
ahead see the contingency that the elec-
lion of the next president may devolve
On the house Of Representatives, and are
laying their plans accordingly, u
AT the opening Of the session Of the
house this morning, the resignation Of
Brawley, Of South Caro-
lima, who has been appointed United
States district Judge, was read and placed
On file, the resignation took effect to-
Jay.