Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-24
NATIONAL NEWS.
Retired Army Officers In Congress-
Good Treasury ShOwing-In.
dian AHairS-NOtes.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Col. C. II. Man
sur, second comptroller of the treasury,
to-day rendered an opinion in the case OF
Gen. D. E. Sickles, of New York, in which
he holds in effect that Gen. Sickles can
not, under existing laws, hold his seat as
representative in congress and at the
same time draw salary as major general
of the army, retired. The opinion holds
the status of retired army offices as fol-
lows:
'He may hold any civil office under the
save and except those of
senator or member Of the house of repre-
sentatives, which, by the constitution,
are inhibited to him. He can draw his
pay as retired officer and also draw
salary or compensation of any civil Office
or employment he may hold under the
government, assuming always that the
duties of civil Office are performed under
and by virtue of commission appoint
ing him to that Office which he holds in
addition to his rank as retired officer"
posTMAsrERs APPOINTED.
Thirty-nine fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day. Of these nineteen
were to fill vacancies caused by removals,
eigeteen by designations and two by
deaths.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Members of the house committee on
Indian affairs say that appropriations for
the next fiscal year for Indians will not
be materially reduced below the figures
of the present year. The commissioner
is now engaged in the compilation of
bills, and has progressed SO far that it's
policy can be stated definitely, although
no figures can yet be given.
To-DAY's HOUSE.
Speaker Crisp, who was indisposed
yesterday, is back at his post to-day.
After the reading Of the journal at the
request of Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, the
time for paying tribute to the memory of
the late Representative Houk, of Ohio,
was postponed from the Sd to the 18th Of
March.
THE TREASURY BALANCE.
Available cash balance in the treasury
to-day, $137, ,754,63S; national bank notes
received for redemption, $490,325; total
for week, 81 ,669, OBS; government receipts,
internal revenue, $315,870; customs, $3O2,-
41S; miscellaneous, $14,73l.
THE WAR ENDED.
Senior Guzman, the minister of Mic
aragua to the United States, received a
cablegram to the following effect to-day:
The minister of foreign affairs of Mic
aragua has received word that the capital
of Honduras, Teguclgalpa, capitulated
last night. The victory puts an eEd to
the war in Honduras.
NATIONAL NOTES.
President Cleveland will go cunning in
North Carolina in few days.
Representative Barthold, of Missouri.
has introduced bill to make Lincoln,s
birthday, Feb. 10, national holiday.
Two beautiful silver.monnted canes
from the citizens of Idaho Springs have
been received by Senators Teller and
Wolcott.
Secretary Herbert is confined to the
house with cold. He says he will be at
his desk again in two or three days.
1t is not believed that the appropria-
tion for the determination of the Russian
thistle in the wheat lands of North
Dakota will pass.
Over thirty members of the house we're
arrested on the floor for having absented
themselves from sessions. The arrest of
members on the floor is almost without
precedent.
The senate has confirmed the nomina-
tion of Gen. Joseph 0. Shelby, as mar
shall of the western district and John A.
Walker as U. s. attorney for the western
district, in Missouri.
Senator Carey has introduced bill to
create commission to negotiate for the
cession Of the surplus lands of the
Shoshones and to appropriate $2,500
for bridge over the Big Twin river on
the Shoshone reservation.
Senator Morgan's report on Hawaii
was adopted by the full committee on
foreign relations. The Republicans are
willing to subscribe to it, although it
does not criticise the present administra-
tion as much as they desire. Some
Dem ocratic members will present a
minority report.