Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-25
The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Pressing Belated Appropriation Bills
in the Senate.
Honors to Fred Douglass--Judicial
Nominations-Amer Cattle
Shut Out of France.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The house non
concurred in the senate amendments to
the Indian appropriation bill and the bill
was sent to conference. The house ther
went into committee of the whole and re-
sumed consideration of the general deGc
iency bill.
NEW CIRCUIT JUDGE.
The president has nominated John w
Showalter, of Illinois, to be United States
circuit Judge of the 7th judicial district
also Olin Wellborn, of California, to be
United States district Judge for the south.
ern district OF California.
Army.--Major Theodore Schwab, as.
sistant adjutant general, to be lieutenant
colonel and assistant adjutant general.
PRESSING APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The arrangement for dispensing with
reading the senate journal and crowding
all the usual morning business aside for
the appropriation bills to-day was sur
prise to all but few senators who were
in their seats when the order was made
This program was arranged on the Demo
cratic side by Senator Cockrell and on the
Republican side by Senator Platt and WAS
done upon the suggestion of the latter
because of the necessity of securing all
the time possible for the appropriation
bills. As consequence the senate
plunged Immediately into the appropria-
tion bills and was we'll under way when
senators arrived who might have had
other business to present in the morning
hour.
HoNoRs TO FRED DOUGLASS.
The remains of Frederick Douglass
were conveyed early this morning to the
Metropolitan A. M. E. chursh, there to
lie in state until the funeral services this
afternoon. Of the great crowd that passed
In and out of the church, colored persons
predominated.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The secretary of state has received the
resignation of Charles s. Hazletine, of
Michigan, as United States consul at
Milan.
AMERICAN CATTLE CAN'T GO TO FRANCE.
Secretary Gresham has received from
the United States charge d'affaires at
Paris cablegram stating that the coun-
Gil had entered decree prohibiting the
importation until further orders of
American cattle into France.
The belated appropriation bills were
before the senate to-day with the pros
pect of work early and late to com plete
them. Senator Cockrell, chairman of the
appropriation committee, asked that a
recess be taken at o'clock tonight until
o'clock, the session then to continue
until 10 or IL. The request went over
until later in the day.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The house agreed to an amendment to
the deficiency bill appropriating 100000
for the payment of certain Indian depre-
dation claims.
The pooling bill, which is regarded as
one Of the most important measures be.
fore congress, suffered a signal reverse if
not final defeat on Saturday afternoon.
A proposition to pay an extra monthly
salary to all employees of the house and
senate carried In committee of the whole
house by majority of 90 to 81, with an
amendment to include an extra month 8
com pensation for the individual clerks of
members. Notice has been given that q
record-making vote will be declared when
this amendment ls reported to the house.
The senate has passed the Indian ap-
preparation bill with an amendment
offered by Mr.. Pettigrew providing that
agency farmers shall be appointed from
the state or territory in which the agency
is located and shall have resided there for
at least five years. Mr.. Vests amend
ment abolishing the Office of superintend-
ent of Indian schools was defeated. An
amendment was offered by Mr.. Pettigrew
and adopted providing for the employ
ment of Indian girls as matrons and In
dian boys as farmers at agencies.
The president has vetoed the bill auth
orizing the Kansas City, Oklahoma q Pa
cific railroad company to construct and
operate railway through the Indian res
ervation in the Indian territory and the
territories of Oklahoma and New Mexico.
The president says of this measure that
it contains concessions more comprehen-
sive and sweeping than ever presented
for his apprc val and it seems to him that
the rights and interests of the Indians
and the government are the least pro-
tected.