Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-13
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Republican Members of the House
Threaten to Send an Expert TO
Examine Treasury.
SERIOUS DISTRUST OF CARLISLE IMPLIED
Speaker Reed Still Holding Back List
of House Committees-Three Most
Important Chairmanships
Undecided.


Important Chairmanships
Undecided.
Washington, Dec. 13.-Several Repub-
lican members of the house have been in
consultation since the presidents mes
sage was made public to devise a usstina
whereby they could secure a definite
statement of the condition of the treas
ury.
Mr.. Walker, of Massachusetts, has a res
olution, which will be referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations, authorizing
the committee to employ a suitable ex-
pert, to whom the departmental officers
will be requested to give any information
in their power, and who is to prepare
statement.
One of the aims is to substantiate the
statements by Republicans that Secretary
Carlisle has delayed the payment of ap-
preparations and held back public works
in order that the treasury may make the
best possible showing.
LODGES BILL RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Some misapprehensio exists as to the
exact features of the bill introduced by
Senator Lodge for restricting immigra-
tion. The impression has obtained that
it means that immigrants, who can not
read and write the English language, are
to be prohibited. Senator Lodge says
that the latter provision would be absurd,
as many desirable immigrants come to
this country who are highly educated in
their own language and do not under
stand English.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMANsHIPs.
Although nothing seems to be abso-
lutely known concerning the chairman
ships of The leading committees of the
house over " hich there is contest, the
IMPRESSION continues to grow stronger
daily that Dingley, of Maine, will be
chairman of the ways and means COM
mite, instead of Payne, of New York,
who ten days ago was supposed to be
booked for the leadership of the majority
on the floor.
The chairmanships of the appropria-
tions committee lies between Henderson,
of Iowa, and Cannon, of Illinois. The
rivers and harbors chairmanship is sup
and Hooker, of New York.
The chairmanships of the following COM
mittees seem to be almost certain: Fo-
reign affairs, Hit, of Illinois; judiciary,
Stone, of Pennsylvania; Pacific railroads,
Powers, of Vermont; banking and cur
rency, Walker, of Massachusetts; state
commerce, Hepburn, Of Iowa; elections,
Daniels, New York; naval affairs, Boutelle,
of Maine.
OWL SERVICE REFORM LEAGUE.
The national civil service reform league
to-day elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Hon Carl Schurtz, pres
ident; vice presidents, Charles Francis
Adams, Boston; August Z. McDonough,
New York; Henry G. Potter, New York;
j. Hill Pleasant, Baltimore; Henry Hitch
cock, st. Louis; Henry @. Lea, Philadel-
phia; franklin Macveagh, Chicago; Right
Rev. y. Ryan, Buffalo.
The report of the official committee on
extension of civil service rules entered
into details regarding the recommends
tions contained in the recent order of
President Cleveland extending the civil
service rules. The committee recon-
mended that applicants for positions in
the diplomatic service be given fair and
open examination under the civil service
commission, thereby relieving the ap-
pointing power of the temptation to have
the men it desires pass the examination
unfairly. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on legisla-
tion, recommending the preparation OF
bills for introduction in congress looking
| ho l. of ha nivtl oarviCp wQa
agreed to.
The committee on District Columbia
recommended that the government OF the
district be placed under civil service rules
This was adopted.
CABINET CRISIS IN SPAIN.
In diplomatic circles here, it is said
that the cabinet crisis in Spain will have
no effect on the policy Spain toward
Cuba nor in any way effect diplomatic
or other general questions. The crisis is
due to local contest in Madrid, into
which some cabinet ministers have been
drawn. 1t is possible that the resigna.
ton of the minister of justice may result
in executing the plan of Cuban reforms
sooner than contem plated. These re-
forms, giving limited autonomy to Cuba
were adopted last March, but the minis
ter Of Justice WITHHELD execution of them
because the Island was in rebellion.
CAN'T MuzzLE HIM.
w. W. Blackmere, president of the Ma
tional association of railway postal clerks
whose run is between Chicago and De
troit, has rendered the postoffice depart
ment his resignation. His action is th'
result Of the recent order of POSTMASTER
General Wilson directed against the or
ganized efforts Of employees to procur'
legislation. Blackmere says he will re
main with the association and urge tn
legislation.
PoPULIsT SENATOR'S.
The Populist senators held final can
Gus, and decided to place full ticket il
the field for senate officers, for whom
they will vote once and then allow tn
Republicans to proceed with the organ
ization. They will nominate Kyle TO
president pro tenn, Thomas Watson, 0
Georgia, secretary of the senate, h. I
Taubeneck, of Illinois, sergeant-at-armt
HOUSE ApPoINTMsTs.
The following house appointment
were made yesterday: e. Hampstead. o
Pennsylvania, newspaper clerk, $4,000
Edward Reichter, of Missouri, book
keeper, sergeaut-at-srms Office, and Win
throp @. Jones, of Detroit, deputy sel
geants -at.arms, +. Il. Briton, Of Michigan
tally clerk, $4,000.
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