Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Official Information from Hawaii
Promising Prospect Of New Mex
leo and Arizona Statehood
Bills-Currency Bill.

Washington, Jan. l9.-Secretary Gres-
ham has received official information of
an attempted rebellion in Hawaii. He
has Just been in consultation for half an
hour with Secretary Herbert relative to
the immediate dispatch of cruiser to
the islands. Both have gone to the white
house to consult the president. The i'm
ments is that the flagship Philadelphia,
with Admiral Beardsley In command, will
at once be sent to Honolulu.
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA STATEHOOD BILLS.
The question of the admission of New
Mexico and Arizona to statehood is ex-
pected to come before the senate next
week. Senator Faulkner is anxious to
have the bills at once acted upon. Dele
gate Joseph, of New Mexico, who has
given most of his time in congress to ad-
yancing the New Mexico bill, says he has
little doubt of favorable action by the
senate, as the only active opposition be.
ing made is that of the A. P. A. organiza-
tion, who argue that the old Spanish and
Mexican population of New Mexico is
almost exclusively Catholic. Mr.. Josep
is not apprehensive, however, that this
will effect the final passage of the bill.
HAWAIIAN REBELLION BROKEN.
The Hawaiian minister, Mr.. Thurston,
has received the following telegram from
President s. B. Dole, sent via San Fran
cisco: "The rebellion has been broken.
The leaders and their remaining followers
are fugitives in the mountains" The
telegram, the minister thinks, was written
on the day that Alamada left Honolulu.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLS.
The house committee on rules has prac-
tcally decided to give two days of the
last week of the present month to the
Reilly Pacific railroad bills.
MINISTER NOMINATED.
The president to-day sent to the senate
the nomination of James D. Tillman, of
Tennessee, TO be eavoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Ecuador.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The army bill appropriating $23,250,-
600, was taken up in the senate. Senator
Blackburn explained the comprehensive
plan for concentrating troops at large
posts. contemplated the establishment
of two large posts, one at Spokane and
another at Puget Sound, to be the great
rendezvous of the far northwest, to cost
ultimately several millions. This would
require the eventual abandonment of
Forts Walla Walla, Sherman and old Fort
Spokane.
Senator Mitchell (Rep., Ogn.) protests
against the change, and said he had
assurances that the Walla Walla post
would be retained. spirited debate
followed as to the location of the north
western forts. In course of it Sena-
tor Bate (Dem., Tenn.,) said his COM
mittee was being urged that Seattle
should be the point for the great rem
dezvoEs on the Pacific coast and it be-
heoved the United States to make active
preparations in the Puget sound region.
NEW CURRENCY BILL.
The Democratic leaders in the house
are still Levoting themselves assiduously
to the task of getting bill upon which
they can agree and which can secure a
majority in the senate, for the re-srgan-
ization of the currency. They have been
in conference more or less for the past
two days and it is understood that the
deliberations are based upon the Jones
bill. Mr.. Jones has perfected the meas
ure, but he adheres to his original de-
termination not to introduce it unless he
can be reasonably assured in advance of
its passage. He and the supporters of
the bill are deveting themselves to as
certaining just what support can be OBJ
tanned, and in doing this are to a certain
extent oanvasslng the Republican side of
the senate as we'll as the Democratic side.