Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-03
The WASHINGTON BUDGET
Both Houses of Congress Listen to the
Reading of the Presidents Mes
age this Afternoon.
JUDGE PECKHAM FOR SUPREME BENCH
Nominations Of Secretary Olney and
Attorney General Harmon Con-
firmed-Monroe Doctrine and
Cuban Insurgents.

Washington, Dec. 3.-When the house
met at noon to-day, Rev. H. N. Condon
the new chaplain, a blind Universalist
preacher from Port Huron, Mich, deliver
cd the invocation.
Payne, Republican, of New York, chair
man of the committee appointed to wait
upon the president, reported that
President Cleveland sent his respectful
SO lutdtion to congress and would COM
municate his views in writing. I'm
mediately thereafter Mr.. Pruden, the pres
ident's executive clerk, appeared with the
message. As the clerk commenced its
reading the house became quiet and the
members listened, some intently but all
respectfully, to the words of the chief ex-
ecutive.
MESSAGE READ IN THE SENATE.
The senate galleries were again we'll
filled, but there was not the struggle for
places incident to the opening session.
The formal proceedings over, Senator
Villas, of the committee appointed to
wait on the president, announced: "The
president desires us to convey his re-
spectful salutations to the houses OF
congress and to say that he will i'm
mediately communicate his views in
writing to congress-" Then Mr.. Pruden,
the executive clerk, made the formal
transfer of the expected message. There
was thinning out of the attendance on
the floor after the first half hour of the
reading, as the senators had printed
copies.
NOTABLE NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day nominated Rufus
W. Peckham, of New York, to be asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court to sue
ceed the late Howell s. jackson, of Ten
nessee. He also nominated Richard Olney
to be secretary of state and Judson Har-
mon to be attorney general.
NOT WHEELER PEoKHAM.
Rufus W. Peckham is Judge of the
court of appeals Of New York. 1t is be-
lieved that his nomination will be salts
factory to Senator Hill, whose opposition
was successfu in preventing the confir-
nation of Hornblower and Wheeler Peck
ham, of New York, whose names we're
sent in by President Cleveland for the
supreme court justiceship now held by
Justice White, of Louisiana.
NOMINATIONS CONFERRED.
The senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the nominations of Richard
Olney as secretary of state and Judson
Harmon as attorney general.
Senator Stewart introduced the usual
free silver bill.
The senate adjourned at 8 p. M, thus
shutting off debate from several senators
primed with speeches on Cuba and Vene-
zuela affairs.
PUBLIC WORKS AT DETROIT.
On the accommodation of Gen. Craighill,
chief of engineers, the secretary of war
to-day directed Major j. G. Post, of the
corps of engineers, to take charge of all
public works in the vicinity of Detroit,
formerly in charge of Col. 0. E. Poe,
deceased.
MONROE DOCTRINE AND CUBAN INSURGENTS
Senator Lodge, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts, has introduced resolution in
the senate forcibly approving the Mon
roe doctrine and Senator Call, Democrat,
of Florida, has introduced resolution
directing that the insurgents of Cuba be
accorded belligerent rights.
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY TO-DAY.
To-day's statement of the condition of
the treasury shows an available cash