Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-24
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Bill Removing Political Disabilities
from Ex-C0nfederates Passes the
Senate Without a Division.
THE BLIND CHAPLAIN INYOKES PEACE
Batch of Nominations Confrmed-Fi-
nance Bill in the House-Resolu-
tiens Urging a Pan-American
Union Before the Senate.

Union Before the Senate.
Washington, Deo. 24.-The senate to-
day, without even dividing, passed the
bill to remove political disabilities from
ex-confederates.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRM ED.
The president to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate: Post
masters, Frank r. Mathews, Ration, N. M.
Jas. w. Portwood, Amarillo, Texas; Sal
lie Splvey, Henderson, Texas.
State observation-disclosures 8. Chiffon,
jr., District OF Columbia, chief Of consular
bureau, department of state.
War Department. Lieut.. Col. Amos
Stickney, Major William Huer, and
Thomas Handbury, to be members of the
Missouri river commission; also Major
Thomas Handbury, member of the Mis-
sissippi river commission.
BLIND CHAPLAIN INvoKEs PEACE.
In the senate to-day Rev. Mr.. Milburn,
the blind chaplain in an eloquent prayer
on the Christmas season, made passing al
lusions to current public themes by in
vokine peace and good will among the
nations.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, Republican;
of Iowa, the senate agreed that when an
adjournment was taken it be until Fri
day.
In presenting bill authorizing the
secretary of war to give Springfield rifles
to the state military organizations in ex-
change for old guns, Mr.. Hawley, ofCon-
necticut said: SIN order that this shall
not be construed go as to add to the war
scare, will say that it is merely ques-
tion of business. Many of the guns in
use BY the state troops are of antiquated
pattern. BY the adoption of the Kragg-
Jorgensen gun, which think was a mis-
take, the war department has on hand a
large supply of good Springfield rifles
and the national guards should have them
in exchange for worthless arms"
THE FINANCE BILL.
This afternoon Republican members
have mother conference on the finance bill.
MIR. Squires, Republican, of Washing
ton, spoke against the injustice of en-
ploying foreign engineers on American
ships receiving subsidies from the Unit Cd
States government and offered bill to
overcome the practice.
pAN-AMER1oAN UNION.
A plan for Pan-American political
union, embracing the North, South and
Central American republics, was pre-
sented by Mr.. Allen, Populist, of Ne
braska, in the following resolution:
Whereas, Recent events have shown that
the European nations are making an ag-
gressive attempt to secure greater foot
hold on the American continent; and
Whereas, such an attempt shows the
necessity of closer union OF the Amer
ican republics;
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
senate that the United States of America
should as speedily .as possible invite
all the American republics to enter into a
American union, for the purpose of pro-
noting the general industrial and COM
mercal welfare Of the members thereof
and to secure said republics from Euro
pean or other foreign encroachments,
adopt common unit of value between
the republics of America.
The resolution was referred to the CON-
mittee on foreign relations.
SMALL ATTENDANCE IN THE HOUSE.
When the house met to-day the attend
ance was small.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, Republican,
of Maine, the resolution for the distribu-
tion of the presidents message to the
committees having jurisdiction of the
sub biects dealt with was adopted.
SENATOR VESTS VIEWS.
Copokov Vast ~ Miauonrt ooid NnnNorn.
ing the presidents financial message:
"It would be impossible to pass In the
senate any such financial legislation as
the president wants; and there would be
no sense in pushing through measure
which we know he will not accept. OF
course I do not know what the house
might be willing to do; it is new body,
and it's sentiment on the money question
has not yet been definitely shown. But
the sentiment of the senate in this regard
was clearly reflected in the vote to refer
the resolution introduced by Senator AL
len, of Nebraska, directing the finance COM
mittee to inquire and report whether or
not, under existing conditions, it would
not be wise to open the mints for the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at a ratio
of 16 to l. Il stood SO to "a. That, I
think, Is indicative Of the opposition to
the financial views held by the president,
and shows the hopelessness of any such
legislation as would meet with his ap-
prevail"
"Do you believe the present crisis calls
for immediate financial legislation Of
some kind to restore confidencef"
sThe president has frequently said that
vrhav. kho nvrId ~aoavvo noe ha10w 37k 000 :,
600 the danger line was reached. Il is
now down to $4,000, 900, and his message
Is therefore consistent with his previous
" expressed views. But ! can not see
how We are to get legislation with snch
antaG onistic ideas as exist. We believe
in the rem onetization of silver; the presi-
dent thinks that would be putting out
false money"
"Has not the tumbling Of stocks created
q crisis in which something ought to be
donsi Do you not think the president
looks on IL in that way 7" n
srvery probably be does. The president
is New York man, and such things may
agitate him. But western men, for the
most part, look on those transactions a.
more gambling, and the news gives them
no more concern than If they heard that
some faro banks had broken"
Noted ship Builder Dead.
Belfast, Dec. 2l.-Hir Edward Harland,
head Of the famous ship building Arm Of
Harland q Wolf, died to-day. He was .
member Of parliament, conservative,
and was "a years old.
Meetfng or santa F0 Directors.
New York, Dec. 24.-The directors Of
the Santa Fs Railway company held last
night their frst meeting IN this city.
Aldacs r. Walker, chsirman Of the board,
and President Ripley were both present.