Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-01-09

the Carnegie armor plates and also OF the
bill for the reorganization of the person
mel of the navy. The failure to act on
the personnel bill was due to the fact
that the house committee had not yet fin
ished the consideration of the same meas
ure. The postp0nement of the armor
plate resolution was due to the statement
that Carnegie had made application to
the secretary of the navy for settlement.
This question Senator McPherseu, as
chairman, was authorized to investigate
and the matter was left in allegiance pend
ing his report. It was stated Tint the
Carney lie proposition was to remove the
armor plates alleged to be defective and
subject them to the req uired test and re-
place them at his own expense.
PosTMAsTER NOMINATED.
President Cleveland to day sent to the
senate the following nomination: Post
master, W. Ray Simpson, of Delta, Colo.
INVESTIGATION POSTPONED.
The consideration OF the charges
against Judge Rioks, of Cleveland, was
postponed to-day by the house judiciary
committee until Monday, as the attend
ance to-day was one short of quorum.
The charges preferred by the Cleveland
Labor union will be first taken up.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Indian appropriation bill has
been nearly completed by the house COM
Inittee on Indian affairs and may be re-
ported this week. Slight reductions have
been made in nearly all the items so that
the total will be about 100000 less than
the appropriation last year.
SENATOR HARRIS CONGRATULATED.
Senator Harris, who has just been Sc
lected for another term In the senate, has
returned to Washington, and was warmly
by his colleagues when he
appeared in the chamber to-day.
HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENCE.
The president to-day sent to congress
another batch of Hawaiian correspond
enoe supplementary to the Walker re-
port. This chapter is full of interest IN
asmuch as it reveals notable difference
Of opinion between Admiral Walker and
U. S. Minister Willis regarding the neces-
sity for keeping United States war
ship at Honolulu as long as the British
government keeps man-of-war there. In
The second place it discloses that an ef-
fort is being made by the British govern
ment, with the consent of the Hawaiian
to secure a lease of an island
Of the Hawaiian group, to be used as
,able station. With the correspondence
The president sent this message:
MESSAGE or THE PRESIDENT.
II submit herewith certain dispatches
from our minister at Hawaii and docu-
ments which accompanied the same. They
disclose the fact that the Hawaiian gov
ornment desires to lease to Great Britain
one of the uninhabited islands belonging
TO Hawaii as station for submarine
cable to be laid from Canada
TO Australia, with connection between
The island leased and Honolulu. Both the
government of Hawaii and the representa-
lives of Great Britain in this negotiation
,oncede that their proposed lease can not
be effected without the consent of the
United States for the reason that, in our
reciprocity treaty with the king of
Hawaii, he agreed that as long as said
treaty remained in force he would not
ease or otherwise dispose of or
create any lien upon any port, harbor or
other territory in his dominion, or grant
any special privilege or rights of use
therein to any other state or government.
At the request of the Hawaiian govern
ment this subject is laid before congress
for its discrimination upon this question
IS to modifying the treaty agreement
above stated. The attention of congress
s directed to the following statement
in the communication ad-
dressed to the Hawaiian government by
me representatives of Great Britain:
BRITISH PROPOSITION.
"'We propose to inform the British
government Of your ing uiry, whether they
will accept the sovereignty of Neckar
island or some other uninhabitant island
On the condition that no subsidy is re-
1uired from you.
"'As We explained, we have not felt at
liberty to entertain that question our
selves as we are definitely instructed not
20 ask for the sovereignty of any island,
out only for lease, simply for the pur-
pose of the CABLE The president con-
,inued:
; II hope congress will see ft to grant
The request of the Hawaiian government
Ind our consent to the proposed lease
will be accorded. It seems to me we
ought not, by refusal of the request, to
stand in the way Of the advantages to be
gained by isolated laval through tele-
graphic communication with the rest of
The world aid especially in view of the
act that our own communication with
hat country would thereby be SO i'm
proved, without apparent detriment to
my legitimate American interest"
INDIAN ArFAIRs.
Secretary Smith is giving great deal
If attention to the management of the
indians and has been in consultation
With the members of the Indian commit
ees of senate and house upon features
reated on in his report. Representative
Wilson, Of Washington, the senior Nom.