Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-11-29
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Organization of the House of Repre-
sentatives Practically Agreed Upon
by Republican Bosses.
THE FINE ITALIAN HAND OF BOSS QUAY
secretary Smith Makes Important Rec
concentrations Regarding Indian
Affairs - Presidents Message
Ready for the Printer.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Ohio and In
diana have declared for Mcdowell and
Glenn for clerk and door-keeper respec-
lively of the house. There is now prac-
tically no doubt Of the election of ex-Rep-
resentative Mcdowell as clerk, although
Gen. Henderson, of Illinois, says that he
is still in the race. The slate reads: Alex
Mcdowell, of Pennsylvania, clerk; BEN
jamin F Russell, Of Missouri, sergeant-at-
arms; W. j. Glenn, of New York, door
keeper; J. E. McElroy, of Ohio, postmas-
ter; Rev. Mr.. Fisher, of Kansas, chaplain.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF sEoRETRY SMITH.
Secretary Hoke Smith in his annual
report dwells upon the necessity of elm
mating politics from the management of
Indian affairs and the conducting of each
reservation upon strictly business prin-
ciples, the object being to make every
/ Indian self supporting and ready, as
soon as possible, to assume the duties of
citizenship. The secretary recommends
the reorganization of the bureau as fol-
lows:
First.-That, instead of a single COM
missioner of Indian affairs, the In
dian service be placed in charge of three
commissioners, two to be civilians, ap-
pointed from different political parties,
and one to be detailed from among the
army officers.
Second.-That the tenure of Office of an
Indian agent be made dependent upon
the faithful discharge of his duties and
appointments and removals to be made
by the president upon the recommends
tion of the three commissioners of Indian
affairs.
Third.-That the classified service be
extended over all subordinate positions
at the agencies and schools.
REGARDING RESERVOIR SITES,
The secretary calls attention to the fact
that the reservoir sites selected by the
geological survey remain without proper
legislation providing for their use, while
the water they were expected to store is
being diverted to less practicable and
economical sites. He suggests the utiliza-
tion of these sites In connection with the
lands granted to the states under the
Carey act,
In discussing the Pacific roads, the sec
retary urges the consideration of two
things: First, the collection of the debt
due to the government; second, the crea-
tion of the great through line from the
Missouri to the Pacific, which was the
original purpose leading to the issue of
the subsidy bonds.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The president came into town to-day
and the cabinet met. The annual message
of the president was the leading topic of
discussion, the reports of cabinet officers
having all been prepared except those of
the secretary of the treasury and the at
torney general. The message will proba-
bly, 60 to the printer tomorrow or Sun
day. The document will be about the
same length as last years communication,
making perhaps $4,000 words, although,
in the event that it is deemed necessary
to reserve for treatment in special and
later message the discussion of the Cuba
and Venezuela affairs, the principal mes
sage may be shortened correspondingly.
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS.
Ex.Speaker Crisp arrived this morning,
and; after consultation with some of the
Democratic leaders, 1t was decided to hold
a house Democratic caucus tomorrow af-
ternoon. The caucus will select the
minority candidates for house offices, un-
doubtedly renominating the officers of
the SD house, the caucus chairman and
officers to represent the minority as the
"whips" on the floor.
GOLD GOING TO THE TREASURY.
The treasury gold reserve has already
begun to feel the effects of the recent or
der of the department directing express
charges to be paid on all gold received at
the sub-treasuries and also upon currency
returned in exchange. The assistant
treasurer at Philadelphia reports the
receipt of 100000 in gold and similar
amounts are reported from other sub
treasury cities.
RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS.
Secretary Smith has declined for the
present to approve of the segregation OF
28,969 acres of land in Wyoming selected
by the state, under the Carey act for the
reclamation of ard lands. This action
is taken pending Investigation of the
character Of the lands and an examina-
tion BY an agent of the government
which has been ordered. A protest has
been fled at the department by State
Senator Foote, alleging that these selec'
tions are not desert lands.