Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-05
The WASHINGTON BUDGET
Personnel of IT,. Court of Private
Land Claims Expected to Come
Before Cabinet Tomorrow.
SILVER RESOLUTIONS IN The SENATE
Sen. Call Makes Strong Plea for Rec
ognition of Belligerent Rights of
Cuban Insurgents-Senatorial
Caucuses.

Cuban Insurgents-Senatorlal
Caucuses.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Attorney General
Harmon said to-day that the personnel
of the U. s. court of private land claims
would in all probability be among the
topics discussed at to-morrow's meeting
of the cabinet.
The commissions of the five justices
comprising this tribunal expire on the
slst instant. The attorney general ap-
pears to think that no changes are likely,
and that all the present members of the
court will be recommissioned.
On the other hand, however, there is
afloat here q rumor to the effect that one
and possibly two changes will be made.
The bject was broached to the presi-
dent some weeks ago. 1t is said Mis-
souri, Democrat and prominent jurist
from the northwest have been working to
secure places on the land court bench,
though no papers are on file respecting
such applications.
ELECTION CONTEST CASES.
Speaker Reed is considering a plan to
divide the work on contested election
cases by forming two election committees
in the house, which would greatly facili-
tate the work of disposing of the con.
tests.
THREAT TO D1sFRANCHIsE SOUTH CAROLINA.
Although there was talk before con-
gress met that the southern Republicans
might try to bring about congressional
action on the state constitutions of South
Carolina and Mississippi, which they
claim are designed to cisfranchise their
party, there does not seem to be much
Likelihood that any effective step in that
direction will be taken.
But there is talk among southern Re-
publicans that the members who bring
credentials from South Carolina to the
next congress, if the house be Repub-
lican, may be refused their seats on the
ground that the state has not repub-
lican form of government as guaranteed
by the constitution.
CANCELLED STAMP STEAL.
William Washington, negro, has been
arrested for complicity in the treasury
cancelled stamp steal and made confess
sion which shows that the thefts have
gone on for months. The stamps, he
says, were not taken from documents at
the treasury building, but the papers
were taken away in small quantities to
different houses where girls removed such
stamps and sig natures as seemed valu'
able and then burned the papers. It il
estimated that Washington and Edwards
the latter having been arrested some days
ago, obtained from the file roon about
$4,000 old papers and destroyed con
siderable number after removing tht
stamps. About $1,000 stamps have beer
recovered by the department.
SHORTAGES OF sPoFfoRD.
The report of the treasury auditor OF
the shortages of Mr.. Spofford, librarian
of congress, was delivered to the presl
dent to-day. It is understood that Spot
ford has deposited from time to time th'
amounts found due. When questioned
whether the report disclosed any wrong
doing on the part of Spofford, beyont
carelessness and generally loose system
of keeping accounts, the treasury oficiall
declined to answer.
SILVER REVOLUTIONS IN THE SENATE.
In the senate to-day the first bill in
troduced was one by Senator Mills, Dem
ocrat, of Texas, for the coinage of thu
silver in the treasury.
| Iii iok no 0nrokov Nhop11or
Republican, of New Hampshire, for th'
coinage OF silver at the ratio of 151a to l
the bill to become operative when Eng
land, Germany and France pass simila
laws, was listened to with great attention
by the members of ths senate.
Petitions from Florida for the recog
nition Of Cuba, and from the Legislature
OF Montana against the further issuing o
bonds were presented.
The resolution offered by Senator Call
of Florida, was adopted calling upo
the secretary of state to send the CORE
spondence relating to the caee OF Gen
Sanguilla, an American citizen, sentenced
to life imprisonment for alleged compile
ity in the Cuban revolution, and directin
him to procure copy of the record i
the case il it is now on fle at the depart
ment.
/. Senator Gallinger, Republican, of NeV
Hampshire, introduced q resolution dt
claring il to be the sense of the senat
that ii IL is unwise and mex pedient to re
tire the grssnbacks.
Mr.. Call, Democrat, of Florida, &C
l dressed the senate in advocacy Of his rel
olution for the recog milton of the belliQ