Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-09
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
House Committee on Territories Has
Agreed Fayorably to Report New
Mexico Statehood Bill.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL AMENDED
Senator Mantle Devotes His Maiden
Speech to Defense of the Silver
West from Eastern Goldbug
Abuse-Sen. Morgan Better

Washington, April 9.-The house COM
mittee on territories to-day voted in
favor of reporting the bill for the ad-
mission of New Mexico as state. The
vote stood ak for and f. ~sainst.
Those in favor of the bill were Messrs.
Scranton, Perkins, Lefevre, Avery, Had
leyand Cooper; those against were Messrs.
Knox, Taft, Love and Owens. Mr.. Harris,
Of Ohio, was paired with Mr.. Harrison, of
Alabama. Mr.. Turner. of Virginia. was
not present.
The Arizona statehood bill was laid
aside at the request of Mr.. Murphy, dele
gate from that territory, and will prob
ably be taken up at the next session of
the committee.
AUTHORIZING MORE NATIONAL BANKS.
Representative Van Voorhis, of Ohio, has
reported to the house, from the banking
and currency committee, a bill to permit
the organization of national banks with
n capital Of not less than 100000
in cities of 1000 inhabitants. Under the
existing law the minimum capital stock
required for the organization of ma
tional bank is $50,0O0.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. AMENDED.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions to day reported the naval appro-
priation bill. The provision regarding
large, swift torpedo boats is changed by
reducing the number from five to three,
increasing the speed from twenty-eight
to thirty knots and reducing the cost
from $4,000 to 100000 each. Instead
of ten or more additional small torpedo
boats, the number is limited to ten and
the cost is made 100000 instead Of
100000 each. A provision is added that
not more than than two battle ships and
not more than three torpedo boats shall
be built in one yard or by one contract
ing party, contracts to be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidders. The provi-
sion compelling the building of one tor
pedo boat on the Pacific coast is stricken
out. Provision is made authorizing the
secretary of the navy to contract for the
building of two submarine torpedo boats
OF the Holland type at q cost not to ex-
ceed Sl75,000 each, but no action shalt be
taken until the Holland boat now
being built shall be fully tested and ac-
eepted
MISSIONARY KNAPP IN NO NICER.
II can be stated on autae,i sthat thers
rs no reason for apprehension that Mis-
sionary Knapp will not meet with fair
treatment and eventually be permitted
to return to his post at Bietlls, after he
y Iar~ hG, nf nj ~ inn i'm.
self from tho charges lodged against him
Of conspiracy against the government.
Knapp is being brought to the coast as a
result of the agreement between the
Turkish government and Minister Ter
rell. The minister has secured what
nigh. be regarded as a valuable conces-
sion from the authorities, that of having
the trial of the missionary taken out of
the hands of the Turkish authorities and
left to his own court, and in order to
stand trial the accused must make his ap-
pearance before the American authorities
at Constantinople.
The president has pardoned jose Ar
mendaris, sentenced in New Mexico to
two years imprisonment for adultery.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TO DAY.
Mr.. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, read
letter from the general secretary of the
Armenian Relief association referring to
the extreme urgency of the situation in
Turkey and asking that steps be taken to
stop the most appalling sacrifice in the
history Of the world.
Mr.. G .llinger added that, while he
would not suggest ways and means to the
foreign relations committee, yet he sim
cerely hoped some method would be de-
yised to check the Turkish atrocities.
Mr.. Mantle, of Montana, was recognized
for speech on the resolution recommit'
ting the tariff bill to the finance commit
tee. His maiden speech was of formal
character. He said that he hesitated as a
young and new:member of the senate to
address the body, but the interpretation
and Misrepresentation entertained against
the Republicans Of the west moved him.
He spoke of the recent utterances OF
Presid ent Cleveland before the mission