Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-22
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Daughters of the Revolution Urge
Congress to Rescue from Forget
fulness Soldiers Graves.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY is OBSERVED
Brief Session Of the Senate-Carter's
Speech Put Off Till Wednesday,
Carlisle Severely Roasted by
Democrats.


of the American Revolution, in session
here, have adopted a strong resolution
nrging congress to pass at this session a
bill for the purchase and improvement
of certain forests, battle fields and bury
ing grounds>in the Miami valley, includ-
ing Fort Meigs, the battle field of Fallen
Timbers, Fort Miami and parade ground
at Put-in-Bay. Over 1000 American SOL
diers killed in the war of 1912 and in the
cam paigns against the confederated In
dian tribes and their English allies are
buried in these places on private ground,
entirely unprotected and unmarked.
BRIEF SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The senate met to-day to listen to the
reading of Washington's farewell address
by Senator Frye.
In his prayer, DR.. Wallace Radcliff, of
New York, asked God to bless Grover
Cleveland, president of the United States.
Nearly all the galleries we're full.
Senator Carter gave notice of the post
ponement of his address on his motion
to commit the tariff bill until Wednesday
of next week.
LEAD ORES.
The house committee on ways and
means has reported favorably the bill in
troduced by Representative Wilson, of
Idaho, providing for sampling and as
saying silver and other ores containing
lead at Ell Paso, Texas; Northport, WASH,
and Boomers Ferry, Idaho. The bill is
drawn with reference to preventing
frauds in importation of ores containing
lead and the restricting Of such importa-
tion.
ROASTING CARLISLE.
Secretary Carlisle's letter to the mem
bers of the Kentucky legislature is q
grievous disappointment to his Washing
ton friends.
Democrats of all shades of belief on
the finance question hoped that Secretary
Carlisle would exert his great influence to
induce his friends in the Kentucky legis-
lature to support the caucus nominee for
senator. He has chosen to do otherwise,
and his letter, as construed here, it is be-
lieved, will only tend to make the recall
citrants in the Kentucky legislature more
stubborn. The Democrats in congress
are angry with the secretary. He is be-
ing criticised more sharply by his old
friends than at any time since he has
been conspicuous figure in national
politics. Having obtained all his honors
by virtue of the powers of an organized
party, the Democratic leaders insist that
Secretary Carlisle is showing very poor
return in refusing his assistance to secure
the election of the nominee of the Ken
lucky Democrats for senator.
A HOLIDAY IN WARRINGTON.
'hll the public 'bniidings In Washington
we're closed to-day and private business
is generally suspended. There was par
ade of the district troops and celebra-
tions conducted ny the Society of Oldest
Inhabitants and the Daughters of Ameri-
can Revolution.
DISPATCHES FROM GEN. wEYLER.
Spanish Minister Dupuy de LONE to-
day received two dispatches from Gen.
Weyler, commander OF the Spanish troops
in Cuba, one Of which said: "Please en-
phatically and absolutely deny reports of
executions since my arrival. Since I
have been in the island not single exc
cution has been made" The other gave
and said: "Incessant pursuit of the
enemy COntlnueSs
VALUABLE PUBLICATION ORDERED.
The report of the U. s. geological sor-
vey on the geological and mining indus
tries of the Cripple Greek district has
been published. Five thousand copies
have been authorized by congress, the
greater portion of which are for dlstribu-
tion by members of the senate and the
house of representatives.
Protection OF ALASKAN SEAL HERDS.
Chairman Dingley has reported to the
house the bill agreed Oh by the ways and
means committee to prevent the extermi-
nation of the fur bearing animals of
Alaska.
According to the terms of the measure,
if the president finds himself unable to
secure the cooperation of Great Britain,
especially in securing the modus vivendi
authorized by the bill, SO as to protect
and preserve the Alaskan seal herd for
this years sealing season, then the SEQ
retary of the treasury is authorized to
take every fur seal of the PribYloff Is-
lands, sell the skins and cover the pro-
ceeds into the treasury.