Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-30
AT The NATIONAL CAPITAL
The National Board of Trade Passes
High Sounding Resolutions
and Adj0urns.
VIZ ARE The PEOPLE OF UNITED STATES
Congressman Shafroth Secures Passage
by the House of His Bill Permitting
Prospecting and Mining on For
est Reserves in Colorado.

Washington, Jan. 30.-The national
board of trade, at its closing session to-
day, by unanimous rising vote, direct
ed the president of the board to send the
following peace sentiment to the asso-
oiated chambers of commerce, London:
"The national board of trade of the
United States, assembled in annual meet
ing at Washington, sends greetings to the
associated chambers of commerce of
Great Britain, reciprocating all the
friendly sentiments uttered by English
commercial bodies and expressing the
earnest wish that commerce and religion,
representing the great progressive and
civilizing forces of the world, may honor
ably avert collision between the Eng
llsh speaking nations, who, more than
any others, represent the sentiment of
''pesce on earth, good will toward men,"
The committee on rairoad transporta-
tion made report, which was approved,
deprecating all movement looking to
government ownership of railway lines.
1t was also resolved that the bonded in
debtedness of the Pacific railroads to the
government should be extended on the
best terms practicable
COLORADO FOREST RESERVES.
Congressman Shafroth, of Colorado,
got up his forest reservation bill by
unanimous consent and passed it through
the house to-day. AS passed, it permits
prospecting and mining on the Pixies
Peak, Plum Creek and South Platte reser-
vations. Senator Teller suys that he
fhipk Tho kill La pk
senate with but little delay.
EARLY ADJOURNMENT IN SIGHT.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions has taken up the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill. There are now three
of the appropriation bills before the COM
mittee, the urgent deficiency, the pension
and the military academy bills, and it is
understood to be the purpose of the COM
mittee to dispose of all appropriation
bills as rapidly as possible. prominent
member of this committee to-day ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be pos
sible to have the appropriation bills out
of the way and have congress in a posi-
tion to adjourn early in June.
The Indian appropriation bill, COM
pleted unusually early in the session, was
reported to the full committee by the
house Indian affairs committee to-day. It
carries an appropriation of about $8,O00,-
900. No reduction is made in the aggre-
gate estimate for school purposes, but
the items of the estimate are not closely
followed, some being increased and others
reduced.
TELLER's AMENDMENT.
Senator Teller has offered the following
amendment to the pending finance bill:
"That after the 1st of July, 1896, all
bank notes issued by national banking
associations shall be redeemed in coin
when presented for redemption to the ma
tional banking associations issuing the
same, and any such national banking as
sociation failing to redeem its notes on
presentation shall be dissolved"
GoLD1r1s F1L1BusTER.
In a colloquy yesterday in the senate
as to the time when a vote would be
taken on the silver bond bill now pending,
Mr.. Hill of New York, when asked when
he would consent to vote to be had on
the silver bill, responded February 6,
beyond that date he did not care. This
is the day after the bond bids are to be
opened.