Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Nomination of B. F. Franklin to Be
Governor of Arizona Fav0rably
Reported to Senate.
CARLISLE is cLEVELAND's CHOICE
Permission Wanted to Build Anothel
Bridge at st. Louis-Cuban Resolu-
tions Wait on Private Pension
Bills In the House.

Washington, April 3.-The senate com-
mittee on territories to-day authorized
favorable report on the nomination of B.
F. Franklin, to succeed Gov. Hughes as
governor of Arizona. CONTRARY to ex-
pectation no opposition to the confrma-
tion manifested itself In the committee.
Delegate Murphy filed request to have
tho nomination Le,,s up whea the name
was irst sent in, but be withdrew II.
DIvoRcEs IN THE TERRITORIES.
The honse bill, requiring resid snce
of one year 10 suits for divorce in terri
tories, was received with favorable in
dorsement by the senate commitlee on
territories to-day. The committee amend
cd the bill 80 as to provide that II shall
not affect suits already begun.
VOLUNTARY nANKR UpToY BILL.
The senate committee on Judiciary to-
day decided upon a favorable report
upon the voluntary bankruptcy bill.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was finished to day by the house com-
mittee. The amount carried by the bill
ia few Thousand dollars less than &c.,
O0O,OUO or about $1,Oo0,O0O below the bill
of the last congress.
There are also provisions for contract
work to the amount Of about $50,0OO,0OO.
BIDS TOR INDIAN SUPPLIES.
The annual opening of bids for general
supplies for the Indian service will take
place at Chicago, April %, and at New
York, May 20, under an order Just issued
by the secretary of the interior.
SENATOR VOORHEES, BETTER.
Senator Voorhees, has been suffering
all winter from severe attack of rheu-
matism, complicated by nervous prostra-
tiou. He has been out riding several
days lately and it is hoped that he will
improve as the weather becomes warmer
and brighter.
NO SUCH LETTER HAs BEEN WRITTEN.
Secretary Lanont when asked to-day
concerning the published statement that
he had letter from President Cleveland
declining to again be candidate for tho
presidency and urging the Democratic
party to stand for sound money and its
previous position on the tariff question,
said; II have never heard of such q
letter."
From another and unquestionably re-
liable source Of information it is learned
that no such letter has been written by
the president.
The fact that President Cleveland had
fully decided not to be a candidate for a
denomination, and that Secretary Car
Isle would 90 before the Chicago conven-
tion as an aspirant for the Democratic
nomination on sound money platform,
was announced exclusively by the Asso-
ciated Press few weeks ago, but the
matter has not yet gone beyond the lines
then indicated.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
The galleries of the house we're we'll
filled to-day in anticipation of a renewal
of the Cuban debate in connection with
the presentation. of the conference report
on the Cuban resolution, but the attend
ance on the floor was smaller than usual.
Mr.. Murphy, Republican, of Illinois. &C.
cured unanimous consent for the consid-
Grafton of the bill to authorize the con-
struction of third bridge across the
Mississippi river at St. Louis.
Mr.. Barthold, Republican, of Missouri,
offered an amendment. which was de-
feated, to com pei the construction Of the
bridge at least one and half and not
more than two and half miles below the
Eads' bridge.
Mr.. Hepburn, chairman of the COM
mittee on commerce, opposed the bill on
the ground that third bridge within two
miles would greatly impede navigation at
st. Louis.
Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Joy urged the
passage of the bill because OF the ex-
csssive tolls charged by the present
bridge COMPANY.
Mr.. Hepburn maintained that congress
had the power to prevent the extortion
complained of.
The bill passed.
At 1855 Mr.. Hit moved the adoption
of the conference report GU the Cuban
resolutions and spoke in advocacy there
of.
Mr.. Pickler, chairman of the pensions
COMMITTEES, demanded the regular order.
This being private bill day, he wanted to
proceed with the consideration of private
pension bills reported from the commit
tee OF the whole.