Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Meeting Of Cabinet Postponed by the
Appearance of Measles in Pres
ident's Family.
SILVER PETITIONS IN The SENATE
The President and Secretary Olney in
Close Conference Presumably Dis
cussing Cuban Resolutions
Against Broker Chapman.

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the cabinet was postponed to-day with
ont date, owing to the sudden appearance
of measles in the presidents household,
little Esther Cleveland being stricken
with it. This infantile disease has been
almost epidemic in Washington for some
time. Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by
all her children, left the White house to
make their home at Woodley until the
disease has run its course. The president
and Secretary Thurber will remain at the
White house.
FAVORABLE TO MILES.
The house committee on military af-
fairs to-day decided to report favorably
to the house the resolution to bestow the
rank of lieutenant general on Gen. Mel
son A. Miles.
IN FAVOR OF THE SITTING MEMBER.
House elections committee, No. l, to-
day unanimously decided the contest of
Fl. P. Cheatham vs.. Fred A. Woodward,
Of the 2nd North Carolina district, in
favor of Woodward, the sitting member.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TODAY.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Teller pre-
sented petitions from branches of the
American Federation of Labor in various
states asking for the restoration of the
free coinage of silver and expressing the
opinion that such a course would promote
prosperity.
Mr. Butler, Populist of North Carolina,
introduced a joint resolution providing
for an amendment to the constitution to
limit the veto power of the president, so
az to make it competent for the two
houses to pass bills over it by majority
vote. He said that the idea of requiring
two-thirds vote was due to the fact that
when the constitution was adopted the
American people we're not far removed
from English ideas.
Mr.. Call gave notice that he would call
IN his Cuban resolution for discussion
tomorrow during the morning hour.
The postofice appropriation bill was
taken up, the pending question being on
the com pensation Of clerks at postal eta
tions and sub-stations, involving the mat
ter of consolidating postofices.
Mr.. Villas commended that the amend
ment did not enlarge the powers of the
postmaster general and that postmasters
always had had the power to establish
sub-stations. He denied that he had said
that the postmaster general had power to
send a man thousand miles to establish
an office, as Mr.. Allen had charged.
Mr.. Allen read from Mr.. Villas former
speech in support Of his statement.
Mr.. viles declared that the Nebraska
senator confounded two propositions and
added tartly: 1.-THE senator from Nebras.
ka was, as usual, incorrect and can't see
that he was"
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY oLNEy oLosETED
Secretary Olney called early at the
White house and remained for some time
in close consultation with the president
II is believed that the president and the
secretary were er gagged in the preparation
OF special message to congress, giving
the state of affairs on the island of Cuba
as revealed in the reports of U. 3. con-
sular officers and other trusted sources OF
information.
There is resolution before the presi-
dent, passed at the instance Of Senator
Hoar, calling for this information.
1t is reasoned that the president, in
transmitting this information, may feel it
his duty, in view Of the overwhelming
majority by which the Cuban concurrent
resolutions passed both branches OF con-
gress, to make the plain statement that,
regardless Of the sympathy he may feel
personally for the insurgents, he is abso-
lutely bound by the facts as he sees them,
by prudeace and the dictates OF inter
national law to persist in his attitude.
AGAINST BROKER CHAPMAN.
The court Of appeals Of the District OF
Columbia to-day affirmed tho decision OF
Judge Cole in the district supreme court
in the case OF e. r. Chapman, of New
York, the broker who was sentenced FOR
refusing TO answer questions put by the
senate sugar investigation committee.
His counsel will appeal to the United
States supreme court.
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