Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-03
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
House Rushing Work on ApprOpria-
tiOn Bills-Representatives Eyi-
IDENTIFY Anxious to Go Home.
FRIENDS OF WHITE METAL ARE PLEASED
President Cleveland Sends Just and
Humane Message to Congress-A
New Postal Scheme Before the
House-Indian Territory.

Washington, Feb. 3.--In the house to-
DAY Mr.. Hall, Republican, of Iowa, chair
man of the committee on military affairs,
reported tile army appropriation bill to-
day and it was placed on the calendar.
At 1890 the clerk of the senate an
nounced the passage by the senate of the
free coinage substitute for the house bond
bill.
II was referred under the rules to the
ways and means committee.
A motion to concur was not entertain
able under the rules.
The house went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the District
of Columbia appropriation bill.
JUST AND HUMANE.
President Cleveland to-day sent to con-
gress the following message:
''In my last annual message allusion
was made to the lawless killing of certain
Italian laborers In the state of Colorado
ana it was added that the dependent fam
lilies of come of the unfortunate victims
invite by their deplorable condition
gracious provision for their needs.
"It now appears that in addition to the
three of these laborers, who were reck-
lessly killed, two others, who escaped
death by fight, incurred pitiable disabil-
tiles through exposure and prlvation.
"Without discussing the question of
the liability of the United States for these
results, either by reason of treaty obliga-
tions or under the general rules of in
ternational law, venture to urge upon
congress the propriety of making from
the public treasury prompt and reason
able pecuniary provision for those in
iured and for the families Of those
killed.
"To aid in the consideration of the sub
ject, append hereto the report of the
secretary of state, accompanied by certain
correspondence, which quite fully pre-
sents all the features of the several cases.
"(signedD GROVER CLEVELAND"
s1LyER's FRIENDS IN GOOD HUMoR.
The silver men were we'll pleased with
their victory IN the senate on Saturday
and say that it indicates that the claim
made by the gold men, that the senate
was not as strong for silver in the pres
ent as in the past, has been disproved.
With clear majority of seven, the silver
men say that no matter what changes are
made in the next cam paign, the gold men
can not obtain control of the senate.
IA The silver men were somewhat disap-
pointed in Martin, Democrat, of Virginia,
who was supposed to be silver man, but
who gielaed testhe, pressure OF the gold
men. It had been confidently expected
that Squire, of Washington, would not
vote with the silver men, and the major
ity was increased to that extent.
REED HAS A MuzzLE FOR 'EM.
Since the free coinage bill passed the
senate representatives from the west and
south have been comforting with the sill
yer men in the house in an effort to secure
such concession from the house as is
possible to allow vote direct on the free
coinage proposition, and also reason
able time for discussion. so that the sill
yer men may explain their position. 1t
Is very doubtful if this will be done, as
there is desire in certain quarters to
prevent either vote or discussion OF
silver in the house.
NEW POSTAL SCHEME.
The house committee on postofices
and post roads has agreed to report
favorably the bill relating to the trans
mission Of second-cl matter. Its prin-
cipal provision is that which excludes
rate books and reprints of books, such as
novels, which are now transmitted at the
rate Of ceut per pound, and puts them
in the fourth-class at cents per pound.
NEW TERRIrORY.
The members OF the Dawes Indian COM
mission were in consultation with sub
committee of the senate committee on In
dian affairs to-day on the proposition to
change the existing form of government
in the Indian territory. The chances are
that a law will bo passed providing ter
ritorial form of government for the part
of the territory occupied by the five civil
lied tribes, so framed as to secure all
rights of residents.