Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-16
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
House Will This Session Consider Bill
for Settlement of Pacific Rail-
road Debts.
CANADIAN BOUNDARY LINE COMMISSION
Senate Committee on Military Affairs
will Favorably Report Bill Pro-
viding for Reorganization of
Regular Army.

Washington, April 16.--The consider
alton of the bill for settling the Pacific
railway debts at this session by the house
seems assured. At meeting of the com
mittee to-aay, Chairman Powers an
nounced that Speaker Reed had promised
that the bill could be brought up In two
weeks time and that all the time
necessary for its consideration would be
given.
An important amendment to the bill,
proposed by Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, was
adopted by the committee. 1t is as fol-
lows: "And that said companies herein
before mentioned, their successors, les
sees and assignees shall cooperate in
making direct connections with all rail
ways of other companies, now or here
after built, to points of junction with
their roads, and share equally with the
companies owning such roads in the cost
thereof; and at any point where two or
more roads shall connect with roads or
either of them, they and their successors,
lsssees and assignees shall afford all such
connecting roads equal times, terms,
rates and facilities for the interchange of
traffic, both passenger and freight. be-
tween such connecting roads and their
respective roads and every part thereof.
And any contract, arrangement or device,
by sale, lease, consolidating, through car
service OF otherwise, intended for or re-
sulting III any preference or advantage
whatever to any such railroad so connect
ing at any such common point, or which
shall subject amy such railroad, so CON
Meeting at any common point, any pre-
juice or disadvantage whatsoever, is
hereby declared to be unlawful
1t was decided to report to the house
the resolution introduced by Mr.. Bing-
ham, of Pennsylvania, calling on the at
torney general for information upon the
proposed reorganization of the Northern
Pacific.
BOUNDARY COMMISSION PROPOSED.
At meeting of the house committee
on foreign affairs to-day a resolution was
unanimo ously adopted reciting that the
boundary between the United States and
Canada at many points has not been
definitely settled, and appropriated, $780,
600 for determining under existing treat
les the boundary at all necessary points
between the St. Lawrence river and the
Lake of the Woods. The appointment of
a commission and the details of negotia-
tions will rest with the president, If the
of the committee is adopted.
SEAL FISHERIES PROCLAMATION.
The president has issued the annual
fur seal fisheries proclamation.
IT, worpa nil narsons not 20 rt.fata fba
laws under the penalty of arrest and pun.
ishment.
RAILROADS UNDER FORECLOSURE.
The subcommittee, of the senate com.
mittee on Judiciary, appointed to con-
slider the bills for the reorganization of
the Northern Pacific and the Atlantic &
Pacific railways under foreclosure, held q
JOINT meeting today to listen to argu-
ments IN behalf of the bills. Attorney
Breton appeared for the Atlantic & Pa
cific. and Mr.. Moncowies, OF New York,
for the Northern Pacific.
REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY.
The senate committee GU military af-
fairs to-day agreed to report favorably
Mr.. Hawley's bill for the reorganza
Of the army. The bill increases the force
TO 10000 enlisted men, to be composed of
ten regiments of cavalry, seven of ar
tillery and twenty-five of infantry.
SOLDIERS HOME RESOLUTIONS.
The soldiers home resolution, as adopt
ed by the committee, was passed by the
house. The Blue amendment to substi.
tute Gen. Howard's name for Gen. Frank
iu's was defeated by rising vote Of 5s
10 13G.
SESSION OF TIE SENATE TO-DAY.
At 1886 p. M. Mr.. PETERS resolution for
The investigation of the bond sales was
aid before the senate and a struggle for
precedence occurred, Messrs. Culiom, al.
ison and Hale urging the appropriation
bills.
It was finally determined to consider
The bond resolution.
Mr.. Hill, of New York, took the floor
10 oppose the resolution.