Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-03-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Proposition to Create Il Territorial
Form of Government for Alaska
and Give il a Delegate.
HUNTINGTON BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Sherman Declares that Weyler is a
Butcher-If War Does Not Exist in
Cuba, Where Outside of Hell
Does It Exist?

Washington, March 12.--The house
committee on territories to-day decided
to recommend the passage of the bill
creating territorial form of government
for Alaska and giving that territory a
delegate in congress.
HUNTINGTON BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
The house committee on Pacific rail.
ways to-day listened to statement by G.
P. Huntington, similar to that made be.
fore the senate committee, in advocacy
of plan Of settlement of the Pacific rail
road indebtedness.
Ia concluding, Huntington remarked
extemporaneonsly that no man was 80
anxious as he to see the roads pay 100
cents on the dollar; it was the last great
work of his life and he hoped to live to
see all his affairs on solid basis.
One of the questions asked by Chair
man Powers was whether under the COM
pany's plan the Southern Pacific COM
pany would be able to guarantee pay
ments.
1.-The Southern Pacific is solid old
company" Huntington replied, "and,
while would not like to do anything to
make it pay much oney, | would be will
ing that it should guarantee these pay
ments because am SO snre it would not be
called on to pay. / am only one of sew
eral, but have been running this thing
for thirty years and what say generally
goes. I am willing to promise that the
Southern Pacific will guarantee these pay
ments.'
VERY BROAD CHARTER.
When Mr.. Powers inquired if the char
ter of the Southern Pacific, granted by
the Kentucky legislature, was broad
enough to permit this, Huntington an
swered: "0h, that is broad enough to do
most anything" and the committeeman
laughed
Mr.. Harrison, Democrat, of Alabama,
inquired whether the income from the
road during the past ten years would not
warrant higher rate of interest than 2
per cent.
"No, there has got to be little margin,"
was the reply.
Another question was whether the COM
pany could have met the requirements of
the Reilly bill Of the last congress.
Huntington replied: ooh, no. You
might as we'll tell drowning man that
there is rail on shore and that he can
save himself if he will 60 and get it. That
bill was financial possibility"
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS IN THE SENATE.
After an hour consumed in clearing
away routine matters, the Cuban resolu-
tions were laid before the senate this
afternoon, and Mr.. Hill, of New York,
was recognized. Mr.. Hill pointed out
that, this being conference report, the
resolutions could not be amended. He
would, therefore, vote against the report
in order that ct subsequent time amend
ments might be made.
The senator particularly objected to
the third clause of the resolutions, which
states that the United States has not in
tervened in struggles between any Euro
pean governments and their colonies, but
that, owing to the proximity of Cuba, the
United States should be prepared to in
tervene in this case.
This he declared ambiguous and un-
meaning. We had intervenea and recog-
nized countries which had been colonies
OF Spain. The resolution was subject to
doubtful construction and might prove
mischief breeder. 1t was liable to COM
promise us. The phrase "the United
States should ba prepared to protect the
legitimate interests of our citizens by in
terventlon" sounded like threat, or was
bupcombe.
"If this resolution means that we should
increase our army, let us say SO frankly
aud frame bill for that purpose" said
Mr.. Hill.
SHERMAN DECIDEDLY FIERY.
Mr., Sherman discussed at length the
character Of the resolutions and the con-
ditions existing in Cuba. It was not best
to send joint resolutions to the president,
as that would compel his action in ten
days and this was not judicious.
He had confidence in the president.
There we're political differences between
them, but he added: "No one doubts his
courage; no one doubts his fidelity to the
flag Of our country"
Mr.. Sherman referred to Gen. Weyler
as q butcher and said that the conditions
in Cuba were hagrant. "If war does not
exist in Cuba" he asked, "where outside
of hell does it exist?"