Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-10
AT The NATIONAL CAPITAL
Representative William H. Grain, of
Texas. Passed Over the Dark
River this Morning.
SILVER SUBSTITUTES BEFORE CONGRESS
Senator Cameron Wants Cuba to Have
Home Rule Only Way to Stop the
War--Monroe Doctrine Dis
ed-Ambassador Uhl.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-William II
Grain, representative in congress from the
18th district of Texas, and member of
that body since She 49th congress, died
this morning.
The deck of Representative Grain, OF
Texas, who died early this morning, was
arapped heavily with black when the
house reconvened at 1890, after recess
over Sunday.
The debate on the bond bill proceeded
until noon, when the legislative day of
Saturday expired.
Mr.. Hainer spoke in favor Of non-con-
currence in the free coinage substitute
and Messrs. McDermond, Calderhead and
Skinner for concurrence.
The house Immediately reconvened.
The blind chaplain referred to Mr..
Grains death in sympathetic words.
Mr.. Dingley endeayored to reach a new
arrangement about the bond bill debate.
He asked that tomorrow be given to the
District of Columbia committee, Wednes-
day to the continuation of the bond bill
debate and that on Thursday the debate
proceed under the five minute rule until
4 o'clock, when vote should be taken.
There was no objection.
DEATH OF MR.. GRAIN ANNOUNCED.
Mr.. Sayers made formal announce
ment of the death of HE colleague and Of
fered the usual resolutions which were
unanimously adopted. committee was
appointed by the speaker to accompany
the body to Texas, after which, at 1915,
the house, as further mark of respect,
adjourned until tomorrow.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TO-DAY.
In the senate to-day, Senator Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, offered joint resolu-
tion which, after quoting the presidents
references to the Cuban war in his last
message, declares that there are no means
of securing peace to Cuba except by CIV
ing it the right of self government, and
offers to Spain the friendly Offices of the
United States to bring about this re-
suit
The resolution to recommit the tariff
financial bill went over until to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Smith then addressed the senate on
the Monroe doctrine. Senator Smith an
nounced that he was opposed to the
adoption of the resolution proposed by
his colleague, Mr.. Sewell, and was quite
rs strongly opposed to those reported by
the foreign relations committee, and he
supplemented those two assertions with
the remark that he had very little sym
pathy with the position assumed by the
senator of Colorado, Mr.. Wolcott.
There was, Mr.. Smith argued, no occa-
sion for any action Of any kind upon this
bject by the senate sstthis time. Both
houses of congress, by the passage OF the
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of commission to determine the
true divisional line between Venezuela
and British Guiana, had done all that the
president and secretary of state, charged
with the responsibility of diplomatic ne
gotiations with other powers, desired and
all that the people expected.
CRIPPLE CREEK POsTOEFICE.
Congressman Shafroth to-day pre-
sented in the house petition, signed by
1000 citizens of Cripple Creek, praying
for better facilities for the distribution
of mails in that town. Mr.. Shafroth is
making fight to get the free delivery
extended to Cripple Creek.
AMBASSADOR UHL.
The president has nominated Edwin F.
Uhl, of Michigan, assistant secretary of
state, to be ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary of the United States
to Germany. The senate, in executive
session this afternoon, confirmed the
nomination of Hon. Edwin F. Uhl to be
ambassador to GERMANY,