Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-08
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Resolution in the House Providing for
Annexation of Sandwich Islands
to United States.
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE COINAGE BILL
Republican Senators Hold a Stormy
Caucasian Agreement Reached to
Support Revenue Bill as 1t
Came from the House.

Washington, Jan. S.-The subject OF
the annt xation of the Hawaiian islands
was broached in the house to-day by Gen
Spalding, Republican, of Michigan, IN
resolution, which provides that the
Sandwich Islands be erected into new
state, to be called Hawaii, with q repub-
lican form of government, to be adopted
by the people, through deputies In con-
vention, with the consent of the existing
governments.
! Conditions are imposed that questions
Of boundary or IMPLICATIONS with other
governments shall be transmitted to the
president, to be laid before congress for
final action before January l, 1898; that
all property pertaining to the public de-
fense shall be ceded to the United
States, but that the state shall retain all
other property, and that the United
States shall be liable for none OF it's
debts.
The resolution proposes as an alter
native that Hawaii may be admitted as a
state by treaties between the two govern
ments with one representative in con-
gress ard proposes an appropriation Of
100000 for making the treaties.
The resolution WAS referred to the
committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Henderson, Republican, of Iowa,
stated that the committee on rules would
not be able to report until tomorrow,
and at 12:45 tho house adjourned.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TO-DAY.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Hale, from
the committee on naval affairs, reported
back favorably a bill authorizing the
secretary of the navy to increase the
number of enlisted men in the navy. He
directed attention to the Importance of
the bill and gave notice that he would call
it up at an early dav.
Mr.. Butler, Populist, of North Carolina,
offered two amendments to the free coin
age substitute for the house bond bill.
The first prohibits the sale of interest
bearing bonds without the express con-
sent of congress, and the second makes
it mandatory on the secretary of the
treasury to redeem greenbacks and treas
ury notes in silver as long as the market
price of 4121a grains of silver is lower
than 291 grains of gold.
At the conclusion of the morning hour
Mr.. Sherman moved that the senate ad-
iourn. He explained that an early ad-
journment would facilitate the work of
the senate, it being understood that the
Republicans desired to hold caucus.
Mr.. Stewart requested Mr.. Sherman to
withdraw his motion in order to give him
an opportunity to make some remarks
on the financial question.
But the Ohio senator declined to yield.
Accordingly, at 1850, the senate ad-
journed until tomorrow.
STORMY SESSION OF CAUCUS.
The Republican caucus, after a stormy
session, agreed on an instruction to the
finance committee that the tariff bill be
reported without amendment and that
the bill will be passed in that form.
KNOWS NOTHING.
At the state department., it is said, no
information has been received concern
ing the reported critical condition of af-
fairs at Havana.
VIOLATED THE LAW.
In the senate, Mr.. Lodge called atten-
tion Yesterday to the recent telegrams be-
tween the Prince OF Wales, Rothschilds
and other we'll known British sub
iects and Mr.. Pulitzer of the New York
World concerning the Venezuelan and
financial policies of the government.
They were in contravention of statute
of the United States forbldding such
communications between private citizens
and officers Of foreign governments, and
the attorney general should prosecute Mr..
Pulitzer for thus attempting to influence
this government. Mr.. Gray, Of Delaware,
dafandad Mr. pu1{k1ar