Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-07
The WASHINGTON BUDGET
Reassembling of Congress for Short
Session Occasion of Unusual Bril-
liancy and Interest.
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE RECEIVED
Secretary Carlisle's Estimate of Needed
Observation-Disclosures Incl
dent Closed-Managers of the
Mckinley Inaugural.

Washington, Dec. THE reassembling
of congress to. day for the closing session
vas the occasion of unusual brillianoy and
interest because of the long, hard fought
political battle waged during the recess.
The weather was perfect. The throngs
who streamed up the hill to witness the
opening ceremonies formed an morgan
ized civic pageant. Gay equipages con-
veyed the diplomats, fashionables and the
more prominent in official lite, while un-
numbered thousands moved up Pspnsyl.
vania avenue on foot or iu the street cars
The corridors and galleries we're soon
thronged. There were demonstrations
for conapicuously prominent statesmen,
and at noon the regular ceremonies at
tending the opening of the session and
the reception of the presidents annual
communication began.
The desks of many members OF both
brances we're graced with floral tributes.
Rev. Dr.. Millburn, the senate chaplain,
in an impressive prayer, spoke of the ex-
citing political contest through which the
country had passed, marked, he said, by
a freedom from the scandal-monger and
by quick and calm acceptance of the re-
suits by the whole nation.
The black pail which covered the con-
spicuous desk of the late ex Speaker
Crisp, the Democratic leader, cast a
shadow over the whole house, especially
apparent on the Dem ocratic side.
The senate and house both took re-
cess after appointing committees to wait
upon the president.
The house took q further recess till 2
p. M, when the presidents message was
presented and read.
At 1:45 D. M, Senator Sherman report
ed that the president would communicate
his views in writing. Secretary Pruden
Immediately stepped forward with the
message, which Gen. Cox, secretary of
the senate, began reading.
APPROPRIATIONS ASKED FOR.
Secretary Carlisle to-day transmitted
to the speaker of the house estimates of
the appropriations required for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1897. They are re-
ospltulated by titles as follows: Legisla-
tive establishment, $4,309,820; executive
establishment, $19.865,952; judicial es-
tablishment, $9O7,120; foreign inter
course, $2,OS2,728; military establish
ment, $24,292,636; naval establishment,
$32,4S4,7 ,773; Indian affairs, $7,279,525;
pensions, $141 ,328,5S0; public works,
$31, ,437 ,06l; postal service, $l,28S,334; ;
miscellaneous, $36,344,216; permanent
annual appropriations, $120,078,22O; to.
tai, $421, ,7lS,920.
The estimates for the present fiscal
year amounted to $418,091, ,073, the ap-
propriations including deficiencies and
miscellaneous, $432, ,421, sos.
The total estimates for Notifications
and other works of defense are $15,815,256,
an increase of over 100 per cent over the
appropriation for the present fiscal year.
The total estimates for rivers and har-
bors, $5,349,OOO; public work of all kinds,
$31, 1,1l7,801.
The total amount required for the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors, IN.
der acts of 1890, 1892 ard 1896, not vet
under contract, are about $l7,5O0,O00.
The estimates for army and navy pen
sions aggregate $140,O00,000.
An appropriation of $35O,0OO is asked
for to enable the United States govern
ment to take part in the international ex-
position Of Paris in 1900.
VENEZUELA ACCEPTS ARBITRATION.
Secretary Olney has received cable
gram from Senior Andrsde, the Venezue-
Ian minister to Washington, now in Cara
cas-, stating that the Venezuelan govern
ment has accepted the agreement reached
by the United States and Great Britain
for the arbitration of the boundary dis
pute and that an extra session of the
Venezuelan congress- has been called to
consider IL. Thus the last obstacle to an
amicable settlement of the dispute will
be removed.
INAUGURAL MANAGERS.
S.W. Woodward to-day declined the ap
pointment as chairman of the COMMITTEES
Of arrangements for President-elect Nc
Kinley's inauguration, Q. j. Bell, presi
dent of the American Security 4 Trust
company, Of Washington, has accepted
the honor. Gen. Horace Porter, of New
York, was appointed marshal of the In
augural parade.
| NO REFERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL DAN.
There is no reference in the president't
message to the sub ject of the information
al dam and reservoir near Ell Paso.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
| A caucus of Republican senators hal
been called to meet at 10 O'Clock to-mor
row.
1vNrUED IN MJSSOT1RT