Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-06

washington, may o"-lu Tue mouse GO
day, Mr.. DingIey, chairman of the way
and means committee, presented n resolu
ton providing for the final adjournmen
of congress May IS. 1t was adopted with
out discussion.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TODAY.
In the senate to-day difference o
opinion developed between the two
Florida senators, Messrs. Gail
as to the resolution of Mr.
! ing the president to protest against tht
i execution of American citizens taken or
board the schooner Competitor by the
Spanish gunboat.
Mr.. Call wanted immediate action.
Mr.. Sherman moved to refer the resolu-
tlon to the committee on foreign affairs
Mr.. Call protested. saying: with
death hanging over American citizens -
the senate should act.
Mr. Pasco differed with Mr.. Call, say
ing he had had several interviews with
the secretary of state and had learned
that Mr.. Olney was doing everything
possible in all this class of cases.
Mr.. Call ex pressed y vigorous Disagree
ment with his colleague.
1 ne resolution was referred.
Another of Mr.. Gals resolutions, FOR
investigation of the alleged election ir-
regularities in Florida, VAS referred to
The committee on privileges ane eTec-
tions by vote of 20 to 20.
CABLE TO HAWAII AND JAPAN.
The senate committee on foreign reIa-
tlons to-day agresd to compromise tho
bill for cable to Hawaii and Japan.
The bill authorizes the postmaster gen
eral to enter into IL contract in behalf of
the United States with any company
which may lay the cable to pay a subsidy
OF not exceeding $160OOO per year. The
bill has the support of Senator Morgan
and all the Republican members of the
committee. The other Democratic mem
bers on the committee, Messrs. Gray,
Turpie, Daniel and Mills, opposed tho
bill.
SWEEPING CIVIL SERVICE ORDER.
The long exps 'cted order of the presi-
dent, including in the civil service most
OF the officers now remaining outside of
the classified sc rvice, was issued this after
noon.
The order will include abont 10000 ad-
dltlonal employees. Practically the only
persons left outside of the civil service
will be this assistant secretaries, heads of
bureaus and few private secretaries and
ahorers. The order is to take effect i'm
m ediately.
PROVIDING FOR 1NORE AsING PENSIONS.
The house committee on pensions to-
day ordered favorable report on the bill
introduced by Representative Stallinga-
TO increase the pensions of veterans of
The Mexican andl Indian wars and their
widows from $S to $l2 a months.
EACH EXPRESSED REGRET.
Representative Money, of Mississippi, /
and Mr.. Hall, of Missouri, who recently
rad personal encounter, have adjusted !
heir differences and shaken hands. Ex-
etanations sho. Red that the I'm pleasant
less arose from Misunderstanding of the /
'emarks of the two members over bill 4
elating to the personnel of the navy.
Zach expressed regret. \
ATLANTIC & eAClFIo REORGANIZATION.
The house committee on Pacific rail- \
Dads decided to make p favorable report |
o the house on the senate bill to confer all |
A'ottoH TiHHso ct tue htiHutiC ~ hciHc
abroad on the purchasers of the proper
y. This will permit n reorganization Of
he company.
SPECIAL AGENTS SUSPENDED.
Washington.--Twenty special agents
the general land office have been sus-
snded from May 16 t., June 30, lnclu.
i've, on account of inadequate ap prupria-
ION for the current fiscal year.