Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-02
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Chicago Engineer Familiar with Col
ossal Undertakings Talks About
Nicaragua Canal Scheme.
INDIAN ApPROpRIATIONBl BILL COMPLETED
Unimportant Session of the House
Senate Will Adjourn Over To-day
Until Monday Morning-Sen-
ators in No Rush.

Washington, April 2.-Some features
of the engineering work upon the Mica.
ragua canal we're discussed to-day bt.
fore the house committee on commerce
from the standpoint of engineers ex-
perienced in large enterprises. Lindon
W. Bates, of Chicago, described the dredg-
ing machinery and operations on the
Chicago drainage canal, ana asserted that
by the same machinery and methods the
work on the Nicaragua canal could be
done for less than the company's esti-
mates. The construction of the canal he
said would inaugurate new era for the
Pacific coast and greatly increase the
earnings of the railways.
EXPOSITION At BRUSSELS.
The department of state has received
an invitation, through the Belgian mir
lister, for the participation of the United
States In the international exposition at
Brussels, beginning on April "a, 1897, and
closing November l, the same year. The
secretary Of state, in u letter to the secre-
tary of the treasury, has recommended
that congress be asked to appropriate
$4,000 to enable this country to be prop
erly represented by commission.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions completed the consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill to-day. The
bill has been before the senate since
February 13. The delay was occasioned
by the committees inability. to reach a
conclusion as to the proper course In the
treatment of sectarian schools for the
education of Indian children.
The house inserted an explicit provi-
sion that noce of the money appropriated
for schools should be used in support of
secterian schools, but provided for ap-
preparations for the school at Hampton
Roads, Virginia, and Lincoln institute at
Philadelphia.
The senate committee did not amend
the house provisions declaring against
sectarieu schools, but struck out the APP
preparations for the Philadelphia and the
Ham pton Roads schools, the former
amounting to $4,000 and the latter to
$4,000.
The senate committee also increased
the appropriation for the purchase or
lease of school property 100000, making
total of $4,000. The purpose is to
supply the means to purchase the prop
erty of sectarian institutions for the edu
cation of Indians.
The appropriation for the support of
day and industrial schools was increased
100000, making total of $l,2S5,O00.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
Several minor bills were passed by
unanimous consent before the consicera-
tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill
was resumed in the house to-day.
A resolution of inquiry, presented by
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, was adopted without debate,
calling on the president, if not imcom-
patible with the public interest, to trans
NIT to the house copies of all dispatches,
notes and kilograms in the state depart
ment from December ], 1895, until the
present time, relative to mediation or in
tervention bv the United States in the
affairs of Venezuela, together with all
correspondence with foreign governments
relative to the same.
Mr.. Hit reported that the committee
unanimously reported the resolution.
SENATE IN NO RUSH.
An agreement was reched in the senate
to day that the adjournment at the close
Of to. days session be until next Monday.
The house bill was passed granting the
Atchison & Nebraska and the Chicago,
Burlington d Quincy railways the
right of way through the Sac and Fox and
Iowa Indian reservations in Kansas and
Nebraska.