Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-20
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
The ROthschilds Have Acquired Large
Interests i'll Extensive Silver
Mining Plant.
SPEAKER REED WAS LATE THIS MORNING
Englands Watchfulness Extends tc
Nebraska-Senate Engaged in Dis
cussing Subject of Aid to Sec
tartan Indian Schools.

Washington, April 20,--The Rothschild
have acquired a large interest in one o
the leading silver smelling works ia New
South Wales. The United States vice
commercial agent, Mr.. Keightley, at New
Castle, IN a report to the state depart
ment, says that these smelling works are
prtpareG on an extensive scale for thf
treatment of the silver ore from Broker
Hill by the Ashcroft process.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO DAY.
For the first time this session Speaker
Reed WAS late in arriving at the capitol
Clerk Mcdowell called the house to order
and announced that in the absence of he
speaker, a speaker protein should bt
elected.
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa, was unanimously
elected. He had been seated but a few
minutes when Mr.. Reed appeared, and
amid much laughter, said: "The house
will he in order"
Although this was suspension day, under
the rules, Mr. Cannon, chairman # the
committee on appropriations, insisted on
proceeding with the general deficiency
bill.
On his motion, the house went into
committee of the whole for Its considera-
tion.
This is the last of the regular appro-
priation bills.
When the items relating to the indem-
mites to be paid to Frederick D. Dawson,
wife and daughter, for loss of property
and injuries Inflicted in Nebraska, were
reached, Mr. Mercer, Republican, of Ne
braska, called attention to the great
vigor with which Great Britain had
pressed this case, $4,000 having been
claimed from Nebraska.
He commended the vigilance of the
British government in the protection Of
her subjects, saying it was in strange
contrast to the action of our governm- mt,
but he thought that the testimony showed
that the D4wsons we're as much to blame
as the McCartys in this particular case.
1t was brawl IN the highway.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign af-
fairs committee, said the testimony
showed that the women had been outrag-
eously treated. As result of her lnjur-
les one daughter was to-day suffering
from chronic epilepsy.
M. Hopkins, Republican, of Illinois.
thought that inasnuch as the DAwsons
were in Nebraska with view of making
it their permanent home, although they
had not been naturalized they should not
be permitted to invoke the protection of
the British government, after becoming
involved in a brawl.
SESSION OF THE SENATE TO DAY.
The senate committee on judiciary to-
y day made favorable report upon the res
olution authorizing the purchasers at
mortgage sale of the Atlantic & Pacific
railway to reorganize the road.
During the moraing hour the joint
resolution for the appointment of Gen.
Franklin, Representative Steele, Gen.
Bale and Gen Henderson, as members of
tho hoard of managers of the national
soldiers homes, was adopted without de-
bate.
Mr. Cannon. of Utah, introduced a bill
for the construction, near Washington, Of
ground map Of the United States on
scale Of an luch to the mile.
Mr.. MITCHELL of Oregon, gave notice
that on Wednesday next he would ask to
take up the bill to pension the survivors
of Indian wars.
AlllnOuJ VI 4OWhS iOAoWOA WlVu a
report of the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and said he would seek to take it up
at the earliest possible day.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up on motion of Mr.. Pettigrew.
The pending question related to sec
tartan schools.
Mr.. Carter, of Montana, had offered an
amendment striking out the provision
that no appropriations be made to sec
tartan schools.
Nc PETER made further amendment,
directing the secretary of the interior to
provide for temporary schools for In
dian children cut off from school faclli-
ties BY the closing of the sectarian
schools. This amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Cockrell, Democrat, of Missouri,
offered substitute for the entire propo-
sition. The substitute provides for con-
tracts with existing schools for 1897 to
the extent Of SO per cent of the contracts
for l8Y5. -
It adds the following: "And it is hereby
declared to be the settled policy of the
government to make no appropriations