Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-28
The WASHINGTON BUDGET
Woman Sntfragists Beseeching Con-
gress for Recognition Of Their
Right to Vote.
SILVER SUBSTITUTE FOR BOND BILL
Senator Turpie Delivers An Impas-
stoned Speech on the Wrongs Of Ar
menia--Inquiry Into Arrest of
E. V. Debs Demanded.

Washington, Jan. 2S. = The senate
marble room was completely filled to-
day by delegation of ladies from the
National Equal Suffrage association, who
appeared before the senate COMMITTEES an
woman suffrage, to present plea for
recognition at the ballot-box. Senators
Call and PETER were the only members of
the committee present. The speakers
wero presented by DR.. Annie Shaw. They
al dwelt upGs the right of the female
Sex to an &c. a.i participation w1t'Se.Aen
IN shaping legislation and almost all OF
tiiem referred to the injustice of taxing
women without allowing them to vote.
The delegation also visited the judiciary
committee room of the house. Among
those who spoke we're Mrs. Francis A.
Williams, of Nevada, ranch and mine
owner.
NORTHERN PACIFIC BECEIvERsHIP.
Justices Field, Harlan, Brewer and
Brown, of the supreme court, to-day
rendered decision in the Northern Pa
cific receivership case, holding all the
courts along the line of the road to be
auxiliary to Judge Jenkins court at Mil
waukee. This decision gives the Mil
waukee court jurisdiction over the entire
system in the matter of the receivershlps.
THE SILVER BILL.
The silver substitute for the bond bill
and the Monroe doctrine declaration will
continue to be the chief subjects for con-
sideratiun in the senate during the pres
ent week. Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
in charge of the silver bill, has given no.
tice that he will attempt to secure vote
on the bill on Thursday and that he will
ask the senate to remain in session
Thursday night until this accomplished
There are number of senators who de-
sire to speak on the bill who have not
had an opportunity and they will be af-
forded that privilege before the vote is
decided upon. These include Senators
Hill, Cockrell, Bacon, Nelson, Hans.
brough, Mitchell, of Oregon, and others
The silver bill is expected to pass, but
even its friends do not place the major
ity at more than five votes, while others
insist that with affirmative votes from
both the Utah senators the majority will
not exceed three.
WON'T NEED 'EM.
Rumors have been in circulation here
for several days to tho effect that Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, had decided to vote
against the free coinage bill. The sen.
ator says it is not true, and that he wll
vote for the bill. He says there is nj
doubt of its passage whenever vote II
b reached, and that the votes Of the Utat
senators will not be necessary.
WORLDS FAIR PRIZES.
The treasury department has received
from manufacturers 119 cases, containing
23,65O Columbian worlds exposition
bronze medals awarded to exhibitors
Delivery of diplomas, it is expented, viii
be completed some time next month
when the commission will be called to
gether and arrangements made for de
livery to exhibitors.
NEW POSTMASTER.
J. D. Bunting has been appointed post
master at Weed, N. NJ, vice G. j. Miller
resigned.
DIPLOMATIC BILL PASSED.
The diplomatic and consular bill wa
passed by the house substantially with
out amendment after very little debate
SESSION OF THE SENATE TO-DAY.
The prayer of the senate chaplain to
day referred to the appearance OF anothe
star-Utah--in the econstellatlon of states
and invoked the knitting together Of tn
hearts of all the people of the Union TO
the advancement and glory of our be
loved country.
Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, in presenting
petition concerning the Turkish massa
cres, said that in the recent calamitie
the Armenians we're charged with no re
volt, but only with being Christians
The time had come, he said, when ther
should be an official notification t
Turkey and the Mohammedan church
that there had been defiance of thei
power to proselyte with the sword.
aWe have already sent q message" sal
the senator, referring to the concurren
resolution, "but that message should b
followed by shot which would 60 crash
ing through the grand seraglio."
The senator urged that the Christia
world might now be called upon to max
up another great crusade, driving bac