Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Terrell Wires That Miss Barton and
Her Red Cross Followers will Be
Admitted Into Armenia.
SENATE FAVORS The MONROE DOCTRINE
The Turkish Armenian Question in the
Senate -Denunciation of Turkish
Atrocities Calls Radical Res
olution on the Subject.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Owing to the
energetic measures of Minister Terrell,
Miss Barton and her Red Gross party
will be permitted by the Turkish govern
ment to distribute relief to the distressed
Armenians, although the Red Cross will
not figure in the work. This news came
to the state department in cablegram
from the minister to-day, in which he
says that, while the porte refuses such
permission to the Red Cross, it will
recognize any persons the minister names
to distribute the relief in the interior Of
Turkey, provided the Turkish author
titles are kept Informed as to what they
are doing.
FAVORABLE TO MONROE DOCTRINE.
Senator Lodge has made canvass of
the senate on the Davis resolution affirm
ing the Monroe doctrine and has been
able to find only eight votes against it.
FORESTRY PROTECTION.
The 18th annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Forestry association began here to-
day. The main object is to secure the
enactment of laws for the proper admin
istration of the forest reserve of the
United States, which aggregate 17,564,800
acres, and to secure the protection of the
forests on the public lands. Two busi-
ness sessions were held to-day. Forestry
protection will next be discussed, when
speeches will be made by Secretary of
Agriculture Morton, president of the as
sociation, Senator Dubois, Representa-
tves Lacey, McRae and others.
HARRISON BEFORE TIE SUPREME COURT.
The supreme court room was the center
of attraction at the capitol to-day. The
news that ex President Harrison would
appear in the California irrigation case
drew thousands through mud and rain to
the capitol ana for two hours before noon
the halls were thropged and the doors be-
sieged.
Owing to the very limited space in the
old senate chamber, where the supreme
court sits, few persons gained admission.
Gen. Harrison was the target of all
eyes. 1t was his first public appearance
in Washington since he left the White
house three years ago.
His appearance had changed but slight
ly. careworn look had disappeared
and time seemingly had dealt kindly with
him. There was great array of legal
talent on both sides of the case.
MARSHAL FOR OKLAHOMA.
The president to-day sent to the senate
the nomination of Patrick s. Nagle, to be
marshal for the territory of Oklahoma.
TORPEDO BOAT ACCEPTED.
Secretary Herbert has decided to ac-
cept the torpedo boat Ericsson from the
Iowa iron works, subject to the dock
trial at New London, to demonstrate that
her engines have been repaired properly.
The department is satisfied that the
boat, when properly handled, can make
at least twenty-five knots an hour, or
half a knot more than required by the
contract.
rLURRY IN THE SENATE.
There was a furry in the senate to-day
when Mr.. Cullom sought the passage of
joint resolution amending the act rela
tive to the Bloomington, ILL.,, public
building.
Mr.. Allen, Populist, of Nebraska, said
that there seemed to be a little ring in
the senate as to favorable action on pub
lie buildings. The east secured public
buildings, but the states of the far west
did not.
Mr.. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, pro-
tested against the extravagance of Mr..
Aliens language and there was an ex-
tended debate as to the sections which
received public buildings.
Mr.. Allen yielded and the resolution
passed.
THE RKIsH-ARMENIAN QUESTION
The Turkish-Armenian question was
called up by Mr.. Cullom. He spoke OF
the serious conditions prevailing. Massa-
cres of the innocent, unparalleled for
ages, had been perpetrated. The Turk
ish army bayonetted, robbed, murdered
and flayed alive the people of Armenia.
There was no war, bat a pitiless, merci-
less tornado of ruin, blood shed and death.
The demon of fanaticism had been left
loose. 1t was matter of regret and en-
barrassment that the policy of the United
States was such as to prevent the sending
Of a fleet to Turkish waters to stop the
bloody rain prevailing.
But Europe had assumed the obligation
Of protecting Armenia. There was a
double obligation on England, yet moth.
ing had been done to stay the hand OF the