Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-13
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Cherokee Indians Dissatisfied with
Findings of Dawes Commission
A Protest.
A PLOT AGAINST SILVER DISCOVERED
Letter from Secretary Carlisle Regard
ing the Gold Reserve Ringing
Resolution Touching Persecu-
ton of Armeni ans.

Washington, Jan. 13.-The delegates of
the Cherokee Indian nation, now here,
have left with the president and Secretary
Smith memorial protesting against the
conclusions of the Dawes commission.
The delegation says: "The commission
Judged us from afar without hearing from
us, and condemned US out of the mouths
of our enemies. They attempted to in
duce the Cherokee people to make certain
changes looking to ultimate statehood,
and again using as an indpcement and
argument the final and complete removal
of intruders from our country. We hold
our lands and money in common and in
the light of past experience it would be
criminal on our part to enter into further
negotiations until we are prepared to
definitely determine for ourselves the
heirs to our estate and to be placed in
full possession"
PLOTTING AGAINST SILVER.
Many silver men are of the opinion
that the plan of the anti-silver Republl-
cans is to get the house tariff bill through
both houses and have 1t sent to the presi-
dent by whom they think it will be vetoed.
This would have a tendency to make the
tariff the sole issue in the approaching
campaign.
The silver Republicans are determined,
if possible, to prevent the contamination
Of this soheme. They think that this can
be done by putting free coinage amend
ment on the tariff bill. 1t is considered
probable that Mr.. Jones, of Nevada,
would cooperate heartily with the Re
publican friends Of silver in this direc-
tion.
THE TIRE lsunY GOLD RESERVE.
The vice president to-day laid before
the senate letter from the secretary OF
the treasury, in reply to the resolution OF
inquiry presented by Mr.. PETER as to
whether the $l00,O00,O 900 in gold had been
at any time set apart from the other
funds. The secretary states that this
never has been done, there being no
provision of law authorizing it.
NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day sent the following
nominations to the senate: Justice
John A. Marshall, to be United States dis
trict Judge for the state OF Utah; John W.
Judd, attorney for the United States in
States district in Utah.
The senate committee on Judiciary to-
day decided to report favorablY the nom
ination Of Charles B. Simonton, to be u.
s. district attorney for the western dis
trict of Tennessee. This appointment
was opposed by Senator Harris; charges
were filed, but were not regarded sufficient
by the judiciary committee.
HAS THE TRUE RING TO IT.
In the house o-day Mr.. Morse, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, presented the
following resolution for reference to the
committee on foreign affairs:
ssWhereas, The most mournful tragedy
in the nineteeth century has been and Is
now being enacted under the apparent
sanction of the sultan OF Turkey, by
which hundreds of thousands OF Arme-
mans are being ruthlessly slaughtered 10
cold blood, women being driven into
captivity worse than death and the in
habitants who fed to the mountains are
dying of cold and starvation; apd
Whereas, The blood of these martyred
dead cries to heaven for Justice; be it
Resolved, That the committee on
foreign affairs consider 1t expedient to
report forthwith some expression by this
government in denunciation of these at
trocities, and if they find that, as
nation, we are powerless to act,
we invoke the cooperation of the allied
powers to wipe the Turkish govern.
ment OF the face of earth and secure the
freedom and independence of Armenia"
The resolution was referred and the
house went into committee of the whole
for consideration of the pension appro-
priation bill.