Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-01-15
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela.
tiOns Discussing Definition of
the Monroe Doctrine.
SENATOR MILLS OPPOSES THE BOND BILL
Consideration of Pension Appropria-
tion Bill Continues in the House
Senator Cullom Talks Sensiblv
on Eastern Question.

the senate committee on foreign relation
to-day resolution, prepared by Senate
Davis, defining the legislative action ant
attitude OF this country toward foreign
encroachments on the Western Hemis
phere, in accordance with the Monroe
doctrine, was discussed at some length
but its final consideration was postponed
until Friday.
While the committee is almost unani
nous In advocacy Of such a declaration
there is some objection, specially on the
part - Senator Gray, who expressed the
opinion that unless the declaration wae
modified in some particulars it might
lead to complications which might be
avoided by proper care.
The text of the resolution was not
given out, but it is understood to be q
strong and concise declaration, asserting
the American doctrine in no unmlstak-
able terms.
The committee granted brief hear
ing to Representative Mccormick, Ad-
mlrRl Irwin and others, in favor of the
proposition of the Pacific Gable COM
pany, of New York, for the construction
OF telegraphic cable from the Pacific
coast to Hawaii.
They represented that the company
would undertake to construct the line,
provided for within three yeare, upon
condition that the United States would
pay the company annually for twenty
years sum equal to $25 for each nauti-
cal mile of the line.
THE SENATE TO-DAY.
Senator Sherman secured the floor in
the senate to-day and presented an ad-
verse report on the bill prohibiting citi-
zens of the United States from accepting
titles, decorations, ETC., from foreign ma
tions.
Mr.. Sherman said that there appeared
to be no need for the proposed legisla-
tion.
The consideration of the bill was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Sherman reported favorably the
joint resolution appropriating $75,O0O
for the expenses of the commission en-
gagged in fixing the boundary between
Alaska and British America along the line
of the 141st meridian of west longitude.
On his statement that the commission
would have to suspend operations unless
the appropriation was given, the resolu-
tion was passed.
SENATOR MILLS TALKS PLAIN.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, took the floor in
support of his resolution, introduced
yesterday, concerning silver, bonds, etc.
He spoke extemporaneously and re-
ceived close attention. He first drew at
tention to the long continued antagonism
to silver and the present looking up of
large accumulation Of silver in the treas
ury, due, he said, to a powerful influence
in the country, which claims that the pre-
rogative of issuing money should be
given to corporations, to expand and
contract the currency as they pleased.
The national bank idea, he eaid, was
not Democratic idea, the Democratic
party favoring the retention by the gov
ernment and the people of the money max
ing prerogative.
Mr.. Mills showed the contractions and
expansions of the circulating medium
made by the banks and said that this
system was now to be perpetuated by
further issues of bonds.
Mr.. PETER, of Kansas, then took the
floor on the bond bill.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
In the house to-day, on motion of Mr..
OOWoEcS AecpuOlACduy OL OdllIOrulH, Gu0 |
bill was passed authorizing the secretary
OF the interior, under regulations to be
fixed BY him, to permit the use OF the |
the right of way upon public lands for
the purpose of generating electric power.
The Stree home" bill, making actual
residence on railroad land grants unneces-
sary whore the lands had been fenced and |
improved, was passed.
The house went into committee OF the !
whole on the pension appropriation bill.
cuLLoM's IDEA.
Senator Oullom, who is a member of |
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tions, and chairman of the subcommittee
on American affairs, said yesterday that
he did not see what action the United |
States could take in the matter of the ex-
clusion of the Red Cross from Turkey.
Any government, he says, has the right to
exclude any or all persons from its terri.
tory. 1t is right which all nations re-
serve, the United States az we'll as others.
Neither by legislation or executive order
could the United States compel Turkey
to admit the Red Gross society.
Senator Cul]om says that there is little
that congress can do in the matter of Ar
menian outrages, except to express in
emphatic terms it's horror of the outrages
perpetratedand direct the secretary of
state to coihmunicate the action to the
Turkish government.
WITH THE BANK OF COMMODORE.
The president has sent the following
nomination to the senate: Chief Engi-
neer Geo. W. Melville, U. 8. N, to be
engineer in charge and chief of the
bureau Of steam engineering with the
rank Of commodore.
II NEW DAWES COMMISSION.
,,mong the nominations confirmed BY
I senate were those Of the Dawes In
d Sthe District OF Columbia; Thomas B,
q lbinnis, Of Georgia; A. B. Montgomery,
o.' Kentucky.
THE FIELD AGAINST ST. LOUIS.
New York and st Louis representa-
tives are here in full force to secure the
Democratic national convention. Chi
cago and Cincinnati delegates arrived
this afternoon. Should Flew York and
Chicago fnd that St. Louis has the better
prospect they will likely throw their in
fluence TO Cincinnati, and In that event
the Ohio city would doubtless win the
prize.
Sentenced to Die.
Denver, Jan. 1.-the supreme court
to-day refused TO grant writ Of super
ssdeas to Benjamin Radcliff, who shot
and killed the three school trustees, Geo.
D. Wyatt, Samuel Taylor and L. r. No
Curdy, IN Park county. and sentenced