Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
United States Consul at Melbourne Re-
ports That Australian Wool
Clip Will Be Short.
LAST APPROPRIATION BILL REPORTED
Total Appropriations Made This Ses-
sion Aggregate $5O5, ,O27, ,4O5-
Limitation as to Indian Depre-
dation Claims

Washington, April 18.-Daniel Maratta
United States consul general at Mel.
bourne, in report to the state depart.
msnt, says that it has been understood
for several months that the present CLIP
Of Australian wool would show substa.
tial decrease compared with the previous
one, owing to the drought and to the fact
that the strike last year, involving thir-
teen months clip, left only eleven months
in many places this year.
This year sheep have decreased 1,500,-
900, a loss beyond all precedent. Mr.
Marrata gives exhaustive estimates to
show that the decrease of the present Aus
tralian clip may amount to 10000 or
10000 bales.
LAST REGULAR APPROPRIATION BILL.
The committee on appro pr1ations to-
day reported to the ho7se the general de-
ficiency bill, the last of the regular ap-
preparation bills of this session.
The total amount carried by the bill is
$4. $40. The principal deficiencies
for which it provides are: Treasury de-
partment, $l,074,000; District of Colum-
bia, $4,000; war department, $607, 900;
navy department., $4,000; interior de-
partment, 100000; department. of justice,
$25l 900; government printing office,
Sl90,000; house of representatives, $104,-
900; judgments, court of claims, $l43,-
600; Indian depreciation claims, $4,000;
audited claims, $l69,000; postal revenue,
$42l,000. In addition to this bill, the
urgent deficiency act, passed early in the
session, carried $6,305,436, making the
total tor deficiencies Sl1,099,776.
The total appropriations during this
session are $505, 1921 ,405.
In the deficiency bill, reported to-day,
there is an item of $4,000 to be paid to
the Italian government for indemnity to
tho heirs Of three of it's subjects killed
and two others injured by mob violence
in Colorado.
Ia making the appropriation for In
dian depreciation claims, the committee
provides that none of the judgments
should be paid until the attorney
general has certified to the secretary Of
the treasury that he has caused to be ex-
amined the evidence heretofore present
ed to.t court of claims and suoh other
evidence as he shall be able to procure,
as to whether fraud has been done the
United States or exorbltant sums allow
ed, and finds no grounds to support a
new trial.
REORGANIZATION oF TIE ARMY.
The committee on military affairs has
agreed to report favorably Hawley's bill
for the reorganization Of the army. The
bill iucreases the force to 10000 enlisted
m IN, to be com posed Of ten regiments Of
cavalry, seven of artillery and twenty
five of infantry.
SOLDIERS HOME BILL.
The senate committee on military af-
fairs TO-DAY acted favorably upon the list
Of managers Of soldiers homes, agreed to
by the house.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
The house objected to a private pen
sion bill presented by Mr.. Cannon, of
Illinois.
Mr.. Cannon made personal appeal to
tho gentleman from South Carolina. He
said that 1t was the first time in twenty
years he had asked unanimous consent
He reviewed the pathetic history of the
soldier, a constituent of his, who was shot
TO pieces and was almost totally blind.
Mr.. Talbert, plainly touched by the re-
cital, withdrew his abjection.
At O'Clock, under the special order,
eulogles of the late Representative Cogs-
we'll, of Massachusetts,, began.