Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Denial of Report That Venezuela B0un-
dairy Dispute Has Again Reached
a Critical Stage.
FORT LYON TURNED OYER TO COLORADO
Vote on the Nicaragua Canal Postponed
In the Interest of the Metric Sys-
tem-House Passes a Bill of
Moment to Tucson.

Washington, April 24.-The repor
that the Venezuelan question had agai
reached critical stage, owing to lnaction
has developed two facts, namely: Tha
the United States government has no
offered or suRgested the withdrawal 0
the present Venezuelan commission, an,
that the negotiations toward general ar
hitration between the United States ant
Great Britain are proceeding sstisfacto
rily, although there has been little pro
gress as yet toward having the venszue
dispute included iu the general scope O
the arbitration. Aside from these two
material points, the general status of tn,
sub bject, it ia said, has not changed of lat.
and there is no uueasness lest the nego
tiations lapse or fail. 1t is the genera
understanding that the Venezuelan com.
mission will not report until December
NATIONAL BANK nLosED.
Acting Comptroller Cofia TO-DAY re.
celved telegram stating that the Crane
Forks National Bank, of Grand Forks
N. D had closed. According to the Las,
report, this bank had assets amounting
to about $653,000; liabilities, $3l9,0OO
capital $2OU,oOO.
TURNED OVER TO COLORADO.
The house committee on public lands
to day made favorable report upor
Representative Shafroth's bill to iuru
over to the state of Colorado the buid-
ings on the abandoned Fort Lyon mill
tarY reservation for use as soldiers
home. 1t is believed that the bill can be
put through the present session.
VOTE ON NIcARAauAN CANAL DEFERRED.
The house committee on commerce to-
day, after discussion, concluded to post
pone vnte on the Nicara qua canal until
n hearing could be given to Col. Ludlow.
the head of the canal com mission. recent
ly summoned from London by the sec
retary of war, presumably to appear be.
fore the committee.
FAVOR METRIC SYSTEM.
A delegation of scientific men
headed by Prof. Mendenh .ll, *
superintendent of the coast aud
geodetic survey, was given hearing
by the subcommittee of the esenate finance
committee to day in advocacy of Senator
Cannon's bill for the adoption of the
metric system by this country. The,
based their advocacy of the change upou
the theory that the system would be far
more satisfactory than :he present sys-
tenn and said that the longer change was
postponed the more difficult it would be
to make. Senator sherman, as chairman
of the sub ub-committee, said it would prob,
ably be too late to give either measure
consideration during the present session.
SESSION OF THE sENATE TO DAY.
The movement for international arbi-
tratlon was referred to in the prayer by
Rev. J. Hugh johnson to-day. "Let
armies be disbanded; let the world beat
in peace" he invoked.
Mr.. Sherman sought to take up the
bill proposing to repeal the law giving
rebate tax on alcohol used in the arts.
but met with strong opposition from
Messrs. Chandler and Platt, and the meas
urc went over.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
This is private bill day. By unanim-
ous consent the bill passed mpowsring
the city of Tucson, ArlZ, to issue bonds
to the amount of 100000 for the CON
struction of water and sewer system.