Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
President Transmits Special Mes
sage to Congress Regarding For
feited Railroad Grants.
PRAYER OF BLIND CHAPLAIN FOR CUBA
Satolli Denies That Pope Leo Has Ten
dered His Services as Venezuelan
Arbitrator - Little Hope of
Financial Legislation.

washington, Jan. 1t.-lno pre5luonI
to-day sent special message to the house
urging the necessity for immediate legis-
lation to extend the limit of time within
which suits can he brought by the gov
ernment to annul grants of public lands.
He calls attention to the numerous COM
plications that have arisen between rail
roads as to grants that have overlapped
and the necessity for adjustment. The
time in which suits can be brought ex-
pires on March 8, 1896, and, if the time
limit we're allowed to expire then, por.
tion of the adjustment act would be rem
dered nugatory. i
The government, the president says in
conclusion, should not be prevented from
going into the courts and righting the
wrongs perpetrated by its agents.
MONROE DOCTRINE IN THE SENATE.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tions was in session to-day. The only
question before it was that of the legisla-
tive affirmation of the Monroe doctrine.
The committee adjourned at 1910, after
voting to report the Davis resolution with
a few verbal notifications suggested by
the committee. 1t is understood that the
resolution will be presented to the senate
on Monday.
THE BLIND CHAPLAIN pRAYs FOR CUBA.
There was most unusual demonstra-
tion at the opening of the session of the
house to-day. The blind chaplain, whose
ardent Americanism has frequently oc-
casioned remark, prayed fervently to-day
for struggling Cuba and the success Of
her battle for independence" and when
he concluded the sentiments he had ex-
pressed were given hearty round of
applause.
REFEREED TO PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE.
The presidents special message urging
the necessity of immediate legislation
to extend the limit of time allowed the
government to bring suits to annul
grants of public lands was referred to
the committee on public lands.
The house went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the PEN
sion appropriation bill.
General debate on the bill closed yes
terday and the bill was to-day open to
amendment under the five minute rule.
CARDINAL sAroLL1's DENIAL.
Cardinal Satolll has not rendered the
services of Pope Leo as an arbitrator in
the Venezuelan controversy, nor has the
cardinal received up to this time any In
timation that he would be called upon
to offer the services of the pope. This is
the answer given at the residence of the
cardinal in response to inquiries as to
the report in the London Chronicle that
the pope had taken this step.
aOLD1TEs STAND TOGETHER.
"Little hope is entertained that any
remedial financial legislation will be
passed at the present session of congress-"
said James Fl. Eckles, comptroller of the
currency, yesterday.
"The house has passed the coin bond
bill, but unsatisfactory as it is, there is
little hope of it passing the senate in any
form that will be satisfactory to the
house. If passed at all by the senate it
will be with free silver amendment at
tached. Under such circumstances it
would not bs necessary for President
Cleveland to veto such measure, be-
cause the house as at present consti-
tuted would not agree to the amendment
and the bill would never reach the presi.
dent for his signature