Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-26
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET
Interest in the Tariff Discussion Pro-
misses to Exceed That Relative to
the Cuban Resolutions. .
OPENING OF INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Passage of Joint Resolution by the
Senate Appropriating $225, 900 for
Deficiencies in the Government
Printing Office.

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ceed that on the Cuban resolution.
The senate galleries we're crowded from
the outset today. The parliamentary
status of the bill was that of unfinished
Business" which gave the bill right-of-
way at 2 O'Clock, although it was under
stood it would be taken up earlier, if the
morning business was disposed of before
that hour.
The approaching Victorian jubilee,
served as theme for an eloquent invoca-
tion by Rev. Mr.. Milburn. "The services
of Victoria have enshrined her in the hearts
and reverence of true hearted men and
women the world round," said he. "May
her last days be her best and happiest.
Guide the councils of that realm, and
our own beloved country, that, hand in
hand, they may tread the path of con-
servative progress, to goal of Christian
civilization"
A final conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was reported, but not
acted on.
It provides for the opening of the Un-
compahgre Indian reservations in Utah,
reserving to the United States all asphalt
and gilsonite lands.
Allison of Iowa, secured the passage of
joint resolution appropriating $225,000
for deficiencies in the government print
ing Office.
TARIFF AMENDMENTS.
Senator Allison, chairman of the Re-
publican caucus, has appointed as an ad-
visory committee on finance, on the tariff
bill, as provided for in the caucus of
Monday, Senators Spooner, Platt, and
Wilson. The senators will act with the
Republican members of the senate finance
committee, passing upon all amendments
to the tariff bill, and deciding on all lines
of policy, bearing upon that measure.
LATE NOMINATIONS.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
State-Charles Burdette Hart of West
Virginia, envoy extraordinary and minis.
ter plenipotentiary to Columbia; Fran
co.'s 8. Jones of Louisiana, secretary of
legation at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Re-
public.
Justioe-John G. Thompson of Illinois,
and James Osmund Boyd of North Caro-
lima, assistant attorney generals.
Postmaster, Henry D. Bennett, at Del
Rio Texas.
READING THE BILL.
At 2 O'Clock the senate took up the
tariff bill, and its formal reading began
q ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
! The senate foreign relations committee
today agreed to accept the recommends.
tion of it's sub committee, for amendment
to the Alaskan boundary treaty, so as to
provide specially for the acceptance OF
Mt. St. Elias, as the initial point of the
boundary, between Alaska and the Brit
ish possessions which shall not operate 80
as to exclude any claims of the United
States on the sea coast line between the
two countries. As thus amended, tht
committee will recommend the ratifica
tion of the treaty.
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.
Civil Engineer @. E. Peary has beer
detached from duty at the New Yorl
navy yard, and granted five years leave O
absence, to enable him to prosecute
Arctic explorations.
BEADING OF THE TARIFF BILL.
The senate today adopted the Chand
ler resolution authorizing the sending o
supplies to the famine sufferers In lndi'
by any suitable ship, instead of confinint
them to American ships.
The conference report on the Indial
appropriation bill was agreed to. Thel
the final reading of the tariff bill was be
gun, and its corsideration, paragraph b!
paragraph, started.
The first fight occurred over the financ
committee amendment, raising the dut
on boracic acid from to cents pound
: Senator Vest moved to reduce it to
cents. Senator Jones of Arkansas, sur
j, ported him, and criticized the committe
A s adding to the profits Of an Englis
co mpany, which was about to purchas
all the borax lands and plants in Nevada
California and Oregon. Senator Whit
Democrat of California, said facetousl
that he wanted to share in the distrib'
tion of .favors, and added that the Ent
lish negotiations had failed.
AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
Senator Vests amendment to redu'
tbxe rate on borax to 3 cents pound, WI
ia Ceated. Yeas 20, nays "a.