Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-05
President Sent Long List Of Nomi-
nations to Senate Today, But
Overlooked New Mexico.
CONGRESS RESUMES WORK
Outlook for Ratification of Hawaiian An
nexation Treaty Now Considered Very
Bright-Will Be Pressed by
Senate Davis.

Owen L. w. Smith. of North Carolina
minister resident and consul general tt
| Liberia; James c. Stowe, of Missouri
| consul general at Cape Town; Herbert
$. Squires, of New York, secretary OF
legation at Pekin. China.
Consuls-Adolph l.. Frankenthal, OF
Mississippi, at Berne; Neal Mcmillan,
of Michigan, at Port Sarna. Ont: Jas.
Mayors, Of Ohio, at Rosario, Argentine
Republic; John H. Grout, Jr. of Massa-
chusetts, at Malta; Edmund u. Brodow-
ski, of Illinois, now consul at Breslau,
Germany, at Furth, Bavaria: Charles w.
Erdmann. of Kentucky, now consul at
Furth, Bavaria, at Breslau, Germany.
Leandcr p. Mitchell. of Indiana, as
sistant comptroller of the treasury.
Pension agents-Charles A. Orr. at
Buffalo; Jonathan Merriam, at Chicago:
Sydney L. Wilson. at Washington.
Frank A. Morris. surveyor general of
South Dakota.
Arthur l.. Thomas, postmaster. Salt
Lake City.
Washington. Jan. 5. Comptroller
Dawes has appointed William C. Oakley,
of Chicago, national bank examiner to
succeed Joseph L. Talbert, resigned
Outlook For Hawaiian Annexation.
Washington, d. G., Jan. 5.--The out
look for the ratification of the Hawaiian
annexation treaty is now considered
bright The friends of the measure
believe that they can secure for it SO
votes, three more than needed. The
feeling is very strong that. unless the
United States takes in Hawaii, the
islands are likely to cause trouble in the
future, when one or more European
nations attempt to acquire them or give
them to Japan as compensation for their
grabs in China.
Session of Senate Today.
Washington, Jan. 5.-Senator Davis.
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, gave notice in the sem
ate today that he would call up the
Hawaiian annexation treaty in executive
sassit.., on Monday next and ask the
senate TO consider it each day thereafter
until the treaty be disposed of.
Washington. Jan. 5.-Senator Teller,
of Colorado, introduced a concurrent
resolution today declaring that the bonds
of the United States, principal and in
terest, should at the option of the gov
ernment be paid in standard silver dol
lars and that such payment is not in
violation of the public faith or in dero-
cation of the public credit. The rcsolu-
ton was referred to the finance com
mittee.
There was only small attendance in
the senate today. Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, spoke on the immigration
bill, and declared in favor of consular
inspection of immigrants.
Senator Carter, of Montana. called up
the bill to provide for taking the next
census and argued against making any
appointments for that service through
the civil service commission, saying that
it was a preliminary measure and pro-
vided only for 32 places.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, replied,
declaring that the Republican party was
backing squarely down from it's position
on the civil service question.
The report by Secretary Sherman on
civil service was read. Senator Cock
rell, of Missouri, said it was remark
able document, being request on con-
gress for legislative action which was in
the power of his chief by executive order.
Senator Teller declared that the cen
sus bureau should not be partisan
but under the classified SER
vice. He asserted that in the last census
the silver production had been fraudu-
lently overstated by SlO,OOO,0O0.
At $40 the senate went into executive
session
Session of the House Today.
Washington, Jan. 5.--There was not
u very large attendance in the house of
today. With one or two
exceptions, the members of the Ohio
both Democrats and Repub
licans, were absent.
The house went into committee of the
whole to resume the consideration of
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriations bill. All the features of
the bill had been disposed of except the
appropriation for the civil service com
upon which, by previous az
there was to be an indefinite
general debate.
1t was proposed that Mr.. Moody, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts, and Mr..
Dockery, Democrat, of Missouri, control
The time for and against.
Mr.. Hepburn. Republican, of Iowa.
that there was u three-cor-
lered contest. ''The Democrats" said
le, ''desire the entire repeal of the law.
Some of those on this side desire it to
stand as it is, while large body of us
lesire wholesome notifications of its
provisions"
''Why does the gentleman aver that
III the Democrats on this side of the
louse desire the entire repeal of the
aw?" inquired Mr. Clark, Democrat. of
Missouri.
Simply because that would be wrong |
md your side is always wrong" re-
orted Mr. Hepburn amid great laugh
cr.
All suggestions as to the control of
ime failed at last, and the chair recog
lized Mr.. Grow, Republican, of Penn
ylvania, who spoke 20 minutes in sup
,ort OF the general principle Of the civil
ervce law.
Mr.. Moody, of Massachusetts, made
N elaborate defense of the civil service
ystem.
Mr.. Dockery, Democrat, of Missouri,
pened the opposition to civil service
aw in the house. He made warm
peech in which he declared the law
dious to the American people and that
should be repealed.
At 1870 the civil service debate was
till in progress with Mr.. Lands, Re-
'ublican, of Indiana, speaking in favor