Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-11
NEWS FROM CAPITAL
Southern War Claims Considered by
House--For Relief Of Maine
Victims.
new MEXICO SCHOOL LANDS
Naval Marines Increased 473-Fleet Has
Not Been Ordered to Philippine Islands
-Unimportant Cabinet Meeting
Powderly Not Wanted.

Washington, March 11.-Under spe
cial order in the house today was SCI
aside for the consideration of the bill
containing provision for southern
claims aggregatng $1,20O,O0o as report
ed by the court of claims under the Bow.
man act.
Mr.. Dalzell (Rep Pa made the point
OF order that 1t was not competent fol
the war claims committee to report a
bill containing $40 claims, each of which
should be subject to separate bill. The
chairman (Mr. Payne, New York; ruled
that the point came too late. The gem
eral debate proceeded under an agree
ment that It be limited to two hours.
Mr.. Gibson (Rep.. Tenn.) explained the
nature OF the claims, all OF which were
for stores and supplies furnished the
army by loyal citizens.
Mr. Hall (Rep. Ia.) chairman of the
military affairs committee, reported the
agreement by the conferees on the army
appropriation bill.
Bill for Relief Of Victims of Maine Dis
aster.
The bill for the relief of the victims of
the Maine disaster was to have been
called up today, Speaker Reed having
agreed to recognize Mr.. Boutelle, chair
man of the naval affairs committee for
that purpose. The latter left the hall
to summon his committee, but, before he
conld return, the regular order had been
demanded and the house had gone into
a committee of the whole to consider
the Bowman claims bill. Mr.. Loud
(Calif.) demanded the reading of the bill
which covers 80 pages.
Arid Lands for States.
BY vote of seven to two the house
committee on public lands today agreed
to report favorably the Shafroth bill for
the cession of all arid lands to the states
In which they are located. Under the
Carey act, 100000 acres have already
been ceded to different states, hut none
but Wyoming has taken advantage of
the act.
New Mexico School Lands.
The committee also agreed on allow
ing the territory Of New Mexico to select
at once about one-half Of all the lands
for schools. penitentiary and like pur-
poses that would accrue to it on admis-
sion as state This is compromise
on the part of the territory, which
sought to secure all such land, the best
part Of which it claims, is being con-
stantly culled while its claims to admis-
sion as state are being ignored.
Fleet Not Ordered to Philippines.
Before leaving for cabinet meeting
Secretary Long said he had received no
report thus far from tho court OF: IN
dniry, nor had he ordered the feet in
China to- the Philippines, as rumored
here today.
Cabinet Meeting Unimportant.
Nothing important was done at today's !
cabinet meeting and the discussion was
OF a most general character.
Increase of Naval Marines.
The house naval committee today
placed in the naval bill provision for
an increase of 473 in the number of ma
val marines. This brings the total num-
her of marines up to 3,O73
Adverse Report on T. V. POwderly.
The senate committee on immigration |
reported adversely on the nomination Of |
l. V. Powderly, to be commissioner of
Senator Chandler Joined |
with the Democrats for the adverse re-
port