Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-05

WASHINGTON NEWS.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.--The Republican
members of the committee are tightins
all nominations referred to it where tl.t
home rule plank in the Democratic plat
form is disregarded. The committee i:
constituted of five Democrats, including
the chairman, Senator Berry, of Arkan.
sas, five Republicans and one Populist
The latter takea sides with the Republi.
cans in this matter and as in the case OF
some former nominations, of this kind
they are enabled to report to the senate G
against confirmation of the nominations.
This places the Democrats in an awkward
position, but if in executive sessions they
stano together the candidates will 10
confirmed by a strict party vote.
WANT TO BE uEARp.
The committee on ways and means is
manifesting an intention TO proceed as
expeditiously as possible to prepare a
tariff bill to be submitted to congress.
Application for hearings by manufactur-
ers and dealers interested in the tariff
continue to come in rapidly and days are
being set apart for argument on the va.
rious industries affected. Representa-
tive Harter, of Ohio, was to have opened
the debate yesterday, speaking on agri-
cultural implements and -four, but was
suddenly called to Ohio.
TALKING FOR TIME.
The program of the silver men in the
senate this week is to have at least one
set speech for each day, and after that
depend on luck and routine to consume
the remainder of the time. While none
will admit in terms that they have any in
tention of tlIibustering, they say with
singular unanimity that they expect aud
intend to secure q full and free discussion
of the question in all its phases before
vote is taken. Indeed, there are speeches
now in preparation whose authors say
they will not be prepared for delivery |
before the 10Th.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The First National bank OF Cherryvae,
kas., was authorized to reopen.
Ex-Gov. Proctor Knott, Of Kentucky, |
was again offered the Hawaiian mission.
)ut declined.
The debt statement shows net in
august Of $l0,442,s90.
The comptroller of the currency has
appointed R. E. Beckham, of Fort Worth,
eceiyer of the I'll Paso National bank of
Texas.
The nomination of Henry c. Stuart to
,e secretary of legation in Guatemala in
honduras and consul at Guatemala was
e ejected.
The president has approved q bill in
i'd of the California Midwinter Interna-
ional exposition, and joint resolution
o make the Oklahoma town sits law ap-
,licable to the Cherokee strip.
Comr. Lochren has appointed the fol-
owing examining surgeons of the pension
bureau: Leroy ]. Cross and Hubbard
Aindley, at Wilbur, Neb.; Chas. NJ. Schin-
lei, at Atlantic, Iowa; W. j. Nolen, G. G.
sirney and II. A. Powers, at Emmettsburg,
owa; g. j. Rumbaugh and 0. ). Reilly,
4 Red Oak, Iowa.
Sec. Carlisle has for week been meet
ng the current expenses of the govern
nent by the use of the gold reserve, but
low he has switched again and treasury
'fficials state that no moro gold would be
'aid out at present, except on demand,
nd that paper currency will be continued
. long as there is supply of that class
# money. But there is not more than
'250,0O0 available in the treasury here of
'aper money, however much ther , may
IA Alspwhern