Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-11
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A SECRET CAUCUS,

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SECRET CAUCUS.
1t leaks out that the Democratic sen
ators took advantage of the quiet of tn,
Sabbath and of the absence of news pape
men and others to hold q conference a
the capitol for the purpose, if possible
of agreeing upon course to bo pursued
with reference to the repeal bill. 1t ii
known that. no agreement was reached
and the discovery was made again thai
it would be very difficult to reach an un
derstanding. 1t also appeared that tht
party in tho senate was almost evcnl,
divided upon the question of uncondi
tional repeal, there being twenty-one
favorable and twenty-three opposed.
CONGREGATIONS.
The senate in executive session, yester.
day made public the following confirma-
tions:
G. Marshal Force, of Kentucky, first
comptroller of the treasury.
N. W. McIver, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
consul general at Kanagawa, Japan.
August Ross, of Wisconsin, collector of
customs for the district of Milwaukee.
Consuls-E. s. Wallace, of Aberdeen, s.
D., at Jerusalem, transferred from Sivas.
Turkey; P. B. Spence, of Newport, KY,
at Quebec, Canada; j. l.. Percy, of Ten
nessee, at Colon, Aspinwall; Samuel B.
Evans, of Ottumwa, Iowa, at Managua,
Nicaragua.
NOMINATIONS.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate:
VIM. R. Angus, to be postmaster at
Kaufman, Texas.
Alexander NJ. Shannon, postmaster at
Galveston, Texas.
Col. Anson Mills, U. s. A., to DO COM
missioner of the United States in the in
ternational boundary commission pro-
vided for in the convention with Mexico,
March /, 1889.
TIMBER INTERESTS.
In the house yesterday Mr.. McRae's bill
regulating the sale of timber on forest
reservations and providing for the pro-
lection of such reservations was called up
but after some opposition by western
went over without action. The
reservations include 17,500,OO0 acres in
the different states and territories,
among which are Arizona, Colorado, New
Mexico and Wyoming.
GOV. HUGHES DINED.
A number of prominent people of Off
,ial and private life rendered a reception
asst night to Gov. L. c. Hughes, of Ari-
IONA, aAd his wife at the Fredonia hotel,
Is testimonial of esteem and regard.
To-NIGHTs BATTLE.
Senator Pugh says that once the repeal
men begin their "do or die" battle the
'ilver men will see that they are held to
t. He says that they will find themselves
% be not the assailants but the assailed
md it will be in the power of the silver
nen to force Mr.. Voorhees, to keep every
me of his men present, while it will be
necessary to have but two silver men on
he floor, one speaking and the other
Guarding the quorum. In this way he
leclares the minority can speedily bring
he majority to surrender to silver.
LIVELY TIMES AHEAD.
The election repeal bill which passed
he house yesterday will be brought be-
ore the senate tomorrow. Senator Pet
igrew intends to urge the substitution of
he election for the silver repeal bill, and
n so doing will make the astounding as
ertion that the western silver Republic
an senators are ready and anxious to
ote for the passage of the substitute.
his, he thinks, will put the southern ad-
ptstr rokfNn r,,oy int Tho sc,
using to bring about the repeal of these
bnoxious laws, which otherwise in the
vent the Republican minority concludes
o filibuster against it, will be impossi-
lie.
Senator Pettigrew and those with him
re perfectly willing to repeal the cleo
ion law if in SO doing they can shelve the
liver purchase repeal bill. The votes on
his proposition, as we'll as those on
questions, by the southern
enators who arc pledged not to filibuster,
ill make surprising records before the
lst vote is taken, and the result of the
Ist vote may be the most surprising out
ONE ofaIl. \.
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
In the senate yesterday, Senator Squire,
Washington proposed compromise
hich seems to meet with more favor
nan any measure yet proposed. Squire's
roposition is that coinage shall be
mited to $2,OOO,OOO month. Sellers
nall deposit their bullion and receive in
Kchange silver dollars at market price,
10 excess of silver over the coined metal
, 60 TO the government. It is more than
kelly Squire's resolution will straighten
ut the snarl.