Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.
get Sail for RiO-The Presidents Out
ing-IncOme Taxa Famous
Pension Case.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The big armored
cruiser, New York, generally known as
the "Pirate," lately ordered to Rio, sails
to-day. She will be Joined shortly by
the Miantonomah, and together they will
be amply able to protect all American
rights.
President Cleveland and Secs. Gresham
and Carlisle left the city this morning for
q few days duck shooting. The destina-
tion of the party has been kept secret,
but it is supposed to be on the shore of
the Chesapeake. The details of the de-
parture and trip have been arranged with
the greatest secrecy.
FAMOUS TEST CASE
The application of Judge Long, OF
Michigan, to the district supreme court
for a mandamus to compel the commits
sioner of pensions to restore his former
pension rating is expected to be decided
to-day.
| In the argument, Attorney Fred Baker,
of Detroit, speaking in behalf of Judge
Long, characterized the policy OF the
present administration of the pension
bureau as scandalous and shameful. The
commissioner, he said, acted not only
haughtily, but unlawfully. He referred
to rule fifty-four, of the pension regula-
tions, prohibiting suspension without
sixty days notice, which, he argued, had
been overlooked by the commissioner.
He contended that there was no law au-
thorzing a suspension in cases like that
of Judge Long and that there had been
no process of law taken in his clients
case. He scored the commissioner for
his statement that a pensioner accepts a
pension as a charity. "It is debt" said
the counsel, "and it is not intended for
one man to have the power to cut off
pension"
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
The president has granted a number Of
pardons as follows:
Joseph p. Barton, William F. Jones
Chet Palmontror and Stephen s. Barton
Utah, polygamy; John G. Wallow, Kansas
manslaughter; John W. Pettis, Missouri
larceny, commuted to one years i'm
prisonment; Isaac A. Stanley, Ohio
. violation of the United States banking
laws; William w. Palmer, Arkansas, as
sault.
THE INCOME TAX.
There is little possibility of settle
ment of the main differences of the way
and means committee as to whether tt
make the income tax IN individual o
, corporate investment tax. The majorit
of the members will not come togethe
/ for a week and the matter will be left nm
8 decided, but there is an opinion OK
: pressed that the plan outlined by Presl
dent Cleveland in his annual message wi
be finally agreed to. Meanwhile the sui
committee on internal revenue will cor
tinue to work on the bill. AS majorit
of the subcommittee favor an indlvidus
i. revenue tax, it is very likely that the bl
will be prepared on that basis and sui
mitted to the full committee, when I'll
actual test will come on the propositio
to approve the bill.
MEETS WITH CONDEMNATION.
. Assistant Attorney General Thomas.
the postoffice department, has decided
y interesting case brought to the attentlo
/, of the department. 1t was the propositio
n of merchant to write the names Of evel
J. purchaser of every dollars worth of goot
IS at his store, opposite certain numbe
{. following in rotation, giving the custom
% er as many numbers as dollars were pa
s for the. goods. These numbers he pr
= posed to copy on pieces of paper, and d
p posit them in box. The proprietor i
/, tended to select some person whose nan
10 appeared opposite that number to recel
some benefit or prize. The departme
says that the scheme constitutes lotter