Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Republicans in Line and Silver Men
Elated-The Tucker Bill
More Money.
A Powerful Projectile-O Outrages in
the Cherokee Strip-President-
ial Nominations.
REPUBLICANS IN LINE.

NdsHluRbon, oepG' A"o oeNohVh
week of this extraordinary session goes on
with the acknowledgement on the part of
some of the most earnest of the Sherman
act repeal men in the senate that that bill
can not now pass. These mon are Re-
publicans, and they are now in fighting
mood. They 60 SO far as to declare that
the SD session of congress- will end with
out the enactment of any legislation OF
national importance.
This means that the Republicans in
the senate will flibuster to prevent the
repeal of the federal election law anG
also to prevent any new tariff legisla.
tion.
Grover Cleveland seems to be in any
thing but an enviable position at this
time. His fall, too, is entirely due to hif
emnity to silver.
DEBATE ON THE TUCKER BILL.
The house will devote its attention al
the week to the Tucker bill for tho repeal
of the federal election law. The debate
will run throughout this week and next
until Tuesday, October 8, of the week fol.
lowing. Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, will
have charge of the debate on the Demo
cratic side and Mr.. johnson, of North
Dakota, on the Republican side.
AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
An exciting scene occurred in the sem
ate when Mr.. Cockrell interrupted Mr..
Stewart to read an article In a newspaper
claiming that there was a conspiracy on
the part of Wall street to down silver.
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts, questioned
the responsibility of the writer of the
article, but Mr.. Cockrell insisted that the
writer was more responsible than any
man on the floor of the senate.
Hoar disputed the statement and said
that no newspaper in the country was as
responsible as u. s. senator. Mr..
Cockrell insisted that newspaper was
more responsible, as newspaper could
be sued for libel and senator could not.
with anger and Mr.. Stewart resumed.
MONEY GETTING PLENTIFUL.
Controller Eckels has returned home,
and says: "Money seems to be plentiful
everywhere, and at Chicago in particular.
I was told That the deposits far exceeded
Withdrawals from banks. This indicates
a healthy tone of affairs, which trust
will continue"
OFFICIAL pLUMs.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Treasury-William j. PUGET, of Colo
RADIO, to be assayer of the mint at Dem
YER.
Postmasters- Joseph T. Browning, Cal
vert, Texas; George A. Draper, Cheyelne,
B. F. Afford, of Kentucky, surveyor of
customs of louisville, KY.
"A. Mitchell, collector of customs at
Brazos de Santiago.
H. p. Dubellet, of Texas, consul at
Rheims, France.
G. P. Finlay, collector at Galveston.
TO INVESTIGATE SERIOUS CHARGES.
Delegate Flynn's resolution calling for
information from the war department re-
garding the actions of the military when
the Cherokee strip was opened, was re-
ported back to the house yesterday. Dele
gate Flynn got the floor and had read CO.
pious extracts from the papers regarding
the outrages of the military and many
letters bearing upon the subject. Some
of the newspaper extracts were very
severe in criticising Sec. Hoke Smith.
He proposed in the near future to ask
for the passage of resolution to investi-
gate this matter from the time when the
Cherokees were allotted land down to the
present time.
SILVER MEN ELATED.
| The western senators aro in high
| feather to-day over the turn affairs have
taken in favor of silver. Cleveland's
talk has knocked the last peg from under
tho nnti-s,lver forces, and compromise
very favorably to the silver interests Is
new confidently looked for.
NATIONAL NOTES.
Senator Stewart concluded his grea'
speech arraigning Cleveland yesterday.
What the president would do with re
peal bill embodying the Faulkner amend
meat standing ready for his signature nj
one can tell.
Senator Dubois resolution to postpon
tariff and election repeal until the ne'
states could be fully represented, wa
tabled in the senate by vote of ~ to II
At the government proving station yes
terday solid projectile was fred throug
seventeen inches of steel armor plate an
came out unharmed. This is considere
by the officials of the navy bureau as tn
most satisfactory test yet made. Thl
pro iectile is considered to be almost il
resistable.