Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Statehood Expectations - Financial
ATairs-Fears Assassination
National Capital News.
STATEHOOD.

STATEHOOD.
Washington, Dec. 27.-The marriage Of
Chairman Faulkner, of the senate com
mittee on territories, on January 3, will
delay consideration of the bills providing
for the admission of the territories some
what. 1t is expected, however, that the
bills will come up in the house before
January -.
GRESHAM FOB THE SENATE.
Since the election of Mayor Hopkins at
Chicago there has sprung up much talk
about Sec. Gresham as candidate for
the U. S. secate. 1t is current in admin
istration circles that the secretary was
the controlling influence with the presi-
dent in the recent Chicago appointments,
and that they we're made with the view of
strengthening the friends of Gresham in
their campaign to run him for Cullom's
seat. To Col. William R. Morrison and
ex-Congressman Ben Cable the situation
grows in interest.
TIE HAWAIIAN INVESTIGATION.
A subcommittee of the committee on
foreign relations met this morning to in
quire about the Hawaiian question. The
meeting was in secret. Rev. O. Emerson,
of Hawaii, said that on account of
threats of harm the American sailors
and marines landed at Honolulu did not
help in the overthrow of the queen.
INA QUANDARY.
What the senate will do with the tariff
bill Is now the burning question of i'm
portance. 1t will be little more than a
month before it reaches that body. The
Democratic members of the finance COM
mittce realize that it will be very difficult
to harmonize as views in many respects
are widely divergent. Necessity will
settle the various differences regarding
details but the principal fight will be over
tho proposition to report a complete
substitute for the Wilson bill. The pros
pect is that those opposing free raw
materials such as coal, lead, iron and
lumber will concentrate their efforts to
secure changes. Delegations from the
west against free lead are already in the
field.
THE BOND ISSUE.
The recommendation of the secretary
of the treasury that there shall be an issue
of bonds was a great surprise to many
Democrats. 1t is evident that the admins
tration policy will be sharply contested
by the silver men, and that it may result
in another silver debate. Chairman
Bland, the noted silver man, said that it
was remarkable that silver was demone-
tized in India and now the British gov
ernment is providing for bond issue of
$5O,O0O,000 for that country. We de-
monetized silver at the special session of
congress, and now comes the proposition
to issue bonds. This means simply that
the characterization of silver must be fol-
lowed by an increase of the national debt.
FINANCIAL.
The treasury receipts for December up
to date have been $2l ,O50,00O and the ex-
pendture $26 900, including $780,
600 for pensions. The excess of expendi
lures above receipts for the month will
be between $6,O0O,00O and 100000 anG
the deficiency for the first half of the
fiscal year will be about $36,000,000
Better figures are expected during the
next six months.
The available cash in the treasury on
Saturday was $9O,4S7,268, of which $S2,-
422, 104 is the net gold reserve. During
the month the available balance has de-
creased $5,712,348.
FEARS ASSASSINATION.
Charles II. Mills, son of Roger Q. Mills,
has given bend and has received authori-
ty from Washington judge to carry a
pistol for the protection of his father
from assassination. Senator Mills is ono
of the public men who has been receiv-
ing threatening letters from Joseph
DOMAIN, q Passaic, N. j., Anarchist.