Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Silvcr's Enemy for Director of the
Mint-Philadelphia Business Men
Want Silver Money.
The Lucas Arid Lands Bill-Wolcott
Calls Down Gorman-Na-
tioaal Notes
HATER OF SILVER.

Washington, Sept. 29.- President Cleve-
land created no surprise when he sent the
name of Robert E. Preston, of the District
of Columbia, to the senate as director of
the mint. Preston has displayed enongh
enmity to silver for the past few months
to win him his position. As acting di-
rector he has gone even further than car
rying out the base designs Of the presi-
dent and Sec. Carlisle in their warfare
ngainst silver. He has continually vio-
lated the Sherman act.
IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS.
Representative Lucas, OF South Dakota,
has created any amount Of interest in the
west with the irrigation bill he introduced
week ago. Hundreds of letters are com
ing to him daily from Colorado and other
western states interested in the reclama-
tion of the arid landa, asking as to the
extent and purpose Of the measure he has
presented to congress.
1t seems that the plan he has brought
before congress is the most feasible, ac-
cording to his correspondents, that has
yet been presented at any previous scs-
sion. If the matter can be handled in the
right way thero is a strong hope among
the western members that some such law
as is proposed by Mr.. Lucas can be passs d
during the SD session. Representatives
Pence and Bell, of Colorado, will support
the Lucas bill.
GROWING INTERESTING.
Dubois resolution concerning the va
cancies in the senate from three western
states and Wolcott's speech thereon STIR
red up hornets nest in the senate. VOL
colts speech was a defiance to tho re-
pealers to do their worst, and declara-
tion that, do what they might, their ef-
forts would bo futile.
He told them very plainly that he un-
derstood their program to force vote if
possible by night sessions and forced
German to show his hand for the first
time in the session. A critical time is
evidently approaching in the considera-
tion of the repeal bill.
1t is evident that the renealers will
bend every energy TO get it out of the
way before the election bill can be
reached and they will make superhuman
efforts in that direction next week, if not
before.
THE 10 PER CENT TAX ON STATE BANKS.
The house committee on banking and
currency to day granted a hearing on the
bill of Congressman Oates, for the repeal
of the 10 per cent tax on state banks.
Congressman Oates appeared before the
committee and made an elaborate argu-
ment in favor Of his measure.
ooon NOD cIMEpoNs
in the senate to-day .,snstor C"nero",
of Pennsylvania, presented a pet..lon .iol.
Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, and
many business firms asking of congress
legislation to preserve and protect the
integrity of silver as money metal.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The Torrey bankruptcy bill will proba
bly, not be reported for another month.
The president will soon discontinue re-
ceptions to the public, which have beer
three times week, substituting specla
receptions to visiting bodies whenever
occasion justities.
The nomination of James Van Allen Of
ambassador to Italy is before the senate
committee on foreign relations, but
division is expected. The report vii
probably be against confirmation.
Senate combinations: W. II. Jones, o.
Illinois, first. assistant postmaster gen
eral; Kerr Craig, of North Carolina, thirt
assistant postmaster general; B. +. AL
ford, of Kentucky, surveyor of customs
Louisville, Ky.;J j. A. Michel, collector O
customs, Brazos de Santiago; G. ?. Fin
lay, collector, Galveston; II. p. Dubellet
OF Toxas, consul, Rheims, France.