Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-24
WASHINGTON BUDGET.
standing Of the House Coinage Com
mittee-Paying Out GOld-Na-
tiOnal News Notes.
THE HOUSE COINAGE COMMITTEE CLOSE.

| THE HOUSE COINAGE OOMMITTEK CLOSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The coinage
committee is pretty closely divided be-
tween the gold advocates and the advo-
Gates of free coinage. Mr.. Hager, of Iowa,
and Judge Kilgore, of Texas, hold the bal
ance of power and their two votes would
give majority of one against free coin
age.
Mr.. Hager was perfectly frank in ex-
pressing his views. He said: "I shall not
! vote for either of the substitute PROPOSE
tions which are now before the house,
and shall not vote for the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law. am in favor
Of the wide use of silver by all nations,
but I think the ratio should be higher
than in any of the substitutes proposed,
and I recognize that it would be difficult
Just at present to fix steady ratio. I
don't think, however, that the United
States should abandon one of the two
metals which it SO largely produces. l
am in favor of the use of both metals."
DEALING IN GOLD.
All of the United States sub-treasurers
have been ordered to pay out gold over
the counters the same as any other money,
thus placing the gold reserve among the
available cash assets. The gold balance
has been reduced to slightly below $780,
100000, and the net treasury balance to
$11,750,000.
DISTRIBUTION OF COMMITTEE PRIZES.
An interesting summary of the house
committees is made. Thirty-two chair
manships go to the south and % to the
north. This includes the chairmen of the
four committees previously appointed
rules, milages, accounts and enrolled
bills.
After November, when Mr.. O'Ferrall
becomes governor of Virginia, j. B.
Brown, of Indiana, will 60 to the head of
the committee on elections, and the totals
will be 81 and "a. By states the chair
manships are divided as follows: Ala
bama 3, Arkansas ], Connecticut L. Geor-
gia 4, Illinois 4, Indiana 8, Kentucky 8,
Louisiana l, Maryland 1, Mississippi 2,
Missouri 3, Michigan l, New Jersey 2,
New York s, North Carolina 2, Ohio 2,
Pennsylvania 2, Rhode Island l, South
Carolina 1, Tennessee 3, Texas 8, Virginia
3, West Virginia 2, Wisconsin 2.
PASCOE WANTS RATIO OF ~ TO /.
Among bills introduced in the senate
yesterday was one by Mr.. Pascoe (Dem.)
of Florida, as substitute for the minor
ity bill of the finance committee, pro-
posing silver coinage at 20 to 1. The
substitute proposes council of three
citizens of the United States to ascertain
and report before January l, 1894, the in
trinsic relative value of gold and silver,
aud that on that report the treasury shall
fix and determine the ratio. The bill was
referred to the committee on finance.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The American National bank, of Pueb-
10, Colo, has been authorized to resume
business.
Joshua +. Dodge, of Wisconsin has
been nominaued assistant attorney gen
eral, vice W. A. Murray resigned.
Surgeon General Wyman has received
a cablegram from Antwerp stating that
new cholera cases there average two
daily.
The president has approved the resolu-
ton, appropriating funds for payment
of mileage to senators and representa-
tives for the extra session.
Mr.. Hatch, DEM, of Missouri, in speak
ing in favor of free coinage advocated
caucus of the Democrats of the house and
senate to interpret the Chicago platform,
every man of whom would pledge his
life, fortune and his sacred honor to
abide by the decision.
The president has made the following
appointments: Sylvan Weaver, of South
Dakota, special agent to make allotments
to Sioux Indians. Henry j. Boswick,
marshal of consular court at Tieu-T -Tsien,
China. Moses Neal, of Oklahoma, special
agent to make allotments to the Kickapoo
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