Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-21
WASHINGTON GRIST.
Republicans In Congress Make An
swer on the Administration
Tariff Measure.
To Investigate the Hawaiian Affair
Presidential Nominations-Con-
gress in Recess
HOLIDAY RECESS.

| HOLIDAY RECESS.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Congress ad-
| iourned to-day until after the holidays.
MINORITY TARIFF REPORT.
| To-day the Republican minority of
the ways and means committee, through
ex-Speaker Reed, presented its report on
the Wilson tariff bill. The report says
that the surprising thing about this bill
is. the fact that proposition to raise
revenue, on its face, lowers the revenues
of the country $74,00O,Oo0 below the
revenues Of 1892, which in that year were
only $2,OOO,O0O above actual expenses.
This and the other fact that the bill
transfers large part of the burden of
taxation from the shoulders of foreign
ers to be borne by our own citizens,
should be kept in mind during the COM
| ing discussion. Further, the Wilson bill
is a cowardly makeshift for the perform
ance of Democratic pledges. 1t is utter
ly wrong and indefensible and a
frightful disturber of business.
This time it is chosen to sub
stitute for a system Of pro-
tectiye tariff, reasonably satisfactory,
a revenue system of which nothing is
known; and concerning the principle of
which these reyisors of the tariff are not
even in accord among themselves. Another
view of the matter is that the question OF
wages is not to be overlooked. Lessened
wages means lessened consumption. If
the wages of the country are to be
diminished one half, one half the market
| for nroducts ia pOne at once,
. The passage of the Wilson bill would
, therefore be monstrous. While as a
party the Republicans might rejoice over
its passage, on account of its bad policy,
as citizens the exigencies of the present
time are superior to the most desired
political advantages; and for these
reasons the minority advises that the bill
do not pass. In the representative in
dustries of this country, where the num-
Der employed last year exceeded 100000
operatives, to-day one-third are without
;. ON mployment. The unemployed are not
: confined to the protected industries, but
9 those who are face to face with the fact
of starvation, are engaged in all
arts and all are involved in the
general ruin. None are prosperous.
Workmen are everywhere expressing a
= sorrowful feeling. The end can there
Q fore be nothing else but the defeat of the
: bill. To the accomplishment of this every
t effort should be bent.
NOMINATIONS.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate:
n John P. Irish, of California, to be nava
Q officer at San Francisco.
John w. Walker, of Pennsylvania, to bt
= marshal of the United States for the west
d ern district of Pennsylvania.
James H. Forney, of Idaho, to be at
9 torney of the United States for the dis
u trict of Idaho.
- Robert B. Armour, postmaster at Mem
70 phis, Tenn.
War-1st Lieut.. W. G. Glassford, sigma
corps, to be captain; 1st Lieuts Palmer
. G. Wood, 18th infantry, and Eben Swift
5th cavalry, to be captains; I'd Lieuts. j
. Y. Mason Blunt, 5th cavalry, George w
o Gathol, 4th artillery, Odon Gurovits, It'll
It infantry, L. H. Ruggles, 3D. artillery, to b
o 1st lieutenants.
oKLAHoMA's REPORT.
It Gen. Wheeler, chairman of the hous'
y committee on territories, reported yes
e terday the bill to admit Oklahoma terri
, tory as state. The bill was agreed upo1
by the committee. The bill does not in
clude Indian territory, but is for Okla
homa as its boundaries exist. The re
port shows that there are 250000 people
in the territory and that its area is $4,000
- square miles.
4 MONSTER PETITION.
Senator Hoar introduced yesterday
y petition on the subject of good roads
II 1t bore the signature of 100000 citizens
of It is signed by the governors of seven
a. teen states and endorsed by their legisla
4. lures.
4. The monster appeal was wheeled int
N the senate by several employees, an
created somewhat of q sensation and con
siderable amusement.
WILL INVESTIGATE.
In the senate yesterday resolution in
"A troduced by Senator Morgan was agree
to as follows'
Resolved, That the committee O
foreign relations shall enquire and repor
A. whether, and if 80, what irregularitie
!. have occurred in the diplomatic intei
course between tno OHAtou Cuduos I'LL
lis Hawaii in relation to the recent politicf
to revolution in Hawaii and to this end sal
ed committee is authorized to send fo
ne papers and administer oaths to vii
u nesses.s
ad The Joint resolution offered heretofor
ed by Senator Morgan for the appcintmer
Z of a Joint committee of three senator
ss and three members to examine and repol
to congress as to the condition of tn
gs Nicaragua canal, was also agreed to.
n ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.
On Senator Morgan, of Alabama, chairma
,s- of the committee on foreign affairs, ha
,st introduced bill providing that whenevt
70 the United States shall acquire dominic
of over any foreign country or place b
treaty of annexation or otherwise, tx