Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.


! tKASD OLD MAN.
Washington, Dec. lG. Senator Teller
returned from Mexico this morning. He
was treated royalty by President Diaz
and was the guest Of the country while
there. He says Mexico thoroughly un-
derstands the silver question and ad-
yocates silver to q man. That govern
ment Is prosperity is due to silver.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC GRANTS.
The commissioner of the general land
Office has approved and submitted to the
secretary of the interior supplement lists
numbers 16 and II for land patents on
the main and branch lines of the South
ern Pacific railroad. The lists involve
2i,079 acres of land located in California.
THE ARID LANDS PROBLEM.
Representative Lucas, who has present
ed the only feasible irrigation bill up to
the present time, stated to-day that it
was his purpose now to have this meas
ure transferred from the house committee
on public lands to the house irrigation
committee. He thinks that his bill should
come before the irrigation committee in
stead of the public lands committee, as
he believes that it will receive more con-
sideration there than in the public lands
committee.
VOORHEES, SILVER SCHEME.
Senator Voorhees, denial that his f.
nancial bill has the sanction of the ad-
mlnlstration creates considerable sur
prise. The silver men say they supposed,
from the senator's remarks on the repeal
bill during the extra session that the ad-
ministration would propose measure
substantially recognizing silver, that his
bill introduced yesterday was endorsed
by the administration. They readily ac-
cept, however, his assurance that the bill
is entirely his own.
There is little doubt that Secretary
Carlisle will endorse the first section of
the bill, which provides for the coming
Of the seignorage at the rate of $2,OO0,-
900 per month. He has been anxious for
this ever since the deficit in the treasury
has been manifest. The silver men well
come the measure as basis for the re-
vival of the silver discussion, but say that
it will be materially amended if passed.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Chairman Wilson, of the tariff COM
mittee, is preparing the majority report
which is to be submitted next Tuesday.
1t is not expected any further action will
be taken on the internal revenue features
of the bill until all members of the
majority may be in the city to consider
it. The individual or corporate income
tax must be settled before the committee
can proceed.
Mr. Bryan who is pressing the straight
out income tax plan, says the tax would
be levied on incomes for the calendar
and not the fiscal year, but that if any
income tax is adopted, it would be on
incomes from January !, 1891, to Dec. 81
of the year, and the taxes will fall due in
January, 1895, and be available for the
expenses of the fiscal year ending June
30. 1895.
The Republicans will probably have
their report ready to submit next Tues
day.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The urgent deficiency bill was consid-
cred in the honse to-day.
The Fort Lewis Indian school reserva-
tion matter comes up before the house
committee on public lands Monday.
The Worlds fair board of awards has
struck balance on the awards they have
made, disclosing that the foreign exhibit
ors will secure 65 per cent of the prizes,
while the American exhibitors will receive
on 35 per cent.
The secretary of the interior has or
dered the removal of John c. Carl1n,
register of the general land office at Pres
colt, A. T.; Receiver of Public Money N.
Davis, at Fargo, N. D.; Mifflin W. Gibbs,
at Little Rock Ark; and Edmond Weakin,
at Pierre, s. D.
The bill for the admission of Arizona
was put through the house yesterday,
under whip and spur, and the bill for the
admission of New Mexico was we'll under
way when wrangle over what was to be
done with Oklahoma interviewed and the |
debate thus precipated lasted until ad-
journment.