Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-22
!. WASHINGTON NEWS.
Peckhans. of New York, for supreme
Court Justlce-Thc Arizona
Muddie-NeWs Notes.
SUPREME COURT BUSINESS.


personal feature of the vacancy in the
supreme court interests the politicians
most. it does not approach in importance
the material interests affected by the de-
lay. Questions of constitutional law are
being held In allegiance until Il full bench
can pass upon them, and naturally ligi-
gants are impatient under the enforced
waiting. There are now twenty-five cases
on the docket of the supreme court, soma
of which have been side-tracked since the
beginning of the October term awaiting
the advent to the bench of the successor
to Justice Blatchford. The list includes
the most important cases of the term in
which hearings have been deferred at the
suggestion Of the court or request of
attorneys for the judgement of full
bench.
WHEELER II. PECKHAM NAMED.
The president to-day sent to the senate
the nomination of Wheeler Peckham, of
New York, to be associate justice of the
U. s. supreme court.
Peckham is the president of the state
bar association and was delegate to the
famous "anti-snappers" convention.
TO NUMBER POSTAGE STAMPS.
The postofice department is inclined
to regard with favor suggestion that
has been made that postage stamps should
be numbered, precisely in the same man
ner as treasury notes and bills issued by
the government. Some such means of
Identification as this has been found
necessary owing to the numerous rob-
berries of stamps in bulk from postofices
in different parts of the country. Business
men, as we'll as postofdce inspectors, hive
strongly endorsed the project.
THE ARIZONA MUDDLE.
Ex-Gov. Meyer Zulick, of Arizona, has
arrived and the elements which are max
it hot for Gov. Hughes think it is sig
nificant. Zulick was governor of Arizona
during President Cleveland's first term.
He is on close terms with Delegate Mark
Smith. The friends of Hughes are pro-
testing vigorously against any change in
the governorship. The papers in the
care are accumulating at the interior de-
partment, and they now make bundle
several inches thick, and not very credit.
able to Mr.. Hughes.
POSTAGE CONTRACTS.
Postmaster General Bissell has fixed
the 26th inst. as the date for hearing
bidders for the postage stamp con
tract.
CONSIDERING THE TARIFF.
The internal revenue bill including the
income tax provision was submitted to
the ways and means committee this morn
ing. Representative Cochran, Democrat,
of New York, endeavored to secure delay.
He raised the point of no quorum. The
Republicans Of the committee did not
vote. Messrs. Cochran and Stevens also
refrained from voting. The other Demo-
Gratis voted to make quorum, but they
numbered only eight, one short of a
quorum. A hurried search was made for
Representative Bryan, who happened to
be absent. He came in and this gave the
necessary nine to do business. Mr.. Cock
ran offered an amendment to the first
section of the bill, but pending the con-
sideration of it the committee took a
until recess 2 o'clock.
street Cars Tied Tp.
Bridgeport, Conn, Jan. 22.-A big
crowd collected this morning about the
Traction company's stables, but there
we're no hostile demonstrations. The
company has so far made no attempt to
send out cars to day, and the president
has not decided whether to do.so or not.