Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Silvcr's Strength Gathering. Car
isles ObjectiOns-A Dead Con-
accommodation Notes.
sILyER's DAY FRIGHTENING.

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Washington, Feb. 10.-The strength
developed by Blands silver seignorage
bill leads to the belief that another
movement will be made in the present
| congress for unlimited silver coinage asia
sequel to the passage of the seigniorage
bill. Mr.. Bland has already introduced
bill "for the recoinage of standard
silver dollars" 1t went to the coinage
committee and was about to be discussed
when Mr.. Bland asked it temporarily be
laid aside in order that the seigniorage
bill might first be acted on. As to the
free silver bill Mr. Bland said to-day:
at has been put aside for the present
but will probably be taken up later. No
definite Preparations have yet been made,
but 1t is evident that many members want
the opportunity Of again voting on the
free silver question"
Representative Williams, of Illinois,
one Of Mr.. BANDS lieutenants, says he has
no doubt the free silver question, pure
and simple, will again be presented in
this congress. Quite number of mem
bers who voted for repeal of the purchas-
ing clause Of the Sherman law have told
Williams they would like to have free
silver brought to an issue again in order
to restore their former position. This
expression, together with the strength
developed by the seigniorage bill, includes
several associates to give congress one
more chance to vote for unlimited silver
coinage.
CONGRESSIONAL.
To-day was set by special order for
eulogies upon the life and character of
the late Representative O'Neil, of Penn
sylvania, and Senator Stanford, of Cali
fornia, but on account of the death of
Representative Houk, of Ohio, that order
was vacated and the house adjourned out
of respect to the memory of the dead
Ohio representative. Upon motion of
Mr.. Loud the time for paying tribute to
the memory of the late Senator Stanford
and Representative O'Neil was postponed
until Monday at o'clock.
ADEAD Ex-coNGREssMAN.
The Ohio delegation in congress held a
meeting in the speakers room this morn
ing to take action on the death of the
late Representative Houk. Senator Sher-
man presided. Seven members with one
or more senators will accompany the
remains to Ohio this afternoon.
INSURGENTS GAINING GROUND.
The navy department to-day received
the following cable:
Rio, Feb. 9.-This morning there was
sharp engagement at Areya Point result
ing in insurgents success.
(Signed. BENHAMv
Areya Point is projection of land not
far from the city of Nictheroy which is in
the same part of the bay of Rio de Janeiro.
Areya Point would be good
place for land operations against the city
of Nictheroy.
CARLISLE OPPOSES IT.
Secretary Carlisle expressed his oppo-
sition to the Bland seigniorage bill to-
day. His principal objection is that if
the silver certificates were issued and
then presented for redemption there
would be no silver dollars in the treasury
with which to pay the certificates and
the payments would have to be made in
gold. He admitted, however, that the
government could coin 48,000,000 silver
dollars a year.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The new Hatch anti-option bill has been
approved by the committee on agricul-
ture and introduced in the house.
Senator Dubois has given notice of an
to the tariff bill he will offer,
for the retention of the duty on
cad products.
The treasury balance Wednesday was
s117, ,1l5,325-above $100,OO0,000 for the
irst time in several months.
Resolutions urging the establishment
If government telegraph from Colorado
abor organizations at Colorado Springs,
Pueblo, Saguache and st. Elmo, also the
union of Denver, have
oeen presented by Congressman Pence.
Senator Call has introduced an amend
ment to Senator Stewards bond resolu-
lion, declaring in favor of legalizing the
s6O,OOO,OOO bonds issued by Secretary
Carlisle, prohibiting all future issues, ex-
sept by authority of congress, and repeal
ing the existing laws authorizing bonds.
Representative Abbott, of Texas, has in
troduced bill to have the secretary of
the treasury coin not less than 100000
ounces month OF the silver purchased
under the Sherman act. Coin certificates
issued under that act are to be redeemed
in either gold or silver, according to which
metal is held in the largest quantities in
the treasury, and the secretary is to issue
,oln notes to the amount of the seignior-
age of the Sherman act upon plan ap-
parently devised to place gold and silver
On an equal footing.