Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Short Session of the H0use-Repre-
sentative kilgOre After the
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Bill to Open Indian Reservations-Nc
Surprise Expressed at England's
Attitude Toward Silver.

Washington, March 2.-The great ap-
preparation bills will engage the atten-
tion of the house now that the Bland sill
YER bill ia disposed of. There are four
bills now on the calendar,
which is unusual for this time of the Sos
sion. 1t is now arranged to begin on the
fortifcation bill at noon and follow 1t
with the pension bill, the District of Col
umbia bill and the sundry civil bill, in
the order named. These measures have
the right of way without special rule,
and their consideration will proceed from
day to day until all four are passed. Rep
Sayers counts on passing
the fortifcation bill in about an hour, as
he anticipates no opposition. 1t carries
a total of $5,G0O,0 900 for sea coast batter
les and various Notifications. The pen
sion appropriation bill, which comes
next, carries $151 100000. This measure
is likely to BRING out an animated debate
on the pension system. The total bill ls
$l5,O00,O0O less than the appropriation of
last year.
SILVER MEN TALK.
None of the silver men of the house of
expressed any surprise
when informed of the discouraging re-
marks made by the British chancellor OF
the e1chequer, Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt,
the outlook for reassembIing of the
on monetary conference. Representative
of Kentucky, who was dele
gate from the United States in the last
said the outlook does not in
dictate that an international conference
will be held this year. There is, however,
a growing feeling in favor of an enlarged
use of silver. England has been in favor
of gold movement for number of
years, but there are many able men like
Balfour, Sir VIM. Holdsworth, Sir Henry
Macy Thompson and others who favor
international bimetalism. England has
blockaded the way more than any other
nation and prevented an international
agreement for many years, but believe
there will be after while such demand
for international bimetalism that another
conference must be held at Paris OF
Brussels, but it IS probably impossible
that it can assemble until the leading
countries of Europe indicate desire fol
the conference"
WESTERN VIEW.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska, says
that there are many in this country who
are opposed to further use of silver in
the United States except upon an inter
national agreement and are awaiting En-
glands consent. This dispatch indicates
that England does not intend to join us
for myself, have rot expect.
ed England to join US SO long as she was
so largely the creditor nation, and there
fore enters into an agreement for the ap-
probation of gold. am in favor now,
as I always have been, of our leglslating
for our own people, without regard to the
wishes or threats of other nations and
hope American sentiment will soon be
strong enough to enable US to establish
our own standard and provide sufficient
for our own nses."
MR.. WILSON IMPROVING.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico
says that Congressman Wilson, who is ill
at Guadalajara, is recovering satisfactorily
and the TYPHOID attack has left him. He
now needs nursing and rest and DR.. M
Provost says that after ten to fifteen
days of convalesence Mr.. Wilson can
start for home.
CALLS FOR A STATEMENT.
The comptroller of the currency has
called for report of the condition of the
national banks at the close of business on
Wednesday, February 2s, 1894.
To-DAY's HOUSE.
Representative Kilgore presented the
resolution of yesterday, calling upon the
for his reasons for not
out the process of law which re-
qnires that he deduct from the salaries of
members, for such time as they are
absent, was referred to committee. Mr..
MeRae called up the bill which has been
before several previous congresses, to
provide for the opening of certain aban-
doued military reservations was after
some debate on the bill, passed. On mo-
tion OF Mr.. Holman ex-Speaker Grow, the
newly elected congressman -at-large from
Pennsylvania, was then sworn in.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The house committee on banking and
currency will decide OF its next meeting
which of three bills before it to repeal
the tax on the circulation of state banks
it will report for action.
A fshy story is circulated here to the
effect that the president appointed
Senator White to the supreme bench in
order to remove him from his active op.
position to the free sugar schedule of the
tariff bill.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska, has
introduced bill to amend the revised
SO as to permit in civil cases the
verdict of three-fourths of the jurors con-
stituting the Jury to stand as the verdict
of the jury, and such q verdict to. have
the same force and effect as unanimou
verdict.
The senate interstate commerce COM
mittee heard arguments in behalf of a
Amendments to the interstate
commerce law to allow railroad pooling
reasonable rates to be fixed by the inter.
state commerce commission with the
right of appeal to federal court for final
I'D judication.