Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The President VetOes the Bland Seig
niorage Bill and Gives His
Reasons for It.
Important Pension Decision - New
Judges to be Appointed-The
Tariff Debate to Begin.

dTlu OoUdCo W oeSlu.
Washington, March 29.-The president
has vetoed the Bland silver seigniorage
bill.
WHAT HE SAYS.
The president says: "My strong desire
to avoid any disagreement among those
of both houses Of congress who have sup
ported the bill, would lead me to approve
it, if could believe
THE PUBLIC GOOD
would not thereby be endangered and that
such action on my part would be a proper
discharge Of my OFFICIAL duty. Inasmuch,
however, az / am unable to satisfy my
self that the proposed legislation is
EITHER WISE OR oppoBrUNE,
my conceptionof Of the obligations attached
to my Office, hold, forbids indulgence
Of my personal desire, and inexorably
confines me to that course which ia die
tated by my reason and judgment as
pointed out by sincere purpose to pro-
tect and promote the general interests of
the people"
After referring to last years panic
which he believes was caused by the silver
purchase law the president adds: "Now
that mischievous silver law was repealed,
and wholesome improvement all over
the country was apparent. Confidence in
our solvency was relnstated while the
wheels of industry were set in motion,
and the tide of foreign investments again
started in our direction. Nothing should
be done to check our convalescence. I
believe if this bill became law it would
be retrogrs,sior rom 0aEsanancial inten-
tions. SILVER purchases wou,d 2aten if
not destroy the returning faith in our I'm
ancial standing, and as consequence
progress and prosperity would beserious-
ly threatened"
He believes the bill is loosely drawn
and would rob us of our gold. He says
he believes the coinage of bullion seig-
niorage might be safely and advantage
ously done, provided authority was given
the secretary of the treasury to issue
bonds at low rate of interest. He ex-
presses hope for comprehensive ad-
justment of our monetary affairs in a
short time andin way to accord silver its
proper place in our currency.
WHAT BLAND SAYS.
Mr.. Bland said in regard to the
veto: "If it were left to the Dem.
ocrats of the house we could easily get
the two-thirds majority to pass the bill
over the veto, but with most of the Re.
.publicans against us, I wouldn't predict
the outcome"
TARIFF DEBATE TO BEGIN.
The senators are marshaling their
forces for the tariff debate which begins
Monday. Senator Voorhees, will open ths
debate in support Of the measure.
MINERAL WATER STATISTICS.
The statistics Of mineral water for 1s9:
gives the value Of the production of Colo
RADIO at $42s, ,O08, New Mexico $3.50, Texas
$27O,917.
NEW JUDGES.
The senate committee on judiciary hat
authorized favorable report on the bills
providing for additional Judges in the
seventh, eight and ninth judicial circuits
The seventh circuit comprises the states
of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin; the
eight, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Ar.
kansas, North and South Dakota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming
Colorado New Mexico and Utah; and the
ninth, California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho
Montana, Washington and Arizona.
IMPORTANT PENSION DECISION.
The pension rolls will be greatly en-.
larged by decision of Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior Reynolds just an.
nounced at the department. It is one OF
the most important made by the present
administration, and will admit to the rolls
the names Of q large number of insane,
idiotio and permanently helpless minor
children of deceased soldiers where the
pensions of the former had ceased by the
children attaining the age Of 16 years
prior to the act of June ~, 1890. The
decision holds that the act of 1890 has the
effect of restoring these dependent per-
sons to the rolls during life or q contin-
uance Of the disability.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The proposed amendment to the pre-.
amble to the constitution acknowledging
the supreme authority and Just govern.
ment Of Almighty God in all the affairl
of men and nations" was finally disposed
of by the house committee on judiciary
when by viva voce vote 1t was decided
to allow the resolution to lie on the table
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