Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-18


menal internal revenue receipts of over
three and quarter million dollars cover
the delayed returns from the three great
distilling centers of the country.
SOMETHING CROOKED.
d. G. Tucker, deputy comptroller of
the currency, to-day received telegram
from government official at Altoona,
Pa, stating that it was very doubtful
whether Bank Examiner Miller had COM
mitted suicide as reported. An officer
of the bureau will likely be sent to AL
toona and an effort will be made to arrive
at solution Of the mystery. 1t is under
stood that Examiner Miller's report
shows that the bank was practically with
out assets and shortage both in cash and
bills receivable was traceable to the
speculations of the absconding cashier,
Gardner, which amount to $4,000.
BIOLOGISTS APPOINTED.
Samuel f. Emmons, of Colorado, has
been appointed geologist instead of
Stevens, of the geological survey, with
salary of $4,000 year. Richard Hill has
been appointed assistant geologist at SIS
a day.
TODAY's SENATE.
When Senator Harris resolution for
the appointment of Senator White, of
California, to fill the vacancy on the
finance committee, was laid before the
senate at 1915, Senator Henderson, of
Nebraska, said there would be no oh jec-
tion to the resolution to-day and ex-
plained that the opposition yesterday
contained no restriction upon Senator
White from California. Senator Hill
concurred with Mr.. Henderson and ex-
pressed the hope that the resolution
would be passed. 1t was then adopted
without division.
Senator Murphy's resolution declaring
against further tariff legislation went
over temporarily at the request of SEN
ator German.
MORE TARIFF DISCUSSION.
The resolution of Senator Gray, in
tructing the finance committee to report
back the free sugar bill with an amend
ment to strike out the d of cent
differentia on refined sugar was laid be-
fore the senate. Mr.. Henderson offered
an amendment instructing the committee
to report an amendment providing for
the sugar bounty as in the existing law.
Senator Gray demanded division on
the question. Some debate occurred on
the parliamentary situation.
CAUsEsA COMMoTION.
great deal of confusion followed in
the midst of which Senator Lindsay,
Democrat, of Kentucky, offered resolu-
tion declaring: "It is the sense of the
senate and congress not to adjourn until
a bill has been passed relieving and dis
any duty on refined sugar,
which would operate for the benefit of
the sugar trust," and asked the immediate
of his resolution. Senator
of Nebraska, moved to
amend the resolution so as to instruct
The finance committee to report back the
amount of profit derived by the sugar
trust from the tariff bill now in the hands
Of the president.
Senator Sherman, Republican, of Ohio,
took the floor to indulge as he said "in
some plain talk" He reviewed the
blunders made by the Democrats and
their general conduct In the long tariff
fight.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Unless the president is heard from in
the shape of a veto message by midnight,
The river and harbor appropriation bill
will, through the expiration of the ten
days allowed for consideration, become
aW.
NOW ONLY CIVILIANS.
From this time forward the civil list of
,he army is to be made up of civilians
and when clerk retires from service on
account of age or disability he will be
entitled to no pension from the govern
nent
The change affects 1876 clerks and forty
messengers on duty at the various head
quarters of departments and at the head
quarters of the general in command at
Washington. The clerks are divided
nto three classes-fi first, second and third,
he salary being $1,000, $l,lOO and$1 200
Der year according TO the class. Mes
engers receive $50 per month. Accord |
ng to the law which has been in force for I
many years, clerk could retire after
hirty years service on pension equal
% three-fourths of his salary. The pen
ZION was one of the strong inducements
or well-qualified employees to remain in
heir position at salary which, under
,ther circumstances, they would hardly
AVE accepted. The amendment to the
aw falls with special force on men whose
erm of service was about to expire.
1t is claimed by some of the clerks that
he governmet has been guilty of a
,reach of contract and it is possible that
test case NAV he filed tn decida tho |