Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-04-26
NATIONAL NEWS.
The Meyer Silver Compromise Bill
Democratic Caucus on the Tariff
"A Plan to ReOrganize the
Union Pacific Railroad.

Meyer, of Louisiana, is confident that his
compromise proposition on the silver
question will pass the house, notwith-
standing the action of the Bland coinage
committee pigeon-holing it. Mr.. Meyer
proposes to get his compromise direct
before the house rs substitute to the
free coinage bill.
Representative Bland says that he will
try to have the committee vote on the
free coinage bill next Thursday. Once
reported the bill becomes privileged 80
that recurrence of the silver struggle
appears to be nears at hand. Mr.. Bland
says that he does not think the Meyer bill
will do for substitute for the free silver
bill owing to its bond feature.
MUST OBTAIN 4 QUORUM.
The Democratic leaders in the senate
realize that the time is approaching when
it will be necessary for them to maintain
a quorum with little assistance from the
Republicans, and have reinforced the off,
cial letter of notification to members sent
out by Senator German, chairman of the
Dem mocratic caucus, with personal appeals
The Republican representatives do not
admit that they will resort to dilatory
measures, but say that if the Democrats
attempt to enforce unusual hours or pre-
cipitate test of physical endurance they
will resist in any way that the rules may
justify.
DISCUSSED THE TARIFF BILL.
The Democratic members of the senate
committee on finance held meeting to-
day for the purpose of comforting over
the proposed changes in the tariff bill.
There is no room for doubt that the COM
mittee has agreed upon a policy in refer
ence to the bill. 1t is known that some
changes in the income tax feature have
been agreed to, and it is also known that
this part of the bill will in some shape be
retained. There is good reason for also
believing that amendments to many of
the schedules have been agreed to.
THE UNION PACIFIC DEBT.
Attorney General Olney has sent to con-
gress the draft Of a bill for reorganiza-
tion of the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany and readjustment of the claims
of the United States against that COM
pany.
The bill authorizes the secretary of the
treasury, with the approval of the presi-
dent, to receive in exchange for an ulti-
mate discharge of the present claims of
the United States against the Union Pa
cific Railroad company and the liens
of the United States upon the railroad
properties of the said company, bonds Of
the said Union Pacific Railroad company
to an amount equal to the aggregate Of
the indebtedness of the said company to
the United States on the 1st day of July,
1894, for the principal and interest of the
bonds Of the United States issued in aid
of the construction of the Union Pacific
and Kansas Pacific railroads, which bonds
shall bear interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, and shall be secured by
a mortgage on all the property of the
company.
NOMINATIONS.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate:
Justice.-To be attorney of the United
States, Caleb R. Brooks, for the territory
of Oklahoma.
War.--First Lieut.. William p. Goodwin,
14th infantry, to be captain; I'd Lieut..
Carroll Hoops, 14th infantry, to be 1st
lieutenant; I'd Lieut.. George Martin, 18th
infantry, to be 1st lieutenant; I'd Lieut..
Harry D. Humphreys, 18th infantry, to be
1st lieutenant; I'd Lieut.. Harry E. wilkins,
I'd infantry, to be lst lieutenant; I'd Lieut..
Charles H. Martin, 14th infantry, to be 1st
| lieutenant.
Navy.-Pay director, Edwin Stewart, to
be chief of the bureau of supplies and ac'
counts and paymaster general in the de-
partment of the navy with rank of COM
modore.
NATIONAL NOTES.
Senator Dolph has introduced bill
defining Indian citizenship.
Vessels of the seal fleet have been or.
dered to take on coal mined in Washing
| ton.
Reissue pensions are granted to John
Oaks, of Albuquerque, and Felix Urioste
of Santa Fe.
At the close of business in the treasury
yesterday the net gold was $780, 833 in ex-
cess of the 100000, 900 reserve.
THE HlLL-GonMAN SCHEME.
Senator Brice is authority for the state
ment that compromise tariff bill has
been agreed upon which is reasonably
certain to be adopted by congress early
in June. 1t will take the form of the
senate committee amendments to the
pending bill. Senator Brice did not in
dicate any of the changes in the bills
effect further than it's aim to secure re-
duction of 30 per cent from the Mckinley
law.