Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-23
WASHINGTON BUDGET.
Hill. Irisy and PETER Vote with the
Democrats on the German Com
promise Bill in the Senate
Teller Talks - Biand's
Opinion Of Waite.

Washington, May 23.-Mr. Teller moved
to lay the tariff bill on the table. The
motion was made to test the sense of the
Democratic majority, and see if the bill
was the one which the Democratic party
intended to pass. Messrs. Hill, Irby and
Kyle voted against Mr.. Tellers' motion.
The motion of Mr.. Teller was defeated
by strict paaty vote-2S yeas to 3S nays.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, addressed
the senate on the subject of the COM
promise tariff bill proposed by Sen
ator German. He was listened to closely
by Democrats and Republicans. He said
that he first learned from Senator German
that majority of the senate would sup
port the compromise bill. He was also
interested to learn that the Democratic
party was standing not on the Chicago
platform, but upon Cleveland's platform.
He knew that the Democratic party had
abandoned the Chicago platform as far
as silver was concerned at Cleveland's
dictation, but he had learned for the first
time that Cleveland's utterance took pre-
cedence over the platform plank of the
party on the tariff. Still, even after what
Gen. German had said, he was in doubt
as to the condition of the other side. The
Maryland senator had not said that all
the Democrats would support the bill. He
had said that a majority would support
it. How many Populists we're counted on
by Senator German to make up maj jority
of the senate? We're there any back
sliders among the Democrats? These
were interesting questions, and, in order
to make every senator show his colors, he
moved to lay the tariff bill on the table.
Senator Teller's motion fell like
bomb shell. 1t created CONSERVATION on
both sides. The bells were rung and
pages sent scurrying through the corri-
dors to drum up every available senator
in order that full strength might be poll
ed. Senator Butler, who was in the bar
ber's chair when the messenger found him
came in with one side of his face shaved.
The roll call was watched with intense
interest, curiosity being particularly
manifested as to how Messrs. Hill, Irby
and PETER would vote. All three voted
against Mr.. Teiler's motion. The Demo-
cratic line did not show a single gap and
the three avowed Populists, Senators AL
len, Kyle and PETER, voted with them.
The motion was defeated by vote of 90
to 3S.
THE BALLOT IS THE REMEDY.
Representative Davisand Mr.. Taubeneck
has been making a careful estimate of the
different bands of Coxeyites on the way
to Washington, and they claim that there
are 5000 men tramping or riding on
boats and railroad trains toward the cap
itol. Davis does not believe in the Coxey
movement. He holds that if the govern
ment should yield to Coxey's demands
other armies would march to the capitol
with other demands, and the result would
be that the government would be besieged
by multitude. The remedy for the pres
ent state of business, he says, is in the
ballot, which he defines as recorded opin-
| ion.
DEMOCRATIC DRsERTERs.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures met to-day, but
on account of the desertion Of two Demo
Gratis, Chairman Bland was unable tC
reach a report on any of free coinage
bills. Mr.. Bland was seen afterwards
and said that on account of the desertlon
of his Democratic colleagues it would
probably be impossible to get any free
coinage measure before the house for
consideration. Mr.. Bland was asked
what he had to say in reply to the charge
of Gov. Waite that he was not waging a
fair contest for silver. He replied: II do
not see how any man can make any
charge of this kind. am of the opinion
that if Waite said this that he is really au
ass, as has several times been asserted
in different sections OF the country"
THE VESTS DEMAND.
The pan-American bimetallic conven-
tion this afternoon adopted resolutions
in favor of the free coinage of silver at
1G to l, and in favor of supporting only
candidates who will declare themselves
for silver.
| Cleveland Endorsed.
Montgomery, Ala, May 23.-In the Ala
bama Democratic convention to-day