Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-09
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
To Test Free Wool in the Senate
silver 6eignOrage Compromise
Pending POwell's Snap
= Notes.
WILL TEST THE SENATE.


Washington, Fob. Ex-senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota, says he is going
to test the senate upon one feature of the
tariff bill which he believes will carry.
He intends first to move for duty on
wool, and if this is not carried he will Of
fer an amendment placing all woolens
and manufacture of woolens on the free
list.s He thinks the latter. proposition
will carry because it will probably re-
ceive the support of all northwestern
men in the Republican party as well as
all Populists and many Democrats. The
South Dakota senator said he would like
to secure protection for wool, barley,
fax seed and some other agricultural
products of his state, but does not an
ticipate that the amendments be proposes
to offer will receive any consideration.
-Ise THIS is ENCOURAGING.
The last testimony in the Hawaiian in
vestigation will be printed to-day and a
full report of the testimony will be laid
before the committe on foreign affairs.
PowELL's LITTLE BUREAU.
Director John W. Powell, of the geolo-
gical survey, has submitted his annual
report to the secretary of the interior. 1t
is lengthy document and consists prin-
cipally of technical details of the progress
of various branches of scientific work.
Photographic surveys were carried on in
twenty-one states and territories, making
$4,000 square miles the area surveyed
during the year.
An investigation of the photographic
force has resulted in the tabulation of
some important figures, showing grow
ing interest in the sub ject of the running
waters of the country. Steps are already
being taken, it is stated, to use at least
the smaller streams for water power and
irrigation. A rough compilation based
on the results of stream measurements
and census figures indicates that the run
ming streams of the arid region, when all
are used, will have value of at least
$500, 100000.
For the Typographical work east of the
87th meridian, under the direction of
Henry Gannet $4,000 was allotted, and
the same amount for the west of the 1O3d
meridian under the direction of A. H.
Thompson. An additional 100000 was
allotted for work in the two Dakotas,
Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. The
division of illustrations was dissolved at
the opening of the year, and then reor-
ganized with force of seven persons.
The total expenditures for the survey
during the year amounted to $243,222.
To-DAY's HOUSE.
The house got into tangle to-day i'm
mediately after the opening on account
!,,e Aha 1,t1 oro1
members insisted that they had been
wrongly recorded in the vote of yester-
day afternoon, when, after struggle, it
was decided to 60 into committee of the
whole to consider the measure.
After consideration of the bill yesterday
Mr.. Carlisle arrived at the capitol and
conferred with several leading Democrats
of the house. Later it was announced by
Mr.. Tracy, leader Of the Eastern opposi-
hSion against the bill, that no further at
item pts to filibuster against consideration
Of thelbill will be made. This is known
to mean that compromise has been
agreed upon, and that certain concessions
will be made in line with the suggestions
of Mr.. Carlisle, who, while he is re-
presented as not being against the coin
age of the silver seignorage in the treas
ury, yet feels that discretionary power
ought to be lodged with the
secretary OF the treasury about
ssuing certificates or coin, 30 it would
not be injected in lump into the cir
culating medium of the country. He
maintains that it would be as injurious
to put out $55,O0O,0OO suddenly as it
would be to withdraw that amount from
the circulating medium. He is also op-
posed, it is understood, to the second
section of the bill, which makes manda-
tory the coinage of the rest of the bullion
in the treasury and redemption of out
standing treasury notes under the act of
1eeO as fast as coinage takes place.
LIGHT ON A TIMELY SUBJECT.
Mr.. Tracy, of New York, has canvassed
the house end says the seigniorage bill
would be defeated by eight or ten votes
If full autendancs was secured, which is
herdly possible. But raising the point
Of confederation he may delay debate
upon the bill.
Sec. Caelisle says he does not oppose
tho passage Of The seigniorage bill, but
thin Ks the frst clause compelling the sec-
retery of the treasury to Immediately is-
sue silver certificates in the amount equal
to the seigniorage of the silver bullion,
$55, 5,156,6Sl, should be modified. Mr..
Bland says be agrees to this.
STATUS OF THE TARIFF BILL.
Il is understood that draft ofthe tariff
bill, as revised by the subcommittee ol
the Democratic members of the state
finance committee, is now being printed
Among the changes which are said
to have been made is ! cent pei
pound on oil kinds of sugar, cents pei
pound on coffee, 30 cents per ton on coal
| and duty on iron ote; also the bonded
period for whisky is made Ave years. II
is also understood that the intention Is to
! report the bill next week. The income
4 tar remains in the bill.
THE MILITIA.
The reports on militia from the adju
tant generals of the whole country show
9,27O commissioned officers, and 102,91s
enlisted men in the national guard, and
abont 100000 men In the unorganized
militia. This is probably the frst time
that reports have ever been received from
J every state.