Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Populists Vote With the Democrats
on the Wool Schedule.
Silver Men in the House Discouraged
Sugar Trust Investigation.

Washington, June 15.--Even the mos
ardent advocates of the free coinage Of
silver are about ready to abandon the
idea of resurrecting their crusade in the
house this session. They have not been
brought to this pass by any weakening
of their faith, but because circumstances
seem to have conspired against them to
crowd the silver question aside. Until
recently Representative Bland, chairman
of the coinage committee, has been stead
fast in his determination to report bill
to the house for the coinage of silver and
compel the members to put themselves
on record, particularly those who voted
for the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act, but unfortunately for
the cause of silver coinage there is only
a majority of one on the committee in
favor of free coinage.
BAD FOR SILVER COINAGE.
Some time ago this majority was
broken by the absence of Representative
John Allen, of Mississippi, who was de-
tanned at home for month. Before Mr..
Allen returned, Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas,
whose seat is rarely vacant, was obliged
to go south on account of the illness of
his wife, and he is still away. The silver
men are ready to admit that the prob
abilities of further steps are small during
this session. When the tariff bill is dis
posed of there will be a pressure for ad-
journment, which will leave but little
time for any business but the appropria-
tion bills.
PROSPECTS OF THE MEXICAN SILVER CON-
FERENCE.
The result of the steps taken by the
Mexican government to ascertain the
sentiment of the silver using nations of
the world toward the conference on that
subject at the City of Mexico is being
watched with much interest by the advo-
Gates of the future use of the white metal
in this city. Should sufficient number
of these nations indicate willingness
to send delegates to confer, one will be
held, and the belief is expressed by those
in position to know that such will be
the case. Peru and the Argentine Con-
federation have already signified will
ingness to participate in the conference,
but the United States has not yet indi-
Gated its attitude on the subject. China
and Japan are also expected to return
favorable answers, though as yet suffi-
cient time has not elapsed in which to
receive replies. It is expected that if a
conference is held it will take place dur
ing the latter part of the present year.
NEW FREE COINAGE BILL.
Senator Squire, of Washington, has intro
duced bill for the free coinage of silver.
1t provides that the owner of silver
bullion may deposit at the mints, receiv-
ing in payment standard silver dollars
equal to the value of the bullion on the
day of deposit, the difference to be re-
tanned by the government as seigniorage
as reserve fund and used by the secre-
tary of the treasury in maintaining the
parity of silver dollars. The coinage of
silver dollars shall not exceed $4,O0OOOO
each month. When the aggregate amount
of money in the country reaches $40 per
capita, further silver coinage shall be
and shall be resumed when
it falls below that figure. Provision is
made for coming silver half dollars of
the present size and maintaining their
parity in the same manner as other silver.
They also are made lgal tender.
To-DAY's SENATE.
In the senate to-day Senator Stewart
secured unanimous consent for the pas
sage of bill amending chapter 8, of the
Revised Statutes, relating to mineral
lands and mining resources.
When the tariff bill was laid before the
senate Senator Dolph took the floor and
resumed his speech against free wool,
which was not completed when the senate
adjourned yesterday.
TEST VOTE IN THE SENATE.
The first vote on the wool schedule was
taken at 3 O'Clock this afternoon upon
Senator Teller's motion to restore the
Mckinley rate on wool. The motion was
lost by vote of twenty-nine to thirty
seven, party vote. Senator Stewart
voted yea and Senator PETER and the
other Populists nay.
Senator PETER offered an amendment
changing the McKiAley rate of II cents to
7 cents and the Mckinley rate of II cents
to 8 cents. There were no changes from
the previous vote and the amendment was
defeated, 29 to 81. Senator PETER voted
with theDemocrats.
On Senator Peffer's amendment as
modified by himself the vote resulted:
Yeas, 33; nays 81. Senator Hill refrained
from voting and Senator Allen, of Ne
braska, PETER, Kyle and Stewart voted
aye.
To-DAY's HOUSE.
The house got down to business toe ay
and Mr.. Cultivate, from the committee
on rules, offered resolution at $3.50 p. m.
providing that the Indian appropriation
bill be reported to the house after being
debated under the five minute rule and
the previous question was ordered and
the bill put on its passage. The resolu-
tion caused considerable opposition,
from Messrs. Burrows, Nc
MILAN and McCrea. s.t
SUGAR TRUST HAvEMEYER Examined.
The presence of the sugar trust in the
city caused the senate investigating COM
mittee to change it's plans for to-day
and put Mr.. Havsmeyer on the stand in
stead of beginning an examination of
of the senate as had been con-