Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-16
NATIONAL BUDGET.
Peckham's Nomination Rejected in
the Senate by a Vote OF
40 to 81.
Senator Shoup's Scheme-The Precious
Metal Yield-The Pacific Roads
Debt-Notes.
PEeKHAM REJECTED.

PEeKHAM REJECTED.
Washington, Feb. 16.-In executive ses-
sion at 3 p. m. the nomination of Judge
Peckham, of New York, to be justice of
the U. =. supreme court, was rejected by
a vote of 40 to 81, Republicans voting
with the Hill element.
sHuup's PROJECT.
Senator Shoup has given notice of
amendments making lead ores and lead
dross dutiable at l 1-2 cents per pound;
silver ore and all other ores containing
lead, duty OF l IL per pound on the
lead contained therein; molten and old
refuse lead run in blocks and bars and old
scrap lead fit only to be manufactured, at
2 cents per pound. instead of cent, and
lead in sheet, shot and lead wire and pipe,
dutiable at and 10 cents per pound,
instead of IA cents per pound.
THE PACIFIC ROADS DEBT.
The senate committee on Pacific rail-
roads yesterday listened to proposition
by M. Borssevian on behalf of Holland
bondholders for an extensive loan for the
period of 100 years at low rate of in
terest. The company is to be allowed to
operate the system, including the main
line and it's branches, and the bonds TO
the government are to be secured by the
entire system, and not by the main line
alone, as at present. The bondholders also
agree to reduce the first mortgage bonds
to an average of about $4,000 per mile
on the main line and its branches.
THE PRECIOUS METALS.
Returns received at the treasury de-
partment indicate that the gold output
of 1898 will reach the almost unprece-
dented amount of $37,000,000, an increase
over 1892 of::$4 100000. In Colorado the
output has increased from $3,000000 in
1892 to $5,OO0,OO0 in 1898. The pro-
duction Of silver during the past year did
not exceed $175,O00,O0O in coming value
and as the coming value is now more
than twice the market value, the actual
mercantile value of the silver mined
would drop below $9O,00O.0oo.
THE urEs REMOVAL.
The sub committee of the house COM
mittee on Indian affairs to-day continued
it's hearings upon Representative Bells
Ute removal bill. There were presen Re-
presentatives Bell snd Pence, Adair Will
son and George West of Durango, and
Chief Ignacio. Adair Wilson delivered
the chief argument in favor of the remov-
al of the band.
Representative Pence says that his
statements were given earnest attention
by the committee, and that every point
Mr.. Wilson made was strong one.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The senate yesterday afternoon, after
an executive session of three hours, ad-
journed without action in the Peckham
case.
bill by Senator Teller to pension
Julia E. Locke, formerly widow of the
late Gen. Daniel McCook, at $50 month,
has been favorably reported to the SEN
ate.
Over forty members have asked time
to speak on the Bland seigniorage bill,
and a special order may be necessary to
bring it to vote.
It is claimed that it is now more GER
tain that the income tax will be retained
in the Wilson bill than that sugar will
not be interferred with. Senator Dubois
is still hopeful of getting duty on lead
ore.
Senator Henderson, Of Nebraska, has
introduced bill waving the require
ments of the law compelling soldiers hav-
ing the right to enter 100 acres of land
under the homestead law to appear in
person at local land offices and permit
ting them to make entry by proxy or
power of attorney.