Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-06-12
REcORD OF EVENTS.

the senate during the past week,
are Senator Germans speech aud
the vote upon Senator Teller's
motion to lay the tariff bill upon
the table. Senator Germans
speech in support Of the compro-
mise bill has called forth very
much the same character Of COM
ment from the temperate press as
greeted Senator Hills speech
against the bill. The vote on Sen
ator Teller's motion to table the
bill has been generally accepted rs
conclusive proof that the bill will
pass. 1t does not follow. however,
that every senator who voted
against tabling the bill will vote to
pass it. A vote against tabling
may have been purely a vote
against that particular method of
disposing of the measure, while
the question of supporting the
bill MS it shall stand alter the sue
cessful and unsuccessful efforts to
amend it, is quite another matter.
The sugar schedule and the income
tax are still TO be considered, and
it is possible hat the action of the
senate with regard to these sub
jects may determine the vote of
one or more senators upon the bill
itself. Nevertheless the democrat-
ic leaders in the senate still main
tain that the bill will pass the SEN
ate by the middle of June. The
senatorial bribery investigation
has practically come to a stand
still, pendiugdecision as to wheth-
er newspaper correspondents can
be or shall be compelled to dis
close the sources of their informa-
ton.
For the first time in several
weeks the House has fairly divided
public interest with the Senate, by
attacking the Civil Service Reform
law. The House in Committee of
the Whole voted to strike out the
appropriation for the salaries of
the Civil Service Commissioners
and their clerks, but when the
members were compelled to go ON
record in the House, the vote was
almost two to one in support of the
appropriation. The outcome of
the episode leaves no doubt that
the reform law is a fixture, viii e
the vigorous defense Of the law by
the press Of the country during
the past week cannot fail to
strengthen the hold of the reform
upon the public mind-a reform
to which both the great political
parties have unequivocally com
mitted themselves again and again.
Several State conventions have
been heldduring the week. The
Pennsylvania Republican Conven-
ton nominated Gen. Daniel II
Hastings for Governor and repeat
ed its declarations of last year in
favor of hi metallism and of an in
crease in tie currency to $40 per
capita. The Democratic State
Convention Of Alabama nominated
Congressman Oates for Governor,
declared for free coinage of silver
"whenevrr it can be done consist
eutly with the maintenance of n
sound aud safe currency" gave a
QUALIFIED Endorsement to President
CT ve,and's Administration and
indorsed Senator Morgan for re
election. Populist State Conyen-
tious were held in California and
Indiana; the latter convention con
lemuel the authorities Of Wash
ington for their treatment of Cox
ey.
The Boston industrial army
of 43 men reached Washington.
led by Messrs. Fitzgerald ano
Swift. While expressing sympa
thy with Coxey aud his men, the
!, Boston men refuse to enter Tia,
Coxey camp, aud say that as soor
as their petition is presented &c
Congress they will march back
home. They petition for Govern.
ment farms and factories 10 pro.
vide labor, the abolition Of interest.
bearing bonds, the construction oI
roads to furnish employment, the
, naturalization of all railroads, anc
the opening of all unoccupied Ian,
: to those willing to cultivate it.
The Pan American Bimetalli'
League held a convention in Wash
, ington, d. c., with thirty to forty
delegates in attendance. The re.