Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Hands silver HtignOrage Bill to He
FavOrabIy KepOrted-Kepubiicans
Demand Statehood.
OPPOSES STAR CHAMBER SESSIONS.

Washington, Jan. Representative
Holman, of Indiana, chairman of the
Democratic caucus committee of the
house, Is strongly opposed to the secrecy
which has heretofore enveloped the house
caucuses. 81 was in favor" he said, "of
having the recent action of the caucus on
the tariff sent to the correspondents and
to the public, and had directed that the
press gallery should be open during the
caucus. There was such strenuous oppo-
sition to the publicity, however, that
finally consented to have the doors of the
house and those leading to the galleries
closed"
BLAND's sEIaNoRAdE BILL.
The Bland seignorage bill, as agreed to-
in committee, directs the secretary of the
treasury to Immediately issue silver GER
tliicates of current denominations to the
amount of the seignorage now in the
treasury, viz: $a5,156,6s1. These GER
tlhcates will bs at once available to paw
current government expenses. The
seignorage is to be coined as fast as pos
slble to redeem certificates. The com
mlttee vote in favor of reporting the bill
was 8 for and against. The affirmative
vote was all Democratic with the excep-
tlon of Representative SWEET. The mega
tive vote was Republican with the e1cep-
tlon OF Messrs. Tracey, Harter and Ray
nor.
DEMAND STATEHOOD.
The principal business accomplished
at to-day's session of the executive COM
mltteo of the National Republican COM
mittee, was the adoption of resolution,
which the members consider fine stroke
OF party policy, demanding the admission
OF Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa to statehood.
OPPOSING THE INCOME TAX,
The advocates of the income tax and
internal revenue features of the tariff bill
suffered an unexpected reverse at the
meeting to-day of the Democratic mem
bers OF the ways and means committee.
Instead of endorsing the bill as drawn by
the subcommittee it was voted by six to
five to reconsider the entire determine.
tion reached at the treasury department
some time ago.
STATE BANK MEN DEFEATED,
The opposition to the repeal of the tax
on state banks scored victory in the
committee on banking and currency to-
day. The friends of the bill had been
confidential that the protracted commit
tee struggle would end to-day by favor
able report, but Representative johnson
moved that the entire question be put
aside until after the tariff debate closed.
This carried and the meeting summarily
ended with the state bank men in the
FOR OWNERS OF CATTLE.
The senate passed Senator Coke's bill
authorizing the secretary of the interior
to permit the owners of cattle and horses
transporting them into Mexico to re-
import the same into the United States
any time within twelve months.
NATIONAL NoTEs.
Senator Villas. in a letter to Catholic
citizens, made public to-day, declares the
T. A. menace to the republic.
The president has made the following
nominations for postmasters: Ed. Filing,
Brownwood, Texas; John Julian, El
Paso, Texas; Otis L. Spencer, surveyor
Of customs, Denver, Colo.
The house committee on invalid pen
'ions will report favorably upon the SEN
ate bill repeating the cutting off from the
pension rolls non-residents who are not |
citizens of the United States.
The United States ship Ranger has
ailed from Cornito Amapola. The
American citizens at Amapola asked for
United States vessel on account of
threatened trouble between Nicaragua
md Honduras.