Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-30
NATIONAL NEWS.
The Tariff COnferees Meet and Ad-
.i0urn Pending Efforts to Reach
a Truce.
New Nominations-A House Caucus
Voorhees, and Vest Ill--Import-
ant Legislation.

Washington, July 30.-Representativ,
Springer is proceeding with the petition
for house caucus on the tariff. "If it be
comes apparent to-day that there is 6
deadlock, then the caucus will be held to-
morrow" he said. "While the Mills bill
was pending we caucused almost daily
In the present contest the Democratic
senators have been caucuslng constantly
and their present resistance is the result
of such caucus. 1t is rather singular
therefore that there should be any ques-
tion as to the desirability of having the
house Democrats get together"
Springer has not consulted Speaker
Crisp or Chairman Wilson as to the eau
Gus and said he did not feel called upon
to do so. Chairman Holman, of the
Democratic caucus committee, agrees
with Mr.. Springer that the meeting may
be put off for day to enable Democratic
conferees to come together, although it
will be held tomorrow if 1t lis found that
deadlock exists.
SICK SENATORS.
Senator Voorhees, passed a bad night
and will not be able to attend the tariff
conference to-day. The senator is suffer-
ing from complication of troubles and
an operaratlon may be necessary.
Senator Vest has had bad attack of
erysipelas, and was not at to-day's meet
ing of the tariff conferees.
JAPANESE MINISTER RECALLED.
Gozzo Tateno, japanese minister, pre-
sentel bis letters of recall to the pres-
dent to-day. He was accompanied to the
White house by Secretary of State Gres-
ham. There was the usual exchange of
speeches which made clear the fact that
the minister's recall was in no way due to
any friction between the two govern
ments.
TO INVESTIGATE INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
General Armstrong, assistant commits
sioner of Indian affairs, has commenced
a general Investigation of the Indian res
ervations.
NEW NATIONAL PARK.
Senator Squire has presented a me-
to congress for a national park,
surrounding the celebrated Mount Panier,
near Puget sound.
INVESTIGATION POSTPONED.
Owing to the delay of John D. Herman
in reaching Washington, the meeting of
the commission to investigate the causes
of the recent railroad strike did not take
place to-day. The commission will con-
vene at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
TRYING TO PATCH IT UP.
A full conference committee on the
tariff met shortly after II o'clock to-day
and on the suggestion of Congressman
Wilson decided to adjourn to meet at the
call of the chairman, the statement being
made that the Dem ocrats were unable to
agree as yet.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
In the senate to-day the house joint
authorizing the examination
and certifcation of the claims in favor of
certain counties in Arizona was agreed
to, also the house bill to provide for the
of affidavits made before U. S.
in land offices.
AGREED TO.
The house Joint resolution extending
The appropriations until August II was
sgreed to by the senate to-day.
To-DAY's NOMINATIONS.
John W. Pack to be assayer of the |
mint at San Francisco; James l. Crutcher,
MARSHAL for the district of Idaho; Gibson
Clark, U.S S. attorney for the district of
John A. McDermott, marshal
or the district of Wyoming; Edward P.
[ones, postmaster at Del Norte, Colo;
George H. Islabb, postmaster at Ogden,
Utah.