Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-17
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
sugar Refiners Required to plead
Debs in COurt-Other Notes.

Washington, Jan. 17.--All the demurrers
ordered against the defendants to the in.
dictments returned by the grand jury
against President Havemeyer and Secre.
tary Searles, of the American Sugar Re.
finery company; Broker Seymour, of New
York, and correspondents j. j. Edwards
and j. 0. Schriever, we're overruled to-day
by Judge Cole in the criminal court, and
the defendants we're required to plead to
the indictments.
DEBs CASE IN COURT.
In the Debs case, now pending before
the supreme court, the writ of error was
denied, but leave was granted to file a
petition for writ of habeas corpus, re.
turnable on January 8.
BAILEY AND BLAND.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, says he sees no
chance of passing a general financial bill
He hopes, however, something will be
done to relieve the treasury. He thinks it
possible congress might get together on
such a proposition as this: Coin the sill
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notes into silver certificates; issue low
interest bonds; redeem treasury notes in
both gold and silver-in silver when gold
runs low in the treasury.
Mr.. Bland is in the dumps. He can not
even report financil bill from his COM
mlttee, because Mr.. McKeighan, of Ne
braska, is ill, and Mr.. Sweet, of Idaho, is
out west looking after his senatorial pros.
poets. Without their presence the anti
silver men on the committee are in the
ajority.
The conservative Democratic leaders
are doing everything possible to unite the
party and have action, but it Is evident
nothing can be done, unless some COM
bination is made by the administration
people with John Sherman and the Re-
publicans.
AGAINST BAD BUTTER.
The treasury department is making a
vigorous war on merchants who violate
the oleomargarine law. Nearly every
day cases are brought to the attention of
treasury officials of this kind. To-day a
dealer in Wheeling, w. Va, who failed to
destroy stamps on tubs was fined 800.
Ranch, Schnagl g. Reidsel, of Minnesota,
were fined $500 for neglecting to make
proper entry of fermented liquors.
OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
The treasury department has informed
the collector Of customs at New York that
the department is authoritatively advised
that under the laws of Spain bounty is
directly paid on the export of sugar from
that country when the exported sugar is
the product of the refining of sugars pro-
ceeding from its colonial provinces and
possessions; that the bounty is equiva-
lent to the tax which may have been paid
for the raw material, plus 20 per cent,
and that in cases whereon bounties are
received by the exporter, official certifi
Gates to that effect may be obtained. In
view of such information, the department.
is of opinion that sugars, the product of
Spain and her colonies, are subject on
i'm portation into the United States to the
additional duty of one-tenth of one cent
a pound, under the provision of para
graph 1921 of the act of August 2S, 1894.
HE ooURTs INVESTIGATION.
Congressman Pigott Dem, Conn., has
the postmaster general to make
an inquiry into an informal charge af-
fecting the congressman's official integ-
rity. About year ago Mr.. Pgott in
dorsed the application of Mr.. How'd, who
was one of the applicants for the post
mastership at Stony Creek, Conn. Mr..
Pigott had no acquaintance with Mr..
How'd, but indorsed him at the solicita-
tion of leading Democrats of the place,
in whose Judgment he had full confidence.
the congressman was in
formed that the postmaster's conduct
was not satisfactory to the patrons of the
Office. He referred the matter to the post
master general, who in turn sent an in
spector to Stony Creek. Upon the lat
ter's report the postmaster general re-
moved Mr.. How'd and appointed another
postmaster. Within the last few days
Pigott has learned through
a friend in this city that Postmaster
How'd had stated that he paid to local
politician $50 or 800 to be given to
Pigott as an inducement to
secure his appointment. Upon hearing
of this charge, Mr.. Pigott Immediately
referred the matter to Postmaster Gen.
eral Bissell, with a request that it be
thoroughly investigated, and that legal
be taken to punish the persons
giving and accepting the bribe. It is
needless to say that Mr.. Plgott denies
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