Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-09
The WASHINGTON BUDGET
Unless Congress Soon Applies Rem
edy the Treasury will Be Forced
to Issue More Bonds.
AVAILABLE CASH IN TREASURY TO-DAY
Statehood Prospects in a Hurry
for Salisbury's Venezuela Note
Peckham's Nomination will
Be Confirmed.

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Washington, Dec. 9.-The statement ii
made to-day by persons best qualified te
Judge that, in the absence of Legislation
to relieve the financial situation, another
bond sale is altogether probable withir
the next few months at fartherest.
The present condition of the exchange
market and the commercial situation
generally point Enthusiastically to further
large withdrawals of gold and unlesi
something is done to prevent the usua
heavy exports during January and Feb
ruary, which for the last two years have
forced the issue OF bonds to recoup ths
depleted gold reserve, similar sitr cation
will confront the treasury before the new
year is far advanced.
The available cash balance in the treas
ury to-day, including the reserve, is ap
proximately $175,500 900, and except fol
bond issues the government would now
be without one dollar in the treasury ant
in addition would have outstanding obi
cations amounting to $6,500,00O.
The exports of gold during the last foul
months show total of $55, 10000. Ir
1894 the gold exports amounted to $l01,
S19,924.
STATEHOOD.
The delegates from New Mexico and
Arizona are pushing their statehood bills
Mr.. Catron, of New Mexico, has put him
self in communication with several prob
able members of the committee on ter
ritories, and believes he will get favor
able report very soon after the holidays
There is disposition on the part OF the
majority to 60 slow on tariff and fnan
clal legislation. This will give good op
portunity to put the statehood bills
through early in the session. Delegate
Murphy believes that the Arizona admis
sion bill will be ~ close second to that
for New Mexico.
IN a HURRY FOR INFORMATION.
The Venezuelan question divides with
the committee appointments the interest
of the house to-day. A little talk wal
created ny the statement that Mr.. Living
ston, of Georgia, thinking that congress
should not be kept waiting until Presi
dent Cleveland's return to be informed O
the contents of Lord Salisbury's reply
would introduce resolution calling upor
Secretary Olney for the correspondence
As this would be rather an unusual mode
of procedure several influential members
both Republicans and Democrats, hav'
suggested to Mr.. Livingston that such I
resolution might be construed as an ac
Of disoourtesy to the president. II MI
Livingston finds that this opinion is gen
eral he will abandon his intentions.
NO NEWS REGARDING APACHE TROUBLE.
No information has been received to
day at the war department or at tn
bureau of Indian affairs regarding tn
Apache Indian trouble in Arizona.
HIS EYES ARE ON THE WHITE HOUSE.
Senator Don Cameron to-day announced
formally that he would not be candidate
under any circumstances for reelection
pEoKHAM's NOMINATION WILL BE CON-
TIRMED.
The senate judiciary committee has re
ported the nomination of Rufus W. Peck
ham, of New York, to be associate jus
tice of the supreme court, favorably
which insures his confirmation. Tn
judiciary committee has also agreed Il
report favorably the nomination o
Judges Springer, Kilgore and Stuart, o
Oklah oma.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
The bill Of Mr.. Hopkins, Republican, o
Illinois, to amend the statute fixing tn
customs district of Chicago, 80 that tn
district will embrace all of the states o
Illinois and Indiana, was passed.
The oath of Office was then admin
istered to Prince, Democrat, of Louisiana
A resolution for the al pointment o
Israc Hill, of Ohio, as deputy sergeant-at
arms, was passed.