Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-27
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Interstate Commerce Commission
PrOnounces Railroad Joint Traffic
Association Unlawful.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO BOND BILL
AS Amended 1t Will Be Voted Upon by
the House Tomorrow Afternoon
Senator Hill Wants Gold
Bonds Issued


mission, to-day sent to the senate a copy
Of the articles of the organization of a
railroad Joint traffic association; also a
COPY of the letter the commission sent to
the attorney general. In the letter the
commission say that the agreement is in
conflict with the Interstate commerce
law and req uests the attorney general to
direct the United States district attorney
for the southern district of New York to
institute proceedings by injunction or
otherwise to prevent it's being carried
into effect.
BOND BILL RULE ADOPTED. g
The rule brought in for the considera-
tion of the bond bill in the house has
been adopted by vote OF 195 yeas and
10l nays. It was not strict party vote,
some Republicans voting against the
adoption.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO BOND BILL.
The house ways and means committee
has adopted the amendment to the bond
bill suggested by Mr.. Hopkins, of Illi-
nois, to prevent the accumulation in the
J. treasury of greenbacks and their practi-
cal retirement without cancellation. The
amendment provides that nothing in the
act shall be construed to repeal or mod
ify the act of 1873 for the reissue of
greenbacks when redeemed. Another
amendment was adopted, making the
bonds issued under the act payable With
in fifteen years.
WILL BE VOTED ON TOMORROW.
A conference was held between Speaker
Reed and the house managers to-day and
the result was an agreement for vote on
the bond bill at 8 O'Clock tomorrow in
stead of S o'clock to-day. In the mean
time it is to be open to debate. A fur
ther arrangement was made whereby the
ways and means committee, before report
lag the bill, will insert clause showing
that it is not the purpose to retire the
greenbacks. It was also arranged that
there should be separate votes-one on
the proposition for $5O,0OO,0OO bond is
sue and another on an unlimited issue.
GOLD BONDS OUT OF THE QUESTION.
Chairman Dingley has received letter
from Secretary Carlisle, which is private,
but il furnishes some information con-
cerning the condition of the treasury.
Mr.. Dingley says that the secretary Of
fers to furnish the house with all the data
that may be needed. The condition
OF the treasury is represented to be very
serious and Mr.. Carlisle urges legislation
for gold bonds. Mr.. Dingley has in
formeath secretary that gold bonds are
out df the question and could not be
considered. Secretary Carlisle did not
say to Mr.. Dingley that per cent bonds
could not be Aoated and did not discuss
this feature of the case.
HILL ADVOCATES GOLD BONDS.
Tho aanata to-day adopted a resolution
airaotino the secretarv Of the navy 20 ac-
cant tha ram Kathadin.
Mr Hill off.red and advocated at length
ths fo,lowino resolution:
zasn,vad Tint INV honda bareafter
;ssrsa rrdar Laws nov in force NAV. "a
] tha Siscration of the secretarv Of the
tsa.srrr ha mada navshla i, united
S.a.a. 1o,a coin of tha nresent standard
..a;~h+ sna sn.rea. ~ ip standard e;lvar
dolisrs at the ontion Of the holders Of
10y han:s ma ~ hona CONTAINING anch
nnt;on I shall .hsar rate Of interest ex-
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SENATOR TELLER OPPOSES HILL hlso1ul1oN'
Mr.. Teller Indignantly repudiated the
suggestion that our credit was destroyed
and spoke with much warmth against the
Hill resolution.
The resolution Was laid aside and at
2:40 p. m. the senate adjourned.
poLITIcs BACK OF IT.
The Republicans have no expectation
that Mr.. Cleveland will permit tariff bill
to become law. They have passed tariff
revenue bill through the house and, II
possible, will get it through the senate
for the purpose Of currying favor With
the tariff barons In general way, and IN
a special way in order that MI. Reed may