Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Silver Senators Give the Right of
Way to Important Appropria-
tiOn Bills.
House Favors More Battle Ships
Suicide Of Russian Diplomat
Lands Open to Settlement.

Washington, Feb. 20.-At 9 o'clock
last night the senate adjourned after de-
terhined but fruitless effort on the part
of the silver men, led by Jones of Arkan-
sas, to pass the bill for the unrestricted
coming of silver.
Mr.. Jones himself made the motion to
adjourn after it had been made evident
that voting quorum of senators could
not be held in the senate chamber for an
all night struggle.
One of the surprises Immediately pro-
ceding the adjournment was resolution
submitted by Mr.. Wolc0tts of Colorado,
the most active silver leader, declaring
that while the welfare Of the country re-
quired the unlimited coinage of silver at
16 to I, yet in view of the near adjourn
ment of congress and the pressing de-
mand of appropriation bills, it was mex
pedient to enter upon the consideration
of the silver bill at the present session of
congress. No action was taken on the
resolution, but it was regarded as sig
niacantly foreshadowing the course of
the silver bill, when it should come to a
final vote.
SILVER BILL WITHDRAWN.
Senator Jones has withdrawn the silver
bill in the interest of the appropriation
bills. Senator Welcott's resolution,
brought forward last evening, will not be
presented.
LANDS OPENED TO SETTLEMENT.
Secretary Smith has approved the re-
port of the appraisers who examined the
land in the abandoned Fort Bridger mill
tary reservation, Wyoming, 1924 acres
to be opened to settlement under the
homestead law.
SILVER BILLS GO TO THE CALENDAR.
A yea and nay vote was demanded by
Senator Butler on the motion to take up
the Indian appropriation bill IN the SEN
ate. 1t resulted 55 to IL in favor of the
appropriation bill. This was not test
vote as many friends of the pooling bill
voted to take up the appropriation bill.
Senator Wolcott's silver resolution and
Senator Jones' silver bill go to the calen-
dar.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT SUICIDES.
P. Bagadoff, the first secretary of the
Russian legation, killed himself to-day
by shooting in the head. He had been
sick for two weeks.
FAVORABLE TO MORE BATrLEsH1ps.
Mr.. Sayer's motion in the house to
strike out the provision in the naval ap-
preparation bill for three new battle
ships was lost by vote of 43 to 121.
INCOME TAX RULES.
The senate and house conferees on the
bill extending the time to make returns
on the income tax have reached an agree
ment on the amendment made by the SON
ate. The first amendment was accepted
by the house with modification making
it read az follows;
SIN computing incomes under said law
the amounts necessarily reduced for fra
insurance premiums and ordinary repairs
shall be deducted"
The second amendment, providing
against double payments on amounts re-
ceived as dividends or corporations and
exempting such dividends even in cases
where the tax may not have been paid by
the corporation, was agreed to with some
verbal amendments.
The senate conferees receded from the
third amendment exempting taxpayers
from answering any Inquiries not special.
ly provided for in the act, and it was
stricken out.
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL.
In the senate the agricultural appro-
priation bill was taken up, and long de-
bate occurred on the committee amend
ments striking out the $4,000 for irri-
eating purposes. After sharp debate
the $4,000 for continuing irrigating in-
vestigations was retained.
Mr.. Allen (Populist, Nebraska), offered
an amendment appropriating 100000
for seed, materials, etc. for the drouth
sufferers throughout the country, par
ticularly in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Colo
radO and Kansas. He said the suffering
and loss was more severe than was gen.
orally known.
Mr.. Pasco Democrat, Florida) amend
I'd by including "frost" sufferers.
Mr.. Manderson Republican, Nebraska)
represented the odium of his colleague,
MIR. Allen, in Offering an amendment
which placed Nebraska in the position of
pauper and beggar of the govern
ment. Nebraska could look after her
own sufferers.
Mr.. Allen in turn warmly resented the
statements Of his Nebraska colleague.
On vote of yeas and nays all the
amendments to help drought, fire and
frost sufferers were held to be out of
order.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then passed.
Philadelphia Votes Against Reform.
Philadelphia, Feb.. t2O.-In tho total