Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Proposition Before Congress to Retire
Greenbacks and Substitute Silver
Certificates in Lieu Thereof.
WRANGLE OYER ARIZONA GOYERNORSHlP
Justice Peckham's First Opinion-Blind
Senate Chaplain Prays for Bleeding
Armenia-Utah Senators Seat
ed-Armenian Question.

Washington, Jan. 27.--A canvass of the
senate is being made to learn whether a
majority vote can be secured for the
proposition to issue gold bonds and re-
tire the greenbacks, providing that for
every dollar thus retired silver certifi-
cate is issued. By this scheme $346, 6,000,-
600 would be added to the silver cifcula-
tion, making $9O0,00O,o00 in NIL.
THE ARIZONA QUARREL.
The secretary of the interior is still
worried over the governorship Of Arizona,
Secretary Smith has desired for some
months past to get rid of Hughes, and it
is understood that the president is con-
vinced that Hughes retirement would be
for the public good. The trouble is,
however, to secure successor for Gov.
Hughes. The people of the territory are
generally opposed to an outsider for
their chief executive, and when any Ari-
zona Democrat is mentioned for the
place, protests against his appointment
and charges against his character are inn
mediately filed with the department of
the interior.
The secretary is at present contem-
plating recommending for governor ex-
nRlnssnan r.anAl' ~, "eso W@ r:..
5ianhl9 s!.! ieplesen'eu .ne n, nansas rsas Ivy
ulseilo0 ~ .ons i1es 'ol e9'olal y.a.e' "uu
has been res dent of Arizona for four
or five years, and is seemingly satisfao-
tory to the better class of Dem ocrats of
the territory.
Ex-Congressman Bynum, of Indiana, is
an earnest applicant for the place of gov
ernor of Arizona, and his friends have
been urging the president to appoint
him. Mr.. Bynum is anxious, according
to reports, to move to Arizona.
rrsr,cr prnxuAM,s FrRsr OPINION.
'4s'!ue leoAnn' e ono no" 1 ~ s.,:o y,
Tue onl'so o'a'es supreme oou.I' ue.,s
.n,n: oleu ":s nsu ~ op h. &c ~" a,na,ant -, -,
oonaamn tho reoI astate of the Gettvsburo
Electric Railway company as a part of
the National park located upon the Get
tysburg battle ground. The court below
decided that the act of congress authoriz-
ing the establishment of the park, as far
as it applied to the condemnation of
private property, was unconstitutional.
Jusulce Teck nam uecisAon ioVelsou enAs
sustaining the condemnation proceed
ings. The case is Important, as II e1-
tends considerably the authority OF the
general government in condemnation
proceedings.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING FACILITIES.
Ths honsa committee on banking and
o,rrancv TO so.dav l;stenad 10 Oomntroller
Tokels, r;aws m tba intarnational hank
,lan ~ oroan;aa . hank for dealing with
snnth @ ana Gantral Amaricn. The comp
trnller held that banking facilities were
as necessary as means of transportation
for promoting commerce with the other
American nations, but criticised the de-
tails OF the measure. CHAIRMAN walker
appointed a subcommittee to confer
with the comptroller and attorney general
and perfect the bill.
THE UTAH SENATOR'S CONGRATULATED.
rrha too ono+ors from Utah Frank 7.
ronaon wv an5 @ Arthrr prown wars the cen.
.n;,,.taa ororn IN tho raor of
w. M ~ ohanhan ~ ] mhose sanotors s oatbarad to
s.s ene oa' .L " sisaa th;s ,,,orn,nn
e"u na.wnn .u ros - nJrpn,Mn .awrnI.
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rravn6 Alon uAnk1v for Heading Armenia,