Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-02
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Senate Finance Committee Adjourned
To-day Without Reaching Agree
ment on Financial Measures.
SILVER MEN PRESENT UNITED FRONT
Monthly Treasury Statement Shows a
Surplus for ecember-Conjec-
lures Regarding Venezuela
Commission.


Commission.
Washington, Jan. 2. - The senate
finance committee adjourned at l2o'clock
till tomorrow. No action was taken and
no vote was had. Tha bond bill was dis
cussed, but the tariff bad was not taken
up. Senators White, Wolcott and Vest
were not present.
The free silver men and anti-sllver men
were tied.
After the regular meeting of the COM
mittee, the Republican members held a
conference; so also did the Democrats.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, went with
the Democrats as the conference was
called a silver conference more than any
thing else.
THE SILVER MEN UNITED.
The sifver men unanimously decided to
insist upon an amendment in the nature
OF an entire substitute, providing for the
free coinage of silver and the elimination
Of all authority for the issuance of bonds.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, was dele
gated to prepare q measure in accordance
with these views to be submitted to the
full committee meeting as soon as it can
be com pleted.
There is hope that the bill can receive
final consideration at the hands of the
committee in time to permit it's being
reported to the senate tomorrow, but
this may not he accomplished.
The absentees will be paired when a
vote is reached in the committee.
SURPLUS OF RECEIPTS IN DECEMBER.
The monthly comparative statement Of
the receipts and expenditures Of the
United States shows that, during Deoem-
ber, the receipts aggregated $26,288, ,937,
as follows: Customs, $12,169, 1852; inter-
nal revenue, $l2,750,77l; miscellaneous,
$1,868,99S.
The expenditures amounted to $685.
814,315, leaving surplus for the month
of $474,620.
The figures for the first half of the
fiscal year, ended December 81, however
show deficit of $500, ,707, as against a
deficit of $27,564, ,465 for the first half of
last year.
For the last six months. the receipts
from customs show an increase over the
ing to $12,377,000.
There was during the same months a
loss in returns from internal revenue of
about $5,276,000.
To-DAY's TREASURY BALANCE.
To-day's statement of the condition of
the treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance, $17s,027, 200; gold reserve, $63,262,-
1858.
ANEW SILVER BILL.
The followingssas been introduced by
Senator Pettigrew: A bill directing the
secretary of the treasury to cancel and
not reissue greenbacks hereafter redeemed
by him, but to issue silver certificates in
their piRce, the certiiicstes 70 be redeemsd
With silver dollars. To meet the demand
thus created, the secretary is directed to
coin the silver now in the treasury, and If
the amount is not suficient for the pur-
pose he is to purchase more silver bullion
from time to time.
STATUS OF VENEZUELAN COMMIssIoN.
II is authoritatively stated in behalf Of
the administration that the Venezuelan
commission will be absolute master of
it's own procedure, fixing the time and
place of its meetings and dsterminlng
for itself whether or not IL shall visit
foreign countries; what class of evidence
may be taken into confederation and how
the interested governm}nts may be re-
presented before the tribunal.
This independent kction is deemed
necessary to secure to- the commissions
findings that degree df weight and respect
among other nations that can be attained
only through acknowledge that the body
is free from Any restraint or obligation to
the United btates government.
Our gov{rment will occupy the status
OF an sxacX neutral In the proceedings.
TJr LEaIsLANE raoosAx.
Senator Jones, of Arkausae, one OF the
leading Democratic members Of the
finance committee, expresses the prefer
ence Of prior consideration of the bond
issue. " am satisfied" he said, ssit Is the
purpose Of the Republicans to get a
tariff bill through regardless of another
MEASURE, and have IL 60 to the president,
by .hom they are convinced il will be
vetoed They will then 60 to the coun-
try upoA this as the only issue. I think
this plah b can be frustrated by consider
ing and Reporting the bond bill hrst and
amendil IL 80 as to provide for the free
q co,Tnaas y T. liver. This would give % all
the money necessary to- meet csrrsutl OK
pensss, and tide as oksr w present
emergency, If there is one, and avoid the
issuance Of bonds"
When asked if he thought the csemit-
toe would adopt his psoRosed silver
amendment to the bond bill, xhe senetor
replied he Was unable 70 says ahd sddsd:
ssThy principal complaint akainst the
coinagetof silver is the grDat lproht y
would give TO silver miners. Nv bill
gives this profit to the govsrnm4nt, pro-
viding that the holder Of the bullton soatl
receive only the market vsluA tAe dthsr.
erence between that value and tAb eotn-
age valus becoming ssignioragss
"Thus while silver dollars coinad would
have full legal tender value the phblic at
large and not the mine.a ,xi6Hs fpuld &C.
es cure =. larss re- ss,be q be obtained lfom %
s'.s 49, ~ ..see Of silver while tne nsl
i 80 depressed"
vrpy FRIGID WEATHER.