Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-03-31
At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Receipts of the United States Treas
ury from All Sources During
March.
THOSE MOMENTOUSSEED CONTRACTS LET
House Sends the Big Appropriation
Bill to Conference Committee-A
Pennsylvania Goldbug Airs
His Narrow Views.

Washington, March 31.--The forth
coming monthly treasury statement will
show receipts during March of $26,04l,-
149, as follows: Customs, $l3,344,214;
internal revenue, $I1,536,264; misc. llxue-
ous, 81, ,160,668 For the nlne months of
this fiscal year, the receipts are sultan
TALLY as follows: Customs, $l26,966,2 ,299;
internal revenue, $40 404, ,l43; miscellane-
ons, 1929, 1856; maklug total of $780,
Cos $40 The deficit tor March will be
$l,3OO,oO0, and for the nine months, $751;
Sl9,708.
SEED CONTRACTS LET.
Secretary Morton has let contract for
1926 900 packets of vegetable seed, to
be distributed under the recent act of
congress, to D. Landreth q Sons, of
Philadelphia. The price is $4,000, the
seeds to be delivered ready for mailing.
The contract for 1,00O,OU0 packets Of
flower seeds was let to l.. l.. May g. Co.,
of St. Paul, at 4 cent package.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The president to-day nominated Will
lam A. Little, of Georgia, to be assistant
attorney general for the interior depart-
ment, vice John |. Hall, resigned.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendments to the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill and
agreed to a conference. Messrs. Bing-
ham, Republican, Of Pennsylvania, Nc
Call, Republican, of Tennessee, and Dock
cry, Democrat, of Missouri, we're appoint
ed couferees.
The consideration of the sundry civil
bill was resumed.
During the consideration of the items
under the head of the coast and geodetic
survey, MIR. Cannon took the occasion
sharply to criticise the administration
for ''treezing out" Prof. T. G. Medenthall,
predecessor OF Gen. Dndffield, the present
perinteLdent.
He described Mende nthal as the most
competenb man who ever presided as su-
perlntendent; his scientific attachments
had been acknowledged all ovsr the coun-
try. He referred to the present superin-
tendea5 as Il "hew discovery" but said he
did not desire to reflect in any way on
his competency or ability.
A Pennsylvania aoLDBua
MEs ANdAc, AAOPuOiiSouf " OAuoJa7
vania, took advantage of the latitude al
lowed in the debate On the appropriation
bill to arouse the ire of the silvtr Re pub
icans Of the west by bringing up the
question of the current Reports of the
Washington conference between the sew,
eral silver Republicans and the Philudel
phia manufacturers, which was the sub
ject TO the formal meeting OF the manu-
tacturors that occurred last night.
He referred to the "false and mislead-
ing reports" Of the alleged compact be-
tween the free silver Republicans and the
manufacturers by which he said it was
even proposed to yield the great doctrine
of protection
He said that one of the western states,
South Dakota, only few days ago had
rebuktd her senator by declaring for pro-
ttction and sound money.
Last night, he said, the Manufacturers
club, of Philadelphia, had responded by
the passage Of strong resolutions de-
nouncing and repudlating this alleged
subject. He had the resolutions read at
the desk.
Mr.. Hartman, Republican, of Montana,
and Mr.. Allen, Republican, Of Utah, both
free silver men, replied Indignantly to
Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. Hartman said he was glad of the
opportunity to say on the floor what
should have been said several days ago.