Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-03-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Secretary Of Agriculture Preparing
to Place Orders for Wholesale
Lots of Seeds.
An UNMITIGATED FRAUD AND HUMBUG
Pacific Railroad Troubles Still Occupy
House Committee-Schen and
Draw Poker Learnedly Dis
cussed-Statehood

Washington, March 19.-The secretary
of agriculture, in accordance with the
mandate of congress, has prepared a cir
cular letter to be sent Immediately to all
known reputable growers and dealers in
seeds throughout the United States, ask
ing them to furnish at reasonable prices to
the department 100000 packets of
garden, field and flower seeds beginning
with asparagus and ending with wheat.
This number will give each member and
delegate in the house of representatives
and each United States senator $4,000
packets for distribution among his con-
stituents, after deducting one-third of the
whole amount in accordance with law, for
distribution by the secretary of agricul-
tnre.
SMALL PIECE OF BUSINESS.
There is great deal of talk in politi-
cal as we'll as departmental circles over
the removal from the treasury depart
ment of Thomas Lane, of Summit, N. j.,
n son-in-law of Senator Blackburn. Mr..
Lane was chief of division in the regis
ter's office in the treasury department..
His place has been given to George NJ.
Titus, leading lawyer of Newark.
Friends of Mr.. Lane assert that his re-
moval is due to the feud between Secre-
tary Carlisle and Senator Blackburn.
PACIFIC RAILROAD TROUBLES.
John G. Coombs of Boston, a repre-
sentative of the Sioux City credit COM
mutation company, was given second
hearing by the house committee on Paci-
flo railroads to-day. He urged the COM
mittee to incorporate in whatever plan
it might adopt provision for building
the Sioux City branch contemplated in
the original Pacific railway act. For this
purpose he asked that $4,500,O00 be set
aside from the sinking fund in the treas-
nry established by the Thurman act Mr..
Coombs complained that the Central Pa
cific and tho Union Pacific representa-
tives did not stand by any one plan of
funding long enough time to enable
him to present proposition to the COM
mittee based on their scheme.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
The galleries of the house, despite the
incement weather outside, were we'll filed
to-day in anticipation of the resumption
OF the resolutions censuring Ambassador
Bayard, which we're called up pimmediately
after the reading of the journal.
Mr.. Taft, Republican, of Ohio, took the
floor in support of the resolutions.
When Mr.. Taft concluded he yielded a
few MON ents to Mr.. Grosvenor,f Repub-
lican, of Ohio, to reply to the remarks
made by Mr.. McCreary yesterday about
Gen. Schenck's connection with the
Emma mine and tho authorship of the
volume entitled "Rules of Draw Poker
Mr.. Grosvenor referred to Gen.
Schenck's distinguished services in war
and peace. He could not understand the
purpose of the attack. 1t was not ger
name to the discussion. Assuming that
poker playing contravened the high
standard of morality set up by the gentle
man from Kentucky, all that was outside
of his official conduct.
COULDN'T FILL HIS HANDS.
He abused no confidence when he said
that Schenck told friend that he knew
Just enough about poker always to lose
his money. As q poker player, however,
he died without leaving an unpaid poker
debt.
Mr.. Pearson, Republican, of North
Calplina, followed. While he was refer
ring to protection and its victories, MT.
McCreary interposed to ask why he did
not recall the election of 1892 when Cleve-
land was rejected and the Mckinley bill
condemned.
s'Becanse the elections of 1892 are back
numbers" replied Mr.. Pearson. The
Democrats elected then were overwhelm-
ingly repudiated in 1894, and retired to
priyAte life and the protection victory of
1894 will be repeated this year.
SEIZURE AUTHORIZED.
telegram authorizing the seizure OF
the filibustering steamer Bermuda has
been sent to all collectors of customs
along the south Atlantic coast.
STATEHOOD BILL FAvoRABLY REPORTED.
In the senate to-day, Mr.. Davis, Repub-
ican of Minnesota, chairman OF the COM
mittee on territories, reported favorably
the bill to admit New Mexico to state
hood.