Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-03
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
Deeply Interesting Session of the Sen
ate To-day-Galleries Crowded
with Spectators.
MASSACHUSETTS AND MISSISSIPPI AGREE
Silver Democrats Control Senate FL
nance Committee-Free Coinage
Amendment to Bond Bill
Promised.

nance COmmlLCe0-kr00 tonnage
Amendment to Bond Bill
Promised.
Washington, Jan. 8.-The presence OF
ssnany holiday visitors at the national Gap
itai Hsssshown to-day BY the well Allied
ssnnte eslisries.
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the finanDs
ceinmittee, moved that when the senate
aieurn it be until Tuesday next, and
said: 49,
Il hope by Tuesday, when tho .senate
reassembles, that the finance COMMITTEES
4 will be ready to report on both the tariff
) and bond bills passed by the house,"
The motion to adjourn until Tuesday
was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale, in presenting his bill for the
Pacific ocean cable to Honolulu and else
where, explained that It was an elabor-
alton OF the plan urged before the last
congress and contemplated cable for
the transaction OF the business of the
United States government. He said that
he would call up the subject on next
Tuesday.
A joint resolution for constitutional
amendment admitting women to the
right of suffrage was presented by re-
quest by Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Squire, of Washington, offered a
resolution for the negotiation forthwith
Of a convention between the United
States and Great Britain for marking the
boundary between Alaska and British
North America, and appropriating $7S,-
600 for OK pensss.
Mr.. Squire said that this boundary ques-
tion involved the consideration Of q
question quite as serious as that concern
ing Venezuela. There Was q prospective
conflict between the miners and the Of
ficlals claiming authority along the dis
puted line.
troversy over the 141st meridian and not
to the general boundary question.
The resolution was referred.
MIssTssIpPI AND MASSACHUSETTS,.
Mr.. George, of Mississippi, asked for
the immediate consideration of the bill
repeating the law requiring the oath OF
loyalty as a prerequisite to securing a
pension for service in the Mexican war.
Mr.. Hoar said that the repeal was un-
Objectionable.
Whereupon Mr.. Chandler remarked: II
will certainly supportany measure Of REQ
onciliation which has the joint indorse-
ment of the senator from Mississippi and
the senator from Massachusetts"
The bill was passed without division.
Mr.. Butler asked for the immediate
consideration Of the bill, "to prohibit the
issue Of interest bearing bonds"
Mr.. Hill suggested that the bill be not
pressed for the present. Mr.. Sherman,
he said, was about to address the senate.
After that possibly discussion OF this
proposition would be desirable.
Mr.. Butler said that the proposition
needed no discussion. The country nm
derstood II. II hai been exhaustively
discussed until the public judgment was
az certain as that two and two made four.
Still, acceding to Nj. Hills request, the
measure was temporarily withdrawn.
The senate agreed to resolution BY
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for detailed in
formation US to the segregation funds In
the treasury, and their use for purposes
other than for redemption, with dates and
circumstances of snch use.
Mr.. Perkins, of California, urged the
passage OF the resolution suggesting that
a duty ON sugar be included in the tariff
amendments considered by the finance
committee, but it was ref cred to the
finance committe, merely .s a suggestion
and not as an expression Of opinion on
the subject.
Mr.. Sherman then made speech on the
financial question.
Speaker Reed and Asssrs. Henderson,
Dalzell, Walker and other members Of the
house were on the floor and followed Mr..
Sherman with close attention.
sxHAToR sHYRMAN SPEAKS.
Senator Sherman began by asserting
that while congress would support the
president in maintaining the honor and
integrity Of our country in the field Of
diplomacy, it would not approve his rec
concentrations on the more important
subject OF our financial policy and ss-
pecially Of our currency. The president
HAD mistaken tho cause Of the present
financial condition, in attributing II to .
demand for gold for United States notes.
instead Of deficiency in the revenues
cansed By the legislation Of the last con-
grees.
senator sherman spoke At length on
this text and praised the Mckinley bill.
He held that the only remedy for the ex-
.isting condition Of things was radical
reduction Of expenses Or Increased taxa
tion, and perhaps both, or TO borrow
money on the best tsrms possible, pay
current dsnSienaies and provide addi-