Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-16
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Senator Money Does Not Relish Hay'
ing His Statements Branded
as False.
CHANCE FOR CON. GEN. LEE TO EXPLAIN
Senator Sherman Informs His Friends
That He Will Succeed Olney as
Secretary Of State Discussing
Cheap Postage.

Washington, Jan. 16. -"I desire tc
know whether or not the denial of my
statement to Secretary OlneY on your
behalf was authorized by you. I have
always taken you to be a gentleman, and
as am not accustomed to having the lie
given to my statements, l desire an ex'
planation."
This, If not the exact language, is at
least the close to the words employed in
letter Congressman Money, of Missis-
sippi, has sent to Consul-G General Lee.
The difference between them grows ont
of statement made by Senator Money
to Secretary Olney, as coming from Gen.
Lee, to the effect that, since his return to
Cuba, Gen. Lee, was more than ever con-
WINGED that the Spanish would never be
able to put down the rebellion.
The publication of this important
piece of information was forwarded after
ward by denial, purporting to have
come from Lee that he had ever given
Senator Money any such message for
Secretary Olney.
The publication of this denial angered
Senator Money and he is determined to
have an explanation. He has stated to
friends that his personal character and
official position will not permit him to
stand branded as having uttered false.
hood in such an important matter as that
of the messags from the consul-general
to Cuba to the secretary of state Of the
United States.
SHERMAN WILL BE PREMIER.
Senator Sherman returned to Washing
ton to-day. He confirms the report that
he has signified to Mckinley his accept
ance of the office of secretary of state,
but declined to 60 into particulars as to
his interview with the president elect.
With reference to the policy of the new
administration on the Cuban question,
the senator declined to add anything to
his Pittsburg interview, except to say
that the main effort would be to preserve
peace between this country and all for
eign nations. He declined to outline the
policy on the question of arbitration
with England, except to say that the
matter had been settled 30 far as the
executive branch of the government is
concerned by the negotiation of the
arbitration treaty.
ORDERED TO sIAM WATERS.
At the instance of the state department
the secretary of the navy has ordered the
gunboat Maohias to Bangkok, the capital
Of siam, and she has sailed already for
Canton, China. The mission of the ship,
according to the records Of the navy de-
partment, is ITO protect American inter.
ests," but q more definite reason for the
- H. A., nn- tko1
States minister and consul-gereral at
Bangkok, moral support in certain rep
RESERVATIONS he has made to the Siamese
government in respect to treatment OF
Mr.. Edwad v. Kellett, vlce-consul there.
DISCUSSING CHEAP POSTAGE.
The senate committee on postoffices
and postroads granted hearing to-day
on the Loud postal bill.
W. H. Harvey, author Of "Coin's Finan-
cial School," opposed the bill. Mr..
Harvey contended that the consumer
would get the benefit of any reduction in
the price of the publications caused by
the low postage for the reason that there
could be no monopoly of the business
which the bill would most Affect, as there
could be in publication of metropolitan
newspapers. He claimed that the distri-
button Of cheap literature was in ;he ma
ture of free education of the people.
He said, in reply to question from
Senator Villas, that the Sunday newspaper
was more trashy than most of the books
that the bill aimed at. Some OF them were
valueless to be sure, but any effort to
establish a censorship would prove dan
gerous.
He hoped at least that way would be
found to except books on political econo-
my from the operations of the new bill,
and, as he was remarking that he thought
We we're entering upon q serious time in
the life OF the republic. Senator Chandler
interrupted to say that he thought: I'VE
saved the country last fall"
Harvey thought that cheap postage
ought to cover cloth as well as paper
bonnd books. He thought that Loud
began at the wrong end from an economic
point of view and should have investigat-
cd the railway charges for carrying mails.
He believed these were double what they
should be.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
There was small attendance in the
house to-day when the gavel fell. The
principal feature Of the day was the
eulogies on the death of ex-Speaker
Crisp.
Delegate Oatron attempted to secure
the passage OF the bill to give the desert
cd Fort Marcy military reservation, at