Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-26
THE DUTY ON HIDES.

THE DUTY ON HIDES.
The senate finance committee has
changed the provision for dnty OF
hides 80 as to make it advalorem instead
of specific, fixing the rate at 20 per cent
instead of 115 cents per pound. The
leather paragraph is also altered so as to
provide a compensatory duty from the
duty on hides.
TARIFF BILL TO BE VOTED ON WEDNESDAY
NEXT.
The Republican tariff managers are
hopeful of being able to complete the
consideration of the tariff bill in the sen
ate by next Wednesday night. The Dem.
ooratic leaders generally place 1t week
further on, or about the 7th or s h of
July, but admit that the end may come
by Saturday of next week. OF the prob
lens still unsolved by Republicans, lead
ore, coal, iron ore, gypsum, tallow and a
few chemicals are giving the most trou-
BILE, but there is no doubt that an adjust
ment on all these will be accom- plished
which will hold by full party vote. The
advocates of high rate on lead ores, ap-
parently, are prepared to meet their
opponents half way in the conference and
will accept rate of / ID cents. The
finance committee has practically de-
cided to abandon the proposed tax on
bank checks, which at one time was so
favorably considered and also the in
crease of A cents per barrel in beer tax,
and the change of the tobacco tax. The
expectation is that the bill will not be
long in conference. The prospective
house oonferees have been in touch with
the senate managers and have already, it
is stated, practically concurred in many
of the changes made.
GOVERNOR OF LOR1DA OVER HIS SCARE.
The president has received message
from Governor Bloxham of Florida
stating that the sheriff at Key West wires
this morning that the contemplated
trouble did not materiallze and every.
thing is quiet.
ALL PEACEABLE AT FORT GIBSON.
The disturbance at the scene of pay.
ment to Cherokee freedmen( (negroes) at
Fort Gibson, I. t., is believed to be at an
end. Secretary Bliss received the fol-
lowing telegram today from Indian In
spector Mclaughlin, dated last night:
"Agent Wisdom disbursed $23.6OO Of
Cherokee freedmen fund today. The
payment progressed very satisfactorily
All excitement has subsided and the
freedmen are behaving orderly"
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate
War-Colonel @. H. Carlton, Eighth
cavalry, to be brigadier-general.
Justice-Hariam Truesdale of Arizona,
to be chief justice, and Fletcher M. Doan,
Geo. R. Davis and Richard E. Sloan, all
of Arizona, to be associate justices of the
supreme court of Arizona.
Interior-Edward W. Bsattie of Mon
tana, to be surveyor-general of Montana.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
Again today the acting chaplain of the
senate, Rev. Hugh johnson, referred in
his prayer to the advent of prosperity,
saying: eve thank thee for signs of re-
turning prosperity, and that the long and
widespread period of depression is pass
ing" As the tariff bill was about to be
taken up Senator Vest called attention to
the absence of quorum and Is minutes
were required to secure one.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Senator Harris of Kansas, presented
the report on the Pacific railroad agreed
upon by the committee on Pacific rail
roads yesterday. He also presented a
report giving the views of himself and
Senators Morgan and Rawlins, which was
not agreed to by the other members of
the committee. Senator Morgan of Ala
bama, who concurred in the report, said
that the situation demanded immediate
action by the senate, as the agreement
made by the executive branch relative to
the sale of the road on foreclosure at a
minimum price was about to be con-
summated. He therefore announced that
on Monday next he would ask the senate
to consider the subject. Senator Nor
gan also severely criticised the course OF
the government authorities. Senator
Allison, who is In charge of the tariff bill,
said he would feel compelled to resist the
taking up Of any other business until the
tariff bill was disposed of. The resolu.
tion went to the calendar. The tariff
bill was taken. up. Senator Allison
asked to restore salicilic acid to the
dutiable list, and Senator Vest resisted at
considerable length.