Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-01
NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP
Comptroller Of Currency Eckles Be-
fore the House Committee on
Banking and Currency.
TICKET SCALPERS BILL CALLED UP
The Supreme Court Disposes of a
Number of Ohio Tax Cases in
Favor of the State.

with the house committee on banking an
currency to-day. Mr.. Eckles expresse
the opinion that the only remedy for th
existing financial troubles was oomplet
revision of the banking system, whic
would amount to almost q new system.
The discussion was an informal one, i
which oil the members took part Eckle
thought that no more gold for REDEEM I
tion purposes will be needed under
proper banking system than now oh
tains. The only use for metallic none
was for redemption purposes.
Representative Newlands, of Nevada
the principal representative of free silve
on the committee, asked many question
and in response Eckles said that coun
tries which he'd the best developed sys
TENS of credit were England, the United
States, France and Germany. Banks dit
not need large reserve.
Russia had been Kindred in her endeav
or to reach gold standard. Eckles sait
that by adverse business conditions ant
heavy taxation, characteristic of tn
Russian people, thet much more golt
would be required for redemption than il
countries where the people were NOR,
used to banking methods.
TELLER HoNoBED.
Senator Teller was remembered on hit
return to the senate to-day after re-elec
by many handsome floral tributes, one
being representation of the coat OF
arms of Colorado, done in immortelles
rising five feet from the desk, and anoth
er piece of roses and bay leaves, with 9
suggestive arrangement of sixteen white
roses and one of yellow. On motion oi
Sherman the senate went into executive
session.
THE SENATE.
As soon as the senate went into ex.
ecutive session to-day, the arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain was reported with an
amendment made in the committee on
foreign relations. Some discussion took
place as to when the treaty was to be
taken up for consideration, and desire
was shown to let it 60 over, until 1t could
be printed as amended. The senate also
ratified the Japanese treaty, with re-
ference to trade marks ETC., features
which have been published.
Senator Morgan, notwithstanding the
treaty was to go over, insisted upon ex-
pressing his views to some extent on the
subject. Senator Morgan made it plain
that he opposed the treaty. Several sena-
tors expressed the opinion that the
amendments as we'll as the treaty should
be made public, in order that the people
might sss hs adysnta4gsss sSsSnssSss III sssrfaa
nounced their intention Of giving as
much publicity to the treaty as possible.
THE HOUSE.
1t was committee suspension day in the
house, and Immediately after the reading
of the journal the committees were called.
The senate bill to provide time and place
for holding the U. :. court in Utah was
passed.
scALpERs BILL.
Mr.. Sherman, member of the commit
tee on interstate co'umerce, called up the
"anti- seal pers" railroad ticket bill in the
house to-day. Half dozen members
jumred to their feet 81 suggest a time
be fixed for consideration of that BILL =
said Terry, Democrat, of Arkansas. ut
is very important measure and should
not pop up here like jack in box
without due notice." W. A. Stone, Re-
publican, of Pennsylvania, arose to a
question of privilege.
WRIT OF oERTIoRAR1 GRANTED.
The supreme court to day granted the
writ OF oertiorari, asked for by Attorney
General Harmon in the case of the steam
er Three Friends, and set the hearing for
February Is.
OHIO TAX OAsEs.
In the United States supreme court to-
day the Ohio tax cases we're decided in
favor Of the state.
There were ten of these GASES brought by
officers of the Adams, American and
United States express companies. They
we're suits in equity to enjoin the colleo.
tion of taxes under acts of the general
assembly, for the taxation of express
telegraph and telephone companies, or
the ground that such acts were in contra
vention of the constitutions of Ohio ano
the United States. The court also de
cided the tax case of the Western Unior
Telegraph company against the state o.
Indiana involving similar questions
The state won this case also.
NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day sent to the senate
the following nominations: Justice
Henry E. Davis, of the District of Colum
bia, to be attorney for the District o
Columbia; William H. Munger, to b
United States district Judge for the dis
trict Of Nebraska. tate-Martin A
Knapp, of New York, to be interstate
commerce commissioner rs-appoint
ment;) Frederick w. Kickbusch, jr, 0
Wisconsin, to be consul at Stettin, Ger
manv. War-Col. John M. Wilson, corp
Of enaineers TO be chief of engineers witt
the rank Of brigadier-general; Lieut..
Col. Charles A. Wiokoff, 18th infantry, !,
be colonel; Major @. Q. Hood, 7th in
fantry, to be colonel; Capt. Constant
Williams, 7th infantry, tp be major.
sxCRHrARY OF AGRICULTURE.
Hon. James Wilson, Of Iowa, has writ
ten friends in Washington, confirming
the report that he has been rendered tn
office Of secretary of agriculture BY tn
next administration, and that he has &C
cepted. Senator Allison and Senate
Gear, are among those who received thi
information.
IMMIGRATION BILL.
1t IL said That the President VIII
Veto This Measure, Against which
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