Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS
The International Monetary Confer
ence Causes a Warm Debate in the
House Of Representatives.
THE PRICE OF ARMOR PLATE FIXED
President Cleveland Vetoes Another
Pension Bill, But Congress Passes
the Measure Over His Head.

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congress on the question of the interna-
tional monetary conference, was shown
to-day, by the presence in the house, OF
the committee on coinage and many
other members, to listen to the discussion
of resolutions. Several members of the
committee on banking and currency took
part in the discussion.
Representative Hill, of Connecticut,
bitterly denounced the senate for attempt
ing to lay trap to ensnare the Repub-
lican party. It was an attempt, he said,
to bring about things, which the 1Repub-
lican party voted down at the last cleo
tion, the free coinage of silver and a
double standard of values, etc. Refer
ring to Chandler, he said the resolution
was thrust upon the incoming admins
tration, by a senator, who bitterly op-
posed his nomination, and that the sena-
tor had been sustained and seconded by
the chairman of the national Democratic
committee. "The proposition is born of
mother who loves it not" he said. More
than half it's opponents in the senate had
been Republicans, while the free silver
men, who would work to bring it to
naught, voted for it. He continued:
"Stilted phrases of platforms dictated by
half mature thought In June, should be
read in the blazing light of November
victory" No responsibility rested on
this congress, in the matter, nor should
a Democratic president be called upon to
sign the resolutions.
THE RECOGNITION OF GOLD DEMOCRATS.
The wishes of the gold Democrats who
have been allies Of the Republicans,
and who had declared for a single
gold standard, Senator Hill said,
should be consulted. The plank of
the St. Louis platform relating to
Cuba, to immigration and other ques-
tions, had been disregarded. Why he
asked, should congress rush to fulfill this
single plankf This was not the time,
these we're not the men, and these not the
propositions which the st. Louis plat
form had contemplated. The utterances
Of that platform on money questions, had
been modified by the subsequent Chicago
platform, and the alliance of Republicans
and Gold Democrats.
Representative Hartman, of Montana,
and Towne, of Minnesota, boilers of the
st. Louis convention, asked Senator Hill
several uestions. Senator Hill said that
this government should not ubjeot itself
again to chagrin, by calling another con-
ference which foreign delegates would
attend, merely as matter of courtesy.
Any accom- plishment must be by diplo-
matic negotiations with Great Britain.
IMMIGRATION BILL.
The house to-day adopted the confer
ence report on the immigration bill, and
rising vote of 162 to "A. Yeas and nays
ordered.
The house adopted the conference re-
port on the immigration bill by vote OF
217 to 88.
INVESTIGATING ARMOR PLATE.
The senate committee on naval affairs
to.dsy reached conclusion on q report
to be made as to the result of it's inquiry
on the snbj ject of armor plate. The COM
mittee will recommend that the secretary
Of the navy shall not be authorized to
pay more than $4OO per ton for armor,
and an appropriation Of $l,5Oo,OO0 will
be made TO be used in the establishment
OF plant, in case the manufacturers re-
fuse to accept the price.
NAVIGATION MATTERS.
The senate to-day passed q bill to aid
IN the improvement and making naviga-
BILE the channel and south pass by closing
the existing crevasse pass at LOutre, on
the Mississippi river. The senate then
went into executive session on the gen.
eral arbitration treaty.
ANOTHER VETO.
BY vote Of 1877 to go the house passed
over the presidents veto bill to pension
Rachel Patton, the widow Of John h.
Patton, Of the 18th Illinois. The veto
was based upon the widows marriage
after Patton's death.