Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-04

The report of the secretary of
the treasury was made pub
lie today 1t shows the revenues
of the government for the past fiscal
year to have been six hundred and
| eighty millions. the expenditures five
hundred and ninety-three millions.
eaving surplus on hand of over
ninety-one millions
The secretary recommends that the
New Orleans mint be reduced to an
assay office and advocates the opening
of the new mint at Denver as de-
pository for the gold bullion to be
lsed in the central west and that
It coin the product heretofore sent to
New Orleans.
The secretary says that our banking
system is imperfect during certain
months of the year. The United
States dropped dangerously low.
dangerous in the sense that spec
uation was invited thereby. When
the time arrived for moving crops
the rates advanced alarmingly high.
Meantime the price of government
bonds rendered the maintenance of
national banks circulation unprofita-
BILE, and this class of currency is be-
Ing retired with great rapidity.
Several safeguards are suggested to
bring about better condition.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec g.
body blow was struck New Mexico
and Arizona this morning when 1t was
announced that the committee on ter
rirtories would report a bill favoring
the admission of Oklahoma but saying
nothing about New Mexico and Ari-
zona
Chairman Beveridges opposes those
states because of their large Mexican
population, Senator Quay, however,
said today that his minority report ia
voring all these territories would be
finally adopted by congress. and that
fifteen other Republicans would vote
with him and the Democrats for the
omnibus admission bill, and that moth
ing was to be feared by caucus die
tation.
CLAREMORE. l. T., Dec. st is
accepted as foregone CONCLUSION that
the inquiry Senator Beveridge and
his fellow committeeman from the
| senate committee on territories have
been making through Oklahoma. New
Mexico and Arizona will precipitate
a free for all fight on the statehood
| question when the bill comes up in
| he senate next week. The bill be-
| fore the senate is known as the Tri-
State bill and provides for the admis-
| sion of New Mexico and Arizona to
statehood and the creation of sim
gle state out of Oklahoma and Indian
| territories. The Tri-State bill was
the result of the efforts of Mr.. Flynn,
the delegate from Oklahoma. who felt
so sure of its passage by the senate
that he declined a denomination to
| the house. with the intention of be-
| ing one of the first senators from the
| new state.
In both Oklahoma and Indian ter
| ritories. however. there is a large ele.
ment which is strenuously opposed to
combining the two into one state
| They favor single statehood and are
working hard to promote their cause
l Citizens of Oklahoma object to the
Joint statehood proposition on the
ground that the Indian territory is
iar behind their territory in progress
development and civilization while a
large element of the Indian territory
people are of the opinion that Okla.
homa would have all the best of 1t In
the combination deal.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. a.
Al full meeting of the senate com.
niittee on territories this morning. II
was decided to report adversely the
omnibus statehood bill, which was in.
tended to give admission to Okla
homa, Arizona and New Mexico, and
report instead bill providing for
the admission of the Territory OF Ok
3homa as one state. There are to
be certain restrictions to care for and
in the interest of the Indians and to
provide against polygamy.
DENVER. Colo. Dec. 3.-Because
h declined to obey quickly a aeclara
ton of the court. Judge Johnson this
orning. "regtetfully" fined County
Clerk and Recorder Julius Aichele
five hundred dollars and ordered him
to serve sixty days in jail.
The verdict is an unprecedented
on" and Aicheie will use every Iega
effort to prevent IT. being carried
out.