Show r Mexican Matters CITY OF MEXICO December 4S10Y progress is being made in securing an agreement between the government and the railway companies There is a bill now before Congress to require the railway rail-way companies to complete their lines within five years the government to fund an outstanding subsidy in a loan of 4 per cent A bill providing for free banking has been unanimously referred to the finance committee of Congress This is taken to mean the defeat of the National Bank in its endeavor to sustain itself as the only leghl bank of issue The silver question is agitating the press and great interest is taken in President Clevelands forthcoming message mes-sage The Treasury cash balance for November Nov-ember is less than 30000 1 |