Show washington NOTES I 1 washington dec 0 the proposition to choose a president by the direct vole vote of the people promises to meet with more than usual consideration by the commit tee on election of president and vice president and representatives of congre Con grew m We the committee had a meeting today at the last session of congress springer 15 introduced trod a joint resolution providing fur for a residential lal and vice presidential terni term 0 of i elx six years year with ineligibility of iocim bents to election reelection re and alx provi provide dep a heit toof electing titers town by tho the direct vote of the people i ff springer minger addressed tho committee today and and ws was followed by colonel mcclure who endorsed springers sentiments lle Ite beltzhoover Heltz hoover of pennsylvania sv introduced a resolution in the louse a few days ago which has lor or its object the election of president and v vice e president resident by the tile direct vote voto of the people komitee lc and this was referred to a subcommittee om itee the treasury officials attach no special significance to the dispatches from denver in in regald to the panicky condition ot of tho the silver mining interests of colorado the tile fact that many small mines are being abandoned maim is taken aken to indicate simply that they the y are played out and can no longer ion r be worked at a t a profit it is held that the ne recent depreciation of silver in the tile london market and arid the predicted failure of th the international conference to advocate a more liberal use of silver as money can have no direct bearing on the present situation in colorado tor for the reason that silver has rixen in value within the past few days the treasury t department is paying half a cent con t more than th an on wednesday representative ia inloe aloe who assisted in conducting the prosecution in the invests pation into the charges against the administration of the pension office has returned to washington lie ile will be remembered as one of the majority of the committee which reported a resolution reciting that in the ien judgment t of the house commissioner blaum should be removed from office by the tile president the tile report was vas not coni by the house louse at the last session and enloe wants to push bisnow it now lie also thinks that some action should be taken bv by congress that will result in the lopping air from the pension rolls the names of a great number of persons who have no right to be there the strong pressure now belne exerted b by y the territories makes it probable that a 0 j joint 1 tit conference of senators and re retell natives will be held hold within a f few c w days 11 ayat to determine what steps are to be taken by the p party arty in the two houses in relation to the admission mission of tho territories into tho the union the secretary of the treasury informed the speaker of the house that th tho deficiencies for the current fiscal year are estimated at of which is on account of pensions I 1 the treasury department today purchased ounces of silver at to a |