Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-20
Senator Allen of Nebraska Makes Remarks
About Peanut Politics.

Washington, December 20.-The house
went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill
The report of the minority of the
house census committee on the Hopkins
reapportionment bill was submitted to
the house to-day. 1t proposes bill fix
ing the total number of representatives
at 1856, instead of $751; as in the Hopkins
bill. Under this the gains are as fol-
lows: Arkansas, California, Colorado ,
Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Massa-
chusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, one repre-
sentative each; Minnesota, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, two; Illinois, New
York and Texas three.
CUTTING DOWN APPROPRIATION
Washington, December 20.-The riv-
ers and harbors committee of the house
has cut down the amount carried by
the bill, Including continuing contracts,
to about s60,0OO,0O0.
FUN OVER THE OLEOMARGARTNE
BILL.
Washington, December 20-When the
senate committee on agriculture to-day
resumed it's hearing upon the Grout
oleomargarine bill, Senator Allen Of
Nebraska, member of the committee,
said that since the hearing of yesterday
he had been flooded with kilograms
urging him to support the bill. The
conclusion was obvious. With vigor he
said: II want to enter my protest
against this cheap john, peanut polit-
ical method. 7 have no words to ex-
press my utter contempt for this meth
cd and for those who would engage in
it. Lobbyists supporting this bill are
doing it more injury than it's open
avowed opponents" Mr.. Allen declared
if such methods continued he would
ask the hearings to be private.
Rathbone Gardiner, of Providence,
representing manufacturers of oleomar-
garine, continued the argument begun
yesterday in opposition to the pending
bill
SENATE.
Washington, December 20.-Mr. HaW-
ley, chairman Of military affairs, re-
ported the army reorganization bill. 1t
was placed on the calendar. The sem
ate went into executive session for the
last time upon the Hay-Pamcefote
treaty.
At o'clock vote was taken on the
amendments suggested by the commit
tee on foreign relations. They were
adopted. The first adds the words
(which is hereby superseded" after the
words "ClaytonBulwer convention" in
the preamble to article O. making it rea Il
as follows: "The high contracting par
ties, desiring to preserve and maintain
the general principle of naturalization
established in article s of the Clayton
Bulwer convention, which is hereby SUI
perseded, adopts as basis Of such neu.
tralization the following rules, substan.
TALLY as embodied in the convention be-
tween Great Britain and certain other
powers, signed at Constantinople on
october 20, 1888, for the free navigation
of the Suez maritime canal" The sec
ond amendment adopted by the COM
mittee strikes out article 8 of the treaty,
which is as follows: "The high contract
ing parties will, Immediately upon the
exchange Of the ratifications of this
convention, bring 1t to the notice Of the
other powers and invite them to adhere
to it,"
All the amendments other than those
of the committee on foreign relations
were voted down. The treaty as amend
ed was ratified by vote Of 55 to 1S.
Life insurance policies bought for
cash or loaned on. Earl e. sidebottom,
Santa Fe, N. M. J. 8.
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First Of the season at the Bon-Ton.