Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-06
THREE COMMITTEES
ARE NAMED
The Ways and Means, the Appropriation
and the Enrolled Bills Committees Of
the House Of Representatives.
THE HAY-PAUNCEP0TE
TREATY REPORTED FAYORABLY

Washington, Dec. Elm the house to
day, after reading and approving th'
journal, Gains, Tennessee, who ha
just returned from the Philippines, ap
peared at the bar, where the oath O.
office was administered to him.
Speaker Henderson announced the
appointment of the following commit.
tees: Ways and means-Payne, New
York; Dalzell, Pennsylvania; Hopkins
Illinois; Grosvenor, Ohio Russell Con.
necticut; Steele, Indiana; Tawney
Minnesota; Mccall, Massachusetts
Long, Kansas; Babcock, Wisconsin
Metcalf, California, Republicans; and
Richardson, Tennessee; Robertson,
Louisiana; Swanson, Virginia; Nc
Clellan, New York; Newlands, Nevada;
| Cooper, Texas; Democrats.
Appropriations-Can Ills; Bing-
ham, Pa; Hemenway, Ind; Barney,
Wis; Moody, Mass; VanVoorhis, Ohio;
McClear, Mimi; Littauer, New York;
BrownloW, Tenn; Gardner, Mich.
Burket, Neb.; Republicans; and Liv-
ingston, Ga; McRae, Ark; Bell Colo.
Pierce Tenn; Benton, Miss; Taylor,
Ala; Democrats.
Enrolled bills-Watchter, Maryland; /;
Ball, Della; Burk, Pa; Turner, New
Hampshire; Republicans: and Lloyd
Missouri; Edwards, Mont; Democrats.
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL BILL.
Washington, Dec. Representative
Hepburn, Iowa, today introduced an
isthmian canal BILL making the appro-
priation $1S00O0,0OO.
At 1906 p. IN. the house adjourned
until Tuesday.
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Washington, Dec Ga meeting of
the senators and members of the house
representing the Pacific coast states
was held today for the purpose of
agreeing upon policy in the prosecu-
tion of legislation for the continued
exclusion of the Chinese. Loud was
chairman. A committee of six was
appointed to take the subject in hand.
The committee is composed of Senator's
Mitchell, Heitfeld, Foster and Repre-
sentatives Newlands, Metcalf and
Coombs. The committee organized by
electing Representative Newlands
chairman.
THE HAY-PAUNCEFOT TREATY.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The senate
committee on foreign relations voted
to report favorably on the new Hay
Pauncefote treaty, providing for the
construction of the isthmian canal
No votes were cast against the trea-
ty, but it was criticized sharply by
Senators Moody and Bacon, who found
in it many objections which they urged
against the old treaty. They took es-
pecial exception to the provision con-
tinuing in force the neutrality provis-
ion in the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. also
to the clause specifically authorizing
the United States to police the canal, |
and placing limitation upon the pow
ar of this country absolutely to control |
1t. The contention was made that the |
effect of the treaty as sent to the SEN
ate would be to deprive the United |
States of control of the canal in case of |
var Consideration of the treaty will
De pressed in the senate. The commit
zee voted to recommend that the in
junction of secrecy be removed from
he treaty.
REPORT ON NoMI-
NATION OF KNOX.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The senate
committee on judiciary today author
zed favorable report upon the nom
nation of P. c. Knox, to be attorney
Opposition to the confirmation
S made by the antitrust league.
A CABINET MEETING TODAY.
Washington, Dec. 6.-At the cabinet
Meeting today, 1t developed that the
government is convinced that the de-
'isions of the supreme court in the
nsular cases do not disturb the Philip
oine tariff and the government will
to collect customs dues as
heretofore.