Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-12
STATUE TO
HARRISON
Joint Resolution Adopted in Sen
ate Authorizing Its Erection
in Indianapolis.
APPROPRIATION BILL
The legislative, Executive and Judicia
Measures Being Considered in
Lower House.

Washington, Jan. 12-At the begin
ming of today's session, the Senate
adopted a joint resolution authorizing
the erection of statue to the late
President BENJAMIN Harrison near the
new postoffce building at Indianapolis
The statue is to be erected by the
Benjamin Harrison Memorial Associa
tiOn.
Bacon's motion to refer the resolu
tion to the committee on foreign rela
tions was followed by one from Lodge
to lay the motion on the table. The
latter brought number of Senators
to the floor including Bacon, Daniels
and Teller. The latter said that an at.
tempt to dismiss so important a mat
ter in such summary manner was un-
heard Of The adoption of the Lodge
motion would cut off debate entirely.
Bacon introduced a resolution au-
thorizing the President to negotiate a
treaty with Colombia looking to an
amicable adjustment of the differences
growing out of the secession of Pa
mama. He addressed the Senate on
the subject.
Senate Committee Report on Alaska.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Bev-
eridge from the committee on terri
tories, introduced in the Senate today
the report of the subcommittee con-
sisting of Dillingham;, Burnham, Mel
son and Patterson, which visited Alas
LA during the last summer and made
a thorough investigation of existing
conditions. resources and legislative
needs of the territory. AS result,
the inquiries committee has made
many recommendations to Congress.
Most unfortunate Of all the existing
faulty conditions in Alaska the report
says, are the poor transportation facil-
tiles. A great obligation rests on the
wagon roads for the relief of miners
there The action of the Dominion
government in the region of the Klor
dyke, has been in marked contrast}to to
the inaction of the United States in
American territory. The report says
that so many and varying are the
abuses practiced under the mining
laws that number of amendments
are recommended, the most important
of which is that certain amount of
assessment work be required on each
mining claim staked out as pre-
requisite to the right to have the claim
recorded.
1t also recommends the increase of
the yearly amount of assessment work
and that no person be allowed to hold
more than one mining claim on the
same creek. except by purchase. The
report recommends that an additional
judicial district be provided for. 1t
says that the general opinion of all
classes in Alaska is that the territory
should have delegates to Congress, but
no recommendation was made by the
committee. Because Of the fact that
the whites in Alaska do not exceed
20 900 in number, the establishment Of
a territorial government for Alaska is
Merchants Association Resolutions.
New York, Jan. 12-The Merchants
Association of New York City has
resolutions endorsing the ma
tional irrigation act and advocating the
repeal of the desert land act, the COM
mutation clause of the homestead act
and the timber and stone act.
Philippine Bond Issue Accepted.
Washington, Jan. 12-The war de-
partment today accepted the proposal
of Harvey Fiske and Sons of New
York, representing Fiske & Robinson !
and the National City Bank Of New
York, for the entire $7,OOO,0OO bond is
sue of the Philippine government on
account of the purchase of the Friar |
lands, at $107,577.
Democratic National Committee.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Demo
cratic national committee met in exec
utive session at the Shoreham Hotel
today for the purpose of deciding on
the time and place for holding the next |
Democratic National convention. It |
was called to order by Chairman Jones
Of Arkansas.
Considering Appropriation Bill.
Washington, Jan. 12-In committee
of the whole today the House began
the consideration of the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, from
the appropriations committee ex-
planned the features.