Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-28
DISCUSSING
THE CANAL
Senator Morgan Withdraws His
Resolution Asking for Minister
Buchanan's Letter.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
Its Consideration Leads q Democrat to
Make an Unjustifable Attack Upon
President Roosevelt.

| washington, Jan. Ex-senator MOI
gan's resolution calling for Ministe
Buchanans letter concerning th'
amendments to the canal treaty, wa
laid before the Senate. Senator Nor
gan withdrew it, saying he had beer
informed it was the intention of tn,
President to send the document 10 tht
Senate in executive session. The reso
luton Of Senator Culberson, introduced
at the instance of the Democratic eau
Gus, requesting the President to in
form the Senate whether all the cores
pOndence relating to the construction
of the canal had been sent to the Sen
ate will be taken UP. Senator Culber
son suggested that the resolution be
amended so as to relieve the President
from the necessity of sending informa
ton to supply, which would be incom
patible with the public interest.
House.
Washington, Jan. 2S-When the
House convened today Mr.. Van Duser
of Nevada sought to secure consid-
Grafton of resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information as to
what articles manufactured for that
department were made from convict
labor
Objections to the consideration, on
the ground that it was not privileged
resolution was sustained and by agree
ment, the general debate on the urgent
al hill VT nI 1,n
House went into a committee of the
whole. Mr.. Benny of New Jersey
speaking in defense OF Bryan, said he
did not feel hurt as he was in good
company ''You brag and blow here
about the great courage of the man
who is now President of the United
States" said Benny, "a man who is a
courageous man is man who f.Sres
to do right. A man who shoots a lion
Or a Spaniard in the back does not
necessarily have to be courageous"
Taft at Washington.
Washington, JAN, 28-William H.
Taft, the former governor general of
the Philippines, and the new secretary
of war, arrived here over the Pennsyl-
vania road at 5:15 last evening. His
train was the regular connection of
the Chicago limited. He was welcom-
ed by large crowd at the station.
Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee,
chief of staff of the United States Ar
my, Assistant Secretary of War Oliver
and Colonel Clarence Edwards, chief
Of the division of insular affairs, for
mally greeted the new head of the war
Governor Taft was es-
corted down the long train sheds by
General Chaffee and Assistant Secre-
tary Oliver, and as they reached the
gates and passed through lane form
ed, there was prolonged outburst OF
cheering. Governor Taft, with Gener-
al Chaffee, and Colonel Edwards, en-
tered one carriage and General Oliver
in another. Led by Troop E.
of the Fifteenth Cavalry from Fort
Myer, which had been drawn up in the
plaza in front Of the station, they
we're rapidly driven to the war depart
ment where Secretary Root formally
welcomed his successor. From there
The new secretary was driven to the
Arlington Hotel where apartments had
been reserved for him.
Governor Taft looked the picture of
health. He said he had splendid
rip and was in excellent health Mrs.
Taft and their children did not ac-
the governor, but will re-
main in California for an indefinite
line.