Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-16
ARIZONA FIGHT
GAINING GROUND
The Joint Statehood
Forces Losing
Strength.
Van PA1TEN REGISTER
Luman Parker Confirmed
Judge Indian Territory
Philippine Bill Safe.
Special to The New Mexican.

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Washington, d. c., Jan. 16.--The
President today sent to the United
States Senate the nomination of Eu
gene Van Patten, of Las Cruces, to be
register of the United States land Of
flee Of the Las Cruces District, vice
Jerome Martin, deceased. Van Pat
ten was recommended by National
Committeeman Solomon Luna, Chair.
man H. 0. Bursum, and by the mem
bers Of the Republican Territorial
Central Committee and of his county.
He is one of the oldest and best
known residents of New Mexico, hav.
ing come to the Territory in 1854,
but Is still hale and hearty and COM
petent to perform the duties satisfac.
torily.
Hamilton Bill Losing Ground.
The intense opposition to joint
statehood, which exists in Arizona
and the strong campaign made by the
Arizona anti-joint statehood delega-
tions now in the national capital, may
cause the defeat of the Hamilton-Bev-
eridge joint statehood bill The situa-
tion is certainly changing rapidly and
indicates that the friends of the meas
ure are losing ground
1t is becoming apparent that the
Philippine tariff bill will pass the
House, as the administration members
are getting together and are present
ing united solid front. They also
have the help of large number Of
Democrats, which seems to assure
favorable action on the bill.
U. S. Senator Clark, OF Montana,
who owns immensely valuable mining
properties in Arizona among them the
United Verde mines says he will take
care of the tax assessments of his
property and will pay what is right
and proper. The charges have been
made by the joint statehood advocates,
that Senator Clark is opposed to the
passage Of the Hamilton bill, because
he wanted to continue the very low tax
assessment of his Arizona mining prop
erty.
Parker Confirmed.
Luman f. Parker, of Vinita, Indian
Territory, against whom serious charg-
es Of corruption and malfeasance In
Office while assistant U. S. attorney
for the Indian Territory, were filed,
has been confirmed after careful in
vestigation by the Senate committee
on judiciary
The charges were declared outrage
Gus and absolutely untrue. The Pres
ident sent Mr.. Parkers name to the
Senate about four weeks ago to be dis
trict judge in the Indian Territory
and the fight on him has been waging
since then. Mr.. Parker has many
friends in Santa Fe and throughout
New Mexico.
Delegate Andrews has introduced
bill to amend sections l to 10 Of the
congressional act Of June 81, 1898,
granting public lands for the support
and maintenance of public and chart
table institutions in New Mexico, SO
as to make the congressional act Of
February %, 1891, applicable to New
Mexico.
PhiIippne Tariff.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 16-Taking
up the Philippine bill for an amend.
nent Payne secured the adoption of
the committee amendment when Will
liam Alden Smith took the floor He
offered an amendment making the
duty on sugar sixty per cent OF the
Dingley rate, instead Of Twenty-Five
per cent, as provided in the bill, III
was defeated 73 to 1877.
The Philippine tariff bill was
amended by taking rice from Its place
on the free list under the terms Of
the bill and providing duty Of twen-
ty-f1ve per cent OF the Dingley rates
on 1t, the same as on sugar ana TO-
baccO
Test Vote.
Chairman Olmstead of the commit.
tee Of the whole, ruled out Of order
the amendment by Mccall declaring
that It was the settled policy Of the
United States to grant the Philip
pines independence as soon as they
were capable of self government, Nc
Call appealed from the decision. The
vote on McCall's appeal resulted in|
the chair being sustained by 1913 to
123. Only three Republicans voted to
overrule the chairman, Mccall. Hoar,
Of Massachusetts, and Fordney OIL
Michigan.