Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-08
REVISION ARIZONA
TAX ASSESSMENTS
For the Railroads
and Mines in
Retaliation.
AGAINST HAMILTON BILL
Supporters of Joint Statehood
Now. in Minority in House
-..215 to IFS.
Special to The New Mexican.

Washington, D. G., Dec 8. The
situation on the joint statehood bill
for New Mexico and Arizona Is be-
coming very interesting and the at
lnospEere Is heated. The Republicans
who refused to 60 into caucus acting
with the Independents and the Demo
Gratis, claim to have 215 votes against
the Hamilton bill, while the regular
Republican organization can only
count on IT'S votes. The speaker and
Representative Hamilton, who has
charge of the Arizona statehood bill,
will not press a rule fixing the Gate
for the consideration of any action up
on the Hamilton bill unless assured
they have the vote to carry, which, at
mis- writing, they do not seem t, have.
Threaten Revision.
In retaliation, Chairman Hamilton
and the Republican members OF the
House who favor joint statehood,
threaten the revision of the assess
ment values in Arizona on railroad
properties, which it Is claimed possess
a real value of fifty-nine millions of
dollars but are assessed only at six
million five hundred thousand dollars;
the Tombstone mines, which are cap
italized at fifteen millions of dollars
in stocks and have issued six millions
Of dollars in bonds, are assessed at
only seventy-nine thousand dollars
and these assessments will also be re-
vised by Congressional legislation if
necessary. The United Verde mines
in Yavapai County, which are the
property of U. s. Senator w. A. Clark,
of Montana, and which are valued at
one hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars, the daily output being eighty
thousand dollars, and producing over
ten millions of dollars per year, are
assessed at only one million dollars
This property will also come under
the revision of tax assessments if
taken up by Congress and the assess
ments will be made near the real value
of the mining property.
Andrews At Work.
Delegate Andrews has been hard at
work with the committee on terrific
ries and has succeeded in getting an
amendment to the Hamilton bill as in.
troduced giving the new State more
land than the bill contained originally.
Good Progress.
Washington, D. c., Jan. S-The let.
ter of President Roosevelt. transmit.
ting to Congress the annual report of
the Isthmian Canal Commission and
Panama Company, together with
Tafts letter transmitting same, said
that the work on the Isthmus is be-
ing admirably done and great pro-
gress has been made especially during
the last nine months. All the work
SO far done has been carefully done,
but with the utmost expedition-and
what has been accomplished gives
good reason to believe that the canal
will be dug in a shorter time than
had been anticipated and at an ex-
penditure within the estimated
amount
The President said he had investi-
gated the charges of jobbery, immor-
ality, ineff1ciency or misery, as exist
ing on the Isthmus. In every instance
he had found the accusations without
foundation in any shape or form.
Canal.
The letters of the Secretary of War
to the President, transmitting the re.
ports Of the Isthmian Canal and OF
the President of the Panama Railroad
Company, together with the reports
were received by the two houses OF
Congress today. Secretary Taft in his
letter advised the President that there
is to be a majority and minority re-
port of the board of consulting engin-
eers as to the type of canal to be rec
commended. He hopes the whole mat
ter may be ready for submission to
Congress by the first of February.
Negotiations Fail.
Secretary Root has been notified by
cable of the complete failure OF nego-
tiations that have been in progress at
Caracas looking to the settlement OF
the issues between the Bermudez AS
phalt Company and the Venezuelan
government and the departure from
Caracas of the company's treasurer,
Clyde Brown. The secretary accord
ingly called upon Calhoun, the presi-
dents special commissioner, for his
report upon the controversy as basis
of immediate action on the part Of the
department. 1t Is probable that the
report will be submitted to Congress
and some line Of action suggested.
To Investigate.
Representative Shelherd of Texas,
today introduced resolution provid.
Ing for the appointment Of commit.