Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-19
HOUSE PASSES
ANT|-GAM|NG BILL
The Measure Re-
ceived a Large
Majority.
STATEHOOD FIGHT DELAYED
Gives Way to Pure Food
Measure - Illinois Wins
Famous Canal Suit.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 19.-Repre-
sentative Litt&elield, of Maine, this
morning passed his antigambling bill
for New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory and Alaska by
over two-thirds' majority in the
House of Representatives, despite the
strenuous opposition of Delegate Mark
A. Smith of Arizona.
1t is expected that Senator Bever'
idge will present Littlefield's anti-gam.
bling bill as passed by the House to
the Senate this afternoon and that
strong effort will be made to pass it
within the next few days.
Statehood Bill
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. G., Feb. Ex-senator
Charles Dick will deliver his speech
on the Hamilton Joint statehood bill as
soon as the pure food bill is out OF
the way He will take three legisla-
tive days in its delivery. He has copies
of the Governors report for 1905 at his
elbow and stacks of other information
concerning New Mexico, which he will
use.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, has the
debate in charge for the opposition
and is vigilant and watchful so that
no point Of vantage may be lost to
the opposition.
Bill Passes.
Washington, Feb. 19.-The House
today passed the bill to prohibit gam
bling In the territories. It's considera
tion resulted in sharp clash between
Delegates Mark Smith and Littlefeld
Missouri Loses.
The famous case of the state OF
Missouri versus the State of Illinois,
involving the right of the city of Chi.
cago to divert its sewage into the
Mississippi River through the Chicago
sanitary canal and the Illinois River
was decided today by the Supreme
Court of the United States in favor
OF Illinois
Inquiry.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion has ordered an investigation Of
the rates and practices OF the railroads
engaged in the transportation of oil
from Kansas and Indian Territory to
interstate destinations, the hearing to
be held a Kansas City on March 18th.
Food Bill.
The Senate discussed the pure food
bill today, postponing the statehood
bill until after the food bill is dis
posed Of
Lock Canal.
President Roosevelt today transmitted
to Congress the report of the board OF
consulting engineers upon the Panama
Canal, together with the letter OF Sec
retary Taft, a report of the Isthmian
Canal Commission and a letter by
Chief Engineer Stevens. The report
was a bulky document.
In the Presidents letter he says:
"The secretary of war recommends a
lock canal pursuant TO the recommen.
dationr of the minority of the board of
consulting engineers and of a majority
OF the. canal commission. After care
ful study Of the papers submitted and
full and exhaustive consideration Of
the whole subject, concur in this
recommendation"
Assassination Attempted.
News has reached Washington that
on the morning of February 10, an at.
tempt was made to assassinate the
president of the Republic of Columbia.
Eight shots were fired at him, five of
which struck his carriage but he es-
capedSuninjured.
Government Loses.
The Supreme Court of the United
States today decided the case of the
United States VS.. the Bitter Root De-
yelopment Company and other assig-
nees of the late Marcus Daily Of Mon
tana, involving the charge of unlaw.
fully cutting two million dollars worth
Of timber on the public lands OF that
state, against the government, but 1t
was stated by Justice Peckham who
delivered the opinion that as the gov,
ernment had secured new evidence the
decision was without prejudice.