Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-29
GOOD NEWS FROM
STATEHOOD BILL
Peace Continues to
Prevail Among
Conferees.
TEXAS . MEXICO BOUNDARY
Question to Be Considered
By Senate Wednesday,
Other News.
Special to The New Mexican.

special 10 Inc New Mexican
Washington, D. c., March 29.-The
conference committee on the Hamil-
ton joint statehood bill is getting
along well and 1t now looks as if there
would be an agreement, which will in
clude the original provisions of the
Hamilton joint statehood bill with the
Foraker amendment, giving the peo-
pie of each Territory separate vote
upon the question.
Jurors Bill Applies to Territories.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, d. c., March 29:-The
bill increasing the fees of jurors in
United States courts, which is also
applicable to the Territories, fixes the
per diem OF jurors at So and mileage
at Is cents per mile overland and 5
cents per mile on railroad trains, to-.
day passed the House of Representa-
tives.
10 amendment of Representative
vnge, Of Colorado, to the legis-
Q appropriation bill increasing
appropriation for the Denver mint
100000 was adopted. The Den
mint hereafter will coin from
thirty to forty millions of dollars in
gold and from one to two millions of
dollars in silver coins,
To Fix Texas-Mexico Boundary.
Washington, March 29.--The boun-
Diary line between Texas and Mexico,
which has. been subject to treaty me-
gotiations since 1S4S; will be constd-
cred by the Senate committee on for
eign relations on Wednesday next.
Senator Cnlberson will make a state
ment on the contention signed March
20, 1906, for the elimination of the
bancos In the Rio Grande from the ef-
feet Of the treaty Of November IL, 1886.
The bancos or islands, are fifty.
eight in number and some of them
are of considerable size. The previous
efforts to fix the boundary between the
United States and Mexico have taken
those islands into consideration, but
the channel OF the Rio Grande has
proven so inconstant that ON some oc-
casions the islands seemed to be in
territory OF the United States and
sometimes in Mexico.
Texas cattlemen Want Rate Bill
Washington, D. c., March 29-When
the Senate met today, Senator Cul-
berson presented and had the clerk
read memorial from the Cattle Rails
ers Association Of Texas, urging the
passage of the railroad rate bill, as
II came from the House. The Senate
then agreed to adjourn until
Monday.
Conference Report on Consular Re-
form Bill Adopted BY House.
Washington, March 29.-When the
House met today Mr.. Adams Of Penn
sylvania called up the conference re-
port on the consular reform bill and
after brief explanation 1t was adopt
ed. The speaker laid before the
House bill opening large section
of land in the Kiowa and Comanche
country which was returned by the
President at the request of the House
and the Senate.
House Committee Hearing Foster Bill.
Washington, March 29-The Foster
bill to permit the Chinese students,
merchants and travellers to enter the
United States was the subject of a
hearing today by the House commit
tee on foreign affairs. Witnesses told
Of the decay Of the American business
in China since the boycott.
Railroads Securing All Coal Lands.
Washington, March 70. Senator
Knox made his first set speech yester-
day In the Senate and confined him
self to the legal problems on the rail-
road rate bill. When he concluded,
the Senate began a consideration Of
the conference report relative to the
final disposition by the government OF
the five civilized tribes Of Indians.
There was then a renewal Of the dis
cusslon as to the disposal Of the coal
lands In Indian Territory in which
Senators La Toilette, Clarke, Of Wy
oming and Tillman expressed disap-
proval Of the conference provision au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Interior
to lease lands. Senator La Toilette
said that there were known to be 4s7,-
900 acres Of coal lands in the Indian
Territory alone worth at least $175,-
100000. He believes the Senate should
call a halt until the matter can be-
investigated. Mr.. Tillman suggested
that In order to prevent the railroads
from securing these lands, the govern
ment ought to buy them He read q
letter from correspondent at I'd.
mund, Indian Territory, which al-
legged that although that town was but
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