Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-02
|F0RTY.EIGHT VOTES
FOR Thu FORAKER
AMENDMENT
Delegate w. H. Andrews Busy on Be-
half of Constituents---Rate Bill 49,
to Pass Senate Philippine
Tariff Measure Shelved.

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his bin, which provided for free trade
with the Philippines Immediately
This motion lost. only four Senators
voting for it.
Private Claims Small.
Washington, d. c., March 2.--Pri
vate claim bills from the committee
on claims had right of way in the
House today. 1t was desired by the
committee to get twenty.eight bills
through. Each of these bills carries a
comparatively small amount, the en-.
tire twenty-eight carrying but $4,000.
Major Gillette Resigns.
Washington, D. c., March 1.-The
President today accepted the resigna.
tion Of Major Cassius Gillette, who
had been appointed superintendent of
the Philadelphia Filtration Plant.
Army Appropriation.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Mar. 2.--The
house yesterday passed the army ap-
preparation bill which carries $685..
100000. 1t also passed the Foraker
bill providing for the making of the
graves of Confederate dead buried In
the north. 1t is now practically assur.
ed that the railroad rate bill will pass
the senate as it came from the house.
May Stop Seed Distribution.
The House Committee on Agricul.
ture has decided by vote of to
not to recommend any appropriation to
buy seed for free distribution by the
Department of Agriculture. This
will mean saving of about $3.50, 900
annually
TO Reform Secret Service.
Congressman Tawney, chairman OF
the House Committee on Appropria.
tons has decided upon reform in the
management of the United States Sc
cret Service. He adheres to the be-
lief that the money now being expend.
ed by the Secret Service Bureau of the
Treasury Department for guarding the
President is money misapplied. He
thinks it is unlawful and wrong to lend
secret service operatives to the differ
ent government departments for spe
cific services for which there has been
mo special appropriation He is espe-
Icially opposed to secret service men
being employed to hunt down the pub
lie and private records Of men in pub.
lie life and is of the opinion that the
sole use to which they should be put
is to detect counterfelting, the only
purpose for which they are appointed
|and for which the law provides.
Want Capital Removed.
Congressman Shartel of Missouri has
filed in the House of Representatives
Ian extensively signed petition asking
that the National Capital be removed
to some spot in the Ozark Mountains
so as to be more centrally located. Ar.
guments similar to those that have
been and are being advanced from time
to time for the removal of the capital
of New Mexico from Santa Fe are ur'
ged in the petition. A circular accom-
panying the petition also gives other
reasons why this removal should be
made. The resolutions are based chief
ly on the ground that the National Ca
pital is located on the extreme east
ern coast of the United States, which
makes is vulnerable place of attack
from foreign countries and costly to
Freach from the West; that the climate
Is unhealthy and conducive to mala
rious infection, to which, the resolu
tions aver, much of the alleged crook
edness and incompetency of officials
in Washington is attributed. The re-
solution was referred to the Commit
tee on the District of Columbia.