Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-25

4 Rate Bill to Conference.
Washington, May 25.-House COM
mittee on rules decided today to re.
port the Hepburn rate bill resolution
fayorably. The report provides for
non-concurrence in the amendments
made by the Senate and sends the
bill to conference.
conferees on Bill.
Washington, May 25.-The confer.
ees on the railroad rate bill on the
part of the House will be Hepburn of
Iowa, Sherman of New York and Rich
ardson of Alabama.
Army Retiring Board at Denver.
Washington, May 25.--An army re-
firing board is appointed to meet at
Denver from time to time for the ex-
animation of officers ordered before
ii for retirement. The detail for the
board: Brigadier General Constant
Williams, Colonel Charles A. H. Nc
Cauley assistant quartermaster gen
eral; Colonel Edward B. Moseley, as
sistant surgeon general; Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas F. Davis, military Sec
retary; Major Edward r. Norris, sur
geon; First Lieutenant William Fl.
Redmond artillery corps aide de camp,
recorder.
1 No Vote in Smoot Case.
Washington, May 25.-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections
today adjourned until Friday of next
week without taking any action on the
| Smoot case. So many members of the
committee were absent that no vote
was taken.
! Canal Bill Unfinished Business.
Washington, May 25.--On the mo.
tion of Senator Kittredge the sea-level
Panama canal bill was today made I'M
finished business of the Senate.
! Omnibus Lighthouse Bill Reported.
/ Washington, May Ex-senator Frye
today reported the omnibus lighthouse
4 bill
Burton to Resign.
Washington, May Ex-senator Bur.
rows at an informal meeting of the
elections committee today stated that
there was no doubt that Senator Bur
ton would resign should the Supreme
Court deny his application for re-
hearing. Pending the application the
committee will make no investigation.
Postm aster Appointed.
Washington. May 25.-President
Roosevelt yesterday appointed Vences-
lao Romero postmaster at Las Vegas
Hot Springs, San Miguel County, New
Mexico, in the place OF Trinidad Mar.
tinez. resigned. Rosarito S. Sena was
also appointed to the Office at SaladO,
Guadalupe County TO succeed E. NJ.
| Gallegos, resigned.
Postmaster Walter Confirmed.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, May 25.--!The nomina-
ton of Paul A. F. Walter to be post.
master at Santa Fe, New Mexico, was
confirmed within two hours after 1t
was received by the United States
Senate. The committee on postoffices
and postroads made an immediate
| unanimous favorable report.
/ Foraker Onnosed to His Own Amend.
ment.
Special to The New Mexican.
/ Washington, May 25.--The joint
committee on the Hamilton statehood
bill met this forenoon and after a
short session adjourned. 1t reached
no conclusion 1t will meet again at
/ the call of the chairman. Senator
Foraker now opposes the adoption of
1 the first Foraker amendment which
| provides that the people of the two
Territories should vote separately on
the statehood question. He is desirous
to eliminate New Mexico and Arizona
entirely from the bill, as ne fears the
result of the election will be in favor
of joint statehood. Speaker Cannon
stands pat and says that the House
will not reeede.
To Protect Trees on Public Domain.
Special to The New Mexican.
/ Washington, May 25.-The follow
ing bill of interest to New Mexico
passed the House this morning. 1t
prohibits and Furnishes the cutting,
chipping and boxing of trees on the
public lands of the United States and
on public highways and roads leading
through public lands of the United
States.
New Mexico Pensions.
Special to the New MEXICAN.
i Washington, May 25.-The follow.
ling New Mexico pensions have been
allowed by the pension Office at the
Department Of the Interior owing prin,
cipally to the work of Delegate An.
drews: Albert G.. Hood, Fort Bayard,
original pension of $50 per month from
December %, 1905; Charles r. Roestt.
iger, Fort Bayard, original pension Of
s6 per month from May %, 1903, and