Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-14
SENATE IS STILL
CONSIDERING BILL
Members Have Sug-
gestions for Rate
Measure.
MANY AMENDMENTS TABLED
Statehood Conference Com.
mittee Will Report Tomor-
row---May Be Adopted.

or amendments proceeded merrlly
when Senate resumed it reconsideration
of the railroad rate bill today. Sen
ator Daniels wanted to perfect his
amendment which was under conside.
ration when the Senate adjourned Sat
urday. Senator LaFollette of Wis.
consin, offered a substitute amend
ment, making new evidence produced
at court review available to the in
terstate commerce commission for ten
days in order that the commission
might change it's orders if necessary.
Hale had both amendments tabled
whereupon Senator Daniel came for
ward with another amendment of a
technical character and Senator Nor
gan introduced substitute. On the
request of Senator Daniel Morgan
temporarily withdrew his substitute
but the Daniel amendment profited
nothing thereby as Senator Allrich
sent it to join others on table. Nor
gan's substitute again came to vote
and was voted down by vote of 4 to
Z. Morgan's amendment called for a
jury trial in certain contingencies and
necessities on appeal within 80 days.
Senator LaFollette then came for
ward with an amendment for an inves
tigation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to establish a fair value
on every railroad and with the assist
ance of Senators Spooner, Money and
Bacon succeeded in keeping it off the
table for some time. Clarke, OF Ar
kansas, spoke in support of the amend
ment and LaFollette explained it at
iangth. Ther Oh motion Of Hale ii
wen " w sable by a vote OF 40 to
*.
Conferene With President.
Washington, May 14.-Attorney Gen
eral Moody and Senator Allison confer
red with the president today on a ST.
tuation that has arisen concerning the
railroad rate bill in the Senate. On
leaving the executive office, Attorney
General Moody said he would make
no statement in answer to that made
by Senator Tillman in the Senate Sat
llrday afternoon, and that if any state
ment is made it will come from the
president. He would not say however
that such statement is to be made,
Chaplain Reassures Senate.
Washington May 14.-Edward Ev-
erett, Hale. chaplain Of the Senate,
read to that body on its convening to-
day this text from the scriptures:
Blessed are the Peacemakers, for
they shall be called the children of
God; Blessed are We when men shall
revile and persecute you and say all
manner of evil against you for my
sake"
Conference Committee to Report
Thursday.
Special to the New Mexican
Washington, May 14.-It is under
stood that compromise has been ef-
fected by the conference committee
on the Hamilton joint statehood bill
and that a report on the measure will
be adopted tomorrow at the meeting of
the committee. The report of the
committee will be made to the Sen
ate following the disposition of the
railroad freight regulation bill Thurs
day next. The compromise will con.
tain proviso for the creation of the
state of Arizona out of New Mexico
and Arizona.
Postoffice Matters.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, May 14.-Roque Her.
rera has been appointed postmaster at
Trementina, San Miguel County. The
second set Of papers containing or
ders for the re-establishment of the
postoffice at West Las Vegas has been
finished and sent to New Mexico.
New Mexico Pensions.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, May 14.-Owing to the
work of Delegate w. H. Andrews, the
pension division has granted the fol
lowing New Mexico pension: Juan Ru-
bi, Pajarito, $12 per month.