Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-06
Members of Senate
and House Hu1l
Tart rtRe1narksat at
Each Other.
ELk|NS AND T|LLMAN MIX
ON RATE BILL
Delegate Andrews Keeps Out
of Muddle But Doesn't For.
yet Constituents in New
Mexico.

ness occupied the Senate a very Jew
minutes today, after which Senator El.
kins took the floor on the railroad rate
bill. He announced at the outset his
desire to secure legislation that would
secure to the people prompt and
adequate remedy for the evils, injus.
tices and wrongs Of every kind prac.
ticed by railroads, or in any way grow
ing out Of their operations" but said
that while he favored the pending bill
he wanted to make it "better and
stronger"
Discuss Car Amendment.
There was general discussion
among West Virginia Senators about
the amendment requiring the proper
distribution of cars of any given COM
pany, all agreeing that such an amend
ment would be difficult of enactment.
Senator Tillman was among the Sen
ators who participated in this contro-
versy. During its progress Senator El-
kins referred to the pending bill as
Senator Tillman's bill. Senator Till
man earnestly disavowed responsibility
for the measure and Senator Elkins
responded:
"You have got it fastened on you
with all the disgrace attending It,"
Eikins and TiItman "swat" Each
Other.
Il repudiate the intimation that
there Is any disgrace attached to my
effort to secure reasonable rate bill"
responded Senator Tillman, and after
he had enlarged somewhat upon his
attitude Senator Elkins replied that
Senator Tillman had an undue idea OF
his responsibility to the public. He
said his antagonist acted as if he car
ried the people in his vest pocket and
must take them out every morning to
assure them of his continued protec-
tion.
"Oh," responded Senator Tillman,
II hope the Senator is not disgruntled
because some petitions have been sent
me from his state concerning the rail-
road conditions
Senator Elkins replied that this did
not trouble him but he felt disposed
to protest against Tillman's attitude
as the only friend of the people. He
wanted it understood that he too, was
a friend of the people.
Petitions Presented.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 6.-Delegate W.
IT. Andrews today presented a petit
tion from the executive council of the
American Federation Of Labor against
pilotage. The petition was referred
to the committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries. The delegate also pre-
sented petitions from several citizens
protesting against certain pending leg,
islation in the District of Columbia.
New Mexico Pensions Secured.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 6.-Delegate W.
H. Andrews has secured favorable ac-
tion from the Senate committee on
invalid pensions in the matter of the
bill granting pension to John G. An
derson, of New Mexico, of $24 per
month. The delegate has also secured
pension for Juan G. Trujillo, of
Magdalena, Socorro County, formerly
private in Company b., First New
Mexico Volunteer Cavalry Of IS per
month from January 29th. 1906.
Sarcasm IN the House, Too.
Washington, April 6.-Mf. Rainey,
of Illinois, Immediately after the
House met and the journal was ap-
proved, recalled his speech on the al
legged iniquities Of the protective tariff
using the watch trust as a lesson to
show how the protection works in be,
half Of monopolies and Mr.. Long, a
Democrat from Illinois, in the national
legislature wanted to set up kinder
garten school for the stand pat Repub.
leans He displayed number of
watches of American make, which he
said had been, bought abroad and are
now being re-sold in the United
States.
Hadn't Heard Of Trust.
why does the gentleman continue
to speak of a watch trust?" asked Mr..
Gardner. II am stockholder In the
Waltham Company and | have no
knowledge that 1t Is In a trust"