Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-05
MURPHY SAYS BILL
LOSES STRENGTH
After Careful In
vestigation Makes
Statement.
TARIFF IS UP
Democrats Willing to Vote
for It--.Canal Committee
is Hard at Work.
pecial to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Jan. 5.-Frank NJ. Muir
ply, Of Arizona, one of the leading and
most public spirited citizens of that
territory, who is in this city, stated
today that, after careful investigation
he is OF the opinion that the Hamilton
joint statehood bill in the House Of
Representatives is losing strength
daily. He has strong hopes that the
bill will be defeated. Mr.. Murphy and
his friends are willing and ready to
help the admission OF New Mexico as
separate states and they have no OBJ.
lection to letting Arizona remain a
terrilsry for some years to come and
until ut has attained the population
that New Mexico now has.
The appointment to the office of reg
lister of the United States land office
at Las Cruces will not be announced
until some day during the coming
week, the recommendation for the
position from New Mexico not yet hay
ing arrived. Delegate Andrews will
act in conjunction with the territorial
Republican organization in making a
Recommendation to fill the vacancy.
b Philippine Tariff.
Wash hgton, Jan. 5.-The debate on
the Philippine tariff bill was continued
in the House today Congressman
Clark, OF Missouri, stating the Dem.
ocratic position on the bill and said
his party would vote for 1t although
in the committee the Democrats vot.
ed agairst 1t simply because Demo.
cratic s.as,Iitute for an absolute free
trade had not been supported by the
Republicans.
Having his attention called to the
sugar trust by question from Brous-
sard, of Louisiana, he declared dram
atically 'I'll tell you about the sugar
trust--if you sugar beet people over
here will vote with us to wipe out the
differential tariff of 2G-1-2 cents on re.
fined sugar, we will kill the sugar
trust as dead as a bullet"
Isthmian Committee.
Because of the absence of Chairman
Millard and several other members of
the Senate, members of the Senate
Committee on the Isthmian Canal,
there will be no meeting of the COM
mittee to consider the nominations of
members of the Canal Commission un.
til after the Senate reconvenes on
Monday next.
The committee intends to give any
person desiring it an opportunity to
be heard for or against the contirma-
ton of nominations. After the nomi-
nations of the commissioners have
been disposed of, it is said the com.
mittee will take up the question of re-
organization and of the salaries to be
paid employees.
Grazing Leases.
Senator Curtis of Kansas today in.
troduced bill to permit grazing
leases on western lands. 1t allows
leases for periods of five years under
rules prescribed by the Secretary Of
the Interior
The Senate in executive session
confirmed the following nominations:
Postmasters-Arizona, Hugh M. Wat
son, Clifton; Frieda Massibir, Stafford
Settlement Of Rates.
A bill was introduced in the House
by Representative Hogg of Colorado
following the outlines of a plan pro
posed by Judge Grosscup, of Chicago
for the settlement Of unjust rates In
| railroad transportation. The bill pro
vides for the abolition Of the present
Interstate Commerce Commission and
putting in place thereof Transpor
tation Commission to consist of three
members who are to have as much
power as the present commission. Up
on this commission the duty is cast o1
proceeding in the name of the United
States in special transportation court
The objects OF the bill are to pre-
serve the benefits of the present com
mission, as arbitrators in disputes be
tween carriers and users Of transpor
tation, and to provide effective mach
inery for the enforcement of remedies
against carriers who fail to act on the
lines marked out by the Transporta
ton Committee.
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