Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-15
IS MONEY USED
AGAINST JO|NTURE
Or Are Many Rum
ors Only Corri-
dor Gossip :?
INTERESTING CONJECTUREs
Bacon Protests Against Send
ing of Representative
to Morocco.
snecial to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Jan. 15.-In the corri
doris and in the lobbies, it is reported
that "boodle" is being used to defeat
the Hamilton joint statehood bill. This
cannot be traced to any authoritative
source, but it is In the air and quite
a number of people believe it. AT any
rate there is little progress being made
with the Hamilton joint statehood bill.
Congressman Babcock of Wisconsin, Is
leading the fight against the passage
of the bill.
The following bills have been intro
duced by Delegate w. H. Andrews:
TO grant to the city of Albuquerque
a section of land for public park;
appropriating money for the survey
Of the unsurveyed public lands Of the
Territory of New Mexico; to ratify
and confirm chapter III of the Session
Laws Of the Seth Legislative Assem-
bly,, an act to provide for the leasing,
sale, management and control OF all
lands now owned or hereafter acquired
by the Territory Of New Mexico; to
create a territorial public land office
and commissioner thereof and to
prescribe the duties of such officer; to
provide for the care, custody, dispo-
sition and investment Of moneys de-
rived from the leasing and sale of all
territorial lands and for other pur.
poses.
Explains Committee.
Washington, Jan. 15.-When the
House met this morning, Representa-
tive Babcock at once took the floor on
a question Of personal privilege.
He based this ON statement in a
local newspaper, entitled "How came
Babcock to rebel" which gave as a
reason for his opposition to the join
ing Of Arizona and New Mexico as
one state, to his pique at not being
made chairman Of the appropriation
committee. The statement, Babcock
said, totally misrepresented him and
he also believed the so-called "Stal.
warts" which he understood meant
House organization.
AS to statehood, Babcock said he
had always been opposed to joining
Arizona and New Mexico as one state
and had always opposed it. At the
last session he said the opposition sup
ported the rules committee of the
House on the joint statehood ques-
ton as the best means of killing the
bill. There was no reply to Babcock's
statement and when he concluded
some of his colleagues applauded
Against Conference.
Senator Bacon introduced the fol-
lowing resolution today:
Resolved by the Senate, That in
reference with or participation in
any controversy between European
governments, relating to European
international questions is a violation
Of the we'll settled, well defined policy
of this government which has been
recognized and observed for more
than a century past"
Time Extended.
In the Senate today bill was re-
ported by Senator Scott giving home
steaders on the recently Uintah reser-
walton an extension until May 18th,
1906, to establish their residence and
was passed.
Announce AduIteration.
Washington, jan 15.-Attorney Gen.
eral Moody rendered an opinion that
Secretary Wilson as the head Of the
department Of agriculture may publish
the names Of firms selling adulterated
seeds. The question arose because
Secretary Wilson had the impression
that ii he published such names he
would be liable for damages in action
for libel.