Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-07
SPEAKER CANNON
REVERSED
On Point of Order
During Tariff
Debate
PETROLEUM AMENDMENT
Ex-senator Fulton Offered
Post of Minister to
China

Washington, D. c., April Tn the
House today Vreeland offered an
amendment striking out the counter
vailing duty on oil and fixing 1t at
o per cent ad valorem. Norris or
Nebraska moved substitute impos-
ing one per cent ad valorem. After
Speaker Cannon had been reversed
ON deciding point of order the en-
tire petroleum schedule was opened
10 amendment.
Minister to China.
Washington, D. c., April 7.-Taft
today rendered former Senator Full
ton of Oregon, the post of minister to
China to succeed w. W. Rockhill.
Fulton asked ten days in which to
consider the offer.
Presidents Travelling Expenses.
Washington, D. c., April I'm or
der to facilitate President Taft's trip
to the west next summer, during
which he will be the guest OF Colo
rado, Representative Taylor proposes
that Congress shall restore the pro-
vision of law whereby the chief execu-
tive is allowed $25,OOO travelling ex-
penses annually. He introduced bill
restoring the item for the next fiscal
year, which will allow President Taft
to make his western trip free of ex-
pense to himself. trwill be a diff
cult Matter, Representative Taylor re-
alizeS to secure the passage Of the
bill IN the house ddring The extra
session. but he hopes to secure fa-
vorable report on it as an amendment
to the census bill, which is soon to
come from the senate. Senator Jones
of Washington introduced similar
bill in the senate.
To Aid Santa Fe County.
Washington, D. G., April 7.--Sena-
tor Guggenheim of Colorado presented
a memorial from the New Mexico leg
islature asking congress to appropri-
ate money or land scrip to enable
Santa Fe and Grant counties to satisfy
bonded Indebtedness incurred to aid
in railroad construction.
Colorado Delegation to Go to Wash
ington.
Senator Guggenheim has been noti-
fled that a committee representing
Colorado sugar beet growers will visit
Washington to urge retention of the
duty upon importations of Philippine
sugar and has arranged to have the
members meet the subcommittee Of
the finance committee which has
charge of the sugar schedule. The
subcommittee is composed of Sena-
tors Burrows, Flint and Smoot.
Senator Guggenheirn had confer
ence with the finance committee con-
-cerning duties on lead ores and lead
bullion and is encouraged in the belief |
that the duties on these products pro-
vided in the present tariff law will
be retained intact in the bill which |
will be reported by the senate com
mittee.
PENSIONS FOR VETERANS |
OF INDIAN WARS |
Washington, April 7. - Senator |
Hughes has decided, after investigat-
ing the pension cases of members of |
the Third Colorado cavalry. that leg
islation will be required to place mem
bers of the organization upon a pen
sionable basis. He will introduce a |
measure in the senate extending the |
benefits of the pension laws to appli-
cants, whether they took part in the
civil war or Indian wars.
Senator Hepburn introduced a bill |
to place members of the Forsythe
scouts on a pensionable basis under
the acts of June n, 1890 and Feb. 6,
1907. This organization, made up
largely of volunteers from Colorado
and other western states, took part in
the celebrated battle OF Beecher's Is
land, on the Arickare fork of the Re-
publican river in Colorado, Feb. II,
1868,
Vice-President Has Grippe.
Washington, d. c.. March 7-Vice-
President Sherman late today can
celled an engagement to attend the
dinner of the Staten Island club at
ST. George tonight, on account of ill.,
LESS. Mr. Sherman, it is understood,
has developed the grippe although no
definite information concerning his
could be obtained at the
Hotel Manhattan, New York, where
be is stopping.
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