Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-09
MINING ON
LAND GRANTS
AndrewsI sIntroduces
Bill to Throw
Them Open
PROHIBITED At PRESENT
Neither Owner Nor Outsider
Could Prospect Under
the Laws.

| Washington, D. c., April 9.-Gold
silver or quicksilver deposits 0
rines located within any private
lard claim, the mineral rights o
which were not granted by law tt
the claimant of the land. will be dc
olared open and free to exploration
under the mining laws il the bill in
troduced by Delegate Andrews 0
New Mexico becomes a law.
Petroleum On Free List.
Washington, d. c., April 9.-Tht
House today placed petroleum on The
free list in the tariff bill. The Payne
bill will be voted on in the House
sometimes today according to the
program adopted several days ago.
Vote on Tariff Today.
Washington, d. c., April 9.-With
but three hours to perfect the bill, the
House resumed consideration of the
tariff today. Practically full mem
bership is present and interest is at
fever heat.
The Sugar Schedule.
Washington, D. c., April $50
complicated has become the sugar
schedule in the tariff bill that the
Senate subcommittee has started out
to find the precise arrangement be-
tween the representatives Of the gov.
ernment and the sugar interests.
Charles B. Warren, president of the
Michigan Sugar Association, will ar
rive tonight and tell what he under.
stood in the agreement with Taft as to
the admission of Philippine sugar. The
senator's became insistent this morn
ing when the senate finance commit.
tee met, asking changes in every
schedule.
WrangIe Over Amendments.
Washington, D. c., April 9.-The
committee amendments increasing
the Payne rate on barley and barley
nalt were adopted. The amend
nlents, with the exception of those
affecting tea, coffee, barley and bar
ley malt were adopted in a lump and
without division. The adopted
amendment places tea on the free
list without restriction. After the
committee amendments had been
disposed of long wrangle ensued as
to the order in which the amendments
to the lumber schedules should be
voted on.
A Blow to Grain Spectators.
Washington, D. c., April 9,-The
House adopted an amendment to the
Payne bill intended to prevent the use
of the drawback privileges for the pur-
pose OF specializing in grain.
Territorial Appointments.
Washington, ID. c., April 9.-With
the appointment of Judge r. E. Sloan
to the governorship of Arizona and
the re-appointment of John Campbell
at Tucson, it is expected that the ap-
Eointment of E. N. Lewis of Phoenix,
to succeed F. S. Nave, resigned, will
follow.
The Republican organization de-
si:es such appointments it is said.
and it will probably be made unless
the slate is shattered by the presi-
dent. The appointment of Judge
Sloan's successor will not be made
Until May. Besides these two judi
Gil appointments in Arizona, there
are three places to be filled on the
New Mexico bench in the future and
the following are being considered
by the Department of Justice for
them: E. A. Mann, E. G. Abbott, G.
]. Roberts, M. c. Mechem, E. L. Med
Ter and A. w. Cooley. 1t is believed
however. that for one of the appoint
plents, President Taft has personal
friend from the states, while he is
considering one of the present New
Mexico judges for an executive place
OF great responsibility.
Yuma Threatened BY Flood.
Washington, April 9.-That inunda-
tion of the city of Yuma, Arizona is
unless proper precautions
are taken during the freshet period
is the report Of government engin-
eers now stationed at Los Angeles,
to the war department
The engineers have reported in fa-
vor of Strengthening the levees at
once.
Pumping Plant for Deming.
Washington, April 9.--Delegate w. |
II. Andrews is taking active steps to
secure government reclamation pro-
jcct for the Mimbres Valley.
Several months ago Mr.. Andrews
declared that the conditions were
very favorable for the location of a |
great pumping system at Deming sim
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