Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-06
TARIFF DEBATE
NOW LIMITED
Only Five Minute
Speeches on
Amendments
DUTIES ON HIDES PROPOSED
Center of Interest In House
---Senate Not in
Session.

Washington, D. c., April 6.-The
House today overwhelmingly adopted
the Fordney amendment to the Payne
bill, striking out the provision for the
countervailng duty on lumber.
Washington, D. G., April G.-The
rule limiting the debate on the
Payne tariff bill was adopted by the
House yesterday by vote OF l94 to
17S. Cannon then ordered the bill
taken up for amendment.
Senate Not in Session.
Washington, D. c., April 6.--The in
tprest in the tariff centered in the
House today The Senate was not in
session. The general debate being
closed by adoption of the special Or
der yesterday, the discussion OF
amendments proceeded under the five
minute rule. Scott of Kansas, pre-
pared an amendment restoring hides
to the Dingley bill standing of ten
rer cent ad valorem. The Payne bill
makes hides free. The amendment
to the oil schedule will provide %
per cent duty on crude oils.
New Designs For Notes.
Washington, April 6.-Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Coolidge
has approved plan for systematic
ing designs for United States notes
and coin certificates, thus securing
uniformity in portrait and general de-
sign.
It is believed the new notes, when
put in circulation, will be welcomed
by the public on account of their sim
plicity and the readiness with which
different denominations may be fixed
in mind. At present there are nine
teen different designs for United
States notes and coin certificates, OF
various denominations, leading to
confusion and uncertainty. Under the
new plan there will be but nine.
The 81 silver certificate will carry
the portrait of Washington; the 50
silver certificate the portrait Of JEFF
ferson. The S. note-Whether silver
certificate or greenback, will carry
the portrait of Lincoln; the $40 gold
and silver certificates and United
States note, that Of Cleveland; the
$40, that of Jackson; the $50 that Of
Grant; the $100 that of Franklin; the
$500 that of Salmon P. Chase; the
$1,000 dollar, that of Alexander Ham
ilton.
The portraits of Hillegas, Monroe,
Silas Wright, Lewis, Clark Mansfield
and others will be eliminated. The
eagle, the buffalo and the Indian head,
which have proved to be easily coun-
terfeited, also will disappear. All du.
plications will be done away with.
The new system, it is believed, will
discourage counterfeiting.
Megaphone Government.
Washington, April 6.-Former At
torney General Charles j. Bonaparte,
speaking at luncheon at the New
York City club expressed himself in
favor Of the 'megaphone method" OF
governmental administration, as COM
pared with the whispering method
Mr.. Bonaparte then told OF con.
versation he had with justice Of the
Supreme Court of the United States
during which he said to him that he
would never be satisfied until the
highest court in the land was brought
under civil service rules and it's ap-
pointments were made by competitive
examination.
Mr.. Bonaparte said: "I remember
one case before the administration
which I served under, when presi-
dent could not get a confirmation of a
really good Judge unless he agreed to
give a certain senator's wifes son-in-
law position for which he was abso.
lutely unfit. Accordingly good ap-
pointment was held up"
Introducing Amendments.
Washington, D. G. April 6.-Mr.
Forney said he introduced his amend
ment with great regret because he
thought the provision 1t sought to
strike out was meritorious. Il will
vote for the amendment" he said,
"but it causes ME to sweat blood in
doing it." The Clark substitute was
then offered amending several sec
tions by placing lumber on the free
list. After debate in which Taw-
hey attempted to introduce substi-
tute, the chair gave the Forney
amendment precedence