Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-22
SCHEDULES
KEPT SECRET
Congressional Com.
mittees To Work
Quietly
AGREEING ON PROCEDURE
Democratic Members Not to
Be Consulted Until Draft
of Bill is Completed.

Washington, d. c., March 22.-Em'
ulating the ways and means commit
tee of the House. the Senate hnance
committee will take precautions TO
prevent the divulging OF schedules ol
the tariff until such time as the Dill
will be completed. In the rev ses-
sions of the committee held, rates
were not discussed. The business
was confined to questions OF proceed
ure. such as agreeing upon the en-
ployment of experts in tarifkmaklng
to aid in preparing the bill. The Dem
ocratic committeeman will not be con-
suited till the bill is perfected though
thew will be given an opportunity 10
examine it before it is presented 10
the Senate. Aldrich plans for the Re-
publicans to perfect the bill, then
submit it to the full committee. Inc
Democrats have chance to submit
minority report to the Senate at the
same time the bill is reported. Inc
finance committee decided not to In
corporate figures in the bill until 1t is
completed. Tables will be prepared
which will be kept under cover in the
committee rooms. The question OF
rates will be postponed also until the
phraseology OF the various principles
to be incorporated is agreed upon.
No Statehood at Special Session.
Washington, D. c., March 22.-
Friends of statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico are trying to get the con-
sent of the powers to bring up TINS
question at the extra session, but IN
ouirers were told that this, too, had
better be left over until the session
beginning in December.
First Gun OF Tariff Debate.
Washington, D. c., March 22.-The
frst gnn in the tariff debate was fired
in the House today by Payne OF New
York. In opening, he declared that
the country is overwhelmingly in Ia
vor of a protective tariff. He did not
believe. he added, that there is man
within the sound of his voice VINO
would rise in his seat and say ne ia
vored tearing down every custom
house in the United States. He de-
~clared the Dingley bill had proved a
bone to the people of the United
L.. h n
States, in proof Of which statemnt ne
cited the immense collections OF rev.
,enue and expenditures under 1T as
given in his recent repOt on the Dill.
These expenditures included $50,0OO,-
600 for the Panam Canal for which no
bonds were issued. The entire sur
plus over the ordinary expenditures
has been 125,0O0,0OO, he said.
"Surely this is not bad showing fol
a revenue bill which was also a pro
tective measure" No tariff, he de'
.clared, could be revised without halt'
ing. business. The revenues are not
keeping up with the expenditures and
the time has come to hunt for more
revenues. The bill, he SAID, mas peen
prepared with the greatest care as the
result Of long hours of work and WIN
the fullest information before the
committee. He attributed the loss o.
revenues to business disturbances OF
1907 and 1908.
Committee Appointments Made.
Washington, D. G., March 22.-The
Senate today filled all vacancies OF
standing committees and created tw(
powerful committees confirming thf
action Of the Republican and Demo
cratic caucuses held earlier in TN
day. The new committees are enti
tied "public expenditures and "con
servation of natural resources" I'M
latter includes Clarke of Wyoming
and Guggenheim OF Colorado. In
fomer includes as ex-officio member
the chairmen of the more importan
committees as appropriations, mil
tary affairs and finance.