Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-26
A CASE Of
SOUR GRAPES
Democratic Repre-
sentative Com
plains
new HOMESTEAD LAW
Delegate Andrews Desires
Department uf Interior to
Get Quick Action.

Washington, d. c., March 26.-In a
discussion of the tariff bill today, Rep
resentative Pou of North Carolina, de-
clared that all parties desire place
at the pie counter but that he often
thought his Republican friends get
there quicker stay longer and are
harder to force away than any other
class of people. He declared that the
Payne bill is worse than the Dingley
bill, and that in the teeth of the prom
ise to the people the Republicans are
attempting revision upward instead
OF downward. He criticised the wool
schedule declaring that the necessities
of life will be doubled.
Wants New Mexico Lands Opened.
Delegate Andrews of New Mexico
called upon Secretary Ballinger of the
interior department today and request
ed that early designation be made OF
New Mexico lands for entry under the
enlarged homestead act. Andrews
says that practically all public lands
in New Mexico come within the de-
scription of lands which are subject
to entry, under the new law, and he
expects the greater part of the public
land area of the territory to be desig-
mated.
Representative Martin called upon
the secretary of the interior today
and was promised that prompt action
| would be taken toward designating
Colorado lands for entry under the en-
larged homestead act.
| Colorado Statesman Fathers Queer
Bills.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
! today introduced the following bills:
An appropriation of $5O,0O0 to erect
a statue of Gen. James Denver in the
city of Denver; to erect suitable mon
uments over unmarked graves OF
former presidents and vice-presidents
Of the United States; to permit banks
lin cities Of $4,000 or less inhabitants
and having a capitalization of $1O0,
900 or less to loan money on real es
tate, to establish fruit experiment
station and fish hatchery on the west
ern slope and to erect public buildings
a! Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs
and Durango.
| Senators to Inspect irrigation
| Projects.
Senator Carter, chairman of the ir
r'gation committee, is planning tt
have his committee make an eXten
sive trip during the coming summer
to visit and inspect all government
projects undertaken under the reclaim
alton act. Details Of the trip and itin
erary have not been completed, but i
lis expected the committee will assem-
lble at some convenient western point
Iattend the National Irrigation Con
! gress at Spokane in August, and from
there go to various government irri
ration projects during August ant
September.
Mrs. Taft May Come West.
| Washington, March 26.-Mrs. Tai
will probably accompany the presiden
on his western trip this summer. Sh'
was assured today that the women 0
Colorado were looking forward will
keen expectancy to her coming.
Mrs. E. I. Taylor, wife of the Cole
RADIO representative, attended Mrs
Taft's reception and tea at the Whit,
House this afternoon and broached tn
matter, assuring Mrs. Taft that tn
presidents visit to Colorado, Will
looked forward to there with mucl
Ipleasure, would in a measure be dis
appointing If Mrs.. Taft were no
along. Mrs. Taft Immediately refer
red the subject to the president, VIII
was in the room. He said that
would certainty be arranged as Cole
rado women desired, if it were posi-
BILE to do SO. President Taft adde'
that If possible he would pay visi
| to Glenwood Springs, the home 0
Representative and Mrs Taylor.
4 Western Roads viii Fight Decision.
!! Washington. March 26. Traffic OF
| ficers Of western roads who have de
termined to contest the order of th'
Interstate commerce commission is
sued last week in the Kindel case. re
| ducing the class freight rates from
Chicago to Denver by amounts rang
ing from rs to cents hundred
pounds on the various classes, wer'
Encouraged by the receipts of tele
grams from Denver stating that they
| ould receive the support Of the Den
yer commercial interests in cour
| fight.
| The effect of the Kindel decision
| which hits every road handling
through business between Chicago
and Denver, was discussed at meet
ing of traffic officers last Mon