Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-10
TARIFF BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Hides and Lumber
Placed on Free
List
STOOD sOL|D.
Amendments to Be Made in
Senate Where Ii Goes
Monday.

Washington, d. c., April 10.-Witl
almost solid party front the Repuh
licans passed the Payne tariff bill las
night with a vote of 217 to 1G1. Th'
most important action taken befor'
the vote, was the removal of the dut.
on petroleum which was accomplished
after a hard fight. The bill goes t,
the Senate Monday where it is be
lieved many amendments will be of
fered, particularly on iron ore An at
tempt to place lumber on the free lis
was defeated. The bill removes the
duty from hides, increases the duty or
stockings and gloves, and reduces the
duty on rails on half. 1t is declared
that Taft has secured pledge from
the Senate committee for an amend
ment admitting 100000 tons of Philip,
pine sugar free annually.
Territorial Matters at National
Capital.
| Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., April 1O.-The
Senate has confirmed the appointment
of Jose F. Gonzales to be register
CT the U. S. Land Office at Las Cru
ces.
Senator Bailey of Texas, after scor-
ing President Taft, acknowledged that
he was the best equipped of any man
who ever entered upon the Presi
dency.
Delegate Cameron today introduced
a bill providing for the assessment
and taxation of the Santa Fe Rail-
way in Arizona on the same basis
as other property.
President Taft today sent to the
Senate the nomination Of Leroy O.
Loomis, vice A. S. Breeding, resign
ed, to be postmaster at Texico.
1t is believed that President Taft
will not make important New Mexi-
co appointments until consultation
with Governor Curry, National Com
mitteeman Solomon Luna and Ter
ritorial Chairman H. o. Bursum.
They will be communicated with, and
may be asked to come to Washington
for conference
Funeral Of Hitchcock.
Washington, d. c., April 1O.-The
body of Ethan Allen Hitchcock, for
mer secretary of the interior, was
taken to st. Louis for burial today.
The funeral train carried members
OF the family and a few friends.
Reaches Senate.
Washington, d. c., April 10.-The
Payne tariff bill reached the Senate
fl ON the House two minutes after
neon today and Immediately was re-
ferred to the committee on finance
Bills BY Guggenheim.
Washington, April 1o.--Senator !
introduced the following /
bills: To grant pensions of $12 |
monthly to surviving members and |
widows of deceased members of the |
Forsythe scouts, a volunteer organi- |
zation, which took part in a battle
with Indians at Beechers Island, Co.
Dorado, in 1865
Authorizing the secretary Of the In
error to grant a patent for quarter
section Of land to each person who
Ray sink an artesian we'll and irri-
gate ten acres of such quarter section.
Directing the Secretary of the In
erior to permit prospecting, mining
ind building OF reservoirs and canals
within forest reserves.
Providing for the appointment of
frank D. Baldwin as major general
N the retired list of the United States
Army.
Directing the award Of medals of
'onor to each survivor of the $4,000
nen who enlisted under the first call
# troops in the rebellion.
Providing for instruction in fores-
ry In the state agricultural colleges.
Appropriating $4,000 for the es-
Enlistment of government fish
atchery in Estes Park, Colorado.
Intended to Arrest Castro.
Washington. D. c., April 1O.-It de-
eloped today that it has been the in {
'ntion Of the Venezuelan authorities
arrest Castro Immediately he ar.
we'd in Venezuela under the indict--
'ents pending against him. The de-
Drtation from Martinique is expect \
| to relieve the situation. n
Duty on Lumber Cut One Half. S
Washington, D. O.. April 1O.-The d
'incipal fight on the final passage t,
the tariff bill in the House was Il
! lumber As It now stands the T
lty is a dollar on ordinary sawed 81
mber as against $500 under the t,
ngley tariff. "
Where lumber is planed or finished, ii
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