Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-07-27
TARIFF FIGHT
NEARING END
Conferees Are Ex-
pected to Return
This Week
NEW MEXICO MEASURES
Introduced by Senator Pen.
rose Upon Request of
Delegate Andrews

are the Republican conferees OF an
early termination Of their labors that
| the whip" of the House was ordered
to have all Republicans present or
Thursday when it is now expected
that the resolution authorizing the
conferees to agree to a reduction on
! the rates on leather and leather
goods will be presented. The con-
ferees have been assured that the res
olution will be adopted by the House
and that there will be no serious op-
position to the agreement in the Sen.
ate.
+ For New Mexico's Benefit.
Special to the New Mexican.
! Washington, D. c., July 27.-Upon
the request of Delegate to Congress
w. H. Andrews, Senator Penrose to-
day introduced bills for the relief OF
Serapio Romero, former postmaster at
Las Vegas; for the construction of
a bridge across the Rio Grande at
Wamsley's crossing in Taos county,
and for the construction of a bridge
across the Red river in Taos county.
/ Income Tax Proposition.
+! Washington, d. G., July 27.-The
House today agreed to the Senate res
olution authorizing the President to
transmit to the governors of the sew
eral states a copy of the resolution
! for the proposed amendment to the
Constitution permitting the imposition
of an income tax.
Newell and BaIIinger.
! Washington, D. O., July 27.-Di
rector Newell, Of the reclamation serv'
ice, is on his way to Portland, where,
on Thursday, he will hold conference
with Secretary Ballinger and the dis.
trict engineers Of the reclamation
service. Effort will be made at the
conference to arrange a schedule OF
work to be done by the reclamation
service on all government projects
during 1910.
Director Newell is not worried over
reports that he is to lose his job. He
has been assured by the president that
there is no intention of displacing
him.
Twain Will Act as Pilot.
Washington, d. c., July 27-When
President Taft takes his trip down the
Mississippi river from St. Louis to
New Orleans, Mark Twain, humorist,
will act as pilot on the boat carrying
the country's chief executive. The
presidents river itinerary has been
completed and includes stops at Cape
Girardeau, Charlottesville in Missouri;
Cairo, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee;
and Vicksburg, Mississippi. When a
president of the United States takes
a river trip Mr.. Clemens always has
been invited b.. the committee in
charge to pilot the boat. The usual
invitation was extended to Mr.. Glenn
ems on this occasion and his friends
who say he has high personal re-
gard for Mr.. Taft declare he will agree
to pilot Taft safely down the river
The humorist was asked to guide one
of the vessels during Roosevelt's trip
from Keokuk to Memphis, but was un-
able to accept.
Utah Coal Company Compromises.
Washington, July 26.--Promising
new prosecution in further investiga-
tion now in progress, show that other
coal lands have been Illegally ac-
quired. Attorney General Wicker
sham has discontinued equity suits
recently instituted against the Utah
Fuel Company to annul the title to
5000 acres Of coal lands in Utah, val
ued at $4,000.
This action is caused by the set
tlement between the government and
representatives of the fuel company
under which the company agrees to
pay the government $4,000, recon
veys the eight thousand acres to the
United States, besides forfeiting $14,-1
400 paid to the government when the
patents we're issued on the land. The
fuel company is subsidiary corpora
ton Of the Denver and Rio Grande