Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-30
FIXING DATE FOR
STATEHOOD BILL
REGULARS Still Control Senate
by at Least Six
Majority
FREIGHT RATES ARE INCREASED
Wickersham Summary of CLAWS
Charges VIII Not Be
Produced.
snecial 10 the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 30.-The bill re-
quiring railroads to report accidents
to the interstate commerce commits
sion with power to the latter to in
vestigate all particulars, was signed
by the presiding officers Of both
Houses and delivered to the Presi-
dent. The defeat of the Cummins
amendment to the court of commerce
bill by six majority, shows that the
regulars retain control of the senate
against the combination Of Democrats
and insurgent Republicans. The resu-
lars are negotiating to fix date for a
vote on the bill and amendments and
then taking up the statehood bill.
Railroad Freight Rates to Go Up.
Washington, April 30.-The railroad
freight rates throughout the country
will be materially increa"ed by tar
ifs filed with the interstate commerce
commission today by western trunk
lines. The rate changes primarily af-
fects points on and between the Mis-
souri, river and Mississippi river.
Transfers and proportionate increases
will increase the rates from those
points to the Atlantic and Pacific sea-
board terminals.
Pinchot Attorneys Request Denied.
Washington, D. c., April 30.-The
Ballinger-Pinchot committee today de-
MED Attorney Brandeiss' request for
the original draft of Attorney General
Wickersham's summary of the CLAWS
charges, and other papers bearing on
it.
Before Ballinger resumed the stand
before the committee he gave Bran
deis fifteen minutes to speak on the
request for information on the attor-
ney generals summary. Vertrees was
given fifteen minutes to reply. Bran
| deis said the information was most I'M
portant to determine whether steps
| had been taken after the dismissal ot
| CLAWS to make appear proper that
which had not been right. Vertrees
said that it was no longer a question
of Ballinger, but that it is directed
| at persons connected with the Presi
dent and prompted by the resentment
of Garfield and Pinchot. The com
mittee then refused the request but
! if any subordinates of Ballinger's office
have any information as to the prep
aration of the summary on CLAWS
the committee is to have it. Ballin
ger was called to the stand just be
fore adjournment for lunch.
President Taft at Buffalo.
Buffalo, April 30.-President Taf
arrived here at 1925 this morning He
was escorted to the residence O
Ansley Wilcox, whose guest he will bt
while in Buffalo.
High License for Territories.
| Washington, d. c., April 30.-The
senate committee on territories re
ported .favorably amendments to the
senate bill for the government of the
territories, placing the wholesale liquo1
license at $4,000, barroom license a
$1,000, and village saloon or roadhoust
licenses at $500
The senate committee on territories
reported favorably Camoreon's amend
ment to the statehood bill that lease
holders sell, the purchaser must pa,
the lessee the appraised value OF i'm
provements, including half the waite
rights. There are thousands of lessee
in each territory.
Cameron introduced bill to val
date the Phoenix special road bond is
sue of $4,000.