Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-05-10
HOUSE PASSES
RAILROAD BILL
Distinct Triumph of Admi-
nistration Over Democrats
and Insurgents
SENATOR PILES NAME USED
Efforts Fail to Drag 1t Into
Ballinger-Pinchot Inves-
tigation.

Washington, May 10.-By a vote of
1863 to 100 the house today defeated
the amendment to the railroad bill of
fered by Mr.. Mann of Illinois, author
izing the acquisition by railroad com
panies of the stock of nOn-competing
transportation lines.
By vote of 200 to 1876 the house
today passed the administration rail
road bill.
Cemetery and Park for Deming.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., May 10.-Dele-
gate Andrews introduced a bill pro-
viding that the legislature of New
Mexico be authorized to sell to the
village of Deming, section Sc, town
ship 23. south, range 8 west, for cem-
etery use and park purposes.
Dragging in Name of Senator Piles.
Washington, d. c., May 10.-As d
link in the chain he is attempting to
construct to connect Secretary Bal
inger, with the Morgan-Guggenheim
interests, Attorney Brandeiss today
brought the name of Senator Pies of
Washington into the Ballinger- Pinchot
investigation as the instrument by
means Of which those interests, he
seeks to show, brought about Bal
lingers appointment as commissioner
Of the general land office, although the
committee by party vote sustained
Senator Sutherland's protest against
the name of the senator being drag
geG Into" the investigation. Mr. Bran:
deisS was permitted to read a newspa.
| per account of the celebration of Sem
ator Piles election held at Seattle on
January, 1905, at which Mr. Piles is
quoted as saying: Charley Sweeny
brought about my election" Sweeny
is the president of the Federal Smelt-
ing Company, subsidiary to the Gug-
genheim syndicate and is one of the
Cunningham claimants. Mr.. Ballinger
said he was present as the mayor of
| Seattle, but did not recall the re-
marks.
Asking About Their Lands
The house today adopted a series of
resolutions calling on the war depart
ment for information as to the actual
purchasers of the Philippine friar
lands under the guise of the Mindoro
Development Company which Repre-
sentative Martin of Colorado claims
was backed by the American Sugar
Refining Company
Taft's Latest on Statehood.
| President Taft in an address at
Passaic, n. j., last evening said:
You have been doubtless advised
Iby your newspapers that there is GER
tain legislation pending in Congress
in which the administration has q
very intense interest, growing out OF
the fact that it was promised by the
platform of the Republican party and
has been recommended by the Presi
dent to Congress, and l feel as if il
might not be without some use fol
me to say what the condition of the
legislation is and what the prospect is
of it's passage.
In the first place, the bill grant
ing statehood to New Mexico and Ari
i, zona, passed the House some months
ago, but it is still pending in the Sen
ate. Objection was made to the bill
as it passed the House in regard tt
, certain provisions as to election!
which disfranchised Mexicans no
: speaking English, who had hereto
, fore by reason of length of residence
. acquired under previous laws, tn,
right of suffrage. There is some dif
ference, too, between the houses al
| to the provisions made in respect tt
the public lands and the payment o
the debts of the territories.
J.. There is a hesitation on the par
. of Republicans in the Senate to pas
a bill which is so likely to add fou
Democrats to the Senate, or if no
= Democrats, Republicans of that radica
:. type that are entirely out of sympath
5 Will lHC lllOlc COllSCl NdIlNG hOllOllS "
e the east.
: Still there is a promise in tn
l. platform distinct and clear, that thi
l. bill shall pass, and | am very anxiou
t that the party shall meet it's obligs
x tions in this regard, and enact, tn
l. necessary legislation. do not thin
It that shall be disappointed
r When the president said he hope
i that the passage of the statehood b.
would be marked up in heaven t
g the credit of the Republican party,
l, voice from among the diners said:
l. ITS needed"
y yes" remarked the presiden
amid laughter, 1--WE are struggling t
r make headway there"
o President Taft yesterday sent |
l. the senate the nomination of Lucy
Waring for the position of postmi
'tress at Aztec, San Juan county. N. \