Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-05-06
BILLS CARRY BIG
APPROPRIATIONS
Post Office Measure Was
Passed by the Senate This
Afternoon
JAPANESE PEERS IN HOUSE
Recess of Fifteen Minutes Taken
to Permit of Hand
Shaking.

postoffice appropriation bill passed
the Senate today.
japanese Peers Visit House.
Special 10 the New Mexican.
Washington, May 6.-lAe house
took a recess for fifteen minutes this
afternoon. Speaker Cannon lntroduc-
ed members Of the house OF peers OF
Japan to the members ,ho are now
shaking hards. Local p. ,ors publish
cCiumns, including e~-,orlalo on
3ourne's speech, shoWiL., the OrmS-
10y McHarg did not gel one OF the
fitty-one vino signed statement No. l,
before the election, to violate his
pledge.
Insurgent Senators.
Washington, May 6.-lnsurgent SEN
ators say they 90 not intend to be
swerved from their course on the
railroad bill, no matter Wnat tactics
are pursued by the conservative Re
publlcans.
Announcement of this unyielding
stand was made at the conclusion Oh
an insurgent conference last night by
Senator Cummins Of Iowa.
For three days the insurgents have
p been in session for a thorough con-
sideration of the political and eXecu-
tive situation the conferences contin-
uing through the daylight hours when
the senate has not been meeting.
Rumors of serious differences OF
opinion in the progressive ranks and
that the divergent views have crept
into the conferences to an extent that
bitterness had been exhibited, were
denied by several progreSsiVes.
Recruit for Ananias Club.
Washington, May 6.-"What l want
is fair play" said Mr., Brandeiss. This
witness has with extraordinary swift
ress made an number of statements
not only led by Mr.. Vertrees, but
dragged in by Mr. ertrees." Yer
trees was on his feet instantly and
said that the statement was known
to be deliberately false" Il have stood
here long time" he continued, "anG
seen witness after witness offended
by the insolence of this cross-exami
nation. The time has come when this
committee should protect gentlemen
from such insolent imputations"
sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
Washington, D. c., May 6.-The sun
dry civil appropriation bill, the SECOND
largest of all the appropriation bills
and carrying a total of $11, ,849,2 ,211 was
reported to the House today by Repre-
sentative Tawney of Minnesota, chair
man of the committee on appropria
tions. The total represents a cut O.
$16,650,000 from the estimates submit
led to the committee and is more thai
$40, 100000 less than the sundry civit
bill carried for the current fiscal year.
OF the grand total, the larges
single item is $37, ,S59S90 for the con
Jinuation of the construction of thu
Panama canal This sum is reimburs
able to the treasury from the sale o
bcrds. The bill carries appropriation
fer Practically all branches of III
government service, including larg
estimates for the District of Colum
bia. Of the larger articles are as fol
lows:
Public buildings, $6,450,000 life say
ing service, $2,2362,0OO; current ez
penseS of the revenue cutter service
$2,22S,000; engraving and printing So
11S,000; pay of janitors of public built
1ngs, $2,2400,000; fuel, lights and We
ter for public buildings, $1,55O,0 900
public health and marien hospits
service, $1,604,0OO; interstate con
merce commission, $1,3G0,000 a.
mories and arsenals $510,000; bal
racks and quarters, including Sc
coast artillery, $400,000 sea coast a.
tillery in the Philippines and Hawai-
S375,00O; expenses of White House
S7S,OO0; rivers and harbors improve
ments under contract, $S,051, 900; fc
protecting the harbor of New Yor
from injurious deposits, 100000; a
tifcial limbs, $4,000; public Ian
service, $1,715,O00; surveying publ
lands, $556,O00.
The limit of cost of the New Yor
postoffice is increased to $4,000
and $250.000 is appropriated for col
tinuing the work; for the moderniz
ton of the sub-treasury buildings
New York, $170,0O0; for lighting tt
capital grounds and buildings in Was
ington, 100000; provision also is i
cluded for $250,OO0 to enable the Pres
dent to assist the officers of the go
ernment in the administration of Gu
tom laws.
Under the department of state, a
preparation of 100000 is made