Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-12
OLD GAME.
OF WAITING
Statehood Bill Held Back on
Account of Administration
Railroad Measure
FORT SUMNER LAND OFFICE
Committee Reports Delegate An
drews' Act Favorably to
the House.
snecial to The New Mexican.

SDocldl TO Inc new MeAlCdH
Washington, D. c.. April 12.-Al-
though the statehood bill is one of the
highest privilege, Beveridge is now
waiting to call it up, not wishing to
interfere with the administration rail
road bill now before the Senate.
Delegate Andrews secured from the
house committee of Public lands fav-
orable report for the Fort Sumner land
Office.
Director Newell is awaiting the
final report of the commissioners val
uation of the required lard for the Ele-
phant Butte project and then will push
the work on the Rio Grande irrigation
project.
Owing to the marriage of Chair
man Clarks daughter, the confirma-
tion of Judge E. C. Abbott was post
poned week by the senate judiciary
committee.
Arbitratine chamizal Dispute.
Washington, d. c., April 12.-MeX-
leo having baked at the first plan OF
the United States to have Ambassador
Bryce arbitrate the Chamizal zone at
Ell Paso, another has been proposed.
The proposition for arbitration car
ries with it the instructions, it is de-
clared, that the arbitrator, if the YER
dict is for Mexico, must set price
upon the land, so that the United
States can buy it. This shows the in
tention of the United States is to re-
tain the land, even though purchase is
necessary, and assures El Pasoans of
the perfections of their titles.
Mann on the Railroad Bill.
Washington, D. c., April 12-The
opening gun in the battle in the House
over the railroad bill was fired today
by Representative Mann of Illinois,
chairman of the interstate revenue
commerce commission, which reported
the measure after a thorough revision
of it's text
Mr.. Mann declared that railroad
transportation is an industrial neces-
sity and not mere convenience.
with a full realization he said, "of
the benefits and the necessity of wise
and successful management, operation
and progressive construction of our
railways, we also realize that in the
benefits that they confer upon the peo-
pie they are servants and not masters.
1t is their duty to treat all persons
equally! it is their due that they be
treated with fairness and reasonable
consideration by the government and
by the people; and it is our due that
they shall treat fairly all those who
deal with them and that they shall
furnish, with reasonable diligence,
those advantages of convenience and
economical transportation for which
they are constructed and operated I'M
der favors granted by the States"
Mr.. Mann declared that the Elkins
and Hepburn laws were mainly effec-
tive and had not been followed by the
disasters" that had been so freely
predicted.
Under the wise leadership declar-
ed Mr.. Mann, 'of the great states
man now in the White House who serv-
ed as judge on the federal bench in
construction and enforcing the com
merce act, We are now considering
propositions somewhat in advance OF
those heretofore made into law"
Mr.. Mann said the bill would give
greater expedition to justice, greater
advantage on even terms to all shin
pers, greater security to those who
care to invest their money in railwa,
stocks and bonds and greater protec
ton to theirs whose management:
desire to operate them efficiently il
the interest of the people.
He summarized the propositions in
volved in the pending bill under thre,
general heads. They were: First
speedy determination of disputes b,
the creation of the commerce court
with expert judges having no create
jurisdiction than the circuit court
now have; second. enlarging the stat
utory duties of the railways and tn
rights of shippers and increasing tn
powers of the interstate commerc
commission so that classifcations
regulations and practices shall be jus
and enforceable as such; third, regu
lating the construction of railroad
and their issues of stocks and bonl
SO that competition may be kept ope
AS far as possible and rates shall NO
ne maintained unreasonably high
order to get returns upon excessiv
capitalization.
Lower Pullman Rates.
Washington. April 12.-The inte
state commerce commission. in a d,
cision today holds it to be "unjus