Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-21
SIGNS RUSSIAN RESOLUTION
Esforts to Negotiate New and
Unobjectionable
Treaty.

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The Fourth Message.
Washington, D c., Dec. 21.-Presi.
dent Taft sent another of his prom
ised series Ct messages to Congress
today. This time he dealt with cur
rency reform, Panama canal tolls, and
various governmental questions.
Among the Presidents recommenda.
tions were the following:
An immediate increase of 1000 men
in the enlisted strength of the navy.
Abolition of the smaller navy yards.
Contributory pensions system for
government employees.
The elimination of all local offices
from politics.
Increased appropriation for the
completion of river and harbor i'm.
provements along the Mississippi, the
Ohio and the Missouri rivers.
An extension of the term OF service
of the special board of engineers on
the waterway from the lakes to the
gulf
Power in the PreAdent,to remove
clerks Of federal courts for cause.
Payment of the French spoliation
judgments.
Employers liability and workmen's
compensation legislation called to the
attention of Congress.
President Signs Resolution.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 21.-With
Secretary of State Knox as the only
witness, President Taft today signed
the joint resolution passed by Con-
gress ratifying his action in serving
notice on Russia of the abrogation of
the treaty of 1882 with that country.
The treaty automatically will con.
tinue in effect until January 1, 1918.
In the meantime, efforts will be mace
t, negotiate new treaty eliminating
the causes of the friction which led
| to the termination of the old one.
The House yesterday accepted the
! Senate resolution as a substitute for
the Sulzer resolution which initiated
the legislation.
Rapid Fire Tariff Arguments.
Washington, D. c., Dec. N.-Rapid
fire tariff arguments between the
Democratic and Republican leaders
preceded decision of the House to-
day to print the tariff board report on
the wool inquiry.
Mr.. Underwood of the Ways and
Means committee examined the re-
port last night, and when the House
met today, recommended that the en-
tire document be printed, which was
ordered.
It was voluminous document, but
Mr.. Underwood suggested that the
Democrats should welcome the print
ing of report, which, the President
says, shows a necessity for revising
the wool tariff downward.
"The Republican side of the House
ought to join in recommending the
printing of a report that negatives
the principle of the Underwood bill
of the last session, which proposed ad
valorem duties on WOOL" retorted
Representative Payne of New York,
former Republican leader. Members
of each party contended that the
Presidents message and the tariff
board report were strong endorse
ments of their respective positions.
IF the Democrat side get any COM
fort from this report, it is welcome
to it," said Mr.. Payne. There can't be
anything but comfort in 1t for the
Democrats" replied Mr.. Underwood.
Mr.. Underwood said the Republi-
cans had favored the existing wool
tariff without change, while the Pres
ident and the tariff board now recon-
mend reductions.
House Cuts Down Senate Figures.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 21.-The
conference report on the urgent defi-
cheney bill cuts out all but $4,000 of
the $S21,S71 added by the Senate.
| The portions dropped out included
100000 for the census bureau, $780,
900 for mine Investigations; 100000
for the medical department Of the
navy and an extra months pay for
employees of the House and Senate.
The bill, as finally agreed to, appro-
pirates $2,457,746.
Hawklus Promptly Confirmed.
Washington, d. G., Dec. 21.-Dele
gate In Congress W. H. Andrews raw