The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-05-27
AFFAIRS OF IMPORTANCE
in WASHINGTON THIS WEEK

include proper protection to the
agricultural interests and to wool
growers, and his eHotts IN this
direction have extended far be-
yond the limits OF New Mexico,
and his influence has been felt ia
both branches Of Congress where
many Of his colleagues have been
listening to his reasoning and
arguments. with the result that a
great many OF them who have been
chasing the will-of-the-wisp Of new
political heresies, have been
broughtback into the ranks Of their
own party.
Every few days sensational re-
ports 60 out from Washington to
the effect that the United States is
preparing to take hand in the at
fairs Of Mexico, but these reports
have little foundation as the Ad-
ministration and Congress have
absolutely no desire to become in
volved in the affairs of our sister
republic, and the necessity will
need to be exceedingly pressing if
our troops are ever moved across
the border. President TAFT has
emphasized his position in this re-
spect in such a manner that people
at the Capitol entertain no doubt as
to the policy he is endeavoring to
carry out.
During the discussion Of the free
list bill in the lower House the de-
bate continued from II o'clock each
morning until late each afternoon.
A noticeable feature OF the consid.
Grafton Of this measure was the
lack Of attendance upon the part of
members at the sessions; and while
speeches were constantly going
on most OF the members did not
feel it necessary to remain in their
seats and listenito the dry discus
sion OF the proposed changes in
the tariff. While the records show
that the House worked hard, as
matter OF fact, the period taken up |
by the measure happened to fall
during delightful spring weather,
which afforded an opportunity to
members for short vacations. The
baseball games, aeroplane shows,
enjoyed representative patronage.
Universal peace for the world is
quite the rage, and the latest chap
ter in promoting it centered around
the presentation of a gold medal
to Andrew Carnegie, who has been
thus officially recognized by
of representatives of the
nations as THE benefactor of
humanity and the foremost apostle
Of peace" The good old Scotch
man is getting about all the honors
that one man deserves. There is
a suggestion to name a national
park in Arizona after him. The
people of that Territory, while not
obiectine to comforting further
nonors upon Mr.. Carnegie, are not
showing any great enthusiasm
over the park idea, which takes in
A quarter million acres of valuable
and.
Ii the bin recently passed by
The House is concurred in by the
Senate, the membershipofthe House
of Representatives will beincreased
10 433. The present membership is
3oI, ,andunderthe presentseatingar-
there is already lack
1l room in the chamber In order
% provide for the increased mem
oersbip, the 3oI desks will be re-
moved and the members in future
Congresses will be Obliged to oc-
,upy benches, as is the case in the
British Parliament. While OF /
course it is very convenient for the
Members to sit at handsome ma
iogauy desks, still as a matter OF
act, their clerical work is all done
n the spacious Office building err
'cted a few years ago. During ,
he last session, the Senate failed !
o concur a similar measure which
vas sent over by the House.
rhis failure upon the part of the
senate was attributed to the de-
ire to conclude the affairs OF Con-
gress on March 4th, and the meas /
ire pertaining to apportionment /
vas left as unfinished business.
Captain Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, :