Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-02
|ST0CKMEN LOST
| EIGHT MILLIONS
Representative Mondel Made
Vigorous Talk Against
Free Trade
DIRECT VOTE ON SENATORS
Committee Makes Unexpected
But Favorable Report This
Afternoon.

Washington, D. c., May 2.-Under
the Democratic tariff laws, losses OF
more than $S,000,O00 We're sustained
by the live stock interests of the
United States, declared Representa-
tive Mondell, of Wyoming, today
when the House resumed considera
ton Of the free list bill. He vigoi.
ously opposed the measure as Offer
ing opportunity for a repetition OF
such losses to one of the principal
industries of his state.
Mr.. Mondell charged the Demo
Gratis with using the Canadian reci-
procity bill, which passed the House
and now is in the Senate as a wedge
for the resumption of complete free
trade
Senate Committee Tackles Reciprocity
Washington, May 2.-The senate
committee on finance today decided to
devote the time between now and Sat
urday May Is, to hearings on the Ca
madam reciprocity bill. Immediately
after tha date it is expected that the
bill will be reported to the senate.
Andrews introduces irrigation Dis
trict Bill.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., May 2.-An-
drews introduced bill, that irriga-
ton districts may Iva formed by a ma
iority of residents, and that not ex-
ceeding 500 acres of arid land may
be entered in compliance with
charges assessed by the register and
i the receivers OF New Mexico land Of
fees. When unpatenied lands arc
sold the purchaser to be entitled to
a patent No assessment or sale tl
take place till the plat is approved by
the Secretary of the Interior. Work
is to start at once, and to be com
| pleted in five years. The United
States and the entryman are to hay%
the right to answer an appeal for re
demption The money. from the sal,
of public land to be applied as thu
proceeds from the sale of public
| lands at present.
Statehood.
| w. Fl. Andrews and A. B. Fall saw
the president today on statehood. l
is reported that the subcommittee i
preparing various amendments to tn
statehood bill, the Democrats declar
! ing that they object to the New Mex
| leo constitution because any educa
tional limitation on the suffrage i:
| specifically and absolutely prohibit
ed, which, taken in connection witt
| the fact that one-quarter OF the pop
ulation of New Mexico is Mexican
| speaks only Spanish, and is largelj
in the employ of the railroads ant
other interests, means that this class
can be herded and voted as it's EN-
! ployers dictate. Senator Owen ais;
insists that this is not a matter al
| fecting New Mexico alone; it affect.
/ the nation. If New Mexico is to b<
controlled in perpetuity by privileged
interests, the new state will sent
members to the United States senat.
subservient to their will. In order Il
meet this condition, Senator Over
has announced that he will offer {
resolution providing that before New
Mexico is admitted. the people shal
vote on amendments providing for .
corrupt practises act as well as fo
a provision enabling the Legislature
to propose any auendment within
| five years by mere majority vote O
the two Houses, which amendment
may be adopted by majority vote Q
all those voting thereon, the electio
to be held under the secret ballot.
! New Mexicans Hear Buffalo Jones
| Every New Mexican in Washingto
and hundreds OF others crowded th
Beiasco theater last night to hear Co
Charles J. P. Jones, Buffalo Jones
lecture on his African trip when
troped and tied and branded every v,
riety of wild animal known to zoolog
The lecture was illustrated with mo-
ing pictures taken on the spot an
made great hit.
The Fred Light Case.
The Fred Light case was dealt wit
in two opinions delivered by Justie
Lamar in the S. S. supreme court We
terday. The entire court concurre,
The basic pkinciple upon which he pr
ceeded was that "the nation is a
owner and has made congress th
principal agent to dispose of it's pro
!. erty''
THE United States can present.
absolutely and fix the terms on whic
Its property may be used" said tt
justice in the Colorado case. "As
can withhold or reserve the land, an
1t can do 30, indefinitely. It is trr
the United States does not, and ca
not, hold property as monarch ma
for private and personal purposes, b,
that does not lead to the conclusie
that 1t is without the rights incidel
to ownership, for the constitution d
clares that congress shall have pow,
; to dispose of and make all needf
rules and regulations respecting Il
territory or property belonging to IL
United States.
"'Alls public lands in the matte
are held in trust for the people Of Il
whole country And it is not for IL
courts tc ..ay how that trust shall |