Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-27
CONGRESS- IS
INVESTIGATING
Senate Refuses to Set july
"a For Vote on Reel.
procity Measure
DIRECT ELECTION CONFERENCE
Herbert Know Smith Makes
Report on Steel Trust to
President Taft.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican
Washington, D. c., June 27-An at.
tempt by Chairman Penrose of the
Senate Finance Committee to fix July
"a for vote on the Canadian reel.
procity bill was defeated in the Sen
ate today through Senator LaFollet-
te's objection.
The debate indicated that portion
OF the Republican Insurgents and
some Democrats, will fight to have
the wool revision and the free list
bills passed first SO that the president
will have to act on them before the
Senate passes the reciprocity bill,
Root Amendments Defeated,
T Washington, June 27.-The Cana.
diae reciprocity bill emerged from its
orst ordeal in the Senate last night
unscathed. The Root amendment,
proposing modification of the wood
pulp and paper section of tie agree
ment, was defeated after seven hours
OF debate, by an overwhelming vote.
The friends of the amendment we're
SO satisfied of it's defeat, that roll
call was not demanded.
Direct Election to Conference,
Washington, D. c., June 27.-The
joint resolution for the direct cleo
ton of United States senators was
sent to conference today by the Sem
ate. the vice president naming Messrs
Clark (Wyoming); Nelson, (Minneso.
ta) and Bacon (Georgia), as confer.
ees.
Echo OF Cunningham Decision.
Washington, D. c., June 27.-As a
sequel to the decision of the interior
department yesterday cancelling the
Cunningham Alaskan Coal Lands
claims, Senator Poindexter of Wash
ington, today introduced a resolution
which was Immediately passed, call
ing upon the president for all availa-
bic information as to the alleged ef-
fort OF the Controller Railroad Com.
pany to monopollze the water front
OF Controller Bay in Alaska, This
bay is the natural outlet of the rich
Bering river coal fields.
Report on Steel Trust,
Washington, D. c., June 27.-After
two years investigation of the steel
trust, Herbert Knox Smith, commits
sioner of corporations today laid be-
fore President Taft, an exhaustive
report of his findings. The report
soon will be made public at the Pres.
ldent's direction, so the House com.
mlttee Investigating the steel trust
may obtain the benefit of it,
Mormon Church and Sugar Trust.
washington, D. c., June 27.-The
story of the alliance of the Mormon
and the Henry 0. Havemeyer
interests in the beet sugar business
was told and the deal characterized
as entirely legal by Joseph F. Smith
president Of the Mormon church and
OF the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
before the house sugar trust" inves.
tigating committee today.
Church Officials Acquiesced.
The head of the church explained
how Mormon affairs are conducted,
how its funds come principally from
the people, how they are accounted
for and asserted that the interests
OF the Mormon people are safeguarded
at all times.
The committee made no effort to
pry into the affairs of the church ex.
cept In SO far as they related to
business matters. The representative
OF the Mormon hierarchy said the
deal with Havemeyer was not consid-
cred important enough for formal con-
sideration by the council of the
church but was effected with the
accuiescence of the church officials.