Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-18
HOUSE HOLDS
BRIEF SESSION
Sulzer Agrees to Modification
of His Russian Treaty
Resolution
STEEL TRUST INQUIRY RESUMED
Business Troubles Attributed
to Fabulous Overcap.
italization
(By specia, leased Wire to New Mexican)
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X In session at p. m. =
y Foreign relations committee y
y with all members present, con- y
y sidered abrogation of Russian =
y treaty, which afterward was :
y taken up in the Senate. y
y Presidents notice to Russia =
y regarding abrogation made =
\ known to individual senators =
y Lorimer hearing continued =
y with testimony intended to i'm =
y peach C. A. Whites veracity. =
y F. w. Kelsay of Orange, n. =
= j., attributed business troubles =
y to fabulous capitalization of =
:, corporations, in hearing before =
y Interstate Commerce Commis- =
y sion.
Y Senate adjourned at 3:12 s
y o'clock until noon Tuesday. =
y HOUSE. =
= Met at noon. ,
y Bills cOnSldered under unaHl-
x nous consent privilege. \
= Sulzer. author of Russian =
= abrogation resolution, agreed =
= to change phraseology to make :
Is it less offensive to Russia. ;
IS "Steel Trust" inquiry resum- :
IS ed. J. B. Cotton denied pad \
Is ding ore railroad figures. )
IS Rules committee heard Rep :
Is resentative Humphrey of Wash :
is ington, on his resolution for in }
Is vestigation of foreign shipping )
is combines.
Is Adjourned at 1929 until noon :
is Tuesday.
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Senate Considers Treaty.
The Senate went into session at
o'clock this afternoon to ratify the ac
ton of President Taft, in notifying OF
December Is the Russian government
OF intention of gthe United States t.
abrogate the treaty of 1892 with tina
country.
Special Message.
| President Taft sent to the Senate
message stating the course he ha
pursued Earlier he advised the fol
eign relations committee of the Sci
ate of the executive steps taken. Tn
same committee recommended that tn
Senate act with the House in carry
ing out the abrogation OF the pac
Under the notice to Russia and unde
the terms of the treaty itself, the abrt
CATION will be effective January
1918.
| Read in Open Session.
The Presidents message was rea
lin the Senate in open session soon a
ter it convened. He stated he too
1.-THE matter up with the Russian an
bassador in this city last Friday. tn
official declaration of the intention
abrogate did not reach the Russia
government until yesterday.
Lodge offers Substitute.
Immediately after the President
message had been read, Senator Lodf
presented the resolution agreed
by the foreign relations commits
and offered it as a substitute for tt
Sulzer resolution passed by II
House.
The Lodge resolution recited tn
President Taft had on December ]
caused to be presented to the imperi
Russian government at st. Petersbu
, notice that the treaty would be abb
. gated. The resolution approved tn
e action, declaring that the treaty I
= tween the two countries no long
r was responsible to the political prl
e ciples or the commercial needs OF eli
l er.
i Only One Copy Of Message.
Q President Taft, with the idea tn
g his message might be considered
Executive session of the Senate, sc
no COPIES of it to the capitol and no
were given out at the White House
The committee resolution concl'
led; Therefore, be it resolved by t
lSenate and the House OF Represen
: tiyes that the notice given by
President of the United States to I
empire of Russia to terminate the 81
treaty is hereby adopted and rattle
4 Hepburn Plays for Delay.
4 After the message and: resoluti
!. had been read, Senator Hepburn
I. Idaho, moved that the further cons
: Grafton of the matter be in executi
y session. He declared that It was
& :. posed to cancel a contract of gr'
" ,commercial interest to the Unit
States, involving trade Of many n
liens of dollars and he thought
should be seriously considered and
7. length.
+ It was apparent that action on
4, resolution terminating the tre
ae would be delayed until late in the d
ne Goes Over Until Tomorrow.
'rt House leader, including Charm
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