Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-04
Dirty Partisan Trick.

Dirty Partisan Trick.
The Senate too, was the scene of
anothed long filibuster, this time by
another long filibuster, this time by
pite the appeals of Republicans and
Democrats alike, refused to permit a
vote on the ratification Of New Mex
leo statehood, unless Arizona too
was voted upon. Repeatedly, and with
great emphasis, the Oklahoma Sena-
tor stated that he would not permit
the entry of two new Republican Sen
tors from New Mexico unless they
were Offset by two Democratic Sena-
tors from Arizona, and finally be
forced a vote on the proposition to
approve the Arizona constitution, the
proposition being attached to the New
Mexico ratification, and thus both ter
ritories went down to defeat by As
to 80 votes.
Magazine Postage to Be Investigated,
Washington, March 4-The bill pro-
viding for a commission to investigate
the postage on magazines was rushed
through the Senate and House and
was the last bill the President signed
No Reapportionment.
Washington, March 4.-There will
be no congressional. res esRportionment
by the Sixty-first Congress. This was
decided at O'Clock this morning.
The reapportionment bill fixing the
number of representatives at 433
which passed the House early in the
session, had for various reasons, been
allowed to remain in the Senate com
mittee on census until yesterday when
in the absence of Chairman LaFo
lette, Senator Hale sought to have il
reported for action before the finaI
adjournment of Congress.
Parcel Post Defeated.
Washington, March 4.-Plans of the
postofice department for the estab
lishment of a parcels post as an ex
pertinent were defeated tonight wheE
the Senate on point of order raised
by Senator Bailey, struck from the
postofice appropriation bill an es
innate of $4,000 designed to put in
to effect the proposed system on Apri
| 1st.
Peary Rewarded.
| Two interesting and unexpected
features marked last evening. Boil
Houses passed the bill to give the
rank and retired pay of a rear admir-
al and the thanks of Congress tt
Peary in recognition of his attain
ment of the north pole. The bill hat
been regarded as hopelessly lost il
the tangle of legislation in the House
but was revived and passed to the
Senate which concurred without de
| lay.
During the afternoon Senator Crane
had tried to have the Peary recogni
tion added as a rider" to the nava
appropriation bill, but objection!
blocked it. Suddenly the separate
Peary bill came out of the House ant
the thing was done.
The other unexpected episode was
Senator Lorimer's motion to strike
from the general deficiency bill al
appropriation of 25,000 to reimburse
him for his expenses in defending hi.
title to seat in the Senate. This
gave rise to an acrimonious debate
some Senator's who are members O
the appropriation committee more
than intimating that the committed
had put it in the bill without the
knowledge of the members of the com
mittee. The Senate agreed to Senator
Lorimer's motion.
Half Billion in Appropriations.
During the day the Senate passed
and sent to the House four appropria
ton bills providing for the eXpendi
ture of more than S500,000,000. They
were the postoffice, naval, sundry
civil and general deficiency appropria
ton bills.
April 4 Congress Convenes.
Washington, March 4.-President
i Taft today fixed April 4, as the date
for convening the extra session O.
congress. If he approves the Arizona
constitution it is very likely that thu
two territories will be admitted tt
statehood at this short session whicl
it is calculated will adjourn in May
i Pension Bill Killed.
/ Sideways $50,OOO,000 service pen
sion bill also died in fle senate. Al
attempt was made to take it UP, but i
was evident in minute that mum
Der of Republican senator's determ
ined to talk it to death, and the mat
!, ter was dropped The bill providin:
I for new apportionment of the Hous'
of Congress also went over. Witt