Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-24
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Davis Given His Commission.


Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Feb. 24.-U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Stephen B. Davis was
confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday
and his commission was issued yes
terday.
Chairman stephens, of Texas, re-
ported the Indian appropriation bill,
appropriating for the support, civili-
zation and education of the Indians Of
New Mexico and Arizona. $330,000.
The Albuquerque school with 300 pu-
pills is given $56,900; the Santa Fe
school with the same number of pu-
pills, $56,5CO. An appropriation is also
made for the suppression of the liquor
traffic among the Indians. For the
survey and plans for bridge across
the San Juan river at Shiprock, San
Juan county, $1,000 is appropriated.
Money Trust Investigation.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 24.-The
money trust" resolution on inquiry
as agreed upon by the committee or
rules was scheduled for passage il
| the House today.
The resolution directs that allega
, tions against the money power men
toned in Representative Henry's orig
! inal resolution, turned down by the
; Democratic caucus, be investigated
The text follows:
Resolved, That in order to obtain
full and complete information of the
banking and currency conditions OF
the United States to, determine what
legislation is needed the committee
on banking and currency is authorized
and directed to make a full investiga
ton thereof, including all matters
! touched on in House Resolution No
405 within the jurisdiction of sale
! committee. and said committee is
/ authorized as a whole or by sub-com
mittee to sit during sessions of tht
! House and the recess of Congress t
compel the attendance of witnesses
| to send for persons and papers, t.
administer oaths to witnesses and tt
employ experts, counsel, accountants
and clerical and other assistants.
! Resolution No. 4O5 was the Henr,
! resolution which proposed a specia
committee and denounced the 'mone.
trust in scathing terms.
/ Representative Norris of Nebraska
the Republican Insurgent leader, de
clared the compromise was not sal
isfactory to the Progressives and al
nounced that he would make an effor
to substitute for it resolution o
!; broader scope.
Majority Leader Underwood said Q
| the resolution: "It accomplishes jus
what we set out to do. Our only di
;, ferences were regarding reference.
was opposed to the inquiry going to
special committee. The question wi
now go to the banking and currenc
and other standing committees wher
, | insisted it belonged"
Cattle Freight RatesReduced.
4 Washington, D. c., r'eb. PA re
duction of approximately 25 per cen
in freight rates on cattle and shee
} from points in Arizona to Aos Ange
S les was ordered by the interstat
: commerce commission to become e.
fective on April /. The existing rat
0 on cattle, s126S5 car, to $95; o
a sheep, single deck cars, $3.50 to s65
Y double deck cars, $150.45 to $l10.50.
i Democrats Want to Save Sugar Indu
try.
Washington D. c., Feb. 24.-"W
a have discussed the entire revenr
producing list from agate to zinc
/ an effort to find something to subst
= tute for sugar as a revenue producer
: said Representative Underwood, chai
: man of the Ways and Means comm
I tee today, 'and we have come to /
S decision
$ The committee to discuss this sche
It ule and ways and means of producil
l. sufficient revenue that will be esse
d tial if the sugar schedule is cut in he
l. will return to the work again Nc
If day.
d Why Not Increase Whiskey Tax?
a The advocates of free sugar ha