Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-05
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Washington, D. c., April G.--An
agreement to take up the House ion
and steel tariff revision bill by weeR:
after next was reached in the SenaTe
today. Senator Penroge pres AnteG the
Finance Committees adverse report
on the bill and in response to qres-
tions he and Senator S.nmons, speak
ing for both the maj )rity and minGri-
ty, said they would cooperate 10 be-
gin the consideration Of the measure
al the earliest possible date.
Senator Simmons said the Demo
cratic members of the Finance Com
mission would file an adverse report
on the House steel eyis on bill, Signed
by all the Republican members of the
Finance Committee except Senator
LaFollette, was submitted to the
Senate today. The bill is denounced
as ill-adyised and unfortunate. 1t is
declared its enactment would reduce
protection below the margin of safety
and tend to destroy one of the most
luipoi laHI luuuotlleS VI tHlS COuutly. .
The committee contends that hearings
OF PAS different industrial concerns of
eighteen states showed a widespread
opposition to the revision of the pres
ent rates, and that representatives of
225 manufacturers of machine tools
testified that putting machine tools
or the free list would compel the clos
ing of their factories.
Among other reasons is cited the
absence of a report from the tariff
board on metals. The report says the
House Ways and Means Committees
estimate, that there would be $25,O00,-
600 of increased imnortations annual
ly, would, if correct, mean that for
eign iron and steel products were to
displace American manufacturers in
the domestic market. 1t added that
even with the increased importations
relied on by the Ways and Means
Committee here would be a deficit
in revenues of more than $1,400,000.
Smoot Against Mining Law.
Washington. D. c., April 5.-Under
the provision of a bill introduced by
Senator Smoot today, the Apex min
ing law" would be repealed. If en-
acted, no locator would have the right
to follow any vein, lode, lodge or 9TH
er deposit outside of the limits of the
surface boundary of his claim.
Delay in Masdalena Bay Matter
Washington, D. c., April 5.-Presi
dent Taft's response to the Lodge res
olution calling for information re.
garding Japanese negotiations for the
purchase of land on Magdalena Bay
in Lower California probably will not
reach the Senate until next week, and
it is believed now that before the in
formation can be compiled, all dan
ger of friction will have passed.
The Lodge resolution, according to
member of the Senate foreign rela
tions committee, grew out of the
knowledge that company composed
largely of Japanese was on the eve ot
purchasing four million acres of land
the title of which is held by a mine
corporation, known as the Charter OF
Lower California.
The Japanese government never
! has appeared to have any connection
with the negotiation but, because the
land is practically worthless, suspicion
attached to the eagerness of the syn
dicate to obtain it, and it was con
sidered at least the part of caution tc
prevent a transfer which might in
volve complications in the future. Al
ready information has been received
| indicating that the negotiations are
off and it is believed there is no fur
ther ground for apprehension.
Senator Lodge was in conference
with the President today regarding
the correspondence and it is said hi
is cooperating with the administra
! ton. When sent to the Senate, the
! correspondence will be accompanied
by a message from the President.
No More Aid for Flood Sufferers.
| Appropriations Committee Chair