El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04

/ OF the navy department with the
Limited States steel corporation was
ordered by the house today. which
/ adopted a resolution by representative
Stanley OF Kentucv. Democrat. chair
man of the steel trust Investigating
committee calling on the secretary OF
! the navy TO furnish such information
Amendment Would DepOrt Many
, The political rights OF asylum. ar
! fecting the Mexican and Central Amer
{ lean problems, are involved in hear
ings on the Root amendment to the
senate immigration bill beginning be-
fore the house committee on immi-
grafton today The amendment would
Z cause to be fepOrted all aliens using
the United States as an asylum In
which TO plot against friendly pow
ers-
Would Bar Mexican Rebels.
Representative Garner OF Texas
urged the house committee on immi-
grafton today 10 accede 10 the F-oot
amendment to the lmml grafton law
which would bar Mexican revolution
lists from the United States and pre-
vent the United States becoming en-
activities of Mexicans temporarily
within the border of the United States
Representative Berger OF Wisconsin,
Socialist. declared the resolution was
un-AmeriCan and tyrannicaL
Smith - gainst Compensation Bill.
The fight against the wOrkmenS
compensation bill was continued in
the senate today Senator HOke smith
of Georgia, spoke in an effort to show
that the proposed law would fau 10
satisfy the railroad employees whom
il was intended TO benefit He urged
pOstpOnement OF the vote until the
next session OF congress TO afford the
employees an opportunity 10 study the
measure and express their views on It
House increases Clerical Force.
After cutting the salaries Of clerks
and minor officials in the various de-
partments OF the government. the house
by a vote Of 90 to As voted S216.O 900
additional funds 70 itself for individual
clerical assistance.
In doing so Democrats refused TO
listen 10 the warnings OF representa-
tive Johnson, OF South Carolina in
charge of the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill. and turned
an equally deaf ear to representative
Fitzgerald OF the committee. Another
amendment by representative Bartlett,
o. Georgia, Democrat making 1t COM
pulsOry TO place the names of all
clerks or secretaries so employed on
special roll OF the house. was adopted
as to 20. This. he said. would answer
the accusation that members were put
ting the clerk hire in their own peck
cts.
MaEdaIena Bay Affair.
The MagCalena Bay incident. which
recently received much attention in
the senate today was brought up in
tle mouse IN q reSOl uIlOn by re0reSeu- ]
tative Baker Of California. directing F.
the house foreign affairs committee .
To- learn Of any effort by foreign gov I
ernments to acquire any concessions or
grants upon the western shores of F.
MEXICO 'Or in any OF the CULTS or BAYS +.
adjoining the western Mexican coast .
The committee would be directed TO /.
learn if any such concessions. if allowed .
would encrOach upon the Monroe doc
Urine. and what position the United
States should take, the resolution is
similar to senator 4tayner s. boJn
are i'm committee
VIII Garry LOrimer Fight To Floor
The minority members or the senate
committee which investigated the cleo
ton o. senator I.orimer OF Illinois. are
planning to begin the fight against
him ON the floor of the senate next
week
senator Kern. Of Indiana. who IS
the minority report which
viii declare against the Illinois SEN
ators right TO his seat viii call up
the case and seek to force an imme-
1iate submission or the majority re-
lorJ-
Senator Eern-s plan to avoid DELAY in
getting the case on its merits before Z
the senate has the support Of others
Of the minority
More Money To Fight Fires.
The agricultural appropriation bill I |
SI7.656976, which is s17.-
1860 moro than the house pro /
-ided. and S75e960 more than the l
current years appropriation. finished /
yesterday by the senate committed /
would raise the appropriation for /
lighting forest fires from 100000 TO I