Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-30
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New Mexico Matters.

New Mexico Matters.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 3O.--The
President has appointed the following
New Mexico postmaster: Elida, Roos-
evelt county, Henry Rankin, reappoint-
ment. The following postmasters
were confirmed by the Senate: Me.
siIla Park, Dona Ana county; Melrose,
Curry county, Arthur J. Matheny.
Congressman George Curry was on
the program yesterday for remarks at
the presentation OF a badge to Mon
signor William T. Russell, pastor of
St. Patrick's church, by George Dewey
Camp, No. I, United Spanish War
Veterans.
Congressman Stephens of Texas
presented a resolution for the secre-
tary of the interior, that the federal
government retail existing rights in
sites or locations for reservoirs for
irrigation purposes in certain sec
tions of New Mexico and Arizona. Re
ferred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
Earn Less Than a Living.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-That
65 per cent of the employees of the
United States steel corporation in the
Pittsburgh district earn less than the
actual cost Of subsistence of the av.
erage American family in Pittsburgh
was a calculation made at the steel
trust hearing today y fi4orlis D. Bran
deis.
He declares that in ten years the
Eteel corporation had taken from the
American people $3.50 900, 900 in excess
of a liberal profit on its investment
This enormous profit" ne said,
has been used to grind down its en-
ployes to the misery of their present
condition"
Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-Attor-
ney Reed for the corporation an
nounced that the plan for the relief
OF its Workmen was about to be under.
taken. A committee Of stockholders
is working on a plan to correct con
ditiOns" which have been criticized
he said.
The committee thel adjourned.
Lorimer Still on the Stand.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-When
the Lorimer Senatorial Investigating
Committee resumed its hearing to.
day, Senator Lorimer continued un
der cross examination by Attorney
Marble for the committee. The uues
tioning related to Mr.. Lorimer's yer
sion of political conditions in Illinois
in 1908 and 1909, which he claims
made him the only Republican candi
date commanding enough Democratic
votes to be elected.
Senator Lorimer told of Several in
cidents which he construed as evi
dence of hostility toward him on the
part of the Chicago Tribune and the
Mccormick family.
Pursuing the Giant to His Lair.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 30-House
Democrats will caucus on February
Z on the proposed investigation of the
money trust The opponents of tht
investigation will seek to refer it tc
the Standing Committee on Banking
and Currency.
Steel Bill in the Senate.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 30.-Tht
Democratic Steel bill, passed tht
House late yesterday, was reported
to the Senate today and with it tht
tariff revision fight shifted to a new
stage. The bill which cuts the me
tai duties of the Payne-Aldrich Law
from 35 to so per cent, was signet
by Speaker Clark. and passed on
The Senate always refers tariff mea
sGres to the finance committee ant
the bill is expected TO rest there TO
time to permit hearings of th'
many interests affected