Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-01-24


4 protest from the Southwest ~ TO
the data secured in Colorado Texas
New Mexico. Arizona, etc, 10y the
Tariff board in reference TO the wool,
as a basis for revising the tariff, has
reached Washington. The Texas
Wool Growers association is sponsor
for the document and il is believed
10 have been instigated as part of
the house democrats plan 20 hinder
that particular branch Of tariff lcgisla
ton, and embarrsss the president
who is insisting on the accuracy Of
the work Of the board.
Delegate Ralph II. Cameron, OF
Arizona, IL on the job at the capital,
and "never happier in his life,' he
says, notwithstanding he has been de.
featcd for the United States Senate
in the new state where the democrats
carried everything in the elections
Mr. Cameron has been power in
Washington. and notwithstanding the
fact that he went down with his
party, is regarded in republican circles
Us party leader Of Arizona, Aud
the republicans expect to recapture
the state in time.
New Mcxico's new congressman are
on duty, Mr. Ferguson has fallen to
Delegate Andrews room. while Mr..
Curry is located on the first floor OF
the House office building. When the
new senators are chosen next month,
New Mexico will be considerable Of
n factor in legislative affairs Of the
nation.
resentative Carter Of Oklahoma, be
comes n law, the Secretary Of the In.
terror will have power to grant to
local mining corporations or individ.
uals the right TO acquire additional
acreage from the Unbiased segregated
coal lands Of the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Nations within the state. The
rights proposed are to be extended
only 90 present operators within the
state.
Two distinguished ex.congressmen
from Minnesota, both Of whom were
in the front seats where the lime
lights glare the fivecest. have been
in Washington during the week and
each Of them, Messrs. James Tawney
and "Unele Loren" Fletcher, pre-.
diet a walk.away for Mr.. Taft In
Minnesota and throughout the west.
Mr.. j. Bruce Kremer, Of Butte, Mont,
while attending the democratic nation.
al committee meeting here, expressed
the same views.
A bin TO further regulate the nd.
mission Of Chinese and persons OF
Chinese descent has been introduced
by Representative Humphrey of Wash
ington. Under the provisions Of the
bill all Chinese except officials com.
Ing to the United States on business
for their government are prohibited
One OF the big newspapers Of
Washington lays the chief claim OF
siistintion enjoyed by Representative
Anthony Of Kansas to the number OF
libel suits he has brought upon the
Leavenworth Times, Of which he 1,
owner. The Warrington reporter
who dug up the story, says that a,
ono time everything young Anthony
prepared for his paper, outside OF
comments on Spring weather, or ths
songs Of the birds, produced a iibs
suit.
The correspondent OF tho Journal
Miner was in one of the elevators In
the House of Representatives offic,
building few days since, and a,
the ear started upwards the affair
az the great home newspapers FILLED
his mind. Some one was saying
"This is indeed a fine building--l
never have been In II before" At
traeted by the question and friend
Iy tap, looked straight into the eye
of Andrew Carnegie, and forgetting
20 ask him for library for Pres
colt, ! read In the face and vote,
Of the canny old Scotchman, who fo
the moment was off.guard, story
which columns of the best human In
tcrest description could not accuratcl,
relate. his little, withcred old man
who has spent his millions for librar
les charity, philanthrophy and the ad
vancemcnt Of the affairs Of tn,
world, Is not the active, energetic
man commonly pictured In the daily
press. At the steel investigation lit
tie matters involving only a million
or two were quite forgotten, aud time
and again the king OF steel turned
TO HIS attorneys to refresh his nom.