Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-22
To investigate Campaiqn Funds.

To Investigate Campaign Funds.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-Sena-
tor Gore of Oklahoma today intro
duced a joint resolution for joint
investigation by Congress of the
| Presidential campaign funds of 1904
and 1908 and as soon as practicable
| OF 1912. His resolution would pro-
vide $4,000 for the investigation, the
first report to be made next summer.
Bill to straighten Crooked Record.
| Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-Sena-
tor Bryan of Florida, in a speech to-
day opposing all pending general pen
sion legislation, attacked the practice
OF Congress in passing bills to
amend" the correct" military rec
ords. thus pensioning deserters who
could not comply with the liberal pro-
visions of the general pension law.
A more appropriate title for such bills
he declared, would be "a bill TO
straighten a crooked record
Legally Constituted Hero.
And So" he added, at has come
to pass that the record which the
dGsertar in reality made crooked on
his country's battle fields, in time of
war, his country makes straight in
theory in the halls of legislation in
time of peace. He thereby becomes
a legally constituted hero, and Incl
dentally, is enabled to read his title
r. tn Of
the pension bureau. Ever thereaf-
ter, the great heart of a grateful re-
public was permitted by legislation
to swell with pardonable pride in
hallowed memory of his unequalled
imaginary record"
I'VE cannot reduce the high cost
Of living and at the same time in
crease pension expenditures" Sena-
tor Bryan continued.
Let us meet the appeal for in
creased expenditure with the appeal
for reductive taxation and let us meet
the ungenerous appeal that the repub-
lie should not be ungrateful to it's
pensioners with the generous appeal
to the pensioners not to be ungrate-
full to the republic.
Subpoena for Knox.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-Secre.
tary Knox was served with a sub
pcena at the capitol today to appear
before the House committee on state
department expenditures this after
n To 1o;, 1, i
expenditures for the Lake Champlain
centennial celebration in 1909. De-
rartment disbursing officers, Morri-
son, had refused to produce vouch-
ers.
| Wickersham is Pleased.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-Attor-
ney General Wickersham declares
| that public interests have been sub
served and competition will be re-
stored under the reorganization of the
tobacco trust" adopted as the result
of the decision of the United States
supreme court dissolving the corpor-
alton.
Free List Extended.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 22-The bill
was completed by the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means COM
mittee on Saturday After being SUBJ
mitted to the full committee, it will
| be laid before the Democratic caucus
tomorrow afternoon and if approved
| by the caucus, will be formally intro
duced in the House Wednesday,
Sweeping reductions are made in all
the important items of the iron and
steel tariff Among articles dutiable
under the Payne-Aldrich which would
be placed ON the free list are iron ore,
existing d1ty, 5.92 per cent; hoop and
hand iron and steel, 16 per cent
| fencing, 7.97 per cent; nails, III
per cent; horseshoes, 21; tungsten
ore, 1; zinc ore, 1857; cash registers,
linotype machines, machine tools,
printing presses, sewing mlchines
typewriters, 80 per cent.