Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-05-01
OMNIBUS BILL MAY
PASS UNANIMOUSLY
A Canvass by Speaker Henderson Shows That
the House Of Representatives is Over
wheImingIy 10 Favor Of Granting
Statehood 10 Territories.
A BILL ApPRopRIATING 100000 FOR
A PUBLIC BUILDING At ALBUQUERQUE

The omnibus statehood measure ad
leo, Oklahoma and Arizona, will com,
up for settlement in the house either OF
Saturday or next Tuesday. Th
speaker has promised that 1t shall i'm
mediately follow the disposal of tn
agricultural appropriation bill and on
other appropriation bill.
The agricultural bill was passed yes
terday after two or three hours of dis
cussion. Either the District of CoIum
bia appropriation bill o. the naval ap
preparation bill will be taken up mex
and take two or three days for disposi
! ton.
| Speaker Henderson has caused can
vass of the house to be made, and dis
covers that all the Democrats and 81
| Republicans are in favor of statehood
for the territories. There are probably
| so more Republicans who will vote fol-
the bill, but the chances are good for
| its unanimous passage.
Major Lacey, chairman of the house
| committee on public lands, it is UNDER
Stood has formulated bill for the in
terests of cattlemen who desire to
Craze their herds on the public domain,
which he will shortly introduce. This
measure will take the place of the
Bowersock leasing bill. which has little
chance Of obtaining a favorable report
at the hands of the house committee
Another hearing on this bill will be
held today. Judge Kleberg of Texas,
will give the ideas Of those who advo-
cate leasing the lands. President
Roosevelt, after the cabinet meeting
yesterday, issued an order to the Sec
retary of the interior, to extend the
time for the removal of illegal fences
on the public domain to July 1.
The senate committee on public lands
has decided to report favorably, over
the presidents veto, the bill allowing
the Central railroad of Arizona to pass
tIio tlC Epuii FIdHNloIO lOIcSL It,
serve, which lies on it's proposed route
from Flagstaff to Jerome.
Cattlemen who are at Washington in
behalf of land leasing legislation called
upon President Roosevelt yesterday
and We're presented by Senators Millard
and Dietrich of Nebraska. President
Roosevelt expressed himself as anxious
adjusted SO that lands may be secured
for small settlers with the least degree
Of hardship upon those now using them
for grazing purposes. In the matter of
removal Of fences, which was taken
up by the delegation, no assurance
could be given of relief from the orders
which have been issued by the interior
department providing for the taking
down Of fences on government land.
The visiting cattlemen have little
hope of securing any modification of
the fence removal orders. They assert
that the removal of the fences without
the passage of the grazing land leasing
law will cause withdrawal of much
capital from the cattle business and
will force many investors and owners
of herds to remove their property to
Canada. where the government is lib.
eral in its treatment of stock owners.
Before leaving the capitol the cattle
men will endeavor to formulate a bill
providing leasing regulations applica-
BILE to the state Of Nebraska, leaving
other states dependent upon their own
exertions to secure leasing legislation
suitable to their needs.
The cabinet yesterday discussed at
length the question as to how to deal
with cattle ranching on public lands in
the west so as to secure the land for
the small settlers, while doing the
minimum of hardship to the cattlemen
who are now upon It, This was Secre-
tary Longs last cabinet meeting.
The select committee on the census
has authorized favorable report on
the resolution recently introduced to
collect and bring up to the crop year
1902, statistics relating to irrigation,
area of land reclaimed, cost and value
of work and such other information as
may be obtained bearing on the present
condition of irrigation.
Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania,
yesterday introduced bill providing
for 100000 public building at Albu-
querque.
Representative Stephens, Of Texas,
called at the state department and the
of justice and was informed
that no final action had yet been taken
on the international dam bill, and that
II was not known exactly when such
action would be taken.
An impression Is prevalent that the
of state and the attorney gem
eral will try to allow the matter to ex-
pire In their respective Offices. as they
are both unfavorably disposed toward
the dam project
Alvarado Hotel Opened.
The Alvarado Hotel, built by the San
ta Fe Railway Company at Albuquerque,
was opened for business this morning.