Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-10-15
.RODEY'S WORK
IN CONGRESS
Over Fifty Bills introduced by Him During the
First Session-.-SeVeraI Have
Become Law.
MANY REPORTED FAVORABLY
One House-Dsfeated CuIbersun. Stephens
Bill TO Steal the Waters of the
Rio Grande

| sent congress more than 50 bills in tn,
zens. A few of them passed the Others
are still before the committees AM
several have been reported and passet
| the house. A few of the titles of tn
bills are as follows:
| H. r. 2, the original statehood bin.
| S. 1877, the original statehood bill.
| An amended statehood bill in tn,
house.
| H. r, 12543, the omnibus statehood
| bill in the house (Knox) passed house
H. r. 4O32, bill for the relief of Will
lam H. Hugo.
H. r. 1885, bill to authorize U. S
| judges in territories to appoint stenog
raphers and fix their salaries.
H. r. 1887, bill to provide for al
| additional judge for N. NJ. TeporteD
H. r. 1915, a bill to pay B. a. Nymey-
er of Carlsbad $4OO (passed.)
HI. r.. 9050, a bill to authorize mining
on land grants. Dept Interior reports
it.
H. r. 5000 a bill to grant pensions to
survivors of Indian wars in New MeXi-
survivors of Indian wars in New MeXi-
co. Passed authorizing payment up to
1856, but another bill pending to carry it
UP to date.
H. r. 1854 an act to establish circuit
court of appeals for New Mexico and
other territories, pending.
H. r. 1904, an act to restore e. NJ
Timony to the army Applicant died
bill in allegiance.
H. r. 1905, an act for the relief of the
heirs of George Ivers of Santa Fe
pending.
H. r. 10267, an act for the relief of w
A. Walker, late postmaster at Albu-
querque, pending.
H. r. 1026S, an act for the relief of A.
H. Reynolds of Questa to recover
money lost by negligence of the gov
ernment.
H. X. 1902 an act to amend New
Mexico's land act of 1898, Passed house
pending in senate.
Fl. r. 11245, an act to extend the
small holdings act pending.
H. r. 11456, an act for the relief of
James p. Chase to give him a right to
his homestead which is included in a
reservation, pending.
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public buildings at Albuquerque and
Las Vegas. Still pending, but $4,000
granted for a site at Albuquerque. In
omnibus public building bill.
H. r. 1905, an act to validate bonds
of Military Institute, Agricultural Col
lege and Insane Asylum. First intro
duced as separate acts, then consolida-
ted and passed house; reported from
committee in senate and pending on call
endar there.
Fl. r. 1857, an act for the relief of
the heirs of Anastacio C. de Baca ad-
ministrator of estate of Francisco C. de
Baca, for property taken by the army
in New Mexico, pending.
H. r. 11721,. an act for the reappor-
tonment of the territory and other
purposes, pending.
Fl. r. 11722, an act for the exchanging
of lands out of the public domain in
exchange for lands held by the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad upon which hum
dreds of settlers are located Claim
ants reside near Los Lunas and Gu
bero.
H. r. 1880, an act to authorize Nava-
jo Indians to lease mineral lands in
their reservation on a royalty basis.
H. r. 1882 an act granting a pen
sion to Thomas Holloway, passed.
Fl. r. 1908, an act to enable Luna
county to bond itself to erect court
house; reported; pending in house.
Fl. r. 1862 an act permitting the
governor Of New Mexico to approve
bills within ten days after the ad-
journment of the legislature that come
to him on the last day; pending.
H. r. 1867, bill for the relief of Ser
apio Romero, late postmaster at Las
Vegas; pending.
H. r. 11412, an act for the suppress
sion of train robberies in New Mexico
(Ray in New York; Passed both hous-
es.
Fl, r. 1885, an act granting a pen
sion to Rebecca L. Chambers, passed.
H. r. 1887, an act granting pension
to John HI. Roberts, passed.
H. r. 14921, an act to enable the terri
tory Of New Mexico to use it's lands in
aid of irrigation and the construction
Of reservoirs. Pending.
H. r. 1898, an act granting pension
to Benjamin F. Wilson; reported fav-
| orably.
| H. r. 1899, an act granting an in
crease of pension to Fl. H.. H.'English; re-
ported favorAbly.
H. r. 1887, an act granting pension
to Luisa McClanahan; pending.
H. r. 1857, an act granting an in
crease of pension to Matias Clusters;
reported favorably.
II. W. 1oV1V, Oil dCI granting all IN
! crease of pension to Addison b. Stone;
pending.
Resolution No. SO, to amend the rules
SO as to permit all delegates to be plac-
ed upon all committees where business
affecting territories is likely to come
up.
H. r., a bill for the protection Of