Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-26
SENATOR FORAKER
CHANGES FRONT
Fights Against His
Own Amend
ment.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
Matter Goes Over Until
Monday When Conference
Committee Meets.
Special to The New Mexican.

COnStpJutlOIldl convention Shall Df5
elected. There was no agreement 70.
day and the matter goes over until
Monday when the conference commit
tee will hold another session.
New Mexico Fourth Class Postmasters.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, May 26.-The follow
ing New Mexico fourth-class postmas j.
ters have been appointed: Hot
Spring, Venceslao Romero, vice Trim
iiad Martinez, resigned; Salado, Roas-
arto Sena, vice E. M. Gallegos, resign
ed; Pichacho, Jenny Cole. vice Hermon
Wagonfehr, deceased.
Custer to Superintend U. S. Training
School at Albuquerque.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, May 26-Burton B. Gus
ter, superintendent of the United
States Indian Training School at lg-
nacio, Southern Ute agency, has been
appointed superintendent of the Unit
ed States Indian School at Albuquer-
que, vice ]. X. Allen. Mr.. Custer en-
tered the service in 1899 He is about
40 years of age. His wife was with
him at the Ignacio Indian School AMI
served as financial clerk.
Uncle Joe on the Warpath.
A st. Louis Globe-Democrat Wash
ington dispatch says that Speaker
Cannon has served notice on the Sen
ate that the solution of The statehood
question lies in the hands Of the ma
Jority of that body. He told Senators
Aldrich Kean and Crane today that
he had gone as far as he would and
could go, and should be expected to
CO. and that it was up to the majority
of the Senate TO solve the deadlock
in the conference by forcing a reason
able action and accepting the very
reasonable attitude which the House
had taken ON the statehood matter.
Mr.. Cannon made 1t clear that, in his
opinion, the one Senate obstacle to
statehood was none other than Sena-
tor Foraker of Ohio, and he wanted
to know II the Republicans Of the Sen.
ate purposed to let him line up min
ority OF his own party, unite with the
Democrats and run things in the Sen
ate
Reserved Lands in San Luis Valley to
Be Thrown Open.
Telegraphic advices from Washing
ton are to the effect that with the con-
sent OF the state department the in
terror department has made an impor.
tant ruling as to reservoir sites along
the Rio Grande in San Luis Valley,
Colorado, which will result in the OPP
ening of a hundred thousand acres of
San Luis land by irrigation 1t is on,
dered that practically all filings on
reservoir or canal sites prior to 1908
shall be accepted, provided actual field
surveys based upon appropriation OF
water under laws OF Colorado accom-
pany them. This practically let's in
all reservoir filings made on the Rio
Grande in Colorado for the past ten
years. They have all been held up
by the interior department at the re-
quest Of the state department on ac-
count Of treaty pending with Mexico
concerning waters of the Rio Grande
and liability of this government in.
curing damages by their use.
The state department now decides
to accept all bona fide filings prior to
construction of the Engle dam in New
Mexico, believing that controversy now
reyolves around that point. The suit
of the Rio Grande Reservoir and Ca.
nal Company, headed by Frank Cloudy
was settled In March in its favor, but
the interior department refused to
allow its filings until the rule became
general
It Is largely through efforts of Con.
gressman Brooks that today's action
was brought about. The order will af-
feet delayed reservoir and canal site
filings on several tributaries to the
Rio Grande In Colorado.
Legislative Program Put Through.
The Washington Correspondent of
the Globe-Democrat says that Senator
Aldrich, the Republican leader Of the
Senate, was at the White House We'd
nesday and talked with the President
about the stage Of public business, and
reached distinct understanding as TO
the future legislative program in Con
gress. Four propositions were agreed
upon
/. Statehood is to be iecided, as
Speaker Cannon insists that it shall
be decided.
2. The denaturalized alcohol bill is
to be favorably reported and passed.
8. The Philippine tariff bill is TO be
dropped for the session, and Mr.. Lodge
Is not to make his motion to discharge
his committee from consideration OF