Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-28
APPROPRIATION
BILL CONSIDERED
Senate teResunes Dis.
cussion Indian
Departments
STATEHOOD COMMITTEE
Measure to Purchase Land in
Capital as Sites for Gov
ernment Buildings.

Washington, April 2S.The House
today continued the consideration OF
the agricultural appropriation bill. The
Senate passed bill providing for the
purchase of land in Washington as
sites for buildings for the departments
of state, justice and commerce and
resumed consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill.
Stephens Wants to Know.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 2S.--This fore
noon in the House of Representatives
Congressman Stephens Of Texas, pre-
sented the following resolution:
Whereas, w. Fl. Andrews, Delegate
from New Mexico, has presented a pc.
tition- in the matter, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Interior be requested to advise the
House how and when patents to Santa
Fe Railway mining locations in New
Mexico were made.
The House today passed the bill in
troduced by Delegate w. Fl. Andrews
granting pension to Jose n Lucero,
alias Mesarioh of $12 per month for
services in the New Mexico volunteers
during the Civil War.
Agreement Except on Two Points.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 2S-The confer
ence committee on the Hamilton joint
statehood bill held session this morn
ing and agreed upon all points, except
two and adjourned until Monday.
Baca Pension Bill Approved.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 2S.--The Presi
dent ha- aa'royed sthc4ahi. passed by
both Houses and Introduced by Dele.
gate w. n. Andrews providing for the
granting of pension of $50 per
month to Captain Saturnino Baca, of
Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Pension Secured BY Delegate Andrews.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 2S.-Upon the
representation of Delegate w. H. An.
drews the pension Office has granted a
pension of SO per month to Maria r.
de Garcia, of New Mexico. She will
receive an accrued pension. Her hus-
band was soldier during the Indian
Wars in the Territory during the sos
Indian Lands to Be Subject to Mineral
Entry.
Congressman Stephenson of Texas
has introduced a bill providing that
mineral claims ON Indian lands and
within Indian reservations shall be
subject to entry under the mining laws
of the United States. Same was re-
ferred to the committee on mines and
mining.
To Quiet Title to Refugio Grant.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 2S.--Representa-
tive William Alden Smith, of Michi-
gan, today introduced a bill in the
House Of Representatives to quiet title
to the Refugio Colony Land Grant in
Dona Ana County, which has already
been approved and confirmed by the
U. S. Court of Private Land Claims.
The bill was referred to the committee
on public lands.
Postmaster at Clayton.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 2S.--William F.
Menger, whose name was sent to the
Senate for postmaster at Clayton
Union County, was this forenoon con
firmed by the Senate in executive ses
sion.
Daniels Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session
Wednesday, confirmed the nomination
of Ben Daniels, former Rough Rider
to BE United States marshal for Ari
IONA. The confirmation was accom-
phshed without the formality of roll
call, although several Senators Joined
in an oral dissent.
Warren Amendment on Statehood Bill
Arguments for and against the War
rem amendment to the statehood biz
have been heard by the conference
committee, which is an unusual pro
ceeding. Yesterday Governor Frantz
of Oklahoma, expressed the belief
that the amendment was dead so fal
as the conference committee is con
cerned, but that efforts were likely te
be made on the floor of the Senate tc
restore it, A member of the commit
tee stated that no action had beer
taken upon the amendment.