Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-16
MILLS REPORT
Ed FAvORABLY.
Committee on Territories Re-
commends His Confirma-
ton by Senate
CONGRESS ADJOURNS DEC. 21
Conference With Cabinet Of
ficers on New Mexico Ap-
pointments.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The Senate
today agreed to a House resolution
providing for adjournment of Con
.gress from December q to January 4,
for the holidays.
Favorable Report on Mills Nomination
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE nominal
4ion OF William j. Mills to be gov
ernor of New Mexico was ordered fav-
orally reported today by the Senate
committee on territories.
The appointment of Judge w. H.
Pope to be chief justice, was also re-
ported favorably by the committee
on territories
Eighth judicial District Bill.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.-Am-
bassador Creel of Mexico is pressing
the department of state for the early
completion of the Engle dam project
in New Mexico in compliance with
the treaty between the two nations
Delegate Andrews today introduced
bill for the creation of an eighth
judicial district for New Mexico. The
bill is similar to the law creating the
seventh district and gives the su-
preme court the power to apportion
the districts and to the President the
right to appoint the judge.
c. S. Spader of Bernalillo, Sando-
val county. has retired from the mar
shalship contest and started for home
The candidates remaining in the race
are Thomas Hubbell Of Albuquerque
endorsed by Republican organization
leaders; Secundino Romero of Las
Vegas; E. c. Burke, of Santa Fe, and
Charles NJ. Foraker, the present in
cumbent.
Chief Justice Mills and National
Committeeman Solomon Luna were
in conference with Attorney General
Wickersham over the judicial and U
S. marshal appointments and it is
practically decided that the name Of
Judge John R. McFie and Judge
Frank w. Parker would be sent in fol
reappointment. They also conferred
with Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger on the federal land Office ap
pointments.
Pushing Statehood Bill.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.--The
statehood bill admitting New Mexico
and Arizona to statehood will un
doubtedly have clear sailing in the
House of Representatives The speak
er says: Crowd the bill through
early and get it out of the way of 9th
er important legislation Chairman
Hamilton, of the house committee OF
territories, has the bill well in han(
and is prepared to push it through the
committee and the House at the
earliest possible day. The entire com
mittee onsterritories is in favor of the
bill, and Delegates Andrews and Cam
eron are working like beavers to have
the bill pass the House at an early
day and without a single vote agains
it. They believe that if the bill
passes the House without a vote
against it that this of itself will have
the effect of getting the bill through
the Senate with practically no ser
ious opposition.
Arizona's Delegate Busy.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 16.--Dele
gate Ralph Cameron of Arizona intro
rduced bill to pay the administra
tor of the estate of Guadalupe Lujal
de Fuentes. of iSolomonville. Ariz
$3155 as an Indian depreciation claim
The House passed Cameron's bill tt
pension Mrs. Lutte A. Bowman, of Tue
son, SIT per month. Cameron is urg
ing before the territorial committee
claim of 100000 acres for Arizona
portion for transcontinental road
He is pressing for appropriations TO
the preservation of the Tucumcari mis-
sion church which was set aside b.
President Roosevelt as nationa
park. Cameron is a member of bot
sub-committees on Douglas waite
works bonds and Pima railway bonds
Delegate Cameron has introduced
bill authorizing the Nogales schoo
district to issue $4,000 bonds for tn
erection Of one or more schoc
houses. The bonds are what may b
W called 10000; and not to pay NOR
than 5 per cent interest. He has bee
added to the committee on territorie
by Speaker Cannon. Delegate Gamer
on is thus specially favored by bein
placed on four committees: India
affairs, mines and mining, postoffic
and postroads, and territories. Som
members that have been in the Hous
for over 20 and one for 81 years ar