Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-09
new MEXICO IN
THE LIME LIGHT
President Taft is Non-Com-
initial on the u. S.
Marshalship
MORE STATEHOOD RESOLUTION
w. A. Fleming Jones Sees to
1t That Territory is Not
Forgotten.
Special to The New Mexican.

Speclai to Inc New Mexican.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. 9.-The
President is silent as to whom he will
appoint United States marshal for New
Mexico jeremiah Leahy, former dis
trict attorney of ColfaX county, is here
on political matters.
The chairman of the New Mexico
delegation to the Rivers and Harbors'
Convention is Hon. W. A. Fleming
Jones of Las Cruces. Jones has been
appointed on the committee on reso-
lutions; Delegate Andrews has been
named on the committee on Gre
dentials and Mrs. l.. Bradford Prince
on the committe on nominations. In
The resolutions committee, Jones offer
ed a resolution in favor of legislation
to enable New Mexico and Arizona to
adopt q constitution at once and to be-
come sovereign states of the Union
1t is now believed that no action on
New Mexico appointments will be
taken until Tuesday afternoon.
New Mexico at National Capital.
Special Correspondence Of the New
Mexican.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Delegate
Cameron introduced bills to enable
the people of Pima county, Arizona,
to issue $150,000 worth of bonds to
secure the construction of the South
ern Pacific from Tucson to Calabasas;
to authorize Douglas to issue bonds
amounting to $225,000 to purchase
waterworks and 100000 additional
for improvements.
Delegate Andrews introduced bills
to amend the act limiting the terri
tGry's Indebtedness; to build nation
al home for disabled volunteer SOL
diers near Anthony, Dona Ana coun-
ty; to eradicate the gramma grass
caterpillar in states and territories
in the southwest; for the relief of
w. j Hendrix, appropriating $65,000;
t. L. Keen, $8400 to correct the mil
itary records of Joseph E. Montoya
W. R. Ignacio Herrera; granting pen
sions to F. NJ Ballew, $72; M. L..
Doeritz, $50; Hardy M. Riley, 045; J.
w May. alias Swan, $40; Mary J..
Martin, $3S; J. A. Belts, $35; A. J.
Armstrong, $36; c. c. Bell, Lottie Rey-
manskie, Howard Bromagem, NJ. L..
Demiller, Pablo Bargas, S. ]. Megraw,
John Murphy, each $50.
Delegate Andrews consulted today
with the President on New Mexico
appointments, Andrews, W. A. Flem-
Prince are delegates from New Mex
leo to the rivers and harbors con-
gress.
Postmaster J. A. Smith of Ell Paso,
Texas, is confident of his and Gus
tom Collector A. L. Sharpe's reap
pointment at Ell Paso. The fight for
the U. S. marshal of New Mexico and
the United States attorneyship of Ari-
zona are particularly hot contests.
Many candidates are out for each
place.
\ 1t was Senator Borah Of IDAHO who
y introduced the statehood bill in the
Senate and will lead the fight there
Money the Democratic Leader.
Washington, Dec 9.-In a caucus
this afternoon the Democratic Sena-
tors elected Senator H. D. Money OF
Mississippi, as the minority leader in
the Senate, to succeed Senator Cul-
bertson, whose resignation was pre-
sented today.
Twelve Hundred Appointments.
Washington, Dec. 9.-President Taft
sent to the Senate on Tuesday list
of about 1900 nominations to federal
offices. Practically all are recess ap-
pointments that have been announced
from time to time as made, and the
greater part of the list is made up of
postmasters in the smaller cities and
census supervisors, including Paul A.
f. Walter of Santa Fe as census super
visor for New Mexico
One of the new important announce
ments is that of the re-appointment oil
Franklin Lane as member of the in.
terstate commerce commission San
ford B. Dole, forr4er president of the
Hawaiian islands, has been named as
United States judge for the territor,
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