Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-08
MILLS LEAVES
FOR NEW YORK
His Nomination VIII Go in
Friday and VIII Be Promp-
tly Confirmed
ANDREWS At WHITE HOUSE
President Consults With Him on
Appointments in New
Mexico.
srecial to the New Mexican.

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Washington, D. c., Dee. 8.-Chief
Justice William J. Mills left last eve
ming for New York on business mat
tars. He is much pleased with the
situation here and is confident that
the statehood bill will pass as draft
ed. The nomination of Mills for gov
ernor is to go to the Senate on Fri
day and no trouble is anticipated over
confirmation. which is expected to
be prompt Delegate Andrews was
today in conference with the Presi-
dent at the White House over pending
New Mexico appointments. w. A.
Fleming Jones, of Las Cruces, dele
gate to the Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress, was also caller at the White
House. E. W. Fox of Clayton, who
is here, is confident of appointment
to a third term as register CT the land
Office at Clayton.
New Bills BY Andrews.
Washington, d. c.. Dec. 8.-Dele-
gates Andrews of New Mexico, and
Cameron of Arizona, expressed them
selves greatly pleased with the Presi-
dents message and think that it as
sures the passage at this session Of
the enabling act Slight amendments
will be made to sections six, seven and
twelve to conform with the Presidents
message. Chief Justice Mills. Dele
gate Andrews, Representative HamiE
ton, Senator Borah, Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger were in consultation
yesterday afternoon over the state
hood bill Delegate Andrews intro
duced a bill to limit the territorial in
debtedness; to build a home for dis
abled volunteer soldiers; to eradicate
the grama grass caterpillar in the
states and territories of the southwest
and fifteen private pension bills.
| Delegate Cameron has introduced a
desert land well bill. The owner of a
we'll on government desert land gets a
patent to 400 acres.
U. S. Marshal G.. M. Foraker is here
from New Mexico consulting the attor,
ney general There is a rumor that
the marshalship is still up in the air.
Several New Mexico and Arizona
federal appointments are expected
soon.
/ Taft Has Bad Cold.
Washington, Dec S.-Visitors to
the White House today found Presi.
dent Taft suffering from a cold which
he contracted Saturday or Sunday
The chimneys in the Presidents
room at the new executive offices
have been drawing very badly and
wood fires have been depended or
for heat. Secretary Carpenter also
has a cold.
Taft Loosens Gag.
Washington, Dec. S.-Secretary
Dickinson loosened the gag which
President Taft put on the mouths o.
chiefs of bureaus last week
Message Pleased Both Parties.
| Washington. Dec S.-Having as
sembled and received the President:
message, Congress yesterday fount
itself literally ''out of work. and IL
consequence both Houses adiournet
over until Friday when if some of the
various committee fail to provide
something to do, adjournment will be
taken until Monday next
+ The formality of reading the mes
sage aloud consumed about an houl
and half in each House. When the
conclusion was reached the House i'm
mediately adjourned, but the Senate
went into executive session. Little
fault was found with the message
among the Republicans who seemed
to agree that it was as satisfactory ;
document as the President could pre-
pare and remain consistent with the
party's campaign pledges. The Dem
ocrats approved the Presidents effor
to economize, but deprecated his sug
gestion that the Monroe doctrine ha'
practically become obsolete.
THE message is written in th
Presidents customary terse, vigorous
STYLE" commented Representative
; Payne, majority leader in the House
while Representative Clark, the min
Gritty leader, thought about all tha
could be said about the message wa
that it was comparatively brief "a
discussion of almost all importan
matters is relegated to special mes
sages."
In both Houses the message wa
+, subject to most careful scrutiny.
Following the custom the messag
was referred to the committee of tn
whole to be prepared for "yivi sec
ton" by the various committee
whose business it is to deal with tn
subject discussed by the President Il
his message.
The Senate adjourned at 2:3
T out of respect to the memory of Rel