Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-09
JUDGE RODEY
FOR SENATOR
Has Signified His Intention
to Retire and VIII Re-
enter Political Arena
STATEHOOD BILLS TO GO OVER
Four Million Acres in Forest Re-
serves to be Restored to
Public Entry.
Special to The New Mexican.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 9.-OWlng
to the persistent and continuous tight
made on Federal Judge Bernard S.
Rodey of Porto Rico, and his desire to |
return to New Mexico to enter in the |
statehood fight and become a candi- |
date for the Z. S. Senate, Judge Rodey |
has rendered his resignation as feder-
al judge for Porto Rico and will i'm
mediately return to Albuquerque. He
will be superseded by Judge John }. i
jenkins of Wisconsin, native OF
England and who served in the Fifth
Wisconsin regiment during the Civil
war Judge Jenkins served fourteen
years in Congress and was chairman
OF the committee on judiciary in the
last Congress.
Delegate Andrews today secured
the passage of bills increasing the
pension of Pablo Vargas to $24 per
month and of Sarah Megraw, widow
of the late David Megraw to $40 per
month.
Senator Beveridge, late this after
noon gave up the idea to take up the
statehood bill in the meeting of the
Senate committee on territories on
Friday of this week, but will have the
committee report it next week, when
it is feared it will pass the Senate
without opposition as the Arizonans
have declared their satisfaction with
it and it is understood that President
Taft favors the Beveridge bill in pref
erence to the Hamilton bill, which it
is claimed, does not sufficiently safe
guard the public grants and will
crowd the state election too soon af-
ter the adoption of the constitution,
the leaders planning that the terrific
ries should not become states before
January 1, 1912. .
The re-appointment Of John S, Nc
Tavlsh to be postmaster at Magda
lena, Socorro county, has been con
firmed.
Nomination of Judge Parker Confirmed
Washington, Feb. 9.-The Senate
Yesterday confirmed the re-appoint
ment of Fletcher M. Doan, as asso
ciate justice of the supreme court O.
Arizona and Frank w. Parker as as
sociate justice of the supreme cour
of New Mexico.
Early Report Expected.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 9.-State
hood legislation is expected to move
rapidly within the next few days. Sen
ator Bsveridge returned from lndl
annapolis, earlier than expected and N
said that the Senate Committee OF
Territories would take up the bill IL
troduced by Senator Dillingham; O
Vermont, at a meeting of the con
mittee on Friday.
He said that an early report o
the bill would be made, that in hi
opinion there would be few change
made in the committee aside frol
determining and writing in the siz
of the land grants to be made
the educational institutions.
The House, it is said, will accel
without serious objection the change
+, ~ oy,,it
bill in it's present form has the flu
approval of the President.
Most Favored Nations.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Preside
Taft has issued a proclamation graz
ing the minimum tariff rates. for tt
Payne-Aldrich act to Argentina, B1
zil, Uruguay, Paraguay Mexico, F
mama and Liberia.
Peary Rear Admiral.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 9.-The
making Commander Robert E. Peal
the discoverer of the north pole. re
admiral, was passed by the Senate
day. The indications are that t
measure will also receive approval
the House.
Will Find Out Cause for High Pric
Washington Feb. 9.-The Sens
today adopted the Elkins resoluti
providing for an investigation of
causes underlying the higher cost
living.
Four Million Acres Eliminated.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 9.-Mt
than four million acres of public Lar
which were in the forest domain w
thrown out today and will be av
able for homestead settlement by
action of President Taft when he
proves the plans for the re-classifi
tion Of forest lands which were forI
lated by Clifford Pinchot.