Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-16
.STATEHOOD'S
FRIENDS BUSY
Senate Committee on Terri
tories Adopts Several
Attachments Suggested
EARLY REPORT IS EXPECTED
Senator TiIlman Was Taken
Suddenly Ill at the Capitol
Today.
Special to the New Mexican.

| Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-Condi-
tions for liberal statehood bill in the
near future are favorable. The debts
Of the counties probably will be taken
care of. Delegate Andrews has done
good work. H. o. BURSUM.
| Getting Action.
! Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Feb 16.-The pressure
being brought to bear upon the Sen
ate committee on territories from the
President down. to force an early re-
port on the enabling acts for New
Mexico and Arizona, is intense. Sew
eral amendments to the bill were Of
fered at the session of the committee
and will be incorporated when it is
presented to the Senate with a fav<
orable report. The friends of New
Mexico and Arizona, of both parties,
have united and are pulling together
for the passage of the amended Bev-
eridge bill. Delegate Andrews, Chair
man H. O. Bursum. Judge n. B.
Laughlin, Hon. Charles A. Spiess and
Payton are in continuous consulta
ton with Senators who are members
of the committee and are working
| like Trojans.
| Delegate Andrews has secured the
establishment of postoffices and the
appointment of postmaster at Have
ner, Curry county, l.. B. Donahoe,
postmaster; Reaton, Mckinley coun-
ty, Thomas c. Walker, postmaster,
and at Sedan, Union county, Amos B.
IChristerson, postmaster.
Washington, Feb. 16.-No morning
session of the nger-Pinchot com
mittee was held today, adjournment
having been taken until two o'clock
this afternoon. Henry NJ. Hoyt, the
attorney general for Porto Rico, who
was consulted frequently by CLAWS
when Mr. Hoyt was United States at
torney at Seattle, probably will sue
ceed CLAWS on the witness stand.
Pensions for Wcrthy Veterans.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-Dele-
gate to Congress w. H Andrews intro
duced a bill for the relief of Pablo
Eugenio Romero. The bill carries $3,-
0OO compensation for Navajo depreda-
tons.
Delegate Andrews has succeeded in
securing the following pensions from
the bureau Of pensions: Locario Paid
Vigil, of Velarde, SIS a month from
December 21 1909, for services in the
Independent company of New Mexico
Mounted Volunteer Infantry; and of
SIS a month for James E. DoWney Of
Silver City, who served in the 1872 In
diana Infantry, and of $S a month for
Alexander DELPHI of Mineosa, who
served in Company H, Goth U. S. In
fantry.
Conservation Bills.
Washington, Feb. 16.-All admins
tration bills providing for the conserv-
alton of natural resources will be con-
sidered by a subcommittee of the
Senate committee on public lands, to
be composed of Senators Smott, chair
man; Clark, of Wyoming; Dixon
Chamberlain and Hughes. Hearings
will be given.
Postal Savings Bill Doomed to Defeat.
Washington Feb 16.-Unless SEN
ator Root can be induced to withdraw
. or materially modify his amendment
to the Postal Savings Bank bill re-
quiring the investment of the postal
deposits in United States bonds, that
measure probably will be defeated in
the Senate. The friends of the bill
today practically admit that situation
Delegate Ralph Camerons bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the construc.
ton of roads and permanent improve
ments in the Grand Canyon reserve,
was referred to the committee on
; appropriations.
Delegate Cameron secured an in
crease of pension from the pension
bureau for Elijah S. Junior, of Pres
cot, to $40.
United States Attorney R. E. Nor
rison of Arizona, son of Judge A. l..
Morrison of Santa Fe, is here.
Representative Stephens has intro
duced bill that postmasters and rur
al carriers furnish any Congressman
with a list of names served. upon re-
quest for such information.
Senator TilIman Taken III.
; Washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-Sena-
tor Tillman of South Carolina, was
taken suddenly ill today on the steps
of the capitol. Later he was removed
to his home, where he is under the
care of a physician.