Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-03-10
BRIDGES OVER
RIO GRANDE
Delegate Andrews Introduces
Bills for $4,000 Appro-
priation for Purpose
GARFIELD ON WITNESS STAND
Homesteaders Under Unfinished
Irrigation Projects Given
Leave of Absence.

Washington, ID. T., March lO.-Ine
Senate yesterday passed bill author
izing the homesteaders on irrigation
| reclamation projects to leave their
| claims until water is available.
| New Bridges Over the Rio Grande.
| Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., March 10.-Sena-
tor Clapp of the Senate Indian COM
mittee yesterday reported the Indian
appropriation bill and it was ordered
printed 1t will probably be consid-
cred this week The net increase in
the appropriations over last year is
$1,010,000; the increase for Indian
schools is $3,6OO,OO0; for irrigation
| for the Indians $1,250,000. There is
also an appropriation for a hospital
at the Indian school at Phoenix, Ari-
zona. for the treatment of trachoma,
an eye disease which is spreading
with frightful rapidity among the In
dians and native people of Arizona
and New Mexico and is causing blind
ness.
Delegate to Congress William H.
Andrews introduced bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the construction of
bridges across the Rio Grande at the
pueblos of Isleta, Bernalillo county,
and San Felipe, Sandoval county. He
has secured from the bureau of pen
sions an increase of pension of $40
month for Julio Muller of McCarty's
Valencia county. He also secured
pension of $12 month dating from
February Z, 1909, for Maria Dolores
Wallace Of Watrous, Mora county.
Will Report Tomorrow.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., March To-
Senator Beveridge, chairman of the
Senate committee on territories, said
| today:
Il will report the statehood bill on
Friday and it will surely pass But
kickers can Stop it.
| The Indian appropriations bill
passed the Senate today. Delegate
Andrews secured over 100000 and
Delegate Cameron over 100000 in
the bill, Arizona having twice as
many Indians as New Mexico
A section in the agricultural bill
will permit fencing along the interna-
tional boundary of New Mexico and
Arizona to keep out diseased cattle.
Delegate Andrews introduced a bill to
increase the pension of Charles R.
Bostwick, Company K, Sixth Tennes-
see Cavalry, $50 month.
| Garfield on the Stand.
| Washington, March 10.-Former
Secretary of the Interior Garfield re-
sumed his testimony before the Bal
linger-Pinchot congressional investi-
eating committee today He explain
ed the Alaska coal bills introduced
in Congress during his administra-
tion of the interior department. At
the hearings, Mr.. Garfield said he and
Mr.. Ballinger differed on the question
i, whether the proposed future classifi-
increase of price over $40 per acre
should apply to locations already
made and entered.
The witness said that Mr.. Ballinger
thought the lands already entered
should be allowed patent at ten dol
lars an acre provided by the old law.
This would have allowed the Cunning
ham claims to be paid for at that
price. Questioned by Senator Suther-
land. Mr.. Garfield said he himself be-
| do
faith were entitled to that price.
Mr.. Garfield made this statement in
defense of the cooperative agree
ments: He declared it was evident
that Attorney General Wickersham
and President Taft did not have the
proper facts before them when they
reached the opinions adverse to the
legality of the reclamation certificates.
Iie also implied that Mr.. Ballinger
. might have been responsible for this.
$30,000,000 Bond Issue Unnecessary.
Washington, D. c., March 1O.-The
witness was asked if the $30,000,O 600
bond issue, recommended by Presi-
, dent Taft, was not made necessary to
relieve hardships growing out of a CO.
operative plan between the govern
ment and water users which plan was
adopted by Secretary Garfield, but
stopped by Secretary Ballinger. Mr..
Garfield declared that the proposed is
: sue would cover much wider field of
reclamation than that begun under
his administration. "In fact he
said, much to the surprise of the COM
mittee, II don't believe it is neces-
sary to issue any bonds at ALL"
l Lands Restored to Entry.
!, Washington, D. c., March 10.-A
: large part of the lands withdrawn by
: Secretary of the Interior Garfield
4 along the Grand river in Colorado and