Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-03-05
Senate Committee Telegra-
phs Him to Come to Wash
ington Today
EARNESTPLEA FOR NEW MEXIC
Postal Savings Bank Bill Inter-
feres With Committees De-
liberations.
special to the New Mexican


Washington, March 5.-The Senate
committee on territories was in ses-
sion this afternoon working to get the
statehood bills ready for report on
Monday but is much handicapped by
the fight on the postal savings bill
which requires its members 10 be on
the floor of the Senate instead of in
the committee room. Territorial Re
publican Chairman H. O. Bursum was
called here from New York by tele-
gram from the commit ee and he
made an impassioned anl convincing
plea for such concession to the ter
ritories as had been eliminated by the
Beveridge bill. 1t is believed that the
committee will grant Bursums con-
tentions for both territories.
Delegate Andrews reintroduced an
amended bill to validate an issue OF
$4,000 bonds by the town of Gallup
for the purpose of building munich
pal water system. Also bills for a
pension to Pedro Pena, captain of Ala
rids independent company of New
Mexico Infantry of S35 a month. Dele
gate Andrews secured an increase of
pension for John S. Nelson, Company
c., 19 Ohio Infantry, Mineral Hill, San
Miguel county, of SIS a month; for
Mary R. Moore, widow of John Moore
Company B, 29th Wisconsin Infantry
of Yeso, Chaves county of S12 month
from April 12, 1909, and also accrued
pension from date of death of soldier.
Upon Delegate Andrews recon-
mendation, Postmaster General Frank
H. Hitchcock today appointed Fannie
B. Garrett postmaster at Turner,
Roosevelt county.
Executive Head Needed.
The Washington dispatch which
said that the postofice department is
anxious that the new appointee Ed
ward G. Burke take charge as soon as
possible, because postoffice affairs in
Santa Fe are regarded as not being
in the best of shape, referred, OF
course, only to present conditions
which are anomalous. While Mr.
Grimshaw was in charge and even
Mr. Kinsell, despite most unusual dlf
ficulties, matters were kept in as good
a trim as circumstances warranted
and financially, every cent has been
accounted for, as both Mr.. Grimshaw
and Mr.. Kinsell were good business
men and capable and honest. Present
conditions, however, demand an exc
cutive head and therefore Mr.. Burke
will probably be authorized to assume
charge even before he has fully quail
fed as to bond and other preliminary
details.
Cummins Amendment Defeated.
Washington D. c., March 5.-Tht
Cummins Amendment to the Posta
Savings Bank Bill was defeated in thu
Senate today. The amendment sough
to 'sconfine to the time of war" the in
vestment of postal bank funds in gov
ernment securities. The vote on tn
amendment was forty to eighteen.
The Smoot amendment was adopte
by vote of 46 to "a.
nominations to Annapolis naval acat
emy, the principal being Harold How
ard of Winslow; first alternate, Star
ley Livingston Wilson, of Prescott
second alternate, Alfonzo Lawrenc
Dunklin, of Winslow Cameron ais
secured an increased pension fc
Uziah Mach, of Tucson, member {
company K, Tooth Illinois Infantr,
and a pension of SIS from the burea
for Henry Zenner, of Price, Ariz.,
member of company A, 18th New Yor
cavalry.
Hoval A. Smith will arrive hel
from Boston Tuesday. He is teri
torial Republican chairman tof Al
zona.