Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-03
BALL|NGER
CHOOSES COUNSEL
Personal Friend of President
Taft VIII Appear for the
Defense
CURRY STARTS FOR HOME
He Thinks the Outlook for State
hood Is Satisfactory---Arrives
Here Sunday.

Washington, d. c., Feb 4.-John j..
Vertrees of Nashville. leader of the
Tennessee bar. a Democrat and a
warm personal friend of President
Taft, has been asked to take charge
of the case for the defense" in the
Ballinger-Pinchot congressional inves-
tigation. He is now on his way to
Washington to consult with Attorney
General Wickersham and the officials
of the land Office. He probably also
will confer with Mr.. Taft The depart
ment of the interior will be represent
ed by three attorneys in the congress
sional investigation of the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy. 1t was announc-
ed today, that Secretary Ballinger had
chosen a chief counsel and two asso-
ciates.
Statehood Outlook More Favorable.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 3.-Gover-
nor Curry leaves Washington tonight
and expects to arrive in Santa Fe on
Sunday. He deems the statehood out
look more favorable. The statehood
bill has been given the first place on
the Republican legislative program.
Favorable Report on Ship Subsidy
Bill.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 3.-The
Humphrey ship subsidy bill was or
dered favorably reported today by the
house committee on merchant marine
and fisheries by a vote of ten to
seven.
Enlarged Homesteads in New Mexico.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Approximate-
ly 769,167 acres of land were desig-
mated by Secretary Ballinger, as open
under the enlarged homestead act. OF
this amount 672,S40 acres are in Wy
oming, 54,54O in Montana, and 1,767
in New Mexico.
In aid of proposed legislation af-
fecting the disposal of water power
sites, the secretary temporarily with
drew from all forms of entry or dis
posal 1861 acres along Clark Fork
in Montana and Idaho.
Proposed legislation affecting the
use and disposition of petroleum de,
posits on the public domain caused
Mr. Ballinger also to withdraw TEN,
porarily 44S,00O acres of land in Cali,
fornia, making the total area of pc
troleum Withdrawals in California to
date 2,400,453 acres.
$65,ooo for Fort Bayard.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The secretary
of the treasury has submitted a letter
| to Congress with a copy of a com.
munication of the secretary of war
recommending an appropriation OF
$4,000 for water supply at Fort Bay
ard, N. M.
| Brother of Delegate Andrews Ill.
Colonel Wesley Andrews, brother
! of Delegate Andrews, is seriously il
with pneumonia and is not expected
! to live He is private secretary tc
| Senator Penrose, and is 70 years old
| Substitute for Conservation Movement
! Washington, FEB. 3.-The Senate
committee on public lands yesterday
reported a substitute for two admin
| Iistration bills authorizing the presi
dent to withdraw from entry public
lands, for conservation purposes.
The decision to report such meas
ure was reached after several hear
ings in which the necessity for the
legislation was attacked and defend
ed in spirited controversy.
United action was impossible toda!
when the question of reporting the
bill was taken up. A three-cornereC
fight has been carried on in the
committee for some time, the faction!
were made up of Senators who be
neve that the President, under exist
ing law has authority to Withdraw
lands from public entry Senators whit
have been in favor of giving him sucl
power but who have contended tha
numerous acts of Former Presiden
Roosevelt were illegal and Senator
against such authority being confer
red upon the executive.