Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-27
TAFT ENCOURAGED
BY OUTLOOK FOR
LEGISLATION
Series Of important Confer
enceS to Be Held By PreSi-
dent and Leaders to Discuss
Program
Morning Journal Bureau,
613 MunseY Building.
Washington. .. g. Dec 20.

President Taft Is greatly encour-
aged over the legislation outlook.
This was made known at the White
House today by the announcement
that a series of conferences would be
held Immediately after Christmas be-
tween the president and leaders in
congress-
| The first OF those conferences was
held last night. There are present
more than dozen senators, mem-
bers of the house and cabinet officers.
1.-THE ADMINISTRATORS legislative pro-
gram was discussed in general, but at
future conferences 1t Will be taken up
measure by measure and the wishes
of the president will be made known
to leaders who win be called in.
Most important will be the tariff
commission plan and ship subsidy.
The president is determined to press
both of these measures for decisive
action at the short session.
The second of the conferences with
house and senate leaders will be held
| Immediately after the holidays
A bill has passed the senate ex-
| tending the time for certain home
steaders to establish a residence upon
their land which is of particular in
| terest to New Mexico and a number of
l MtSltIil SldttH+ llt ltAl VI AAN
ure followsi
THAT all persons who have here
tofcre filed declaratory statements or
made homestead entries in the states
OF North Dakota, South Dakota, Me-
braska. Idaho, Montana. Colorado,
Utah. wyoming, Minnesota, Washing
lton and oregon and the territories or
Arizona and New Mexico, where the
period in which they were or are re-
Il f1st~ M
such declaratoy statements or to es-
! tabish residence expired or expires
after December !, 1910. are hereby
granted until May 8, 1871, within
which to make such entry or establish
| such residence upon the lands so en-
! tered BY them: Provided, That this ex-
tension of time shall not shorten either
the period of commutation or actual
residence required by the homestead
llaw: Provided further, That this act
lshall not be construed, TO defeat an
adverse clain established by entry or
settlement and residence after the
lexpifatiOn of the time allowed for
| the making Of entry under a soldiers
| declaratory statement and the sol
dier liEs failed TO make entry and es-
tabish residence on the land.
| Sec 9 That homestead entrymen
or settlers upon the public domain in
lIllt Slditf anu tfIIllbliNr ttJbNN lltihiNfA
be. and the same are hereby. relieved
from the necessity Of residence upon
their lands from the date of the APP
proval of this act to May Is, 1917:
Provided, That the time of actual resi-
dence during the period named shall
not be deducted from the full time OF
residence required by law.
The de, don on the adoption or
rejeetien OF the constitution for Ari
1 .l.r.I n .t-fiI ha balA Tun1I-
larry Is. next. and if adopted the con-
stitutlon may be in the hands of the
| president and Of congress for their
lapproval hefcre the end of the pres
lent congress. according to the annual
report OF Governor Sloan of Arizona.
| It t'us program Is carried Dut, ne
says, there is every reason to expect
that the new state government Will be
in operation by the end of the pres
ent fiscal year.
! Governor Sloan recommends that
congress authorize the levy of taxes
for the payment of expenses of the
Territorial government for the fiscal
years ending 1912 and 1913.
| Personally, Governor Sloan does
not expect congress and the president
to approve the Arizona constitution,
| He gave 1t terrible black eye when
Ihe was in Washington a few weeks
| feeling in the senate and some in the
house that the Arizona constitution
will not pass muster Particularly
senators openly express their oppoS-
tion to the constitution, and say that
Ithey will rot stand for ii in its pres
cnt shape.
There have been many conferences
held with the president by members
of the Texas delegation with respect
Ito the boundary dispute existing be-
tween Texas and New Mexico. The
luresident has let il be known that
1.-THE matter viii not be settled until
1.-The constitution of New Mexico as a
state is approved.
Delegate Andrews has introduced
lbins in the house to satisfy the claims
OF Santiago Bmey. and the widow and
1.-The heirs OF Juna ID. Montoya, All OF
New Mexico Both bills have been
l,.sferrad ia the committee on claims