Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-25
CONGRESS WILL
ADJOURN TONIGHT
President Signs Bill Assuring
Federal Buildings to Las
Vegas and Las Cruces
HITCHCOCK TO VISIT HERE
Important Legislation Disp Osed
of on Final Day of
Session.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington June 25.-Congress
will adjourn at II o'clock tonight The
President approved the Andrews bill
for $4,000 additional for the Albu-
uueruue federal building, as we'll as
$4,000 sites for Las Vegas, Las Cru
ces, assuring federal buildings at an
early date for those cities.
Postmaster General Frank H.
Hitchcock will visit New Mexico this
summer.
Delegate Andrews will be busy clos
ing work in the department for sew
eral days before going to take part
in the New Mexico statehood cam
paign. Andrews will fight to have
the next battleship named New Mex
ico Curry, Llewellyn, Leahy Spiess,
Muller, A. H. Hilton, will leave for
home today to enter the statehood
campaign.
Will Adjourn at Eleven Tonight.
Washington, D. c., June 25.-The
House and Senate passed joint reso-
luton to adjourn finally at II o'clock
tonight.
Pension Agencies Will Be Retained.
Washington, D. c., June 25.-The
House conferees yielded on the ques-
ton of dispute over the pensions ap-
preparations bill and the conference
report was agreed to by the House.
The House wanted to abolish all pen
sion agencies, but the one at Washing
ton, but the Senate would not agree.
All the present agencies will be retain
ed The pension bill carries $156,000,-
900.
BaIlingerPinchot Committee.
Washington, June 25.-The Ballin-
ger-Pinchot investigation committee,
met this morning, and adjourned to
meet in Minneapolis on September 5
when an effort will be made to agree
on a report.
Another Investigation Coming.
Washington, June Ex-senator
Gore today presented to the Senate
a resolution providing for an inves-
tigation of the employment of private
counsel in connection with the sale
of lands belonging to the Chickasaw
and Choctaw tribes of Indians. 1t
was agreed to by the Senate.
A Million Wanted to Prevent Flood
Damage.
Washington, June 25.-The Presi-
dent today will send a message to
Congress urging the appropriation of
a million dollars to be used by the
President at his discretion to prevent
serious flood damage threatened in
the Imperial valley district of Cali
fornia by high water in the Colorado
river.
Appalachian Forest Revenue.
Washington, D. c., June 25.-An
agreement has been reached in the
Senate postponing vote on the Ap-
palachian forest revenue bill until
February 25th next.
White Slave Bill to Become Law.
Washington, D. c., June 25.-The
Mann white slave bill, designed to
prevent the shipment of women and
girls from one state to another for
immoral purposes, was passed by the
Senate today. 1t had been previously
passed by the House. President Taft
will sign the measure.
President Taft Gives Warning.
Washington, d. c., June 25.-Presi
dent Taft, it was reported today, will
send a message to Congress before ad
journment is taken tonight, saying
he will sign the rivers and harbors
bill, but he will never again approve
measure along the same lines.
Washington, June 25.-The Presi
dent this afternoon signed the rivers
and harbor bill
Gore Makes Sensational Charge.
Washington, June Ex-senator
Gore of Oklahoma disclosed in the
Senate yesterday what he interpreted
as an effort to bribe him in connection
with legislation affecting the fortune
in attorneys fees claimed by J. E
McMurray of Oklahoma for service
rendered to the Choctaw and Chica
saw nation in land and townsite cases
The charge created a sensation il
the House. The latter body in conse
quence sent back to conference th,
general deficiency bill which carried
an item relating to contracts between
the Indians and their attorneys.
AS the result of the denounemen
Senator Gore finally involved a mem
ber of the Senate committe on Indial
affairs, a member of the House com
mittee on Indian affairs, two forme
Senators-one from Nebraska and tn
other from Kansas, but whose name
were not made public in debate. Il
response to a suggestion by Senate
Bailey that he should name the Ser
ate member of the Indian affair
committee, Mr.. Gore demurred, bu