Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-22
ANDREWS IS
STILL HOPEFUL
He Is Leaving No Stone Un-
turned to Obtain lEnme-
diate Statehood
HELPED PASS PENSION BILL
New Mexico Visitors Doing Eff
fective Team Work at
Washington, D. c.
Especial Correspondence to the New
MeXican.)

tSpeclaI correspondence to the New
MeXican.)
Washington, D. c., Feb. 22.-Thrre
is every reason TO hope that New
Mexico will become a state before
March 4, Delegate Andrews is laay-
ing no stone unturned to bring about
this result. and in view of the fact
that the constitution is exciting no
criticism, the members OF the House
will be inclined to favor the wishes
OF the New Mexico delegate. who has
worked so long and conscientiolsly to
bring his territory into the Union Mr..
Andrews has the warm friendship and
support of the Senators from Penn
sylyania and other states, and with
the assistance he is able to command
in both branches of Congress, he
will be able to accomplish his pur-
pose, providing the task is within the
range Of human possibility-and Mr..
Andrews says it is,
President Will Sign Bill.
One of the members of the House
committee on pensions told your cor
respondent that the efforts of Dele
gate Andrews, of New Mexico. in be
half of the pension bill. was largely
responsible for the passage Of the
measure through the House. And
now Mr.. Andrews has followed the
bill over to the Senate continued
the Congressman, where he is push.
ing his friends who are members Of
the chamber to complete The legisla-
ton"
Will the President sign the bill"
was asked.
Andrews says he will" was the re,
sponse, and no one is in better posi-
ton to know than he"
Under the old law veterans of the
Civil War receive pensions as follows:
Sixty-five years of age, 81 a month;
seventy years, SIS; seventy-fve Years
500 The bill as amended will pen
sion veterans of siXty-two years of
age at SIS a month; sixty-f1ve years
$40; seventy years $25; seventy-fve
years $50.
The increased pensions in New
Mexico under this bill will amount tc
| $1,500,OOO annually.
/ New Mexico Visitors
The New Mexico visitors to the cap
itol are doing effective team work in
their efforts to obtain approval fol-
statehood during the remaining days
of Congress. Governor Mills has had
I several interviews with the President
and has seen many senators and rep
resentatives: Alex. Read spends his
days and nights talking law and state
hood, and o. T. Toombs is pursuing
the same course. R. Fl. Sims has been
interviewing the departments and con
/ gressmen. and like D. NJ. Hartley has
hustled in every direction where
there was an opportunity to do any
good. The party have been stopping
at the >horeham, where they keep ir
constan touch with Delegate An
dreWs
HarolI Hurd has been appointed re
caiyer If public moneys at Roswell
aud Jol Il Becker, who has been post
master 1t Belen, has brought his of
fee up to the presidential class. an(
commission will be issued him by
President Taft.
Canadian Reciprocity.
No issue of President Taft's admin
istrafion, not even excepting the tar
iff, Las caused such interest among
the men who make the nations laws
in congress, as the Canadian reciprO
city treaty. The matter has beer
beDre Congress but short time, an(
a GOOD many members have fount
themselves unprepared to act upon it
owing to the fact that they had no
Teen made acquainted with the santi
ment of their districts. In a gen
eral way the proposition is not so nev
at the capitol as throughout tn
country, and while most legislator
have long had their individual view
with respect to this phase of reciprc
city, yet the formation of the differ
ent articles affected was not know
until the President submitted his mes
sage to Congress. The lumber an
farming interests, the latter repre-
sented by the officers of the Grangers
got into the fight early, and they hav
succeeded in arousing good deal G
opposition, which has been arrivin
via mail in the way of protests t
Congressman, and in expression
through the public print. On the otl
er hand the metropolitan press an
the manufacturing interests of tn
east have strongly endorsed the pr
posed ratification of the treaty. Th
House, acting more as a matter {
conviction on the part of member
than upon advice of it's constituenc
has passed the legislation along 1
the Senate. At first there we're we
defined rumors that the Senate wouI
refuse to act this session, but this VIZ
Immediately followed by intimation
that in many quarters were regarde
as threat. that President Taft woul
not hesitate to call an extra sessic
of Congress unless the Senate vote
upon the treaty. President Taft hi
never gotten as busy" on any mea
Dra aS on this and no has oOua fort