Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-28
HEARING STILL
DRACS ALONG
New Mexico Statesmen Are
Always Bound to Be Heard
at Every Place
SOLDIERS HOME FOR SANTA FE
Delegate Andrews Adds a Few
More to His Two Hundred
Fifty Bills.
Special 10 the New Mexican.

SpeclaI 10 the New Mexican.
Washington, April 2S.-R. H. Han
ma, before the House committee on
j territories, pleaded for amendments
TO the constitution. He said that he
was a Republican, but had not sup
ported the Republican. organization.
Ralph c. Ely captured all in a con-
vincing speech. Many Democrats said
it was a pity that he was not a mem.
Der of the convention. a. b. Fall con.
cludes tomorrow
w. H. Andrews introduced the fol-
lowing bills: To establish Soldiers
Home at Santa Fe, also a fish culture
station; an act to prohibit special
! laws, to approve certain laws. 10 dis
! approve certain other laws, to pro,
hibit laws TO limit the territorial in
| debtedness, to construct reservoir
in Sandoval county, also in the Man
! zano mountains, to issue bridge bonds
in Valencia county: also for the sec.
retary of the interior to allot the
| lands in the Mescalero Indian reser-
/ vation and to establish national
park: to add the Lincoln national for
/ est to the Alamo national forest. to
donate a quarter section to Bedford
forest, camp of Confederate Veterans
also an act for the exploration and
purchase of mines on private land
claims
Flood is Optimistic.
Washington, April 2S.--The santi.
ment in the committee and congress is
/ strongly in favor of the admission OF
New Mexico at this session. My
opinion is that a resolution TO this
effect will undoubtedly pass. There
is a strong sentiment for few
| changes but If they are made they will
not delay the admission of the state
| (Signed) Fl. d. Flood. chairman OF
House Committee on Territories
Judge McFie stays in.
Washington, April 2S.-Judge John
R. McFie of Santa Fe, arrived here
Wednesday and called on the attorney
l
pointment to the bench R. H. Han
ma, claiming to represent various al
Itorneys of Santa Fe. however, has
blocked the effort again 0y bringing
forward the charges of 'subservience
to political influence" flied over a yeal
ago, and which charges, he says vii
be vigorously pressed if McFie's nams
is sent to the senate for confirmation
In view of the early prospects o
statehood it is said McFie will likely
serve until the first state election i.
called
LaFoIIette Simply Protests.
i Washington, April 2S.-The expect
ed fight against the Republican ap
pointments on the Senate committees
did not develop today Senator Lo
Toilette contented himself with read
ing a formal protest against the Sc
lections made by the regular Repubh
cans.
i McHarg May Have to Economize.
4 Washington, April 2S.-Unless
i Ormsby McHarg, former assistant
secretary of the department of com
merce and labor, agrees to accep;
! $4,000 instead of $4,000 a year, his
present compensation, as his fee fol
representing the Choctaw Indians, his
contract with that tribe VIII be ter
minated in six months Walter Fish
er( secretary of the interior, has writ
ten Mr.. McHarg to this effect This
step was taken after a telegram was
sent to the Indians asking if they
wanted to retain Mr.. McHarg's ser
vices. They replied that they did but
at $4,000.
Berth for New Mexico Physician.
Washington. ID c., April 2S.-Ear
Sprague Bullock of New Mexico hai
been appointed by President Taft q
/ first lieutenant of the medical re
serve corps, United States army Lieu
tenant Bullock is physician now
living at Silver City. n. NJ. He will
be notified today of the appointment
Honor for Santa Fe Boy.
Washington, April 2S-Ernest Knae
| bel of Colorado. who has been con
Injected with the department of jus
tice for some years, more recently
in charge of its public land division
was yesterday nominated by the pres
ident to be assistant attorney general
Mr.. Knaebel is son of Judge Johl
H. Knaebel of Santa Fe, n. NJ.