Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-06
SOLOMON LUNA
At WHITE HOUSE
President Will Declare New
Mexico a State Without
Any Delay
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS UP
Senate Was Not in Session and
the House Has an Un.
eventful Day.

the House Has an Un.
eventful Day.
tBy Special Leased Wire to New Mexican,
: = = : s = = s s = y = s : = =
y Today in Congress. y
y Washington, D. c.. Dec. G. =
y Senate. &
y Meets Thursday, 2 p. m. =
y Lorimer senatorial inquiry =
= resumed. =
y Monetary commission re- =
y sumed. =
y Antitrust legislation dis =
y cussed at Senate Committee y
y hearing. s
y House. =
y Met at noon. y
= Miscellaneous bills consid- y
= cred under call OF committees. =
= ]. D. Rockefeller, and Rev. s
y F. D. Gates invited to appear s
= Monday before Steel commit s
= tee. &
= Government estimates at =
= tackled as misleading by ap- s
s preparations committee chair =
& man. 4
y Diplomatic recalls urged by s
= Representative Berger, Social s
= ist. on account of Russian =
= passport trouble. s
= Worlds sugar prices probed =
= by sugar inquiry discussed by =
y Democrats on Ways and =
y Means committee. =
y Congress probably will not =
= act on Persian incident. =
y Representative Sims claimed =
s bill abolishing Commerce Court :
\ would be passed. =
= Railroad physical valuation
= bill introduced by Esch, (Wis- :
= consin) Mine Rescue Work =
= Government Liability Bill
= passed. =
= Adjourned at 1885 p. m. un-
y I'LL noon thursday.
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National Committeeman at
White House.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-National
Committeeman Solomon Luna, accom-
panied Delegate w. H. Andrews t02ths
White House today 4 long Interview
with President Taft took place re
lating to matters of great Importance
to New Mexico and also as to appoint
ments for federal Judge U. s. Mar
shall, U. S. District Attorney and othel
important offices for New Mexico.
President Taft upon the receipt o.
the election returns will declare New
Mexico member of the sisterhoot
of states fright off the bat," and with
out any delay, even if returns should
reach him during holiday. The Presi
dent expressed himself pleased tina
the Republicans will send two Sena
tors from New Mexico, and one Con
gressman and that they have elected
the majority of the Supreme Court ant
Corporation Commission. He gave t,
National Committeeman Luna a spe
cial invitation to the dinner at thu
White House which is to be given tt
the national committee. Another con
ference at the White House was al
ranged by Mr.. Luna and Delegate An
drews.
Owing to the clamor of the old sol
diers, the Sherwood service pension
bill, providing for general pension
frcm SIS to $50, will be passed at thi
session.
Pension Bill Will Pass Before
Christmas.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 6-Pensiol
legislation early in this session o
Congress is certain to be pressed
Democratic leader Underwood, of tn.
House is authority for the statemen
that some service nension bills will
be passed before Christmas.
Party leaders in the House hav.
agreed, it is reported, to get the sci
vice pension legislation out Of tn
way as early as possible.
Revising Tariff Schedules.
Washington, D. c., Dec. eth
first meeting Of the Democrati
members of the House Committee o
Ways and Means since adjournmer
of Congress last August, was held t.
day. Chairman Underwood and hi
colleagues discussed the general tsl
iff situation and considered the pla
Of action for the session.
The committee, however, will b,
gin at once, the preliminary work {
revising schedules. Included In II
program for tariff revision Il,
wool, cotton, iron and steel, suga
agricultural implements aud foo,
stuffs.
Rockefeller and His Pastor Invite,
! Washington, D.. c., Dec. 6.-Joh
ED. Rockefeller and Rev. Fred Gate
manager of Mr.. Rockefeller's char
tiles, were today invited by Chairma
| Stanley, of the House Steel Trust i
vestigating committee, to appear b
lfore the committee next Monday,
they care to do 50, to reply to charge
Iby the Merritt Brothers, Of MINES
ia, concerning the $2O.000,0O0 Mesal
lore properties in Minnesota.
Fitzgerald Dencurcss cabtnat oAie.
washington, D. c. Del. Cha
man Fitzgerald Of the House comm
!, ltee on appropriations, today charg
]. B.IAhn4 cnnrnfaru MacVaa xh had aonf !.