Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-03
NEW MEXICANS
I'm WASHINGTON

Senator Bursum has been very
busy for week in the duty OF Sc
curing lower freight rates on can
taloupes for the farmers of the
Mesilla valley, the freight rates now
being so high as to preclude the
shipping of more than a portion of
After several calls and interviews
and the sending of sheaf of tele-
grams, a final conference was
called with Santa Fe officials at
Senator Bursum's office on Satur-
day when conclusions must be
speedily arrived at and relief af-
forded, or as grave alternative
Senator Bursum will be forced to
take the matter up in the senate, as
the condition Is a serious one to
the cantaloupe growers of the
southwest who must soon begin to
move their crop or suffer great loss.
The pear crop, too, is among the
freightage to be sent eastward.
The cantaloupe and fruit industry
southwestern states runs into many
thousands of carloads and prohibit
tive freight rates would wreck the
shippers not only for this years
crop but would make planting next
year seem q purely speculative
venture
Deporting Order Suspended.
The order for the deportation of
an Italian woman, Lima Franschi-
mini, now residing at Albuquerque,
has been suspended for thirty days
to permit her attorney. II. j. Ma
brey, time to gather further evil
dence showing the woman not to
be an undesirable citizen of the
United States.
Senator Bursum on July 27, in
troduced an act amending the pres
ent law to codify. revise and amend
the laws relating to the judiciary,
commonly known as the code of
the United States. The amendment
provides for eleven judicial dis
tricts of the United States, Of which
Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming,
North and South Dakota, Nebras-
ka and Kansas, comprise the
Eleventh district. The Tenth dis
trict is made up of Oklahoma, Ar
kansas and Texas. All appeals,
writs of error and other appellate
proceedings which may be taken to
or prosecuted from the dla.rict
court OF appeals for the Eleventh
Judicial circuit shall be heard and
disposed Of by said court at such
terms held in said circuit to he
fixed and designated by said court
under general standing rules as
will in the opinion of the court
best serve the convenience of It'll
giants.
Senator Bursum on July q in
troduced a bill to provide for the
adjudication and payment of
claims arising from Indian depre-
dations. A great many old and
just Claims pending have not been
presented to the court for adjudi-
cation because of amity statute of
limitation. The bill as introduced
by Mr.. Bursum is intended to pro-
vide relief for all claimants in
matters of alleged Indian depreda-
tons.
Senator Bursum has introduced
a bill in the senate which will
amend the enabling act so as to
provide for the payment out of the
income on state lands of duly and
regularly established assessments |
in properly organized drainage |
districts under the drainage laws |
Of the state.
Senator Bursum has introduced |
a bill in the senate providing for |
the limitation Of time within which /
actions may be commenced ques-
tioning the title to lands granted
states or territories to a period of
six years, and that proceedings re-
lating to mineral lands must be
entered in the department of the
or in the courts, within
the period of six years aforesaid.
Senator and Mrs. A. A. Jones
have returned to their home in
after a two weeks
motoring trip to New York and
the Jersey coast.
Keith Edwards, attorney Of Fort
Sumner, is In Washington, attend
ing to professional business before
the department of the interior. He
will remain in the city the greater
part of next week.