The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-11
F0RTY-F0URTlI CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE VOTTN0 TO ADMIT NEW
MANGO 1S a STATE.
MIR. Hnss's story of Marsh's Disobn rac aud
Escape Il Ills statement Coutrudirf.d by

MIR. Bns-'- story Of Marshs Discharge aud
| tscape - His statement Coutrudict.d by
| Three Oiher McmLcrs OF the Comrittcr
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The Senate to-
DAY resumed tho consideration Of tho Lili to
enable the people Of New Mexico to form con-
stitution and Sac Government, and for .he adj
mission OF said State into the Union on an cq al
footing with the original Statee. The amen :
ments proposed by tho Committee on Terrific
| rios, providing that tue laws of the United States
| shall be applicable to the new state when adj
mitted that 1t shall constitute one judicial dis
trict, fixing the salary Of the District Judge,
Marshal Attorney, &C., were agreed to.
MT Morrill, (Rep., VIZ said unless the public
interest should be promoted BY tho admission OF
New Mexico as State this bill should not be
passed. He desired to know something Of the
| number OF people there what Kind they we're (;
how many were Of tho Angio-slxon race, and
how many Of the mixed race. lie also desired
| 70 know sonnet hing about the wealth OF the
iertltory; whether " had sufficient means to
| SUI port state Govornment
Mr. Hitchcock dep, Neb.) said he believed
ne c ponulaiion OF New Mexico to-day was FROM
| Isoto lW,UeD PERSONS. or that popullt ion from
5lV0 10 45.CUO were Americans. The character
| 81 tho remainder of tho population. being of
| spanish descent. differed In ~ auv respects, but
| tnat population was peaceful and laws bining.
! New Mexico contained area of I,o.C00 square
miles hundred times rs largo az some OF tho
| SUITS III INC lilNfl-h9 large as New ENGLAND
| ana New York, aud twice as large as old Eng
land.
Mr.. NJ kew Dem. Texas) spoke In favor NJ the
MI, ana sstd the Territory owed hut f7i.NN, and
there was no reason why the people snould not
ne allowed to come in and enjoy tue right of
Mr.. morrill, REQ, Mel said from the li,,la
interest taken IN this question. one would think
me aomssIon OF an American state was n mat
ter OF no Great impcrtpnce. what dill tho SEN
ate msHn by an American Slater Did IL mean
l%Oc0 miles OF territory and nothing else7 Re-
e.s.lF .l....e
would be worth while to inpuire something
about the elements Of the nopula ion in the
Territories oui Of which II Was proposed to
make states. II he States we're TO lie admitted
on account OF area. the Senate would soon lie
tne popular bodV based on land not arane. In
New Mexico about one-'enth or one eleventh Of
the population smoke the English language: two
or three tenths ~ the population were Indians,
the men whom the white people OF the country
hunted In summer when they rad nothing else
to do, and the remainder q the population was
CONFUSED Of McNlcgns. That was the nopula-
ton represented here To dav ~ r rcring for
Stateehip. he senate being legislative. jndi
cial. and xocutve Ia its character ret res ntinr
States In the meaning Of the Constitutions was
the v, ~ bulwark OF our whole systen. Inp.ir
mat bN Hing with states. and the whole sys-
TEN VIII To ruined.
Mir. Wallace, Dem, Pa said the people had
become re I'VE from the fact that new state
win small population could nave the same
rcprcsentation on the floor Of the Senate rs tue
gre { 9 ,mmonwc.lt1 Of Penn- vlvania, with her
100000 veople. Or the great commonwealth OF
Vow Nors. with her 4.Jp0O. To admit New
Mexico with hcr small POM atinn would entiiIe
h'I 70 the same representation on the H1ur ~
the senate a. Ieun-Yvanla or New York. He
could not consent by his vote to admit New
Mexico uniil she had At ieast enough people to
give her one member OF Congress.
VI CucNrel. Dem. MOI submitted enond-
me n ~ DIVIDING thot The GOV rnurs uro. ausinn
ordering IN election tor repr seGtatives to the
Constitutional rvcntion shall be published IN
Tour newst apsrS In the Territory. It least sixty
DAYS mi tn.tne date ~ the election. Agreed to
the bil th.n read tairI time aud passed
-yens 49, NAYS Il.
Those vo,lne IN the negative we've Nessrs. Al
llSnn, II " ri. Futon. T. imunds F~elinrhuvspn.
Key. Nctrecrv, Mcdonald. Horriil va, NOR
WOOD anuoinh, MelrimOn, stevenson, sauls-
bury, and Wallace.
Ihe CGair announced that the consideration
OF unonjected bills ON the calcrd r would he
resumed a. the point where 1t was left 90 ye.-
terdaY. The t'st III was that OF Mr. Wright. re-
duciua tho larry OF the President uf the United
STATES To SO 90 per annup hut before II was
consid fed Mr.. sherman made motion fer an
Executive session, which agreed 10, ana
"nen the doors were rcopened the Senate ad-
Journeu until Monday