Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-26
INTERESTS AT WASHINGTON.
Hon. E. S. Slower Returns and Talks o
the Work Of the Recent Visit
ing Delegates
Status of the Land Court Measure 80 Inc
Outlook for Statehood Other
News Of Note.

delegation recently sent 10 ""'l''Ds way
.ot,,rnod home Yesterday. The New {
MEXICAN sent representative 10 lD'er-
cent him at Las Vegas and secure an IN
terview as he passed down the Toau I'll
route to Albuquerque; .,,,io.;.,, r
''Senator Blair, and in fact majority
Of both the senate and mousse co'l'ILil' I 90
IN educational affairs have agreed 10
aid Nav Mexico to further her education
al interests should the effort tor aunls-
Sion fal . said Gov. Slower. "No mater
what the outcome, We are positive OF Sc
curinp certain benefits as result OF ms
ielepation's visit. The demand Tor ecu
cational purposes is in good shape, ana
if has served to arouse>a deep interest III
our welfare. We
DEMAND THESE LANDS
because the lands asked to be appropri-
ated we're acquired from Old Mexico
with large foreign population.
because the territory of New Mexico
has been held in territorial condition
for over fortv years. Because the people
are poor, and are unable to educate Them
selves by taxation. a tax sufficient 10
sustain the schools as they should
+ be sustained would be a great hard
SHIN: for the reason that congress
has failed to settle the land grant titles
and there is very little real estate III
the territory subject to taxation. we ask
for more than is ordinarily given to states
because 50 per cent OF the land Is ara,
therefore yalueless without irrigation ana
because fully 50 per cent OF the most val
liable land is included within the grants,
and for the reason that for the last
twenty years good deal OF the
valuable land in the territory has
been selected by homesteaders, pre-,
emptors, cattle and sheep men, ana
is not now subject to selection, ana also
because OF the large proportion OF inhao-
itants that do not understand the Engnsh
20 language. If We are not permitted 10 Sc
lect these lands now for common schools,
university, agricultural college, schooi OF
mines and other purposes, the lallds lel'
for selection will he comparatively WORTH
less, as more railroads are now approach
ing the territory, giving prospect OF an
early and large increase C1 populat!oh'
AS TO STATEHOOD,
Gov. Slower said the committees have de-
cided that ii New Mexico comes III as
state it will be under the constitution al
ready framed and under that instrumeen
ONLY. That much may be taken as settie(
for all time. NEARLY every promlnen
member Of congress has read TINS consul
! tution," said the governor, and not man.
but who expressed surprise and gratlilca
ton at its strong and wholesome make
. up.
THE present status OF statehood j
-. simply this The house committee "h!c'
has
z make a favorable report at the presen
& session. asking for New MexiCo's admis
z sion under the constitution above referee
to. This report, however, will scarce
he acted upon until after the next censu
ndIs is had and also the result OF the mex
udls November election is known. These tW
70 matters will cut an important feature, an
40 il the Republicans OF the territory, " he
"a as a party, have led in the progresslr
hle. march for statehood from the very start
- shall elect their delegate in congress theI
the admission Of New Mexico may b
m counted as certain at the coming "lnte
w session of congress. 1t is my opinion tina
the constitution backed by full stat
ticket OF staunch Republicans should b
voted for at the coming November cleo
ton
LAND COURT PROGRAM.
When asked as to the condition OF tn
II land court measure when he left tn
national capital the speaker said he dl
not see any snags in the path OF the Ian
grant court bill and he feels confident Tx
the measure has success written on 1t
face. 1t WAS set down to come up Ill ID
C. house on the Goth, but went over becaus
of the heated discussion Oh the tariff bil
However, Speaker Reed has promised, {
soon as the confusion attendant upon I'll
passage OF the tariff measure IS over, /
will recognize Mr.. Caswell, chairman
the committee on private land cialm
and an opportunity will be afforded the
to call up the bill. 1t Will be paSSe
and 90 to the senate "her
n according to program it Is to ne pass,
~ With the senate bill simply added toit, tt
agreement being that all differences sh'
. he effected in the conference commltte
and measure reported That will be
compromise measure suiting most OF t
-,o leaders in both branches of consreE
EMS The small holdings modification IS
right, but the bill will no doubt conta
gars, the eleven league clause"
OTHER MATTERS OF MOMENT.
- Gov. Slower further said that as so
+. as the bill providing for a ne" dlstr
I'm Judge is reached in regular order it will
III passed.
I'LL. The passage of tue bill containing t
Ill lead ore tariff was victory for Nestf
AA~ miners which Gov. Stoyer is proud
- have labored for among the Kansas de
-. cation in congress. Congressman J.
kins. of Kansas, and Congressman {
ter, of Montana, made avigorous tight
American lead interests. The torn
- presented in congress petition demal
ARD ming du,y on Mexico lead which
NO, ?, signed by over 5000 New Mexico mine
= and in his address he spoke of the or
go 5:a0 benefits the shutting out of cheap Mex
990G /" ores would have upon the lansulshlns
FAINT industries OF New Mexico.
,..,,, Gov. Slower added that Gen. B. +. b
Ks" Ter is most friendly toward this terrlt
1888" and is doing much to aid in carrying
ldl :5o the work inaugurated before congress
$50" the visiting delegates.
1850" AGAIN lo''h'.'o 'iV'
Gov. Slower said he thought when
$40 a constitution comes up for test vote
November, all political phases OF the
for all test would be crushed out of sight by
higher and more important one OF
4 tH iona yancement and business. Hethought
~ ! ''' business man could afford to oppose st
for Los hood. no matter what his political bel
IN Gan Among the delegates who had Wor
,ncisco faithfully for New Mexico on this trlE