Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-04
FACTS FROM Mr.. FISKE.
The U. s, District Attorney Returns
from Washington and Talks Of New
Mexico's Interests There,
The Nominations All Right-The Chief
IustiCeship- Statehood and the Senti-
ment of Congressman.


bug and smiles frequently when chatting
Sith friends over the incidents of his visit
and what he found the situation to be So
far as New Mexico is concerned.
1.-TWO days before left for home, " sad
Mr. Fiske, Miguel SaIazar went with
Delegate Joseph to call on the president
and urge the appointment of Col Prichard
to be chief justice. The president told
them there was little use of discussing the
subject as he had made up his mind to
APPOINT GEO. c. PRESTON, ESQ,
to the office On the day of my departure
for home | learned that the president
had not made the nomination because it
had been charged that Mr. Preston was
in business partnership with Mr., Glider
sleeve, who was alleged to be an
unsafe sort OF a man generally
tuence Mr.. Preston were he appointed
TO the place. Tnls caused the nOmna
rion to he held in abeyance awaiting fur
Their information touching this subject.
"As to the confirmation OF the Judicial
for New Mexico, | found
that the senate committee Oh the judi
ciary makes its Investigations with more
care and dtliberatlon than any other oil
the senate commuters. They lOld but
one session a " eek, and then only meet
for two or three hours, OH Mondays. With
they care they take in
EXAMINING NOMINATIONS
progress is necessarily very slow. 1t is
also an established rule, as am informed,
not to report the nominations for any
state or territory till all of them are ready
to be sent in i'll a body. The press OF
business has made it practically mpossl-
Die to reach the New Mexico judicial Eomi-
nations b. lore the judiciary commit,
tee thus far, but they would have
been reached had it not been Tor the
sickness Of the committee chairman,
Senator EdmundS, who has general dlreC-
ton Of all reports. senator Edmunds has
not been able TO attend the committee :
sessions for three weeks and the chances
arc llldl IL Will NV w ~ uNNhS ioi 'iiii ~
leave his residence for senate duty for
some weeks yet, SO it may be that there
will be further delay on this account.
Another rule OF the committee Is that,
no matter What charges may be made
against nominee, no call Oh The nonIi'
nee for information is sent out until the
committee has itself invest. ated and
found that
THE CHARGE is SERIOUS ENOUGH
to interfere, if true, with confirmation.
Unless charge of this dignity is made
the committee usually reports the noml.
nee for confirmation without taking any
notice of the charges; and If there are
charges of some dignity no definite action
is taken until the nonlnee has lull and
ample opportunity t" make Tor himself 4
showing before the committee. Thu
Wmlt the committee works with greal
denberatlon, there is no chance Tor the
filing of any charges that the nominee
will II, have opportunity to reply to.
The best evidence vi the character oil
the charges thus far filed by The dis
grunlled IN n, " Mexico" continued Mr..
Flske, is found In the fact that none OF
those against whom the charges are oil
rected have rs yet been called upon
TO MAKE ANSWER TO THEM.
| saw every Republican member OF the
senate Judi, iary committee, and am con
WINGED that every nomination for New
Mexico now before that committee will
be confirmed without the least difficulty.
If | had any doubt about this | would
have re mained in Washington to see it
out. The judiciary committee thoroughly
Cumprehends the situation and the CHAR
a, ter OF The charges, and the motives that
prompt them are fully understo' d"
As To the land Office nominations IN the
territory, Mr.. Fiske said nearly all Oh them
haG been iavorably reported and those not
SO reported are
SIMPLY AWAITING THEIR TURN
in executive session. Mr.. Sesura's noml-
nation for Pueblo Indian agent and the
circumstances attending it aud the neces-
siiy of immediate action were explained
TO Senator Dawes, chairman OF the In
dian affairs committee, by Mr.. Fiske, and
he reported the IL, mlnatlun ut once, 50
that MIR. Segura's nomination was con
filmed on the afternoon prior to MIR.
Fiske's departure tor h. me.
"As TO STATEHOOD FOR NEW MEXICO"
said the U. S. district attorney, 81
talked with great many mem
beers Of congress, and while they
seemed to be inclined to do us
Justice was surprised to find that gen
orally speaking they had gathered very
inaccurate idea OF the capabilities OF New
Mexico and the character OF its people.
Son of them seemed to think that two
thirds Of the res de hts OF Ne" Mexico ~
about in semi-ba, bafic condition dressed
in u hreech.clout and slx-shooter. !
introduced Major salazar as
A REPRESENTATIVE NEW MEXICAN
and some OF the congressman appeared
amazed. He made al excellent impress
sion in behalf OF our Spanish-Amerlcan
citizens. think it would be good thing
for the territory if more of our representa-
tive native born were to show themselves
in Washington and congress would soon
cone to recognize how erroneous Is it,
idea of these people. | spent much time
in explaining away and correcting the
numerous wrongful impressions CT Gated il
the minds Of congressman by slanderers
and ialslhers. AS to admission as u state
during the present session, there Is little
or no hope. Mr. Joseph's bill for an en
abing act and new constitutional con
ynntlon will fail Of passage. My judgment
is that We must have a general election
and elect
REPUBLICAN DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
and reflect our usual Republican legis
lature before q majority of the congress
men can be brought to candid con
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