Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-10

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Washington, May 6, 1901
DELEGATES DOINGS.
Yesterday was another red letter day
for the New Mexico people now at Wash
ington. They made formidable show
ing before the senate committee on terri
tories, and the questions which the COM
mitteemen put were answered in such a
frank and satisfactory manner as tomake
it certain New Mexico is making friends
for her statehood movement. The speeches
of the delegates will be sent you in full by
tomorrow mail.
The delegation is still at 1t to-day, hav-
ing called on Secretary Rusk, OF the agri-
cultural department, and Land Commits
sioner Croft, both of whom received the
New Mexicans very cordially. lndivid-
nal members are getting in their work at
this time most effectively. Gov. Slower
is working with Senators Plumb and In
gals, Judge Axtet with the Ohio and
California delegation, Mr.. Patrick with
the Missouri congressional representa-
tives. Judge Trimble has friends every
where and is worker from way back,
Levi Hughes also is distinguishing himself
in tins line, having quite captured Sen
ator Cullom, OF Illinois; Senator Powers,
OF Montana, and Congressman Owen,
of Indiana. Messrs. Booth, Spencer
Marmon, Bahney, Utter, Reynolds and
Smith are doing excellent work among
the solons and in the departments. In
cdentally, silver coinage, a duty on lead
and the proposed amendment 10 the alien
land act come in for consideration.
CALLED AT HEADQUARTERS.
Among the callers this week at New
Mexico headquarters are the following,
all of whom are quite as enthusiastic lor
New Mexico as are our own delegates;
Lieut.. w. S. Glassford, OF the signal
service, Judge Douglass, formerly in the
service of the land department; Judge o,
u. Barrett, associated with Gen. B. +.
Butler in the practice OF law; D. z. Tip
! ton, friend OF Col. Marmon; Lon Hud-
son, an old Santa Fe printer boy; Gen.
Craig, formerly in command at Fort
Marcy aud now on the retired list OF the
army; Capt. T. f. Lee, formerly stationed
in New Mexico as a representative OF the
postotlice department; j.. Z. Hill, formerly
| clerk Of the district court at Santa lie uII-
der Judge Palen ex-Land Conn. stock
slayer, Geo. Il. Heard brother of Con-
gresham Heard, the latter friends OF Mr..
Patrick.
FAVORABLE BASIS.
The statehood matter is resting on @
very favorable basis at this time. Senator
Beck's death has set us back some. BY
the wav, Judge Trimble was honored by
all invitation to serve as one of the pail
bearers and did SO, the funeral taking
place at the capitol at 10 o'clock to-day.
A splendid bill has been drafted by our
delegation, asking lands for educational
purposes, and it will be introduced the
last Of the week by Mr.. Joseph. 1t asks
for sections 8, 10, "a and 81, and lands for
public institutions which aggregate nearly
5000, 900 acres. If statehood can't be
had this bill is TO be pushed through al
this session. The matter is understood
by our friends in congress
AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW.
A letter received from Santa Fe to-day
expressed some dissatisfaction at remarks
contained in d supposed interview in the
Chicago Tribune" and especially at an
expression attributed therein to Gov,
Prince. This shows great innocence as
| to the WAYS OF the Chicago reporter. As
matter OF fact, the reporter never saw tie
governor at all, as he was at the railroad
office trying to arrange for the Transports
ton OF the delegates, but he met several
delegates in the office OF the Palmer
house, had general talk and then went
home and wrote cut an interview" III
his own Chicago language. Of course no
delegate used the words attributable him,
The reporter took one of the printed lists
Of the delegates and filled in names to
suit in his supposed interview, 80 as to
make 1t readable. Cross.