Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-11-08
JosEPH's REco RD.
Bills Passed by Him In The Congress
During His Seven Years Service.

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Appropriation for repairs OF
the Governors Palace. 10000
Appropriation for Indian
School at Santa Fe. $4,000
Appropriation for extension
to same Gin 1897, 10000
Appropriation for National
Cemetery at Santa Fe. $1,000
Bill creating the Office Of Su-
perintendent ofsssame at a sal
airy per annum Of 100
Appropriation for the en-
largement Of Fort Marcy
agreed upon in the House 100000
Bill for Capitol furniture $1,000
School at Albuquerque. $4,000
Appropriation for enlarge
ment OF same lin 1892. 1900
Appropriation for Survey OF
Private Land Claims, IN 1000
Appropriation for Survey OF
Rio Grande River from Embu5e
do to Ell Paso, 5000
Bill for Settlement OF Indian
Depreciation Claims commit
ted IN New Mexico, providing
for payment to our citizens, as
they prove up their claims, Of 100000
Appropriation for payment
up and allowed. 100000
Bill for reduction Of the Ma
vajo Indian Reservation throw
ing open the mineral lands
thereon to the prospector and
miner. b,OOO
Indian Reservation. 5000
Bill for the establishment Of
the Agricultural College and
securing the annual govern
ment appropriation Of 5000
Forty-seven az private pen
sion bills for old soldiers or de-
pendent relatives, carrying an
average Of about $1,000 each. 100000
About. 1900 pension cases
made special before the PEN
sion Bureau through Joseph's
personal solicitation, carrying
in payments already made for
back pensions and annual al
Indicated over. 100000
Appropriation for renting
ture. $500
EY- This shows Mr.. Joseph's services
in congress to have been worth to the
people of New Mexico, in actual cash
appropriations and payments, the aver
age sum of about $4,000 per year dur
ing his seven years service, and in pay
ments yet to be made under the legisla-
ton procured through his persistent and
%unfaltering efforts an average sum OF
about 100000 per year-a total cash in
come to the people from his services Of
about S550,000 per a~nnuha-9Shich he ex-
poets to increase. at leRst 100000 pol
year through the pending legislation.
But this is by no means all-is mere
ly the actual cash valuation OF his ser
vices. Read on.
A bill creating the United States
Private Land Court. 5t
A bill amending the u. S. Private
Land Court Act.
A bill for another additional Judicia
District in 1888.
A bill for another additional Judicia
District in 1890.
A bill for aU. S. Land oGco at Clay
ton in 1888.
a bill for a U. s. Land Office at Ros
we'll in 1890.
The establishment Of 200 new post
Offices for the convenience and econom,
OF the people.
The establishment Of fifty new mai
routes.
: A bill for the Gallup Town Site.
A bill for the establishment Of Sal
Juan County, etc.
, A bill for the establishment Of tn
PecOs National Park, containing 308,24
acres, at the headwaters Of the Pecoi
/ nawaw - Nha nWnNugtranl % tho fnunhai
, and thus OF the water supply for irriga
4 ton In all southwestern New Mexico.
A bill establishing reservoir sites IL
New Mexico.
: A bill donating public lands 10 N. NJ.
= A bill authorizing the issuance 0
$4,000 OF bonds to rebuild the Capitol
A bill for the admission Of New Mex
, CO as a State 10 1SS6-passed by tn
democratic House but defeated by th
republican Senate.
A bill for the admission Of New Mex
n co as a State in ~1988-pasBed by tn
democratic house but defeated by tn
republican senate.
d A bill for the admission OF New Mex
Q 90 as a State in 1S92-the most hberi
Q admission bill ever reported 10 Congress
q LAIylufuoO ulICn ~ UubllN lun
to the Territory for public uses and 10
= per cent. OF the sales OF all the balanc
8 OF government lands to the support Of
common school system-passed by ia
democratic House OF June 9th last b
the overwhelming majority Of III 10 g.
amended by the republican Senate Con
mittee on Territories, under 4. b. Ca
ron's influence, by cutting down a
grants OF lands and money one-half-
h now hanging on the Senate calendI
Il with the promise OF passage ia Decen
Der, whence it will have TO go back
n the House for concurrence 10 the illiber
= amendments and whore no one but De
a egate Joseph can secure favorable a
" tiOn.
k Let the ungrateful citizen Of Ne
d Mexico, who charges that Delegate j
n seph has lone nothing for this T0rfitoI
during his terms in Congress. read th
unparalleled record and hide his head
u 8ham0 cor bis monstrous lngratitudo.