Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-07-27
STATEHOOD ACTION.
Delegate Joseph Writes Concerning 1t
"A Hopeful View-Timely Ex-
tract from the Congress
sional Record.

Touching the statehood question the
New MEXICAN is permitted to copy the
following private letter which explains
itself:
Committee ON MILITARY AFFAIRS,
House of Representatives U. s.
Washington, d. c., July %, 1892
Hon. T. B. Catron, Santa Fe, n. NJ.
My Dear Sir: Gall things come to him
who waits, and at last the oft repeated
promise to report our enabling act" to
the senate, was fulfilled. ! enclose here
with marked copy Of Congressional Rec
ord with full proceedings in reference to
the admission Of New Mexico. The
members Of the committee have agreed
to call up the bill for its consideration
early next December, regardless OF the
result of the coming presidential election
SO that there is no earthly doubt in my
mind but that the bill will pass the senate
next December, and that when the said
bill comes back to the house Of represen-
tatives there is no probability that the
house will deny to concur with the senate
amendments; and with the approval of
the president, it will become law. |
regret that did not see you before your
departure for New Mexico that | might
have had opportunity to thank you in per
son for your very efficient cooperation in
this most important legislation for the
future welfare Of the territory of New
Mexico. With highest regards, | remain,
Yours truly,
ANTONIO JOSEPH.
Accompanying the above Mr.. Joseph
sends page OF the Congressional Record
which is interesting because 1t shows just
what the status of the bill is now before
the senate. This quotation is from the
record:
ADMISSION OF NEW MEXICO.
"Mr. Carey: | am instructed by the
committee on territories to report the bill
Oh. r. 1856 to enable the people of New
Mexico to form constitution and state
government, and to be admitted into the.
Union on an equal footing with the origi-
nal states, with amendments, and recon-
mend its passage.
81 am also instructed by the committee
to state that it is not desired to ask for
the consideration OF the bill until the
next session of congress. At an early
day in that session | shall ask for its con.
sideration."
"Mr. Plat: ought to say that this is
not unanimous report, and that | have
not been able to bring my mind to assent
to it, There are various statistics and
facts bearing upon the question whether
New Mexico is entitled to admission,
which | have not been able to obtain,
and which the committee has not been
able to obtain. The census Office and the
commissioner of education are not pre-
pared to furnish US with the data for which
we ask.
81 therefore ask permission if, on be-
half on the minority of the committee, |
should feel bound to oppose this bill at
the next session, that ! may at the com
mencer ent OF the session file minority
report"
The vice-president Permission will be
granted in the absence OF objection"
FROM SENATOR CAREY.
The appended letter was received from
Senator Carey to-day
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. g., July %, 1892
Hon. Thomas B. Catron.
Dear Sir: The bill for the admission of
New Mexico was reported lavorably to
the senate yesterday, with the statement
that it would be called up at the next
session.
While | do not feel at liberty to disclose
what took place in the committee, will
state that when the committee met yes
terday there seemed to be disposition
on both sides of the table that all admis
sion and territorial bills should be left
Just as they were until the next ses
sion of congress. You are aware that
admission bills usually originate in the
house of representatives, for the reason
that territories have representatives
there. The house bill reached the senate
when the Minneapolis convention was
being held and the Democratic conven-
ton fol owing soon after, nearly month
was lost before quorum could be obtain
ed in the committees for the consideration
OF measures. l scarcely think it would
have been possible to have obtained the
consideration OF the New Mexico bill for
admission if you had not come on to
Washington and unremittingly labored
to have the matter taken up by the com
mittees. While Senator Platt and others
of the committee reserved the right to
file q minority report, they did not say
that they would file one. They said they
wanted to examine some census statistics,
which were not in print, before agreeing to
the minority report. 1t is safe to predict
that there will be no minority report
filed.
have but little doubt that New Mex
leo will be admitted as state early in the
next session of congress. The more |
examined into the condition Of New Mex
leo, in looking up facts to embody in my
report, the more firmly was l convinced
that it should be admitted Immediately.
Now, want to impress upon your
mind thing you do not seem fully to ap'
preciate, that if the bill had been brought
up this session it would have met with
great opposition. 1t will meet with little
or no opposition, If the assurances have
with reference to it amount to anything
next session.. Yours very truly,
| JOSEPH M CAREY