Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-31
STATEHOOD AFFAIRS.
Gen. Bartlett Talks Oheerfully of the
0uIook-Tls Big Post and
Other Matters,

Gen. Z. L. Bartlett, the Wide-awake
president of Santa Fe's Board OF Trade,
returned yesterday morning from a six
weeks trip east, most of which time he
spent 10 Washington working in the in
terest Of Santa Fe in particular and New
Mexi o IN general.
A New MEXICAN scribe found Gen.
Bartlett at his desk this morning well
nish concesed amid the accumulated
business of his office, and fred few shots
at him at long range, respecting the
status of New Mexico affairs at the national
capital.
"Rpgarding statehood, said the gen
eral, "Mr. Juseph's bill providing for an
enabling act is the most liberal that has
ever been presented to congress III Its
provisions for the new state, and are more
favorable than We could ever hope to OBJ
tain again. These provisions are objected
to by some members OF the house on that
ground, lor the reason, they say, that TIE
other states, which only received half as
much land rs We, might justly complain
at the preference given Us and have a
claim on the government for the dliier-
ence."
lis this opposition serious?" was
asked.
mo; it is not strong enough in the
house to prevent the bill passing there.
Oar real difficulty will be found in the
senate where some members are afraid of
another silver state, others say that it
would he unfair to ADM. New Mexico and
not the other territories who are claiming
admission and still others are sfrald OF the
political complexion OF the new state.
How ever, Mr.. Joseph is satisfied that the
senate will pass The bill ii We can give
him little help in the way of sending on
delegation to assist him with the SEN
ate. lie saws that the other territories
we had delegations there all winter as
sisting their delegates in their claims for
statehood, while he has been alone and
working at disadvantage in not having
Republican assistance from the terri
tory"
"Delegate Joseph is counted worker,
is he not?'
He is doing splendid work in all direc-
tions for the territory has the confidence,
| respect and friendship Of all parties, and
is certainly entitled to the earnest CO.
operation there of all Republicans who
desire to see New Mexico admitted"
Glow about Santa Fe's big military
post?"
THE prospects for the appropriation of
| $3.50 600 to construct the new post here,
recommended by the secretary Of war,
are very good. The house military com
mittee through the chairman Of the sub
committee who has the matter in charge
| General Newbury, Of Chicago assured
me that We could depend on favorable
report from that committee. A similar
bill has been introduced in the senate
which have every reason to believe will
pass that body and come to the house as
new measure where it will only encOun-
ter the opposition Of Holman. But it is
believed the till can he passed at this
session notwithstanding this. If not, it
will be carried over as unfinished bust
ness to the second session when it is Ger
tain OF being passed. This appropriation
and the establishment OF the post, of
course, depends upon the donation of our
citizens Of $40 acres OF land, which should
be secured at once and placed at the dis
posal Of the war department"
"What Of national topics"
can tie indiraions are that Harrison
will be the nominee at Minneapolis,
v lille the Democrats will be forced to Sc
ltrt Cleveland or some western man, as it
is generally conceded outside of New York
that Hill can not he nominated.
Tho presidential nominations, the
Behring sea controversy, the tariff and
silver occupying the attention OF the pub
he men, and the ordinary business i'll
Washington has pretty hard time.
The weather has been the worst ever
known in Washington during the month
Of March, and nearly every one was more
or less sick. 1t is especially rough on the
visitor from New Mexico, whose home is
in the midst OF almost perpetual sun
shine y