The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-16
TEXAS LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
Hridpers of Eel Pnso Wants Formal
NrNtest Anninkt the Schcme.

brtHSers FL IusO wants ~
Protest AGAINST the scheme.
The following it the text of the Bridgers'
resolution protesting against the cession Of
portion OF the State Of Texas TO be added
to proposed new State TO be created out
of a portion of the Territory of New Mex
leo;
House concurrent resolution No. %;
Whereas, A resolution has been intro
duced in the legislature of New Mexico,
which legislature is now in session. and
which Said resolution has for its object
the formation of new State to be COM
posed of the county OF Ell Paso State of
texas, and the southern portion Of New
Mexico and
Whereas, Said resolu ion provides for
the appointment by congress oil -------
commissioners, and for appointment by
the State of Texas of 100 of its citizens.
and for the appointment by the Territory
of New Mexico of 100 citizens of said Ter
ritory TO consider the proposed lorna
ton of a new State; and
Whereas Said resolution has provoked
and is now provoking serious discussion
and consideration at tho hands OF GER
tain residents OF said southern portion
of New Mexico, and OF the said Ei Paso
county; and
Whereas, II is seriously proposed by
certain residents OF said Territory of New
Mexico, and said propositions have been
printed and advocated in certain news
papers, that not only should I'll Paso
county be detached from the State Of
Texas and added to the proposed new
state, hut that other counties of this
State. to-wit: Brewster, Reeves, Presi-
dio, jeff Davis and Pecos should also be
added to the proposed new State; and
Whereas, The proposition to dishgure
and mutilate the boundaries OF the State
OF Texas. and to change the geography of
this great commonwealth comes from
those who are apparently unmindful or
III ignorance of the glorious history of
the Lone Star State" history that Is
inseparabie from the boundary lines now
embracing the soil which was bathed In
the blood OF those who fought, bled and
died for the independence of this great
state, and which history, in its dazzling
brilliancy. rises far above the demands
of the avarice, selfishness and politics
OF The adjoining Territory; and
Whereas, The boundaries of the state
of Texas were first defined by the Republic
of Texas. just after the battle OF San
lacnto and were again defined and
affirmed and possession under those boun-
da1ies taken 10 the Rio Grande by General
Taylor in 1916, and possession OF such
boundaries was taken to Ell Paso by Colo
mel Doniphan and his regiment of Mis-
sourians in 1916 said regiment occupying
that particular place FL Paso) for about
one month, and finally repeling the Mex
leans by severe battle near chihuahua,
and said boundaries of Texas were again
defined and affirmed during the war be-
tween the States by troops of General
Sibley composed OF the regiments Of Colo
mel Tom Green, Colonel ScJrry and Savers
Val Verde battery, and in addition these
boundaries were recognized in the resolu-
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shin, control and administration OF land
In Texas was claimed by and remained in
the State. and the Federal government has
never owned or controlled any OF said
territory OF the State, except such as y
may have acquired for military forts and
Federal buildings, so that neither the con-
gross of the United States nor the presi-
dent has a particle of control OF the same
and said boundaries of Texas have also
beon recognized by the adjudications o.
the supreme court of this State and the SUI
preme court OF the United States; therefore
be it
tiyes. the senate concurring, as express
ing tho sense Of this legislature,
/. That the State of Texas Is unalter'
ably opposed TO the ceding OF any of Its
territory for the formation of a new State
or States
. THAT this legislature will not agre,
n anpoint any commissioners for the fur
ther CONSIDERATION OF the proposition EN-
braced in the resolution aforesaid az In
iroduced In the legislature of said Terri
tory of New Mexico.
g. That this legislature declares tina
the proposition Of the resolution as afore
said 10 be uuwise unpatriotic and op
posed to the best interests of this Stat
and of the citizens thereof.
a. That this Legislature Is firmly o
the conviction that large majority o
the citizens OF all portions OF tRis STATE
east. north, south and west are oppcsef
10 any measure looking TO cession 0
any portion OF It's territory, and tnat TN
neopie OF Texas are immovably bound TO
retber by ties OF commercial, historical
Continental and political nature.
Pead and referred 10 the committee oil
Federal relations.