Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-18
FROM WASHINGTON
News From The Capital With Re-
gard to Territorial Interests and
Official Matters.
AFTER PUEBLOS' ATTORNEY
Contest For the Position Of Postmaster at
socorro-An EnahbliugA Act For the Ad-
mission Of New Mexico As
a State.

Washington. d. c., November IA, 1879
-Dur;no the week there was a delega-
of Pueblo Indians here, Wllo' Win
Pedro Perea, called upon tne
of the interior n the conn
missioner of Indian affairs. me uele-
GA alton consisted of Vicente Jlron, gov
arnor of Isleta; Juan Montana, governor
of San Felipe; Mariana Cafpeheero,
Governor of Sandia: Jesus Moya anu
Eugenio Garcia, of Santa Ana.
These indians stated that they repre-
scented the inhabitants OF the puepios VI
1s,eta San Felipe, Sandia and SANTA
Ana. and filed a protest against Inc Gun
struction of certain bitches n lrrlsa-
ton canals, now in course or cohstrue-
ton BY an irrigation liipoe
If citizens of Albuquerque, ana "hleit
ditehes and irrigation canals, the III
dams claim, will be very detrimental y
| them and will, when completed, oestros
| the present supply of water 1or tieii
n,eblos. It seems that the right OF way
hrough the grants of these Indians TO-
o,+ad nm the Rio Grande, has been con-
demned in order that the company n'''
construct it's bitches through lneii
lands and the Indians desire that tine
limited States interfere and stop lie ~
rigation company from prosecuting TINS
work. until their cases, now pending IN
the supreme court of the territory are
reached and decided. The commissions
ar of Indian affairs has this matter n"
under consideration.
i REMOVAL OF THE Al
: TORNEY.
movement is on foot for the re-
moval of George Hill Howard, VINO IS d
present employed as attorney 1or wv
Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. IN
nosition. I am informed, is an employ
ment bv the secretary of the interior
} and Yields fair pay and travelling eA
nenses, when travelling upon duty.
am told that Gustave l.. Solignac, a
{ ATTORNEY at law and at present city az
, torney of the City of Santa Fe, Is Dem
strongly pushed for the position. lie
a. eph of Archbishop P. L. Chapell
and has considerable backing. me SCI
retarv of the interior has the case III
der advisement at present.
socoRRo PosToFFICE RACKE'
Tbara seems to be quite a racket ov'
the postoffice at Socorro. 1t is repofte
that there is a move on foot FOR the J.
moyal of Postmaster Estevan bac
who has held the position for about
wear. DIR. L., e. Kittrell, a dentist
= Socorro, is working very hard for u
place, and has some local petltlols
file. Mr.. Baca's friends are active a
influential and are working for ms l
tention in office. He has some gooo
cal backing. Mr.. BristoW, fourth assn
amt postmaster general, has the ca
under Adjustment.
STATEHOOD MATTERS.
A bin for an enabling act and for
admission of the territory of New MI
leo as a state has been prepared, a
will be introduced by Delegate zen
early during the coming session or c.
eress, It is represented that the Tel
tory has more than sufficient popu
# tion and wealth to entitle it to the d
I'll nity of a state, and Mr.. Perea propo
to push the measure all in his pc"
have talked to several Republic
- congressman concerning New Mexl(
admission as a state, and find sentlm
greatly divided upon the question, es
cially as to the a~dvisability or aan
SION prior to the presidential election
will take a strong pull, a hard pull
a long pull to bring about success.
PROPOSED FOREST RESERVl
:, commissioner Binger Hermann,
the general land office, is said to h
intimated that he is opposed to crea1
! a forest reserve in Lincoln county,
! objections thai applied two years
against the proposed reservation IN
Sacramento mountains near by be
good in this case. Special Agent 'Hol
ger. of Arizona, has been detailed to
spect the area, that was suggested
the Lincoln county reservation.
The suggested reservation in Lin
county ndu the dpploNdl L h0iNe
serve official, and was intended to c.
twenty-seven townships, lying n
" and east of the Mescalero Indian re
walton, taking in every town in
county except White Oaks, WhicI
lust north of the line. 1t turns out
there are no streams in the section
fected of any Importance, as they
sink into the sands and are lost
after they emerge from the precipl
narrow canons, in which there is
farming possible, according to info1
ton furnished the department. I
Tparatively little Of the area has
timber Of consequence, with the ex
ton of the Captain mountains. The
and iron areas Of Lincoln county
to a great extent, i'm the reserva
and the miners and companies ope
ing there would be handicapped
reservation, being limited to the cut
of but a small quantity of timber
mine use. The citizens who have Il