Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-25

STATEHOOD MEMORIAL.
Senator Richardson Introduces a
Memorial for Statehood.
The Council and House Getting Down
10 Business.
Number OF Interesting Legislative Notes
About the Members.
The LATEST FROM TIE CAPITAL

COUACIL MONDAY MORNING, JAN. %.
Council met pursuant I o adjournment
with the president m the chair. Quorum
present Prayer by the chaplain. Min
ules Of previous meeting read and ap
proved.
A message announced that the house
h ih %concurred in q. j. Il. No. I, {, j.. X.
No. 9, In substitute for G. j. X. No. 3, Ia
q. j. X No . and In e. II. No q.
Mr.. Bureum arose to the question OF
personal privilege and stated that a mis-
lake appeared on the council journal of
the thIrd day, morning session, regarding
the title given {. u No. y. which wss duly
passed by the council on said day. and
asked that the clerk be Instructed 10 cor.
rect said jOur0al, whercnpon the clerk
was Instructed by the council 10 make
1aid correction.
MIR. Anchetg moved that the council do
now Resolve itself Into u committee OF
The wn0le for the consideration OF the re-
port OF the committee on rules, with the
president IN the chair. motion prevailed.
The committee Of the whole arose.. Coun-
gu was called 10 order by the president.
The committee OF the whole made the
following report: ''Mr. President: Your
committee Of the whole, 10 whom was
referred tbs rules for the government Of
the Legislative council OF the Thirty
third Legislative assembly. New Mexico,
beg leave 90 report that, sitter having
amended and corrected the the same, re-
port the same back TO the council with
the recommendation that they be adopt
ed rs amended Hnt corrected" Mr.. Mar
tinez moved that the report he adopted.
Mi. Catron, with Mr.. Martinez's consent,
INT we'd to amend by adding that the rules
be inserted In full In the English Jour
nal and that the clerk be authorized 10
re-number the same, which motion car
ried.
Mr. Richardson presented G. j.. NJ. No.
!. entitled, statehood for the territory OF
New Mexic0;" read by title. Upon mo.
tion OF Mr.. Finical. the rules were sus-
pended and the memorial read a second
time In full, MIR. Richards moved that
the rules be suspended and the memorial
read "a third time preparatory TO its pas
sage. Mr.. Catron offered n substitute
that the memorial be referred TO a spe
cial committee OF 1--we, with Mr.. Richard
son as chairman. TO report Tuesday
morning, which was agreed 10 by Mr..
Richardson, and the motion prevailed.
The president announced this special
committee to be composed OF Richardson,
Catr0n, Burns, Martinez and BuTsum.
STATEHOOD MEMORIAL
Council Joint Memorial No. State.
hood for the Territory OF New Mexico.
To the Senate and House of Representa-.
tiyes OF the United States In Congress
Assembled:
Your memorialists OF the Thirty-third
Legislative assembly Of the territory OF
New Mexico, now in session at Santa Fe,
most respectfully represent, that,
whereas, BY tue treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo. made between the United
states and the republic Of Mexico on the
I'd day Of February, A. ID. 1913, BY
which treaty the territory OF New Mex.
leo was ceded TO the United states, Il
was solemnly declared that ut the proper
time such territory should be- i~ncorporat.
oil into the Union OF states and clothed
with all the powers Of q sovereign state;
aud since that time, and In accordance
with the terms OF said treaty, the great
states OF California, Colorado and Utah
have been formed ont OF said territory
and admitted to all the privileges and
rights Of the original states OF the Union;
yet New Mexico. although as great and
az rich In as the states named,
has been denied that which, under the
treaty, might be called her absolute and
perfect right, although a half century
has elapsed since the date OF said treaty,
siill New Mexico and the citizens OF the
great territory. regardless OF political az
tiliatiOns, seek and demand admission to
The great sisterhood OF states; and
Whereas. There are about $50 public
schools In the Territory, with an enroll
ment Of 10000 pupils, besides various
private schools having an attendance of
about 1000; also splendid territorial In.
situations consisting OF a university.
agricultural college, military school,
school OF mines anu normal schools, each
having a substantial attendanceI and
Whereas, The illiteracy OF this terri
tory. according TO the report OF the super
intendent OF schools. has been reduced
from 40 per cent, ~ shown by the census
Of 1890, 10 II per cent in 1898; and
Whereas, According 10 the best in
formation obtainable the population OF
territory al this time IL 10000; and
Whereas, The value Of taxable prop
erty OF the territory for the year 1895 was
fully 800. 000. 600; and
Whereas. Her tremendous wealth OF
live stock and the enormou output
thereof yearly into the market of the
world, amounting to at least 100000 head
OF cattle annually aud 100000 head OF
sheep and 100000 pounds of wool; and
Whereas, Her sugar factories, although
the industry IL In its infancy. have added
largely 10 the product OF that article TO
the necessities OF the people; and
Whereas. Great progress has been made
In the last six years in bringing under
irrigation large areas OF land which has
provided splendid farms and homes for
her citizens; and
Whereas, The output OF her mines and
the other natural OF the terri.
tory are large and almost unlimited, and
especially call attention TO the splendid
fruit, vegetable. ana cereal products OF
the territory, the wheat OF New Mexico
taking the first prize at the Worlds fair,
Chicago, 1893, and the second prize on
oats; and
Whereas, 1t Ia a fact known TO history
that the people Of the states and OF for
eign countries arc slow 10 immigrate
and settle In a country under territorial
government. and that capital il slow to
invest, being suspicious OF the safety OF
investment In territories; and
Whereas, When the United States took