Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-21
TELLING WORK
FOB EET MEXICO.
Governor 0tero Was Entirely Sue
cessful in Defeating the Steph-
ens-Culberson Dam Bill.
SENATOR MONEYS LETTER
Leading Senators Convinced by Governor
Otero That New Mexico's Rights to the
Waters of the Rio Grande Must be
Maintained

Since Governor Otero has returned
from Washington he has received r.
neWed assura noes from the national
capital that his work for New Mexico
has certainly resulted in the defeat of
the Stephens -Culberson bill as far as
this session of congress is concerned
The governor WENT to Washington I'D
on the earnest solicitation of the people
of the Rio Grande valley from the
Texas to the Colorado border, who saw
rum staring them in the face if the
iniquitous Stephens Culberson bill was
allowed to become law During the
three days he remained a the national
capital, Governor Otero interviewed
the leading senators, among them Sem
ators HANNA, Elkins, Shoup, Morgan,
Clark of Wyoming and Lodge, the
ohalfman of the committee on foreign
relations. He presented his arguments
with such concise drectness that assur-
ances We're given him by Sena tor Lodge
and the other members of the commit
tee on foreign rela tions. including SEN
ator Money, that no bill objectionable
to New Mexico should pass this session,
and that the matter will be given the
closest and strctest attention ami
scrutiny
Governor Otelo also saw Senator
Culbe1son, and the interview had tha
effect that Senator Cuberson agreed
to strike out the clauses in his bill that
are Objectionable to New Mexico. The
governor told him that New Mexico
would fight any and all measures that
lnfhinged CIR interfered with her rights:
that there would be no objection to
Texas building as many dams in the
Rio Grande as SHE cared to. but THAT
New Mexico must retain the same
right.
Ihe following letter, received by Gov
elnor 0ter7 from senutos Money tntx
forenoon, frrthe, yss-la rms 4F,e fact that
Governor Otefo is a successful advocate
OF New Mexieo's rights at the ma tional
pital:
United States Senate, January Is.
l9ol.-To His Exce1lency, Governor
otero Santa Fe, N. M: My Dear Gov
ernor-Since our conversation this aft
eanoon | have had conference with
Senator CuMbea7spn, and did as 7 fold
You | would / told him that I would
not permit the passage of any section
OF his bal that would i'm any way i'm
pair the rights of the citizens of New
MEXICO to all the ter to which they
1ad ever been eJntitled. He assured me-
mat he had no such design, and if there
was anything i'm the bill that v7o1,Id
appear Uhat way he was willing to
strike it out ] do not think there will
'e any difficulty in settling this mat tier
o your satisfa ction. ] regret exceeding
y that for moment amy one in New
neXico should think that I was capa-
NE of advocating a measure to their
letriment. | win always be pleased to
erVa you and the people Of New Mex
co. ! fove the honor to be, very re-
pertf'ly yours, II. D. MONEY.
certainly, THE gratitude of the people
II New Mexico, and the Rio Gra nde
'ahley especially, is due the territory's
xecutive, whose zeal for the welfare of
ne te1witory has been manifested upon
very possible occasion, and at every
PERSONAL sacrifice that has been de-
landed in New Mexico's cause