Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
President Signed Order Suspending
Removal Of Fences on Pub
lie Domain.
INTERESTING WASHINGTON NEWS.
Correspondence

Special Correspondence:
Washington. ID. c.. March 12.-At
last. after a hard fight, the secretary
OF the interior has signed an order
which will be in New Mexico about
the time that this news reaches you
suspending the order previously Is.
sued to compel cattlemen to remove
their fences on the public domain for
another year.
When General Benson Of Eddy
came here II looked very much like a
hopeless case to get any change In
the order as previously issued. But
General Benson led the fight, working
day and night, pulling every wire
that could be reached, and after a
months strenuous effort he obtained
the help of Senator Allison and the
Iowa delegation. the Texas and other
delegations and had several consulta.
lions with Delegate Rodey OF New
Mexico. and today his efforts were
crowned with success when the secre-
tary OF the interior signed an order
s~uspending for n year the previous or.
der of the cattlemen to at once re.
move their fences from the public
lands.
General Benson and Frank Morgan
Of the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
railroad, will start home tomorrow
evening. feeling well repaid for their
trip and work. The case Of Henry
Lockhart VS.. J. A. Johnson, from the
Second judicial district, comes on for
argument Tuesday of next week In
the United State supreme court. The
case was passed ove January 16.
United States Attorney w. b. Child.
ers OF Albuquerque is marked for the
defendant. and will be here to argue
the case. Britain & Gray for plain.
tins. IL involves valuable property in
Bernalillo county and has been a
hard-fought case from It's first incep-
ton.
This city had hardly settled down
to its usual quiet condition after the
inauguration and the adjournment of
congress and the extra session OF the
senate till now the city is agog over
the preparations Of the presidential
party. including the cabinet. for the
trip to the Pacific coast. going over
the Southern Pacific and returning by
one Of the northern roads.
No doubt the governor, the military
and all the citizens Of New Mexico
will see to making the trip through
the territory a historical and me-
morable as the circumstances will
permit, considering the trip will be
through the most southern part Of the
territory, missing all the largest and
best towns and prettiest valleys. 1t
would be a great Improvement II the
route could be changed to 60 up the
Rio Grande to Albuquerque, II not to
Santa Fe, then via the Santa Fe Pa.
ciic to Prescott and Phoenix, back
to the Southern Pacific. A day In the
petriied forest and a day in the Grand
canyon Of the Colorado, would be an
epoch in the life of the administra.
ton. including the cabinet, which
could be told in verse, song and story.
Cannot the New Mexico legislature
rise to the Importance Of the occasion
and make the effort to secure the
change? Why cannot the entire leg.
~islature meet the president at the
New Mexico line and be his escort,
even should II take an appropriation
OF a few thousand dollars, as New
Mexico expects statehood next win.
ter. the money could not be expended
to a better advantage. Let Albu-
querque and Socorro city government
and Bernalillo and other county com-
missioners invite the president to
make the much desired change in the
program. II a do no harm and
may succeed in great good; particu.
larly considering that by doing 30 the
party will miss the extreme heat of
the most southern part OF New Mex.
leo and Arizona, and even then will
encounter as much heat from Phoenix
to Yuma and in southern California
as the health Of the president and
some OF the cabinet a stand. As
the petrifed forest and the Grand can.
yon OF the Colorado are two OF the
greatest wonders Of the world, the
president and party will have a last.
ing regret II they fail to visit them.
1t is a rare occasion when a president
passes through New Mexico to the
Pacific ocean. I. NJ. B. U.