Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-13
NEW MEXICO LEFT OUT.
National Irrigation Works for Ari-
zona, Nevada, Colorado, Wy
oming and Montana.

Washington, D. c., March l3.-Secre
tary Hitchcock of the Interior Depart
ment has granted authority for the ac
QUESTION of tho necessary property
rights of way, etc, prior to the con-
struction of irrigation works in five To-
calities. These projects are in Wyom-
ing, the Sweetwater dam; in Montana,
the Milk river; in Colorado. the Gunni-
nison tunnel in Nevada, the Trnckee;
in Arizona. the Salt. river reservoir.
These projects are estimated to cost
seven million dollars and will provide
for the irrigation of about six hundred
thousand acres of arid land. In addi-
ton thereto, the Gray Bull reservoir is
to be taken up Immediately. The con-
struction remains subject to the feasi-
hility of obtaining the necessary rights
and the adjustment Of private claims in
such manner as to comply with the
act approved on June II, 1902.
@e&e=G:%e.e.se@e@ee.e@ess
heard Senator Pinard's testimony, l
returned to the floor of the House and
went to the desk of Judge Pendleton
and asked him if that was about what
Mr.. Gallegos had testified to the night
before, showing him the statement. He
replied that in substance it was. then
told him intended to sign the majority
report recommending the seating of
McCash, as the legal evidence was
complete, and Mr. McCash was enti-
tied to his seat.
So far as 1 am personally concerned,
I shall always exercise the right given
under parliamentary law, to change
my vote even after it has been record
ed, If done before it is announced by
the Speaker, but in this case there was
no necessity of my changing my vote
or my position. l signed the majority
report to seat Mr.. McCash after he
had clearly proven his right to the
seat, which is just what l always said
I would do.
There is another feature of this case
which has been commented upon. 1t Is
that the county commissioners of I'm
lon county were Republicans, and
therefore if Mr.. Holland had not been
elected they would not have issued
him the certificate of election. This Is
nonsense and has nothing to do with
the case whatever under the law. The
board Of county commissioners cannot
go back of the face Of the returns
They merely canvass the face Of the
returns and issue the certificate, and
could not do otherwise, even if there
would have been a hundred fraudulent
votes cast for Holland.
1t is alleged that all the election
judges were Republicans. 1t is true
that as originally appointed by the
county commissioners, a majority OF
the election judges were Republicans
but they did not serve in all of the
precincts, and in the precinct where
Mr.. McCash and his son offered, and
were refused the right to vote, al
though they had legal certificates OF
transfer, the judges were Democrats.
Every opportunity was given Mr.. Hoi-
land to refute the evidence presented
by Mr.. McCash, and any one who
states to the contrary, states that
which is false.
w. H. H. LLEWELLYN.
The facts as herein set forth are cor
rectly stated. Mr.. Holland had fair
and impartial hearing before the COM
mittee on elections and 1 and Mr.. Nc
Cash were informed by Major Llew-
ellyn at all times that he would not
sign or agree to report from the com
mittee on privileges and elections rec
ommending the seating of Mr.. McCasn
and unseating of Mr.. Holland, unless
the evidence proved that Mr. McCash
had been elected. The necessary legal
evidence was furnished by Mr.. McCash.
CHAS. A. SPIESS,
Member of the Council.
I have carefully read the above COM
munication by Major Llewellyn. and
the same Is correct.
L. e. GALLEGOS.
/ fully concur with above.
8. PINARD,
Member Of the Council