Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-23
Fourth y'SPr0ceedings OF
Legislative Assembly.
wAIzlMc AMONG DISMISSED EMPLOY
Statehood Memorial and Joint Resolution
Adopted by Both Houses.

honorable body, said bin (H. II. 12,-
543) now pending and popularity known
as the omnibus bill.
And it is hereby resolved by the leg
islative assembly of the Territory of
New Mexico, that the chief clerks of
the legislative council and house of
representatives respectively. are here
by directed to transmit certified CO.
pies of this memorial to the honorable
president pro tenn Of the senate of the
congress of the United States; and It
is hereby further resolved that the
president Of the council and the speak
er of the house of representatives be
directed to telegraph copy of this
memorial to the president pro TEN of
the senate.
MemoriaIize Certain States.
Further report of the committee on
statehood matters, adopted in both
houses of the legislature, was a second
joint memorial to the legislative as
sembly of the several western states
that have as yet taken no action In the
statehood battle, as follows:
To the legislative assemblies of the
states of Arkansas, California, Kansas,
Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Da-
kota, South Dakota. Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming:
! Your. memorialist, the legislative as
sembly of the Territory of New Mex
ico most respectfully represents that
on the second day of February, A. ID.
1S4S, by the treaty Of Guadalupe HI
dalgo, entered into between the United
States and the Republic Of Mexico. the
territory embraced within the terrific
ries of New Mexico was ceded to the
United States.
That by that treaty the government
of the United States solemnly pledged
the people of the ceded territory that
the same would be incorporated into
the union of states, and the people
thereof admitted to the employment OF
all the rights of citizens of the United
States.
That the national conventions OF the
| republican and democratic parties
have repeatedly pledged the support
of their representatives in the United
| ptot'o SChotC anu nOuoC vi itPitbCnld-
tives to the admission of the terri
tories of Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona, to the sisterhood of states.
That the house of representatives of
| the congress of the United States has,
in compliance with the treaty obliga-
tions of the United States and the po-
litical obligations of its members,
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the people of Oklahoma. New Mexico
and Arizona to form constitutions and
state governments, and to be admitted
into the union on an equal footing with
the original states
That this bill has been transmitted
to and is now pending in that hon0ra-
bic body, without final action having
been taken thereon.
That said bill embodies the hopes
and aspirations OF the people of New
Mexico, who are well fitted to assume
the form Of government provided for
in said bill, as is evidenced by the fact
that New Mexico has made as much
educational progress during the last
decade as any other part of the nation.
anu mas COmHOH SCHOOL system the
peer of any in the nation; that within
her boundaries there is taxable prop
erty to the value of more than $780,
100000; that she has a sufficient popu-
lation, who have manifested their de-
votion and loyalty to the government
of the United States by furnishing
more soldiers for the defense of the
government, according to population,
in both the civil and Spanish-Ameri-
can wars, than any state or other terri
tory in the nation.
In the opinion OF your memorialist.
the people of Oklahoma and Arizona
are likewise entitled to the blessings
of statehood which will be secured to
them by passing said bill; and because
the people of the territories or Okla
homa. New Mexico and Arizona, have
an inherent right TO such admission
by virtue of the principles enunciated
in the declaration of independence, be-
cause such admission is youchsafed
them by the policy pursued by the gov
ernment of the United States in the ad-
mission of nearly all the states TO the