Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-23
THIRTY.FIFTH
LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY

statehood which will be secured te
them by passing said bill; and because
the people of the territories OF Okla
homa New Mexico ana Arizona, have
an inherent right to such admission by
virtue of the principles enunciated by
the Declaration of Independence, be-
cause such admission is vouchsafed
them by the policy pursued by the gov
ernment of the United States in the
admission of nearly all the states to
the nation at time when they were
less fitted to assume self government
than are Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona, at the present time, because a
territorial form Of government is intol-
erable and obnoxious to a free and
ambitious people, because it is an in
congruity under American institutions
and should be maintained only so long
as absolutely necessary to prepare it's
| people for self government, because it
| is denial of their right of the people
to take part in the affairs of the nation
| which requires allegiance and support
from it, and because capital has not
complete confidence in such a form OF
government, and reluctantly lends its
aid to the development of it's resources.
We, therefore, most respectfully pc
tition your honorable body to pass at
the earliest date possible, consistent
with the rights of and courtesies to ev-
cry one of the members of your honor
able body, said bill (H. r. 1I543) 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 copies
of this memorial to the honorable pres
ident pro tenn of the senate of the Con-
gress of the United States; and it is
hereby further resolved that the Presi-
dent of the Council and the Speaker of
the House of representatives be direc-
ted to telegraph copy of this memor-
ial to the president pro tenn of the SEN
ate.
JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 2.
This resolution is identical with the
one prece ding it, only that it is address,
ed:
"To the legislative assemblies of the
states of Arkansas, California, Missou-
ri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washing
ton and Wyoming"
It concludes as follows In place of
the last paragraph of the memorial
addressed to the United States senate:
We therefore, respectfully petition
your honorable body to memorialize
the senate of the Congress of the Unit
ed States to pass, at the earliest date
possible consistent with the rights of
and courtesies due to every one of the
members of that body, said bill (H. r.
12543) now pending in that body, and
popularity known as the Omnibus bill.
And we further respectfully petition
your honorable body that you, by suit
able resolutions request your represen-
tatives in the senate of the United
States congress to aid the prompt pas
sage of said bill by their voice and
vote.
And it is hereby resolved, by the leg
ic1 1afi Of hn Of
New Mexico, that the President of the
Council and the speaker of the House
of representatives of this legislative as
sembly be directed to transmit certl-
fed copy of this memorial to the legis-
lative assemblies of the states hereby
memorialized and further resolved,
that the President of the Council and
Speaker of the House of representa-
tives be directed to telegraph a copy Of
this memorial to the legislative assem-
blies of the states herein memorialized.
After the passage of these resolutions
and memorials, the Council took an
other recess to give the House time to
pass these resolutions and memorials.
After the recess, Mr.. Fall introduced
CouEcil Bill No 4, An act to create the
county of Roosevelt. This is the bill
published in full in the New Mexican
yesterday and provides that the north
eastern corner of Chaves county and
the southeastern corner Of Guadalupe
county be established as the county of
Roosevelt The bill is accompanied by
a blue print giving the boundaries Of
the proposed county. In the proposed
county will be the settlements of Por-
tales and Elida, now in sChaves county,
and Texico now in Guadalupe county.
The Council then adjourned until
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
HOUSE.
The House too yesterday afternoon
was in session three hours, mostly
spent in waiting for the report of the
committee on statehood.
The House passed similar resolutions
and memorials as those passed by the
Council.
A resolution was passed protesting
against the discontinuance Of the daily
train service on the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad. There was not one
dissenting vote. A certified copy of the
resolution was ordered to be sent to
the general manager Of the road at
Denver.
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