Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-23
FOURTH DAY,
Thursday, January n.
COUNCIL.
Afternoon SESSION.

Ine COUNCIL WAS III ScSSAoA SSoeSAN>.'
afternoon from until o'clock, but in
t1,yeater time was in recess waiting
for the report Of the committee on
statehood. Messrs. Andrews and AL
bright were absent. The committee
finally reported at o'clock through its
chairman, Mr.. Fall. The two resolu-
tions it brought in and the two MEM
orials 1t reported were adopted verbat-
i'm, unanimously, without debate and
expeditiously. They are as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1.
Be it resolved by the Council and the
House of Representatives Of the S5th
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
of New Mexico:-
That the thanks of the people Of the
Territory of New Mexico, through the
35th legislative assembly, are hereby
extended to all those senators who
have by their voices, votes and in
fiuence, assisted thus far in our re-
quest for statehood, as contained in
H. r. 12543, commonly known as the
Omnibus bill; and we earnestly pray
their continued assistance in securing
for us our rights as American citizens.
And it is further resolved, That the
President of the Council and the Spea-
ker of the House of Representatives
be directed to telegraph copy of this
joint resolution to the president pro
tenn of the Senate of the United States,
and that the Chief Clerk of the Coun-
Gil be directed to have these resolu-
tions printed and copy thereof trans
mitted to each member of the Senate of
the United States.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2.
Be it resolved by the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory of New Mexi-
co:
That the thanks of the people of the
Territory of New Mexico, through
their legislative representatives, be
and the same are hereby extended to
the Honorable Bernard S. Rodey, our
delegate in congress, for the energetic,
CdIHCo eiOlC 0CA NACCo IClidCIC0 Wy
MIN before the congress of the United
States in advocating the admission of
New Mexico into the Union as state,
and that he is hereby assured of the
hearty approval and appreciation of
the people of this territory on account
thereof.
Resolved, further, That certified
copy of this resolution, signed by the
President of the Council and the Spea-
ker of the House of Representatives. be
forwarded to the Honorable Bernard s.
Rodey, and that in addition thereto
the same be telegraphed thereby to
him.
JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 1.
To the Senate of the United States
Congress; presented by Hon. Charles
A. spiess, of the subcommittee of the
statehood committee.
Your memorialist, the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of New
Mexico, most respectfully represents
that on the second day of February, A.
D. 1S4S, by the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, entered into between the Uni
ted States and the Republic Of Mexico,
the territory embraced within the ter
ritories of New Mexico and Arizona
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 enjoyment 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
States senate and house of representa-:
tives to the admission Of the territories
of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona
to the sisterhood Of states.
That the house of representatives of
the Congress Of the United States has.
COIuplldllCc Will LAC lICdGy O0A9es
tions Of the United States and the pol
itical obligations Of it's members, pass
ed bill (TI. r. 12543) to enable the peo-
pie of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari-
zona, 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 the senate,
without final action, having been taken
thereon.
That said bill embodies the hopes and
aspirations of the people Of New Mexi-
co, who are we'll 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 ma
tion, and has common school system
the peer of any in the nation; that
within her boundaries there is taxable
property Of the value of more than two
hundred million dollars; that she has a
sufflcient population, who have mani
Tested their devotion and loyalty to the
government Of the United States by
furnishing more soldiers for the de-
Tense Of the government according to
population, in botl, the Civil and Span
ish-American wars, than any state or
other territory In the nation.