Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-16

ovcumont. except by enc usual grant
0f sections ib and s6 for school pur.
pesos. made in i,gS. from which rent.
ais have only recently commonceu 90
bo received.
New Noxico has a0vCuty.hvo week
y newspapers and siE dailics.
Agriculture Ga New Mexico o. con.
Quoted uy irrgation ong the river
valleys OF enc San Juan. ITO urando.
'ho Mlmbrcs. the canadian. the Gin
AKRON. the Gua. the rocoB thcir trbu.
taugs. and some smaller valleys
Stock raising ls the principal Co.,
dustry
what has been said of the rainfall
of Arizona applies to NCw Mexico,
except that the ayeraro annual a.u..
nil OF New Mexico is a tuno more
than that OF Arizona
The mining industry 0f Now Mexico
90 said to ho rapidly developing. ana
10 has nbont 5000 miles OF railroad
Arcr giving mD confederation 90
conditions n both territories tais
committee recommends tho admis.
sion of Arizona and New .exico Join.
,d in siato 90 ue unown az Au-
zona
Tho name Arizona D. retained as
me bolJcr name in the choice be-.
twc.n enc names Of the two orr.io.
rios. one OF which tbo committee feels
ought Co .e given no Jlc proposed
sia.e.
the area OF the proposed state.
fhOuHb vast Hul bee about 10000
mara miles Ios than that oi Toxar
Do national Irrsauon shall sugceoa
and mining industry chase ruin Ils
altering promise. tho proposed state
may become great iu population.
wealth and resources. nut at present
me population 0n tno vast area pro.
posed to he admitted as a state is
only a utt.o more team one person 90
che Square milo. and ls sclacd in
ryor valleys. with mountains and
vast arId waatcs between which can
never support e. population
Toe population OF the proposed
state IN che opinion OF tvs com
miteu. has me educational. moral and
/ u.hor clements to onuto 70 Co citi.
foushtp OF a state aud OF the United
states
Tho people og Auzona aud Now
Mexico have developed the resources
lf their territories 90 the nest OF
uo.r ability under present conditions.
lud as a sta,c, with the ald OF federal
/ irrigation. thCy VIII undoubtedly 90.
ye'op 10 tho utmost the isteut re.
sources OF tho.r vast domain.
Tho state % Arizona can Uc admit.
/ tld latG The Union not yarlC- than
about seven and ono.hau months and
not later than about eleven months
after the approval OF this &C..
E8ch state i8 90 be admitted into
zoe Union by o proclamation OF the
president OF the I'm I'd states. iu the
usual manner after compliance with
certain requirement.
An election which BE- elutally and
properly safosuarded iB provided for
delegates to q constitutional convon-
I0n for each proposed state. Bach
convention is 90 consist Of no dele
safes
the constitution framed must 60
each case conform to the usual re.
] Wlromcuts anu be- submitted 90 the
nope oft each proposed state rospoc-
| lively for ratification at au election
90 be- held for that purpose
Each state is divided into Two judi
rlal districts. ana the proper officials
arc provided therefor The fodeI4l
courts OF the proposed state OF Okla.
homa are attached Co the eighth ju.
llclal circuit ana me federal courts
pf the proposed state OF Arizona are
attached 90 the ninth judicial circuit.
Proper provision ls made in the
| usual way for puuliug causes u thC
territorial courts during tbc TRANSIT
lion
Oklahoma Is allowed Hfo ana arr.
| IONA two mCmUorH uf 900. house OF
representative representation being
uasol ON the last census. aud oac.
state Is divided INTO congressional
districts
Proper provision I8 made boa Oach
state Dor n0ubogtlrIau common
schools and the teaching of English
| therein.
Suffrage is we'll guarded, and strong
anupulymmy clauses are iu the bili
The ngw states are to assume aud
| pay tho debts of tho territories. r0.
| 8pCctyely.
The capital of Oklahoma ls nxed az
| Guthrie until 1910 and tnat OF Arizona
90 Santa 10 unuI the snat year. at
whIc. time u IA expected that condi.
lions viii have 90 shaped themselves
that state capitals may be- established
by elections provided tor that pur
poso. with entire fairness 20 parts OF
the states concerned.
! Oklahoma ls gwen two sections OF
non mineral land Boa each township
| within the present territory Of Okla
homa Tor toe support and manten.
snco of sy6tom OF public non-scc
tartan common schools besides Ger
tain specific donations of Ian. FOR itl
| educational ana other Institutions