Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-31

lpresent territorial limits within q
! year.
Foraker Amendment Revisions.
} The Foraker amendment to the Ham
ilton joint statehood bill which will be
voted upon by the United States Sen
ate on Saturday, strikes out the en-.
tire portion of the bill relating to New
Mexico and Arizona and their admis
sion as one state and substitutes
therefore q sections providing for the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona
as separate states, the provisions be.
ing about the same as thoseeof the bill
originally introduced by Delegate Ro-
dey for the admission of New Mexico.
| The constitutional convention for
New Mexico, in accordance with the
amendment shall consist of 115 dele.
gates, apportioned among the counties
as follows: Bernalillo 8; Chaves 3;
Colfax 8; Dona Ana 6; Eddy 2; Grant
s.; Leonard Wood 2; Luna 2; Lincoln
! A.; Mckinley 2; Mora 6; Otero g.; Quay
| 2; Rio Arriba Z; Roosevelt 1; Sando
val 4; San Juan 81; San Miguel 12;
Santa Fe g.; Sierra 2; Socorro Z; Taos
is; Torrance 2; Union 8; Valencia T.
(The election of these delegates shall
occur on the sixth Tuesday after the
passage of the BILL which would be
March IA, if the amendment is adopted
on Saturday, February 4.
The constitutional convention is to
be held on the third Monday after the
election or on April of this year. The
constitution is to include the usual dec
laration as to liberation of all reli.
lgions, a disclaimer to the public lands
within the state; equality of taxation,
for the exemption of the Indians from
taxation; for the payment of the ter
riorial debt; for the establishment and
maintenance of a non-sectarian public
school system, English to be taught in
every school; that one of the neces-
sary qualifications of state officer
shall be his ability to speak English;
that suffrage shall not be abridged on
account of color or race; that the cap.
ital of the Territory shall remain at
Santa Fe until 1910, after which date
it may be permanently fixed at an elec.
ton provided for by the legislature
The constitution shall be voted for
within four months after the adjourn.
ment of the convention or before Oc-
tober 10, 1905
The amendment gives New Mexico
two representatives who shall be elect
ed at the time the constitution is
adopted. The Governor and all other
elective state officers shall be elected
on the same day.
The amendment carries with it a |
grant of four sections of public land |
in every township for the support of
the public, non-sectarian schools. Two |
hundred sections are given for the
purpose of erecting legislative, execu- |
tive and judicial buildings; 800 Sec
tions for a university; five per cent of
all public land sales to go to the per.
manent public school income fund and |
that lands granted for school purposes |
can be sold only at public sale or may |
be leased for terms not exceeding five
years. The following other grants are
made: 100000 acres for an insane asy.
lum; 100000 acres for penitentiaries; |
100000 acres for deaf, dumb and blind |
asylums; 100000 acres for miners
hospital; 100000 acres for normal
schools; 100000 acres for charitable,
penal and reformatory institutions;
100000 acres for agricultural and me.
chanical colleges; 100000 acres for
school of mines and 100000 acres for
institute. Five. million dol
lars in cash are to be given the new
state for Its public schools. This fund
shall be held inviolate and only the in
terest used for the public schools.
The new state Is to constitute ju.
dicial and an internal revenue district
and the circuit and district courts
shall be held at the capital. The state
shall be attached to the eighth judicial
district. The judge Of the district is
to receive a yearly salary of $4,000. AL.
though the state officials are to be
elected at the time the constitution is
voted upon the sac government is to
remain in allegiance until the state Is
admitted into the Union. But
In case the constitution Is adopted, the
legislature may assemble and elect two
United States Senators.
The sum Of 100000 is to be appro.
priated for the expense Of the consti-
tutional convention and necessary elec-
lions prior to admission. Any addi.
tional cost must be born by the state.
Sections 38 to Sc apply to the ad.
mission of Arizona in similar terms
only that the appropriations are
smaller.