Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-13
MORE PETITIONS
FOR STATEHOOD
Large Ores From SandOyal
and SOCOrrO Counties Re.
ceiyed by League.
SENATORS WfM ENCOURAGING

During Ohe msi few days the ON.
cers of iho io.ut aiaioagad lcaeue
hat. received among o,hor pe'i-
aons two important ones Of much
hngih uHg fum western 5Ocuftu
county and tho other from hasan,
nalaal0. SYN Ysldro ana saudoyaL
In slnunsH county Is smaller one
has Also boon received from l4hsuna.
Personal .DtiUgs n7o hDiug anni hy
flr dozens ie senators and represent
alfnf hs MERCHANTS and other indi-
tidusis, urging Ihe passage pi tho
measure AS nrHr as can De- aater-
talued. the majority ol these come
ffum peopo Boz Albuquerque Gas
Cruces, Silver Ciy Alamog1rdo ana
Gallup
Tls omosls OF iae League urss that
ciilens uf Sew MekMo aud Arizona,
who favor tho bill, continue 70 send
tn personal letters written on the.f
personal letter. heads. iu The soma"
cora aud representative requesting
thD passage pf The hill
Wits thc least they olu 90 for ihclr
country said nn officer az tho
loaruo m the league headquarters,
PERSONA acquaintance with a senator
write to him, anY citizen can
NrtU. women aH wei aa men. Tor all
lafe an oquei Interest in thc efoa-
Dln Of d future state. and thoro is no
nn how much pU0G these letters
W do"
Yesterday lhc league sent Ions
mossagc t0 Senator noyeridge. which
reached him So time for che hrat
needing oi che senate committee,
hopug hni De- would Soc io q that
thp word 4not" in lime i9. page ap
of lhe joint statehood bill lU stricken
oul
in explanation of inc above b s
stated that during the Fify -olghth
congress Secretary Hitchcock sent O
lettef 10 the senate committee SUE
uosting some amendments o. ihc
iHnt statehood Bill The letter Was
received hy thr committee while De-
was ina executive session. and the sug-
sessions were adopted. Delegate
ilodoy did not know of the amend
mont until The blii was printed as
amended. The amUnumCnt wiI pre-
won't the new state from aelecunr In
domnlty lands f1r the four school Sec
lions Ma each township. contained in
ntl0nui parks, game preserves anu
other reservations. aud " i,.e fcscr-
,auuna include the forest preserves,
d, would deprive tho state OF vast
quantities ui school lands. - la hoped
lhal the committee will strike uui
the word not" or so umcnd il at
not io apply 20 forest preserves. When
attention was called 90 this clause
iast session the battle on the hODl
.H IA
committee dld not care to 0uer ans
amendments to ils own bin. but prom
isod Delegate Rouey thai they would
amcnd Il n conference. However
fhc blll died On conference, and wai
therefore never amCudd II m nuN
Thought that Senator neyoridse vii
see ~ d that this clause of Tho bii
BE- amended before u reaches the SEN
ate.
This morning Ox-Delogato ROdeJ
received letter from prominent
democratic senator 20 the eject thai
while hr (tho acuatOrl, did nul in
tend Go vote Tor the bill. he would
not participate va any nubuatul
arAinst the blll, Indicating that he
sin. insofar az he ~ concerned, agree
upon q day Tor vote upon the bill
Mr.. tOdoy stated that thls. coming
from a democrat, was ecry oncourae-
ing and an shat q uld be- expected
at a democratic scnator. by triehda
~ the statehood bin.
But suppose the statehood BIN ID
defeated. after an. Me-, ROdcy." In
quirod tho representative OF Tho EY-
ening Citizen
Well" replied siy Noduy wen
live through the defeat, I guess, bat
ioi the tell you. young man % was
in the eHlirry nest session of cum-
greHs when sIN representative from
Oklahoma. the state. and two scna-
fors from Oklahoma. the state. walk
down the aisle, raise their right
hands and are sworn in as represent
htlves and senators OF the neW stai =
ut oklahoma, aud there were 40
srnators and representatives from
this territory beside them io take the
uufh ul ONCE also. 10 hang ms head
and ERE p on into some dark, cold
Cranny of the capitol building, and
dio oi Shame and mort Ihcaiiou. And
s0 would any other citizen Of the
territory II they had spark OF
pride about them and should witness
such O. scene. God forbid