Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-03
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
BEFORE BOTH HOUSES
Message From New State of Okla
Received Glad TO be In Union
and Under Self Govern
ment--NeW State
Prosperous.

Washington, Dec. 3.--(Special.) y
The bill for statehood for New Mex
leo was introduced by w. IL. An
drews, delegate to congress, today.
1t was bill number four.
The bill is quite similar in many
respects to the last statehood bill.
II provides for single statehood for
New Mexico, however, and retains
the name Of the state of New Mex
leo.
The bill provides that the COVER
nor, the chief justice of the. supreme
court and the secretary, apportion
the territory for the purpose of hold
ing an election for delegates to a
constitutional convention, There
shall be 113 delegates to the consti-
tutional convention and the division
of the territory for their election
shall be according to population upon
the vote for delegate to congress in
the 1906 election, the apportionment
10 be made on the sixth Tuesday af-
ter the passage of the enabling act
by congress.
The bill provides that twenty days
after the passage of the measure by
congress, the governor shall Issue a
proclamation calling the constitu-
ttonal convention for the third Mon
day after the election for delegates
Other provisions contained in the
Oil are am appropriation to4f FIVE
million dollars. and sections of land
Tor the maintenance of public schools.
as in the statehood bill OF 1906. IN
Guiding two million acres of land
with which the new state may Iiqui-
date the railroad bonded indebted
ties.
The new state must assume all
liabilities of the territory. The bill
also provides that the capital shall
remain at Santa Fe unit the year
1920.
The governor, the chief justice and
the secretary, according to the pro-
visions of the bill. shall canvas the
election returns.
After the new state has prepared
and finally submitted its constitution.
the bill provides that the president
shall issue proclamation admitting
the new state not later than twenty
days after he has received a copy of
the constitution.
AT the general election for the
adoption OF the constitution the bill
also provides for the election OF all
state, county precinct and other Of
hcers but that the legislature shall
states.
The federal Judge. the U. S. district
attorney and the II. $. marshal shall
be appointed by the president
The bill carries an appropriation
Of $15O,OO0 for the expenses of the
first general election.
This bill will take the usual course
passing to the proper committee but
Delegate Andrews has received assur-
ance that 1t will receive as prompt
attention as Is consistent with the
great amount of business before con-
gress and will be reported in due
order for action at the hands Of that
body.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 3.-The
house Of representatives assembled
today with but one object, namely to
listen to the reading of the presi-
dents message. The galleries show
ed the interest of the public to be
almost as great as on the opening
day. Payne, of New York. from the
committee appointed to notify the
president that congress was ready to
receive the communication, reported
that the message would soon be sent
to the house.
Speaker Cannon read the following
telegram from Oklahoma: "Oklaho-
mas first state legislature has just
been ordanized and inspired by the
fond reality of self government, sends
a greeting to the siXtieth congress Of
the greatest nation on earth and con-
yeys to its sister states a message of
progress ana prosperity ana ioydl
devotion to the union and the COM
mon good of all"
At the conclusion OF the reading
the house broke out with applause |
and recess was taken until 1880 !
o'clock.
on reconvening the presidents !
secretary appeared with the presi- !
dents message, which was laid be- |
fore the house and its reading be- |
gun by the clerk. In the meantime !
printed copies OF II were laid on the |
desk OF each member.
The Senate.
The annual message of the presi- !
dent was received in the senate at |
12:43 o'clock and within a minute !
the secretary had begun its reading. |
The message was presented to the 1
senate by the assistant secretary to |
the president, Lattea, who followed |
Senators Allison and Teller a COM |
mittee which made the customary
call upon the president.
Mr.. Allison announced In impress |
slve tones that the president had in |
formed them that he would 'commu-
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