The new South-news., 1909-03-06
STATEHOOD ACT GIVEN UP
3cnsation al Meeting of Terri
tories Committee.
CORRUPTION CHARGES ARE MADE
Qana Of lrcehooier~ and Jobbsrs Al
Keyed 90 IT. sn Ghsggc of Nc.
Mexico Politics. Insestiga-
ton VIII f,s Nrdc.

Washington fners viii be no
statehood legislation Tor New Mex
xo aud Arizona q, the present sen-
aaon Of congress. ~ a meeting Of
the committee on terfltoras All mem
t~rs regardless Of party. 10 a senaa-
uonnl scene abandoned ccnsidcf~-
uou Of the house bin
The membefa of the commities lcft
ne room Nitboui any ono sprsestiak
further meetings for iia consiaera-
ton This remarkable action oc-
CURED At the conclusion OF The read
spr OF statements presented by scnn-
sorz Nelson aud Boverid.c charrus
ssrrvpiion. iobbing and various 9th
Of orsu1es against refiain ofnciaiH
and leaders OF what WAS termed THE
xsnf which lH To- control OF Dolltl.
cal affairs ia New Mexico"
Among the statements read was
telegram from j. J. hagerman, for
wrr governor OF New Mexico. re-
ssctins upon tho character Of the
k<opls who arc in co0trol Of Deiiti-
ssi affairs Of that territory. snd de-
~Asrod that there men expect 10 con.
u1us their control after the terrific
W becomes state. He refers 10
seem va free bOotofs. and says that
sinty per cent Of The voters are Mex
ao~ns and one.half OF that number
arr iiliterate and ignorant aEd easily
could be governed by the gang. 20
which be referred he suggested
aAat Il would be well 70 wait until
after the next census before admit
ng .les Mexico 10 statehood.
Another statement was read re-
ssuniing tho diaicui:ics experienced
~ ormthy Monnrg. who went 10 New
Nesico IN 1851 as an agent Of the
aopsrtmunt OF lustcc 10 prosecute
band frauds This statement. de-
shares Mcllarg. WAS hampcred in his
yerh by Gov. Curry and hif attorney
general, judge A. H. Fail. Among
sshor confidential Information pro-
knccd BY various senators was
Aumbcr OF indictments returned
against the territorial officials and
1horn wax read also. "A letter from w.
y Wilcox. former newspaper man
~ Santa BE. who asserts his life was
aAseatcnej and that he believes the
fhss~t would hny" been carried out
hAd he not left the territory
u s regarded ss extremely likely
NAAt the committee on territories will
eseide TO conduct an in,ics,isauon in
Ss~ Mexico hotore ee,lns On IN ad-
uanaof -pils ~----'-~- a-~<sss +
ie some OF the communications
ssid before the committee. refer
ssoo II made 20 the rough rider In
ssnoncc aud II r. declared that Gov.
rnry and number OF others made
several trips to Washington to have
shs agent OF the department OF JUS
sAr~ called off when they were In
usssfiEntinE land fraud eases
Miss Lawler. a rtcnographer. who
sssistei in the land fraud eases.
sssde statement 10 tho committee
s.toh indicated that tho lives OF the
government agents were I'm danger
~ hong AS they persisted In their In
NWtixstlons. Al former meeting
- the committee one of the nomo-
R~tio senators proposed that all sec
tasus of tho bin proposing TO lcgalirs
And grants and bond issue be strick.
- from H. This proposition met
N<th objection and after tn,
eecung. II was said that there was
- . single members OF the commit
~. who would vote to report ths
balf There was practically no dts
fpssion OF the bill at the meeting
1hs time was wholly consumed b.
ne statements presented. II wa,
nregnlsed that whether the state
Dsuts were true or not, questions hat
ts~u raised that could not bs dis
D<~ed Of At the present session O.
spaxress. That being tho genera
vksw. the members OF the com mite,
NHpsrscd and any meeting that Il
h~fd now viii be at the call OF Chair
Ran Eeveridse. No date was flxes
~ further meeting.
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