Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-23

| bO'clHOI AulIy III iHCondSc ou
dressed to Hon. Charles A. Spess
president of the Legislative Council
and Hon. f. A. Miera, speaker of the
Legislative House, this afternoon
transmitted the report of the state
hood delegation appointed by him
and each member of which refuses to
accept cent Of territorial money OF
any portion of the appropriation OF
$3,500 made by the legislature to pay
their actual expenses. The message
is as follows:
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Feb. %, 1909.
Sir
| | have the honor to enclose herein
| the report of the statehood committee,
1 appointed by me on the 9th instant
pursuant to House Joint Resolution
No. 3, which authorized the governor
to appoint a committee consisting of
seven members to Immediately pro-
ceed to Washington for the purpose
of urging New MeXico's claims for ad-
mission to the Union, as well as to
work for the passage OF other legisla-
| tion that was of vital interest to the
people of this territory. | had the
pleasure of accompanying the commit
tee and take this occasion to testify
to the valuable services they rendered
the people of New Mexico.
In accordanc with your resolution
offered to pay the members of this
committee, their necessary travelling
expenses, not to exceed five hundred
dollars each, but each member de-
clined to receive any compensation
whatever for their time and services,
or their expenses, and at their request
the entire sum appropriated under
said resolution, with the exception of
| a small amount used for kilograms
and clerk hire, has been returned to
| the territorial treasurer.
While in Washington this statehood
committee was joined by HonOrables
r. Fall, w. A. Hawkins e. l.. Med
ler, H. l.. Waldo, William j. Mills,
Edward A. Mann, and other represen
tatiye citizens OF New Mexico, all Of
whom were tireless and enthusiastic
advocates of the passage of our state
hood bill, and | feel sure that the
New Mexicans created such a favor
able impression that if the enabling
act fails to pass during the present
session of Congress, that definite
agreement will be entered into be-
tween the leaders Of the nation, be-
fore adjournment, which will admit
us to the nation at some specified
time in the near future.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE CURRY,
Governor of New Mexico.
J Report Of Statehood Committee.
| Washington, d. c., Feb. IS, 1909.
TO His Excellency, George Curry,
Governor of New Mexico.
Sir:-We, the committee appointed
by your excellency, pursuant to joint
resolution passed by the Thirty-eighth
Legislative Assembly Of the territory
Of New Mexico, to accompany your ex-
, cellency to Washington to urge Con-
gress to pass the Enabling Act, now
pending, and providing that New
| Mexico be empowered to form a CON
stitution and submit the same to the
president for admission as state in
the Union, do hereby respectfully re-
port:
That Immediately upon the arrival
of the committee in Washington, the
duty with which 1t was charged was
entered upon. We ascertained that
the House of Representatives was al
most unanimously in favor of the pas
sage of the statehood bill, and which
measure was passed by that branch
of Congress with great enthusiasm on
February Is, 1909. Your committee
witnessed the inspiring spectacle, and
had a pardonable pride in hearing the
debate, during which the justice of
the cause Of New Mexico for state
hood was eloquently proclaimed by
the leaders Of the Republican and
Democratic parties.
We have further ascertained that a
very large majority Of the members of
the United States Senate are in favor
of the immediate passage of the bill,
at the present session. The prospects
for the passage of the bill by the Sen
ate are improving every day, and we
believe that the bill will be in the
hands of the president before the ex-
piration of his term.
The people of New Mexico should
feel particularly grateful to President
Roosevelt for the earnest and valuable
assistance which he has rendered to
us. In his annual message he urged
Congress to Immediately pass our en-
abling act. Again, in fllrtherance of
this object, he has labored necessarily |
in our behalf to accomplish this re-
suit. In the interview which your
committee had with him, he expressed |
in the most earnest and forcible man.