Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-13
BELIEVE STATEHOOD
BILL WILL PASS
CONGRESS
Poll of the Two Houses Shows
Big Majority In Favor
of Immediate
Admission.
HAMILTON REPORT
OUTLINES RESOURCES
The Bill Is to Come Up In the
House Mondav and Its Pas
sage Is Conceded
Fight to be Made
tn Senate.


Washington ID. c., Feb. 13.-The |
act enabling New Mexico and Ari-
iona to be admitted to the Union will |
come up in the House Monday and
that it will be passed without oppo-
sition goes without saying. The ar
rival of Governor Curry and the
statehood committee has given an
added impetus to the work and Curry
is putting in some good licks for the
bill with senators and representa-
tives. Immediately after the bill
passes the House the fight for its
rassage in the Senate will start. 1t
will be conducted under capable
leaders and there seems better
chance for statehood at this short ses-
sion than there has ever appeared
to be in former years
Chairman Hamilton, from the COM
mittee on territories, reports as fol-
lows:
This bill (statehood) under sin
gle title and enacting clause, enables
two states to be admitted into the
Union. New Mexico is given Is sec
tions, Arizona the same. The states
of New Mexico and Arizona can be
admitted within ten months after the
approval of this act. Each state is TO
be admitted by proclamation of the
president after compliance of require
ments of the act. New Mexico has
convention of 100 delegates, Arizona
52 The constitution is TO be ratified
at an election. New Mexico has two
representatives. Arizona one. Proper
provision is made for common schools.
The states pay the debts of the terri
tories. The capitals are to be at
Santa Fe and Phoenix until 1915.
Each state is given four sections IN
each township for common schools;
also certain donations of land for ed
ucational and penal institutions.
Lands east of the 105th meridian to
be sold at not less than IS per acre;
west of 105th meridian and in Ari-
zona not less than SO per acre. In
addition. New Mexico is given 3,0OO,-
600 and Arizona 100000 acres to
pay territorial and county debts. New
Mexico had i'm prior grants more land
than Arizona. Each state receives
rer cent of the sales of public lands.
For expenses of each convention
100000. Territorial officers to con-
- tlnue in Office until the state officers
are fully qualified.
New Mexico was acquired from
Mexico February 2. 1S4S, and by the
Gadsden purchase, December 80
1853. 1t is $50 miles north and
south by 346 east and west, with
I22,5S0 square miles; and 7S,451, 200
acres; the estimated population IL
100000. The debt on January l
1909, is sl,O23. 900; sinking fund SCI,
6SO.S2 Bonded debt of counties S2,'
795,OS9.9l 1t has the university
worth $175,O0O; agricultural college
$500, 900; military institute, $125,OOO
reform school, $4,000; penitentiary
100000; military normal schools
S245,000; insane asylum, $4,000
deaf and dumb asylum, $1,000; min
ers' hospital, $4,000; school of mines
S25,000; blind asylum, $4,000; cap
itol Gold and new), $4,000. The as
sessed valuation of property s52,
526,295. The governor estimates tn
valuation at $500, 100000. Schoo
tuIldings, $2.0O0,O 600. Estimated valu
of undeveloped resources, 100000
900. The school census shows S4'
942; also in sectarian schools, 5000
There are eight daily and 100 weekl
papers On January /, 1909 ther
were 2S territorial banks with re
sources of $4,24O,03S; deposits, 49,
223.132; and Al national banks, wit
deposits of $9,995,422 There wer
over 5000 miles of railroad, $50
subject to taxation.
Bills admitting one or both q
these states have frequently passe
one or both houses and several time
failed in conferences. Both platform
OF the national parties have frequentl
demanded immediate admission {
the territories to statehood.
Arizona was acquired the same a
New Mexico. 1t was cut off from Ne
Mexico in 1868. 1t is S7S miles lonI
$50 miles wide with 1890 squal
miles. or 100000 acres; the e.
timated population is 100000 So pc
cent being American, 1S per ceI
Mexican-native and foreign Dor
II per cent Indian and 6 per cent fo
eign. Estimated illiteracy, l per cen
The territory has two normal schoo
valued at $500, 200 1t has a unive
sity On connection with a milital
institute. college OF mines, and agr
cultural and mechanical college) wit
buildings valued at S245,000; an II