Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-19
WILL PROVIDE FOR
SANTA FE DEBT
Good Showing Made by
County's Representatives
at National Capital
SENATE COMnITTEEF AvORS IT
Other Demands for Land Grants
Are Also Being Seriously
Considered.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.-Offi-
cials of the territory of New Mexico
and representatives of the people, VINO
mold the bonds issued by the territory
and it's counties have been given a
hearing before the senate committee
which is considering the statehood
bills. Amendments were suggested
providing that the proposed state OF
New Mexico shall take over the debts
of Santa Fe and Grant counties,
amounting to more than million dol
lars, and consisting chiefly OF railroad
aid bonds. Most of these bonds were
voted in 1879 and the principal and
interest have remained unpaid. The
issuance of the bonds was justified by
the New Mexico delegation on the
ground that they were necessary In
order to induce the railroad to de-
velop that section and it was stated
that they were issued in the same
spirit in which the United States gov
ernment gave aid in building the
transcontinental lines. The proposed
state of New Mexico also wants, in ad-
dition to bequests of public lands for
school purposes, three million acres
to be used in wiping out the terrltor-
ial debt No action was taken by the
committee, but the indications are
that provisions will be made for the
payment of the Santa Fe bonds at
least. The senate committee favors
such provision.
New Mexco's Friends at Work.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Ex-Governor
L. Bradford Prince, Judge N. B.
Laughlin and Levi A. Hughes on be-
half of the Board of Trade and the
Commercial Club of Santa Fe, Judge
w. D. Newcomb on behalf of Silver
City and Grant County, Attorney
Charles A. Spiess for the bondholders,
created Favorable impression on the
senate committee on territories yes
terday and it is certain now that the
statehood bill will make some sort
of a provision for the payment of the
railroad bond Indebtedness of the
counties of Santa Fe and Grant. Dele
gate Andrews, Chairman Bursum and
Postmaster General Frank H. Hitch
cock are vigilant and are pushing per
sistently in the same cause and have
secured from Senator Beveridge a
Nf th@ ctntnhnn1
the advantage of New Mexico and the
amendment of the clause so that out
side of the election for the constitu-
tional convention and the vote on the
constitution, there will be no general
election in New Mexico in 1910, so
as to prevent the expense, the bitter
ness and complications that general
election for county, legislative and
territorial offices in 1910 would bring
with it.
Sharpe. Gets CoIectorship.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. G., Feb. ia. l..
Sharpe has been reappointed customs
collector at Ell Paso, Texas. The
other two candidates were General
J. B. Vilioen of Chamberino, Dona
Ana county, and w. W. Cox of Las
Cruces.
The committee. that represented
Santa Fe county before the Senate
committee on territories yesterday, is
certain that provision will be made
for the payment of the Santa Fe coun
ty railroad bond indebtedness and is
also in hopes that sufficient land will
be granted to pay the other bonded
indebtedness of the county.
Upon the recommendation of Dele
gate w. H. Andrews, Frank A. San
tistevan has been appointed postmas
ter at Pima, Taos county; and Robert
H. Woods at Red Rock, Grant county
Delegate Andrews introduced bills
today increasing the pension Of Jamir
F. Adams, Company B, First Maine
Heavy Artillery, $50 a month; Lewis
F. Sasseen, Company E, Eighth Ken
lucky Cavalry, $48 a month. He Sc
cured for Albert Thomas, of the
Eighth Kentucky Mounted Infantry
an original pension of SIT month
from November 6, 1909, and an ac
crued pension to Jacinta R. Baldo
nado. (This dispatch was filed a
Washington at 1855 p. m. and was OF
the editors desk at 2:18 p. m.
came over the Postal) y