Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-09


1910.
Jan. 14-Congressman Hamilton of
Michigan. chairman OF the house COM
mittee on territories. introduced bill
to enable the people Of Arizona and
New Mexico to form constitutions, etc,
and IL was referred to the committee
on territories.
Jan. 15-Enabling act reported back
10 house with recommendation that It
pass
Jan. 17--Enabling act passed house.
Jan. lS--Received by senate and re-
ferred to committee on territories.
March 14-Reported favorably by
Mr.. Reveridge from senate committee
on territories, with an amendment.
June 16-Amended and passed by
the senate yeas. 65 nays, 0; present
and not voting, 27.
June lS--House eoneurs in senate
amendment.
juno 20-Enabling act signed by
president.
September 6 - Delegates to New
Mexico constitutional convention
elected.
September 12--Delegates to Arizona
constitutional convention elected.
october 3--New Mexico constitu-
tional convention convened.
october 10-Arizona constitutional
convention convened.
November 2l--New Mexico consti-
tional convention completed its labors
and adjourned
December 9--Arizona constitutional
convention completed its labors and
adjourned.
January 21-New Mexico constitu-
ton ratified by a majority of lS,434.
February 9--Arizona constitution
ratified by a majority of 1886.
February 10--Senate, house and
president receive letters from Cover.
nor Mills of New Mexico, transmitting
certified copy of the New Mexico
constitution. Congress turns its cop
les over to territories committee.
February 17--House committee on
territories holds first meeting on
New Mexico constitution. Governor
Mills, Henry Blair, Mrs. Margaret
Dye Ellis and S. Il. Nicholson appear
before committee, three last mention
ed in opposition TO the approval of
the constitution.
February 1S--Second day of hear
iRg before house committee. Nichol-
son and Blair, principal witnesses.
February 21-Third day of hearings
Blair concludes. Delegate Andrews
asks adjournment for one week in or
der to get evidence from territory TO
refute Blair's charges.
February 24--President sends mes
sage to congress, finally approving
New Mexico's constitution and recon-
ms hr IA nj
congress.
February 27---House Joint Resolu-
tion No. 295. approving the constitu-
tion of New Mexico, introduced by
Delegate Andrews and referred to ter
rltories committee.
February 27-Final hearing held by
house territories committee. An
drews presents 572 communications
from New Mexico, mostly kilograms,
representing every county in the ter
ritory. and all to the effect that cleo
ton to ratiN constitution was fairly
enough conducted to express the will
Of the people Of New Mexico. Blair's
few scattered charges vanished like
thistles before windstorm, before this
avalanche of testimony from the ter
ritory, and committee expressed Itself
as satisfied.
February 2S--Andrews' resolution.
approving constitution of New Mex
leo, reported favorably by house terri
tories committee by Chairman Hamil-
ton.
March 1--House approved Andrews
resolution without dissenting voice.
March 2--Andrews' resolution re-
ceived by senate and referred to ter
ritories committee.
March 3--Andrews' resolution re-
ported from senate territories commit
tee favorably by Senator Dillingham;.
Mar. 3-President and congress
receive communication from Cover
nor Sloan of Arizona, transmitting GER
tilted copy of Arizona constitution.
March d---Andrew's resolution
amended to include Arizona defeated
in senate vote of As to 80. owen con-
ducted single handed fillihlister for
over | 1 hours in effort to get Arizona
admitted along with New Mexico. In
his speech he contended "that Ari-
IONA has progressive constitution
with tho initiative and referendum.
New Mexico. on the other hand. has
not. Arizona is democratic and pro-
ornrr'vn New Mevico Is republican
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