Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-21
TULLY OBJECTS TO
BRINGING APACRES
INTO NEW MEXICO
Lincoln County Representative
Introduces Resolution Of
Protest Against Proposed
action.

Especial Cosrtspunaspee ~ Sc HersIal
Santa ~. s.. ~. Jan. su-Ths rem
rant ~ Ccronimo's bloodthirs,s hand
~ Apnehea and their descendnnis.
nnw at ref Ssl. okla. where unfii
recently they hate heen prisoners 81
war viii not find homes IN New Mex
ico. that b.. not ~ Representative
Iamee Y THlls ~ lincoln county con
help A. and the representative thinks
he can
the orirln ~ the idea ~ bringing
fhrse fnNians info Naa Mexico is
strangely tnyetsfieus. hut is Is sup
posed 90 be q o., idea 81 some ofiicinl
~ the olIire 81 indian Affairs. though
thcre are some who sDy that private
bn~ines. inter~stt Wer. behind ~
At al cvsnts. one hot day last June.
when the grave and reverend senator's
~ me United states were dozing IN
their seats measure was passed
without division. providing thAt the
lndNus then prisoners ~ war ai Fort
fill OKLA. should b. freed and that
nueh ct ihen 80 desired u should he
presented wiih homes On the Mesca-
Hero lndisn reservation IN New Mexico
No ono wac Interested in the bill. Sem
nisr Fail beinR On the frontier where
Ne had been delegated with senator
Smith % look into the Mexican situa-
rinn. aud Senator Cairon being en-
eared in committee work
The matter was not heard from
nvain until the conference report on
the Indian Appropriation bili appeared
in the senate This BIN contained an
item approrriatine money Tor the
transportation of the indians ia New
Mexico. ~ what authority was the
item placed in the bill. inquired sena-
tor Fail Il - an Outrage, exclaimed
Senator catrOn. The authority was
There. however. since the Hppropyia-
tion wNs simply to carry out the pur-
pose 81 the BIN which had passed the
aenate Of the suitry June day when
The senator's duxe6 IN gheir seats Pro-
tests promptly followed ana the ap-
preparation bin was sent hack 40 con-
ference with Instructions that the SEN
ate c0nfcrees insist that the item be
stricken out, and stricken out u was
despite the vigoruus objection of tho
Indian department oiNciais There the
matter rested Tor the time.
II a. believed. however. inst another
attempt may be made al ta~ present
session 81 congress 10 carry IL throdgh
hence the action II nepresentAtivs
Tuily IN Introducing the resolution of
protest Mr. Tully points out thai
these Indians never were residents oi
New Mexico. but "a the contrar, they
ar their forefathers belonged 90 ia,
White Mountain branch Of the Apach,
triho In Arizona Following j. M,
resolution. which was referred Go th'
committee on state affairs
Housc ItcsoIntion M. -.
Whereas. the secretary of tho 90.
terror az Washington contemplate
settling tho band Of Fort sil Indians
known az Gerunimo'H hand On th'
Mescalero Apache Indian reservation
in taar0ln and Otoro counties Sew
Mexico. alleging a. grounds for suci
action that said indians originals
came from there, and
Whereas. such ~ not the case III
hand hailing from the white Noun
tains Apnches agency la Arizona
nnd.
whereas, the people OF New MeXic,
desire that the MoscaieFo-A Apache IN
dian reservation be- used a. "a nationa
park and game preserve. after proyid
ing ailotments 81 land for the Mesca