Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-22
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Following his return to the city At
tornev Francis G.. Wilson today gave
out an interview concerning the dis
patch from Washington telling of the
supreme courts decision concerning
the status of Indians. Mr.. Wilson also
discussed the interview published in
an Albuquerque paper alleged to have
been had with Attorney A. B.. Rene
han of this city concerning the mat
ter. @~E
Mr. Wilson said:
"My attention has been called to an
appearing in the Albuquer-
que Journal of October 21, 1913,
with A. b. Renehan of Santa Fe pur-
porting to quote him as to the deci-
sion of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States in the case of the United
States VS.. Sandoval. | have examined
the interview carefully and find that
the statements attributed to him have
so garbled the facts and are so mis-
leading as to the conclusions drawn,
that because of the far reaching re-
suits of the decision upon New Mex
leo and its citizens, the statements
made by him should not be permitted
to go uncorrected Accordingly
shall briefly state the facts concern
ing this case and attempt to correct
such statements attributed to Mr..
Renehan, as are misleading or incor-
rect, in order to inform the people of
New Mexico concerning this import
ant case so far as can be done without
having the text of the decision of the
supreme court before me.
The Enabling Act.
"The enabling act passed by con
,ress to permit New Mexico to be-
come member of the sisterhood of
states, contained provisions intended
or the protection of the Pueblo In
Iians by virtue of which, congress re-
aimed complete and absolute jurisdic-
ion. not for a limited time as stated
n the interview with Mr.. Renehan,
tut for all time or until congress sees
it to alter this condition, over the
ands owned and occupied by the Pue-
10 Indians at the time of the passage
f the enabling act; forbade the taxa
ion of their lands by the new state;
orbade the Introduction of liquor up
n their lands for a period of twenty
ears, and made their lands Indian
ountry.' Under.,my instructions, as
pecial attorney for the Pueblo In
ians, Superintendent Lonergan for
le southern district and Superintend- |.
Mt Coggeshall for the northern dis. /
'ict. notified the railroads not to ship i
quor into towns lying within Pueblo |
rants in this state The railroads
omplied with these orders, but the
quor dealers of Espanola in the San
Clara Pueblo grant employed
essrs. Renehan and Wright, attor-
eys of Santa Fe, to -enjoin Superin-
,ndent Coggeshall and myself from
terfering with the traffic into Espa-
ola and suit was brought against us
the district court for Santa Fe
,unty, but was removed to the feder-
court on the ground that federal
lestion was involved Meanwhile,
lperintendent Coggeshall had obtain
test case against Felipe Sando-
il for selling liquor to San Ilde
nso Indian, and under the direction
the United States attorney, Mr..
avis, an indictment was returned
arging him with introducing liquor J
,on the Santa Clara Pueblo grant. {
essrs. Renehan and Wright were re-
ined by the defendant Sandoval and
ey filed demurrer to the indict- 4
ent on the ground that congress was
thout constitutional power to inn {