Librarian of Congress Wiihlugt ANTA FE NEW M VOL 44 SANTA FE NEW MEXICO TUESDAY JANUARY 7 1908 NO m HEW BO IN THE LIMELIGHT Statehood Petition Reaches Wash ington fflRACTsWlinENTl Circular Letter it Referred to Committee on Territories Washington Jan 7 A petition ask ing for the support of the bill for the admission of New Mexico to separate statehood was received today in the form of a letter from Chairman W S Hopewell of the New Mexico State hood League addressed to Represent ative Fuller of Illinois It was referr ed to the committee on territories The petition recites that when Gov ernor George Curry visited Washing ton recently President Roosevelt as sured him that he would lend his aid towards securing the passage of his bill and is satisfied that New Mexico has sufficient population and wealth to entitle it to be admitted as a separate state The letter gives the present popula tion of New Mexico as above 400000 and states that a dolegatiou represent ing every county in the territory will visit Washington this month to urge upon Congress the passage of the sop arate statehood bill ADJOURNED TERM SUPREME COURT Short Session Held Today