Arizona citizen., 1874-02-28
Arizona Measures Pending ill Con-
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Divested of all introductory matter, the following are bills and measures intro duced in the present Congress by Delegate Mccormick.
 Introduced December 8. 1873, read twice and referred to the committee on public lands:
 That all the right and title of the United States to the land situated within the cor porate limits of the city of Tucson, in the Territory of Arizona, and known as the western addition to Tucson, as defined by an act Ot the legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona, be, and the same are hereby, relinquished and granted to the corporate authority of said city, and its successors, in trust, for and with authority to convey so much of said land as is in the bona-fde occupancy of parties upon the passage of this act, by themselves or tenants: Provided, That this grant shall not extend to any reservation Of the Unit ed States, nor prejudice any valid adverse right or claim, if such exist, to said land, or any part thereof, nor preclude judicial examination and adjustment thereof
 Introduced January i2, 1871, read twice and referred to the committee on claims:
 That there be, and is hereby, apprOpri- ated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise apprO- nriated, the sum ot five thousand two hun dred and fifty-SiX dollars, to be paid by the Secretary of the Interior, upon vouchers satisfactory to him, to Milton B. Duffield, late United States marshal for the Terri tory of Arizona, in full compensation for extra services rendered. and for court, tray cling, and other expenses necessarily in- cured by him while in the discharge of the duties of said office.
 Introduced January 19, 1871, read twice and referred to the committee on military affairs:
 That there be, and is hereby, appropri- ated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise apprO- priated, the sum Of one thousand five hun dred dollars, to be paid by the Secretary of War to Charles 4. Luke, now of Prescott, Territory Of Arizona, in full compensation for property taken from him, for use of the government, in the extension of the mlli- tary reservation at Camp MOhave, in said Territory, under general orders numbered siXty-tWo, dated headquarters of the army, August l6, 1863.
 Introduced January 19, 1874, read twice and referred to the committee on military affairs:
 That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to Ielinquish and turn over to the department of the Interior, for restoration to the public domain, such parts of what are Known as the Fort IL
 ma, Fort Whipple, and Camp Date Creek reservations, in the Territory of Arizona, as may be reported by the military au- th0rties to be no longer required for mlii- tary purposes.
 Introduced January 19, 1874, read twice and referred to the committee on the Ju- dietary:
 That all those Mexican citizens and res idents who, at the dates Of the treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgO and the Gadsden trca- ty, respectively, were established as Such citizens and residents in any territories acquired by the United States from MeXi- co through the said treaties, and who have since continued to reside in good faith within the limits ot the United States, are, and shall be, entitled to have, pos sesS, exercise, and enjoy all such rights, powers, and privileges under the law as belong and are accorded to citizens of the 1 United States.
 l Sec. 2. That every such Mexican citizen and resident, having continued to reside | as aforesaid, has, and shall continue to have, the right to sue and be sued, to ac- l Quire, possess, hold, enjoy, and dispose oi | property, whether real, personal, or mix ed, as fully as any citizen of the United States.
 | Sec. 3. That any such Mexican citizen I and resident, having continued to reside | as aforesaid, and being desirOuS Of actual | naturalization under the Constitution and | the laws of the United states, shall be ell- | titled to the same, on proof of such resi-
 ,Ience and the other legal requisites, in
 any competent court, without previous 1 declaration of intention. Introduced January 26, 1874, read twice
 and referred to the committee on Territo- 1 rieS:
 That the judges of the supreme court Ol | Arizona, or any two of them when togetfI- 1 CT in any one district, or separate in their | respective districts of the said Territory, | in term or vacation, and by writing | through the mail, or otherwise, may ap- l point such special sessions of the said court. to be held at times and places con- venient to parties and their counsel, as | the business of the said court may require | and such special sessions shall be as valid | and effective as the sessions Of the regular terms of the said court.
 | Introduced January }, 1871, read twice l and referred to the committee on public l lands:
 l Your memorialists, the legislative as ! sembly of the Territory Of Arizona, most
 respectfully represent to your honorable
 bodies that there are vast tracts of land in
 grasses, and capable of producing all | kinds of vegetation in abundance if SUD- piled with water.
 Your memorialists believe, by sinking artesian wells, that most if not all of these 1 lands may be reclaimed and made to con- l tribute to the support of large numbers Oi people, and add greatly to the wealth, 1 happiness, and prosperity of the whole | population.
 Your memorialists would further state | that the cost of sinking these wells IS very 1 great, and without some assistance from | the government, by the donation of lands, 1 individuals cannot afford the expense and
 risk of sinking them; therefore your me-
 morialists most earnestly and respectfully
 urge that a reasonable donation of the public lands be made to any person who