The Arizona champion., 1890-12-20
APPROVED BY NOBLE,

THE report ot Secretary Noole en- dorsesLand recommends the action of Congress on the following portions of acting Governor Murphy's report;
 l. "Fhat an enabling act for the admission of Arizona as state be pass ed by Congress.
 2. That all the public lands within Arizona be donated to the Territory, title to be passed upon admission as a State.
 8. That all school lands within Ariz- ona be donated to the Territory for school purposes, and provisions be made for the selection of good in lieu of bad sections"
 This Territory requires more than ordinary assistance to enable it to over come the great obstacles in its soil and sourrounding, and with dIe safeguards the above request ought to be granted.
 4. 'That the Apache Indians, who are now under military surveillance on San Carlos reservation be removed and the reservation opened to settlement"
 This is hardly practicable, for there is no place they could be placed with out great and reasonable resistance by the white people there. An Apache Indian is not desirable neighbor; and while the people of Arizona like him not others who have never become &C., costumed to him at all like him less.
 5. "It is further recommended that all Apache Indians on the reservation under military guard be disarmed, and they be prohibited from the possession of rifed guns and fixed ammunition, and that it be made a felony for any person to sell or furnish the Indians such guns and ammunition, under penaltiHs as are imposed for the sale of liquor to Indians"
 This recommendation is approved. It has been necessary to keep a mil itary officer as their agent for some years. Yet murders occur, and more than one hundred are now confined at Fort Union. It is question of force, and the resistance to complete subjuga- tion to law and order should be made as short as possible
 It is earnestly urged that if the h. dians are not removed that the limits of their reservation be reduced, and the mineral ard coal lands on the res ervation be segregated and made available.
 This is approved. But it is believ ed to be impossible without an out break, unless proceeded by disarment.
 It is requested that congress appro- priate fands for the erection of build ings to use in the public service in Arizona.
 It is recommended that the provis- ion of what is known as the "Idaho test oath" be made applicable in Ariz- ona.
 That the act before Congress which provides for fourth judge in Arizona be passed.
 That the salries of the present jud ges in Arizona be increased to S5,000 per annum.
 That appropriations be made by Congress to pay the Governors and secretaries of Territories the amounts allowed them by law under section l845, Revised Statutes of the United States, 1878.
 That the pay of Legislators in Ariz- onq be increased to $l0 per day.
 That Congress appropriate reason able sum for artesian well-boring in the Territory.
 That all the public lands within the Territory be surveyed.
 The requests from 7 to If inclusive, are submitted upon the very able ar gument of the Governor, who the sec retary believes is exceedingly well qualified to determine what the Ter itory must require.