The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-05
THE BILL VETOED.
The House Passes the Hill Over the
President's Veto.

| the House Passes the Btll Over the
Presidencs Veto.
The bill to lease the school and uni
versity lands If the territory, which
passed congress without the people Of
Arizona finding it ont, was vetoed b,
President Cleveland on friday, aud
was passed over The veto by the house
Nv II vote 1T 300 Ia SO. The measure
is now in the senate and it may not
pass that body.
| A meeting was held in the "fh - Of
F.. J. Bahbi,t Monday M ,rning All
lhr following pr test was sent to the
president IL the srnalr:
..At citizens mass meeting held her"
Il WAS resolved: Bill for leasing Arr
zona school aud university lands un-
known here until in presidents hands.
Protests to president from his county
were from representative citizens not
dirrcilyoaffec,rd, hut met the approval
# the entire community. The uni
vrrsily Iandc are nearly all here. and
were selected solely as being valuable
timber lands and practically worthless
save for the timber, which is rapidly
increasing in value. When timber Is
disposed Ut It should be- by sale, not bv
ease. The bill provides no adequate
safeguards and Is bitterly condemned
by the people of the territory for n va
riety of reasons which we desire to pre-
srn, the senate before action is TAKEN.
aud we request delay until full state
ments can he forwarded by mail.
"E. j. BABBIrr. Chairman.
OSCAR GIBSON, Secretary"
The protest was signed by n large
number of the representative citizens
t Flagstaff The protests from this
aud other points in the territory have
. caused the senate to investigate the
hill, as yesterday Il, NJ. Doe. VIII" has
With others taken an active interest in
he opposition to the bill and with him
deserve whatever credit there is in de-
aying the passage nf the bill aud Obj
tanning the presidents veto and per-
maps its tiual defeat, received the fol-
lowing telegram from Hon. N. o.
Murphy:
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 8.
Z. NJ. DOE. Flagstaff, Ariz.:
You should correct your position b!
wire. Timber cannot be cut on leased
school lands; law now prohibits.
N. y. MURPHY.
The following is the reply of Mr..
Doe:
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.. March 4.
Hon. n. o. MURPHY, House of Repre-
sentativcs, Washington. ID. c.:
think my position right The bill
constitutes an implied repeal of exist
ing legislation prohibiting the cutting
If timber in So far as these lands are
:. concerned. There are numerous oh
= irctinns to the bill, and while believe
II your motives meritorious, think I'M
: ,crupulous persons will avail them.
e selves of defects in the bin, and trust
" in view Of general opposition by best
= citizens Of territory you will cease t"
!! press measure in present form.
+" EDWARD Nj. Doe.
IS The reason given by President Cleve.
= land for vetoing the bill was that il did
e not give The secretary Of the interior
authority to disprove the leases aud
provided no proper safeguards for the
=, prot ection of timber on the university
"a lands.
J.. 1t has been said that opposition t.
:. the bill did not come from representa-
! live citizens Of Arizona. From this
/. section the opposition came from lead
Il mg and influential citizens. anon.
whom were: E. j. Bal,bitt. Z S. Cos
=. nev, E. M. Doe, j. w. Francis, E. S
!. Clark, John Clark, Oscar Gibson, L. 5
n Bunch, Dr.. d. J. Brannen. +. M. Liv
!. rrmorp. all the county officials am
(. many others.
If A citizens meeting is called to NEE
II ut the office Of Z. j. Babbilt this after
ar noon at 4 o'clock To take further actor
l. in regard to the bill to lease the scho"
u. lands. 1t is now understood that NJ
~ timber can be cut from the universit
% sections during the life of the least
and further opposition to the hill viii
: in all probability be withdrawn. Their
is. however, still a great deal ut dis
rnssion on the merits aud dement's o