Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-18

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Ferguson ea'd In a speech delivered
some time agu that he would introduce a
bill providing that New Mexico should
be granted tbs land that would have been
given heF had she been admitted "a a
state. He introduced the bill ON Wednes
day. II provides that sections 2, 10, 32
and 80 ia every township in the territory.
and where such sections have been sold
by act Of congress. land equivalent
thereto, be granted to the territory for
the support Of the common schools, but
no lands embraced 10 Indian, military or
other reservations u any character shall
Je subject 10 the grants Of this act until
such reservations shall be extinguished,
and the lands restored TO the public do
main and provision ia made that 100 sec
lions Of the unappropriated land within
the territory shall be granted TO II for
the purpose Of erecting public buildings
at the capital OF the state Of New Mexico,
when the territory shall become a state,
and a capitol shall be permanently To-
Gated. Two townships, authorized by an
act OF 1854 and granted to the territory
for university purposes, and in addition
to this 10000 acres, together with all
saline lands, are granted TO the territory
for the use Of said university, aud 100000
. res for the use Of al agricultural col
lege.
A PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND.
Ten per cent. OF the proceedings Of
sales OF the public lands, after paying all
expenses OF the sale, are 10 be used az a
permanent fund, the interest OF which IL
20 be expended for the support OF the
common schools within the territory, In
lieu OF the grant Of lands for internal i'm
proyements made TO new states, and In
lie Of any claim OF New Mexico for q
grant OF swamp or oyertiOwed lands.
The following grants are made TO the
territory for the purpose indicated: For
permanent water reservoirs for irTigatlng
purposes. $4,000 acres; improvement OF
the Rio Grande river in New Mexico and
Increasing the surface flow OF water In
the bed OF the river, 100000 acres; an
asylum for the insane, 100000 acres;
school OF mines. 100000 acres; deaf and
dumb asylum, 100000 acres; reform
school, 10000 acres; normal schools,
100000 acres; an institution Tor the
blind, 100000 acres: a miners hospital
for disabled miners, 100000 acres; a mill
tary institution. lO0.0OO acres; the en-
largement and maintenance OF the terri.
torial penitentiary. 100000 acres; the
building known ~ the Palace" In the
city OF Santa Fe, and all lands and ap.
%purtenances connected Herewith, are
granted to New Mexico. Under this bill,
New Mexico shall not be entitled to any
further grants OF land for any purpose
than expressly provided for, nor shall
any other grants be made when II shall
become a state.
COMMISSION TO SELECT LANDS.
All grants OF land made In quantity as
indemnity shall be selected by the Cover.
nor OF the territory, the surveyor general
OF the territory and its solicitor general.
acting az a commission under the direc.
ton OF the secretary Of the interior. This
commission will make selections for the
purposes specified, and rapport the same
to the secretary OF the interior. This
commission will make selections for the
purposes specified, and report the same
TO the secretary OF the interior. The sec.
rotary Of the interior shall dispose OF the
lands, except az otherwise provided at,
according TO the general laws Of the
United States, and preserve in separate
funds the proceeds OF the sale OF these
lands, after deducting all expenses, for
the use Of the territory Of New Mexico,
these proceeds to be appropriated from
time to time by the Legislative assembly
OF the territory for the purposes indicat-
ed in each respective grant. The bill APP
%prOpriates $4,000 to be expended under
the direction Of the secretary OF the in
terror for the purpose OF paying the OK.
penses OF the selection and segregation
OF the respective lands, including com
~pensatiOn TO the commission.