Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-12-29
THE IRRIGATION BILL.
Texas Representatives Claim That Il
viii Pass Congress.
SALE or TERRITORIAL LANDS.
A MIL

America and the United states Of
Mexico.
Whereas, the Republic OF Mexico has
made reclamation OF the United s.ates
90 the secretary % state, through lts
legation In Washington for a large
tHdemnity for water alleged 10 have
been taken and used by the citizens of
fhe United states IN Colorado and
New Mexico on the head waters OF the
Ylio orande river, to which citizens of
Mexico claimed right BY prior appro
priation. in alleged violation Of article
eight og the treaty of peace Of 0auda.
lupe IudaiEo. proclaimed July fourth.
eighteen hundred and forty-eight. and
article four of the boundary treaty
proclaimed June thlrticth. eighteen
hundred and nfty-four: and
Whereas. an investigation directed
Jointly BY the state departments Of tho
two republics and carried out By the
international boundary Commission.
organized under the convention OF
March fret. eighteen hundred and
elghty-nine. discovered the fac, that
the now OF the river has gradually a.
mlnished for the past fiftecn years
an increasing ratio, 80 that the orii-
nary NuNlNNitN INM w kAN WV ANNNN
IL inadequate 10 supply the wants OF
irrigation and domestic and other pur-
poses. aa has been supplied IN previous
years and
where's. a remedy has been propos.
ell By the two governments for this
deficiency by impounding IN an Inter
national dam and reservoir. n ar tn
boundary line between the two pub.
.ics, the annual food waters % TIE
apring season, which are greatiy IN ex-
cess OF the wants of lrri CATION and d.
nestle and other purposCs. In those
seasons, such waters 70 be- cQuit bly,
Distributed between che two republ cs.
and
whereas. Il was afterw rds discover
cd that other like projects OF iargr
dams and reservoirs were eoniempla.-
"a above said propo eo international
dam and reservoir; and
whereas the two governments
4 iointly directed the internationa
boundary commission hereinbefors
mentioned 70 investigate and report
upon the feasibility or the project and
Whereas said commission g, ported,
4 that, IN their Judgment the project
was feasible. but that the flow as in
i aufiiclent for more than 3ne n servoir,
and
Whereas, the two g0vernm 'nts were
unable to agree upon the construct on
of said proposed International dam
and reservoir until some method Of
restraining the building AID US %
other dams and reservoirs. wh ch
would destroy the usefulness of "a a
proposed international dam ana sor
yOir. had been devised Nov, ia r.
s fore, ~
Be A. enacted by thc senate &
House OF Representatives % the INIT.
4 ca states Of Amerlca h Congress as-
u reulbied. that nothing In the acts OF
March third. eighteen hundrsd and
nlnely-one. January twenty-hrst,
eighteen hundred ami nincty-hve.
February twenty-sixth elghieen hun
lFea and Alnety-seven, and May eiev-
t-th. eighteen hundred AM ninety
eihh, ssial be % oousructcd a. TO au-
yforlse appropriation AMI storage =
= The waters of the Rio ulande river. ~
I'll ita tributaries, In The Territory ~ Now
! tMeHico, 20 which others have right by
n trior appropriation. and every pet. on
n End every corporation which shall be-
guilty OF thus uniawfully approprat
y 'ng and storing fald waters "a this at
aentiOhea shall be deemed guilty u Q
lnisdesneanor and on conviction
+ thcrof shall be punished by a fne not
exceeding Ave thousand dollnri o. b.
Imprisonment (in the case Of a na ural
geraon) not exccedinE one year, or by
sura punshmenis. NJ the discretion oi
ENShe court. The unlawful appropiatinR
and storing OF the water IN this acl
:. mentloned may be- prevented, and ths
Z dam, reservoir. or other means used
for lmpOupdlng the water may be ~
moved. by the injunction Of any oir'
#euit SQUIRT exercising jurisiict'on IL
any district In which said water MAY
be appropriated or stored: aud propel
proceedings IN equity TO this end ma,
!, - Instituted under the direction d
the attorney eNeAeral u the Unitcs
states
Sec. G. d'hat the secretary %. stat
u hereby authorized TO proceed with
.ccnsunsmatlon Of the proposed treAis
between the United ststas % Americi
Rnd tae united States Of Mexico, ant
4 the United states Of Mexico sha
accept tho construction Of ths propos
I'd dam and reservoir. with the cohoi
tions that the food water impoundes
Toy it shall be equally distributed -
twcen the two copntIles as iiquidstlol
Wbt Bll past and future claims for veto
sppropTlated IN the pas, or 20 be ~
propFiated In the future BY citizens o
thc United States otherwise than b!
mpoundinE u In large dams and re
hervoirs In New Mexico, then the sec
rotary Of stesc is further authqrisfd 4
proceed with the oenstructi9n Of Anl
4 pians and specifications submitted I
the report Of the international houn
] daFy commission. AZ published IN sen
ate document numbered two hundre
gRd twenty nine Fifiy-hfth eongres'
eteOna session, ana the sum Of tw
nsillion three hundred and seveniee
thousand one hunderd and thirtee
dollars and thirty-six cents is hsrsb
@Ppropr4atsd for that purpose