Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-05-19
THE STEPHENS BILL.
Strong Resolutions Adopted Against
It's Passage in Congress.
DELEGATES 10 WASHINGTON,

Late yesterday afternoon the con-
Veutun watch met in THIS City to cn-
ter vigorous protest against the pas
sage ot the stephens Diii which -
pending before congress, adjourned al
ter the framing OF ten0luuuus and thcir
adoption. Following u the resolutions
aa prepared by tnu committee
Whcfas. The valley OF the ltio utande
and itH tributaries contains over onu
million oi acres OF bottom lands Iva New
Mexico tony a portion OF which Is un'
uvr cuitiyau0nJ whiCh lands are capa-
bic of the highest state OF cultivation
ana the largest yield per acre in the
United states, ana VIII support over
one hundred thousand families Dy the
use oil the waters of the said river un-
uur JudiCi0us system cf igugatl0ni
and
Whereas. Tho population OF New
Mexico 10 being rapidly increased ~
immigration from the states and from
the Oid world and capital ls beiig iu-
vested from abroad. the immig grati0n
ana capital being Induced 10 come here
un account OF the cultivation of the soil
which can only be- accomplished by
means OF irrigation. ana
" hurcas, The great nope Tor any con-
Siderable prosperity la New McNico lies
ln the use OF the waters Of the Rio
drande and ita tributaries FOR Cultiva-
ton, mining ana stock raising. and
" hefoas. A bin has been Introduced
la the congress uf the United states, HI.
n. y.1iU entitled "a bill 10 provide for
tne equitable distribution OF the waters
vf the Rio Orandu between the United
states and the Republic OF Mexico, ana
fOr the purpose OF building an interna-
tlonal dam and reservoir on said river
az IN Faao, Texas. which bill was In
trOduced IN congress by Mr stephens
VI Texas. and is now pending before
the committee on foreign aflalrs. and
Whereas, The enactment OF said bill
into law viii paralyEe al the Indus
tries OF New Mexico. dwarf her pros-
pcrlty and prevent any future growth
or development therein,
Therefore. BE ~ Resolved. by this
convention % delegates representing
the entire people OF New Mexico, called
together by the governor OF this terri.
tory Tor the purpose Of considering
ana expressing their opinion In regard
20 the merits OF said bill.
That We earnestly and cmphatically
object and protest against the enact
mcnt by the congress of the United
states OF house bill No. $40 Into law.
as being destructive OF nearly every In
tercst of the people OF New Mexico In
furious 10 the welfare ana prospvi Ity
~ all ~ her Inhabitants aud as oalcu-
lated Co stop the growth of her pupu-
lati0n and the Increase of her wealth.
That no such law as II contemplated
hy aald bin II necessary. the reservoir
provided FOR by II will hold more than
l2 times the amount of water Hutilcient
to irrigate all the lands which have
ever been irrigated by the waters of the
RIO Graudc In the state of Texas and
IA New Mexico. 10 viii therefore he an
cXtraVagnnt waste OF the waters of
said river ana win consequently leave
several million 90 acres of land in New
Mexico unused and unoccupied. which
otherwise iu the very near future
would bc cultivated aud occupied hy
cntcrprlslng citizens OF the United
states and furnish homes and dvli-
hood fur more than u million of people,
Resolved Further. That the governor
uf the territory bc requested 20 APP
point committee of A. citizens. resi-
dents Of this territory, tu aid Ouf dele
gate IN congress in opposing and pre-
venting the enactment OF said bill into
"a law. That copy OF these resolutions
hr forwarded hy the secretary OF this
convention o. said delegate 70 Dee placed
hy him before said committee and the
congress of she United states, and that
copy thereof bee also sent 20 each
member OF congress That every etori
be made hy every member of this con-
veution and the people OF this territory
10 defeat the passage Of said bill so as
So prevent 10 from becoming "A law, and
that the agitation 0f the matters con-
tcmplatcd by the said bin and tht
treaty mentioned therein may be stop
ped and buried, continuance 10 which
agitation intimidHtes capitalists and
prevents investments In New Mexico.
Nhe governor was given authority a
appoint delegates To- go o. the national
capital with the resolutions and las
/ them before congress He selected IA,
gentlemen which are as follows
Frank Springer Las Vegas, = n
Catron. santa Fc. q, y Marion. Albu'
/ querquc a. A Freeman. Roswell; VI
H. FERGUSON. Albuquerque r. s. Hub
bell. Albuquerque. 8. b, Nowcomb. Las
| Cruces; W, n. IT. Llcwellyn La
| Nhf"H " ~ AAAW hfttHF NhiAAAt'fN't Wv
= Burkhardt Albuquerque. A. y Fall
Las Cruces. W. 3 Hopewell. Hnlsboro
LiBcrai Ninrrs.
| subscription lists Tor the sufferer
| from the mine explosion az Sc1ncld
| utah. were placed az AN the mines. A
least ak hundred dollars viii be son
| from here. SO far Clarksvilie has $50
on the list. Gallup. Sas Thatcher SO
with Gibson. Otero and Catalpa TO hea
from The Gallup list II az the Ban
ner drug store and by morrow nigh
VIII probably have $50 more on t-0sl
iup Cleaner
/ A nig Crowd EsProtssi.
Secretary W. n. Pope. OF the exocu
tive committee having charge Of th
dedicstory ceremonies. IL to-day send
ing out letters to the newspaper me
OF New Mexico. inviting their co-opera
ton toward making the dedication q
the new capitol a big success and urg
lng all 10 try ana be present la per
son. The engraved formal Invitation
viii he sent as soon az they can b
provided The committee iH iu CORES
pondencc with railway officials an
hopes 90 secure an excursion rate OF
cent per miic. which should serve {
bring "a great number OF visitors {
the historic city on the occasion % thl
featlyity New Mexican.