Arizona republican., 1901-12-21

lands in Arizona being arid, congress | should make larger donation than has been customary. Also. he will doubt less argue, congress should be liberal in the land grants because the terri tory has had no assistance whatever from the federal government in the construction of it's public buildings. The sixth section grants four sections in each township to the state for the support of the common schools. All lands so granted are to be disposed of at public sale, the proceeds to form a permanent school fund, only the in- terest of which shall be expended for the support of the schools. Then. sec ton eight grants one hundred sections for the purpose of erecting public buildings. Seventy-five sections are confirmed by the tenth section for the use of the university. Two hundred thousand acres are granted by the eleventh section for tine use and sup port of an agricultural college. The twelfth section grants one hundred thousand acres for the insane asylum; one hundred thousand acres for the penitentiary; one hundred thousand acres for the deaf dumb and blind asylum: one hundred thousand acres for the normal schools; two hundred and fifty thousand acres for charitable, penal and reformatory institutions; one hundred thousand acres for county hospitals, and fifty thousand acres for a hospital for disabled miners. The thirteenth section extends the provis- ions of the Carey act to Arizona, which provides in effect for grant of one million acres to the state upon the same being reclaimed by irrigation. This section of the bill is not iInpor- tant, however, inasmuch as the Carey act Is practically imperative on ac- count of it's restrictive provisions.
 The fourteenth section exempts all mineral lands from the grants above mentioned.
 The fifteenth section provides that all the lands granted shall be selected un der direction of the secretary of the in terior.
 The sixteenth section provides that the state shall constitute one judicial district of the United States.
 The seventeenth and eighteenth sec tions relate to judicial procedure.
 Section nineteen appropriates the sum of thirty thousand dollars to de- fray the expenses of the constitutional convention and the election provided for thereby.
 The twentieth section provides that the constitutional convention may by ordinance provide for the election of officers for full state government. in- cluding members of the legislature and "a representative in the F'ifty-sixth congress-" CThe Fifty-seventh congress is evidently meanO at the time for the election for the ratification or rejection of the constitution; but the state gov ernment is to remain in abeyance until the presidents proclamation is issued In case the constitution is ratified. the legislature elected at the same time may assemble, organize and elect two senators of the United States. in the manner now prescribed by the laws Of the United States; and the governor and scretary of state of the new state shall certify the election of the repre- sentative and senators" as prescribed by law.
 Upon the whole. MT. Smith is to be congratulated upon the bill as drawn, and every loyal citizen of Arizona will fervently pray that it may become q law Thus, if it is passed, Arizona will be full-fedged state of the union be- fore this time next year, with all the machinery of . state government in operati tion. It is 6 captivating vista. and is one to inspire the redoubied efforts of our citizens to achieve the freedom to which we are entitled