Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-01-29
WE WANT OUR RIGHTS.
Memorial To Congress Against the Culber-
son-stsphens Bill,

Memorial Ia Congress \ Entnst the tulber-
son-stephens BiIl.
At the meeting Of the Commercial
club members and citizens last Satur-
day night Il was decided to frame a
resolution protesting against the pas
sage Of the notorious Culberson-Ste-
phens bin. and to forward a copy OF
same to committee on foreign relations.
Copies Of the resolution will be sent 10
every board OF county commissioners,
town boards. city councils, boards Of
trade or municipal bodies in the terri
tory, and they will be asked to pass
similar resolutions and forward same
to the proper authorities in Washing
ton, ID. c. Following = the resolution,
as adopted by the Commercial club:
To the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions OF the United States,
Gentlemen-The following Is a set Of
resolutions passed by the Commercial
club, OF Albuquerque n. NJ, against
the passage OF the "CuIberson-Stephens
BnP s. 3794, entitled "a bin to pro-
vida for the equitable distribution Of
the waters Of the Rio Grande, be-
tween the United States Of America
and Mexico.
whereas, II has come to the knowl-
edge Of this club that bill is now
pending before the committee on for
eign relations Of the United States
senate, commonly known as the "cul-
berson-S stephens Bill" numbered s
S794 and entitled as above, and
Whereas the passage OF said bill In
any form will be a continuous menace
and never ending source OF litigation
to the best interests OF the territory
OF New Mexico, and win stagnate and
forever paralyze our agricultural In
terests, and incidentally all other In
tsrests OF the territory, and
Whereas. the report made upon said
bill calendar No. l736l ss well as th'
entire preamble OF me bin itso,t Is
Inaccurate in many respects, and
wrongfully assumes and admits, among
| other things, an obligation upon thC
part OF the government OF the United
States 10 the government OF Mexico tC
burden the water catchment areas o
New Mexico and Colorado, with a wa
ter servitude in favor OF lands in tn,
/ lNPAbAAk VI ahFAAAbf anu AhAa AhAN III
standing the language OF the treaty o.
| Guadalupe Hidalgo and the GadsdeI
treaty, and the opinion OF the attorne!
general Of the United states C2l Opns
| Atty Gen'l, 27A TO the contrary. and
| Whereas, the whole tenor OF said bill
Is an unpatriotic and wrongful admis
sion OF the right OF the republic o
Mexico to claim damages against thi
government because OF citizens OF IN
United states using the waters OF IN
Rio Grande at points where said rive
Is wholly within the territory OF IN
United States. and when the use q
such waters does not. as has been hel
four successive times by the distric
and supreme courts OF New Mexico, /
any manner affect the "navigabihty
OF the Rio Grande AT any point wh~r
II ever was or ever can be naVgabl
-navigability being the only questio
under the treaties in which Mexico ca
have anything 10 say. Now therefor'
be Il
| Resolved, BY fhe Commercial cub {
Albuquerque, y ~, In meeting assem-
bled this 2Cth cay ~ Ja1uary A. l
1901 thst this club mnsf re~peCtful
ana so.emnly protests - Inst the en-