Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-29
PHILIPPINE
DELEGATES
They Want to Take Part in the
Great National Conventions
of This Year.
THEY MAY BE SEATED
The Calls, However, Do Not Include
Porto Rico or the Philippine
Islands.

uoI0Uuo.
Manila, March 29-The Republicans
and the Democrats here are organizing
to elect delegates to the national con-
ventions. They will urge the adop-
tion of legislation favorable to the
Philippine Islands.
No Provision Made.
Washington, March 29-No provi-
sion has been made by either the Re-
publican or the Democratic national
conventions to seat the delegates from
the Philippines. In the calls for the
convention, neither the Philippines
nor Porto Rico are included among the
states and territories entitled to repre-
sentation. However, should delegates
from these Islands present themselves
it is within the province of the COM
mittees on credentials to seat them.
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and is desirable for residence proper
ty, but the present buildings upon the
same are in dilapidated condition,
having had no repairs upon them since
the post was abandoned ten years ago,
and therefore cannot be rented at a
reasonable price, and would require a
large amount of money to place them
in a habitable and rentable condition;
and
Whereas the said board of education
has no means or revenue beyond that
which is necessary for the payment OF
teachers wages and current expenses,
and it was the intention of the procla-
nation of the President that such
should receive direct benefit from the
donation of said reservation, which
can only be obtained by a sale OF
such portions of the reservation as are
not needed for school building sites Z;
and
Whereas there is large amount OF
vacant unoccupied land in such reser'
walton which would be desirable for
residence property; and
Whereas under said proclamation OF
| the President, and the law under
which it was made, being an act o1
Congress approved March third, eigh
teen hundred and ninety-three, which
| is recited in said proclamation, 1t is
very doubtful if the said board has the
right to sell any portion of said reser
walton, and purchasers could not Dt
found willing to take the title which
it could give: now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate ant
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled, That for the purpose OF car
rying into effect the proclamation o
the President of January fifth, nine
teen hundred and four, according t
it's true intent and meaning, and tina
the public schools of the city of SAINT
Fe, New Mexico may receive the bent
fit of the grant and donation OF tn
Fort Marcy Military Reservation, Il
Gated in the city of Santa Fe, Ne,
Mexico, the board of education OF tn
said city of Santa Fe, New Mexico,
hereby authorized to sell and conve
anv portions of such reservation 9
: NAV not be reserved by 1t for schot
house sites or other educational pu
poses. That such sale shall only b
made after public advertisement for
lleast sixty days in some daily new
paper, published in the cities OF SAINT
Fe. New Mexico, Denver, COLORADO
Kansas City, Missouri, Chicago, ll'
: nois, and Ell Paso; Texas, and unde
such rules and regulations as u
board of education of the city OF SAM
Fe shall prescribe. The purcnas
money when received to be held ar
kept by the city treasurer. ex-omc
: treasurer of the board of education,
q special school fund, to be used on
by the board of education for the ere
tion of school buildings or purcha
|of school furniture or other speci1
) school purposes; and for no; other pt
y pose whatever.