Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-02-24

Governor Curry is of the opinion tha
it will become law as he does no
anticipate any opposition to the meas
ure in the upper branch of the nation
al legislature. BY the provisions O
this bill the territory will be enabled
to select something over 100000 acre;
OF land as an indemnity for sections
16 and Sc or what are known as schoo
sections in cases where these sections
are embraced in national forests OF
J other reservations. The money de
rived from the sale or lease of these
lands is applied to the common school
income fund. The territory will be
enabled to select these lieu lands
} from any part of the unappropliated
public domain in the territory.
Governor Curry and Delegate An.
) drews together with the other mem
bers of the New Mexico delegation
VINO assisted them from time to time
dufSug the formers sojourn in the ma
tional capital made almost daily visits
to the various administrative depart
'ments and bureaus. eve have become
better acquainted with these Of
fcials." Governor Curry said. "The
, best of feeling exists towards
, New Mexico and l believe the result
!, will be of mutual benefit in the future
, All forestry matters were settled salts
factorily. About 100000 acres of land
recently withdrawn from public do
!, main with view to anneying to vari
Gus national forests in the territory
will be restored to entry Immediately
, Should if ever becomes necessary in
an emergency on account of droutll
permission will be given for grazing
sheep on the Pecos national forest.
| "rhe timber land bill which provides
J for the settlement of the several suits
pending in the district courts of the
territory will probably pass with lit
tie If any modification Under it's pro
visions the timber lands sold by the
: territory comprising something
like 1000 acres will be turned over
to the forestry service as soon as the
merchantable timber has been cut ant
the territory will be allowed to select
in lieu Of this like amount of any
} surveyed government land which viii
/ go to the institutions the timber lane
, originally belonged to. 1t will be Of
: great advantage to use and at the
! same time will ratify the sales Of this
: LAND.
| New Land Office and Judicial District
"The bill creating new U. s. lane
Office district with headquarters al
: Tucumcari has been recommended by
the Department of the interior
and has been favorably reported by
the Committee on Public Lands. 1t viii
probably pass. The bill creating a new
judicial district in New Mexico ant
: to be known as the Seventh judicia
/ district has been recommended by the
| Department of Justice but it is still
in the hands Of the committee. be
lieve it will pass. The counties which
will compose this new district will b.
Grant, Luna and Socorro.
: "The bill to legalize the bond issues
provided for in an act of the territoria
Legislature last year have been favor
ably reported by the committee ant
was to have been taken up today il
the House. 1t will undoubtedly pas
both houses. The total issues will bt
/ $215,000 OF this $50,O00 will be TO
the extension of the Capitol building
and, the governors residence, $4,000,
: for armories at Santa Fe, Roswell, Sil
! yer City and Las Cruces, and $125, ,0O'
). for improvements to several of the ter
. ritorial educational institutions
) "The Elephant Butte proposition
: does not need any further legislation
Martin Lohman, of Las Cruces was ii
3 the national capital with us and to
l gether we called on Secretary Garfield
5 Of the Department of the Interior AM
+ Mr.. Newell, director of the U. 8. Rec
J. .llamation service. The reclamation