Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-10
Accomplished Much G1 'for
Territory---SeCured Favor
able Report On Bonds
For Local Institutions.
BILL TO SETTLE TIM
BER LAND CASES
Provides For Satisfactory Settle
ment of Present Suits and For
Handling of Such Matters
In Future--ApprOved BY
Secretary of Interior.

Washington, Feb. TO-. O.(SpcciaD-
Governor Curry and the delegation of
New MeNicans spent today with the
committee on territories. which fin
ally agreed to make a unanimous fa-
vorable report on the act Of the last
legislature for the validation of bonds
for the benefit Of New Mexico institu-
tions.
The members Of the delegation will
probably leave Washington for their
homes tomorrow.
They have done a great deal of
work for the interests Of New Mex
leo and while they would like to
have succeeded in getting the state
hood matter before the present ses-
sion, still they believe that they have
accomplished all that could be done
under the circumstances.
The most important of all the
matters taken up was the compro-
mise effected with regard to public
land matters in the territory, which
is embodied in the resolution pre-
scented to Congress by Delegate w.
H Andrews.
This resolution not only includes
timber lands now in dispute but
paves the way to the handling of 9TH
er timber lands from time to time.
The resolution is entitled an act to
provide for the sale of large growth
and matured timber on lands hereto
fore granted to the terriory of New
Mexico and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
TY,ff ,f ,s.s, In, .lss
assembled. That the large and ma
tured timber growing upon any of the
lands granted to the territory of New
Mexico under the provisions of an
act entitled "An act to make certain
grants of land to the territory of New
Mexico, and for other purposes" ap-
proved June 21st 1898, may be sold
by the territory, for the uses and pur-
poses for which the lands were grant
ed. under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the COM
missioner of public lands of the terri
tory with the approval of the gov
ernor: but no sale or contract for the
sale Of the timber upon any of said
lands shall be valid until approved by
the secretary of the interior: Pro-
vided, That all contracts heretofore
made by the territory of New Mex
leo for the cutting of timber from
lands granted to the territory by said
act shall be approved and confirmed
by the secretary Of the interior upon
the execution of a satisfactory agree
ment by the holders thereof, in a
form prescribed by him, to pay for
such timber to the territory of New
Mexico the sum of three dollars in
all for each acre embraced in their
respective contracts, including land
heretofore cut over under said con-
tracts.
See .. That upon the delivery Of
properly executed and duly recorded
deeds 10 the commissioner Of public
lands of the territory OF New Mexico
by the holders of the record title pos
sessed by them IN or to any lands
heretofore selected by the territory OF
New Mexico under the provisions Of
said act Of June 2lst, 1898. to which
a colorado record title has been ac-
quired by apparent purchase from
the territory Of New Mexico, the
commissioner of public lands OF the
territory shall grant to said holders
Of the record title without further
consideration, the right to cut and
remove the matured ana large-growth
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conveyed by them 20 the territory of
New Mexico. together with all neces-
sary rights of way for harvesting the
same
Sec. 3. That the lands -ecouveyed
10 the territory Of New Mexico under
the provisions of the preceding sec
ton, shall 0e held by the territory in
trust FOR the several uses and pur-
poses. ana subject to the same cOndi-
tions and limitations under which the
lana We're selected 10y the territory;
provided, that II any of the lands en-
braced in any contract heretofore
made with the territory Of New Mex
leo or so recOnyeyed 10 the territory
are within any established national
forest. the territory of New Mexico
shall be authorized and permitted TO
select I'm exchange therefor an equal
number Of acres from the surveyed,
unappropriated, nOntimbered and
noumineraI public lands Of the United
states lu said territory, the lands so
selected by the territory i'm trust, as
aforesaid, the same as the lands I'm
lieu Of which they may be selected,
and the lands made the basis of eX-
change 10 become. without further ac-
tion, part Of the national forest In