The Parker post., 1913-05-24
ASK CONGRESS
TO OPEN LANDS
STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES
JOINT RESOLUTION PRAYING
CONGRESS TO PASS BILL FOR
OPENING OF PARKER LANDS.

During the closing days Of the Ari-
zona legislature last week Represent
ative n. M. brennan introduced and
succeeded in getting passed a house
joint resolution memorializing con-
gress to pass at the present. session
the bill now before that body provid-
ing for the opening of the Colorado
River Indian reservation.
1t is hoped that this action on the
part of the legislature will result i'll
the passage of the bill at the special
session of congress. Coming at this
time, just when Parker has a special
representative at the national capital
who is urging that legislation be en-
acted for the opening of these lands,
it is expected that the action of the
legislature will have great weight
with congress and the department Of
ficials
Accompanying copies OF the resolu
ton, Representative brennan has
written each of the following gent
lemen a personal letter, calling their
attention to the urgency of the leg
islatiOn asked for: President Wood
row Wilson, Franklin X. Lane, sec
retary OF the interior; the Commits
er of the General Land Office, and
Mr.. A. S. Prescott, Washington, DC.
The House Joint Resolution as pas
sed by the legislature is as follows:
House Joint Resolution No. 8, in the
House of Representatives in the
State of Arizona, third special
session.
Representative from the State of Ar-
zona, has introduced into the House
of Representatives of the Sixty-third
Congress of the United States Of
America, First Session, House Reso-
luton No. 1925, entitled;
"A bill opening the surplus and
unaloted land in the Colorado River
Indian Reservation to settlement and
entry under the provisions of the
poses;" and,
Whereas, the enactment of said
bill into law will enable the State
cf Arizona to enter into a contract
under the provisions of the Carey
Act, for the purpose of diVerting the
water of the Colorado River, and re-
claiming vast area of land on said
reservation; and,
Whereas, the reclamation of such
lands by diverting of such waters
thereon will result in the bringing in
of thousands of people who will be-
come bona fida settlers and tend to
develop the wonderful agricultural
possibilities of such lands, and will
be one of the greatest factors in the
building up of the State of Arizona;
and,
Whereas, such lands in their pres
ent condition are practically vaIueless
and are not wholly needed for the
maintenance or support of the Ind
ians thereon;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, by the Legislature of the
State of Arizona, that we hereby
petition and memorialize the Congress
of the United States to speedily en-
act the provisions of said House
Resolution No. 1925, into law, in
order that said lands on said indian
Reservation shall be open to settle
ment and entry under the provis-
ions Of the Carey Land Act, and for
Resolution No. 1925, be enacted into
a law at the present session Of Con-
gress now convened, believing it
would be an act of greatest benefit
to the State of Arizona at this time.
Be it further resolved, that the
Chief Clerk of the House, be in
structed to transmit a copy Of this
Resolution to the Hon. Champ Clark,
Speaker of the House of Represent
atves of Congress, for presentation
to said House of Representatives
And that a copy of this Resolution
be forwarded to the Hon. Carl Hay
den, Representative from this State,
and to the Hon. Henry r. Ashurst,
and Hon. Mark Smith, Senators from
Arizona.
RQRRERN Ar CAL IONA