The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-08
SENATOR FALL INTRODUCES
ENTRYMEN RELIEF BILL

the committee on geological survey
of the United states senate has in
iroduced bill which is one Of the
most drastic clippers Of red tape
ever and which will Immediately
relieve the $50 acre homestead en-
trymcn Of New Mexico from All de-
lay IN the acquisition and use "
their entries II II becomes a law.
The bill follows:
Amending the act approved Dc-
ccmber twenty-ninth, nineteen hun
drcd and sixteen. known rs the six
hundred and -forty-acrc homestead
Act
Ne II enacted by the senate and
House Of Representatives Of the I'm
tied states Of America In Congress
assembled.
That the act approved Dccem-
bcrbcr twcniy-ninth, nineteen hun
bred and sixteen known A. the six
hundred and forty acre h m q
stead Act, be, and the same is here
hy, amended by adding thereto the
following sections:
"SEC. T.. That all public survey
rd unreserv" lands within the State
Of New Mexico are hereby dcsig-
mated. without further Classification
or action under section two hereof,
as subject 10 the provisions Of this
Act
SIC. a. That all applications
for entry under the provisions Of
this act heretofore made In the
state Of New Mexico, and all such
cntrir, that may bc made IN such
State within six months after the
passage Of this act, are hereby di-
recled TO be received by the respec-
tive land officials and approved by
the proper officials Of the Land De-
partmenl subject 10 individual con-
test.
SEC. ii. That subject only Ia
proof of residence aud value of inn
pruycmcut,, such as wells, waters
fences, corrals, and houses. and IA
proof ~ qualifications Of Cntrymen
a, provided herein, patent shall Is
sue for each such entry
That Rule, and Regulations Of the
secretary of interior, convcying in
,lructiou- to registers and receivers
regarding the entering Of lands un-
der the stock-ralslng homestead law
| II adhered to will delay getting pos
session of the land for possibly a
year or more. II provides an inn
mcnso amount of work for the Geo
logical Survey which is charged
I with the designation Of entries sub.
icct under the law, and that De-
parlucut At IA" present time ha'
'no fund, with which TO prosecul,
the work, and will necessary hav,
10 wait until an Appropriation 1.
made. u would require an immens'
field force which would have 10 b'
organized and the detailed character
of the work that would have TO b.
performed on each and every cntr!
would mean unlimited time woul,
go boy before the lands In New Mex
leo would be- finally designated. o
course, other states subject TO In
go acre law would be clamorin
also 10 have the Survey desiSnat
the lands In such states.
These regulations as 10 what land
are subject 10 entry under the la,
- are wonder TO behold Land
D that are capable Of raising foo
T. crops are no, of the character, AN
I those on which a family cSnnC
make living are too poor, and
} would seem thai II would be up
. the Geological Survey 10 determiu
whether or not family could max
a Twins rather than as 10 the gec
logical characteristics Of the Ian
+ This Amendment II the SenaI
succeeds IN getting the same Ell
d acted into law, would al once mai
q the situation clear, and enable pro-