The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-07

lowed 10 enter land IN another state
They ran enter land In another state
now n is moi necessary thai they
should he rcsidcDtS Of tho state or of
the land district. EVcrV man In tho
United states army entitled TO make
"a homestead, aud who has not aNailed
himself Of the privilege. can make "a
homestead entry now Ia any state In
the union where he may mud land
suitable.
Mr.. Jones of New Mexico. Mr..
Mr.. ran. thipk I understand the
law. and ! will follow with a full cN-
PLANTATION as 10 exactly what II H., if
Wy colleague Will allow me.
MIR. Jones OF New Mexico. MIR.
P~rcsidcnt
rho presiding officer (Mr. Bank
head in the chair. Does the senator
from New Mexico yield 10 his cob
lcagucM
Nh. Far ? Yield.
Mr.. Jones of New Mexico. | did
not rise for the purpose OF discussing
The legal question. but merely for the
purpose of asking my colleague to
express his opinion ~ to any reason
FOR making "A determination between
the boys under - years OF age n
those over Il years OF ago with re-
spect to % REIMBURSEMENT.
Mt. Fall. 1 VIII take great pleasure
In explaining TO my colleague my rea.
son for this; II is simply because
a boy over - wears OF axe who has on
tered this army at his timc-we are
nov dealing with "a mcasurcs-hus
had his opportunity TO enter a home.
stead. lie had that opportunity i'm.
m%cdiatcly upon arriving at the Is OF
81. III he has not awaited himself oi
it, undcr the law he still can do 80
without any difficulty whatsoever
Under the Law rs ~ stands. IL is in
possible for the BOY under ~ year,
OF age. without SOME supplemental.
I legislation such as we have enacted
even 20 avail himself Of the prtVilcg,
granted by tho law which has boer
upon the statute books many wears
that "a soldier in the service OF ia,
| nitcd States even Is years OF ug,
should have homestead rights. Tha.
Is the law as IL stands: but withouI
supplemental legislation these bows
who are being drafted anc takon int,
tine service have no opportunit, at AZ
To make "a homestead entry CNCcpI
under cvt lain conditions. II YOU puI
them IN the same category as tn,
other soldiers who are entitled Il
make a homestead entry. then thcN
could make NJ Wntu absent from tNf
land district without the necessity al
obtaining u f%urlough TO 20 TO the lanO
district. They can make IL under on,
condition. II has been the law, Nj
/ President. for 80 years or more
something like that: 7 am not eNactls
positive as 10 tho date. hut for mans
years-that "a soldier need not 40 4,
the state nor to the land district "a
make his homestead entry byfor,
some officer within the district qual.
flied 80 administer Onths or 30 accop
the application. There has been
however. e condition attached 10 u
which condition allowed TIE fullcsI
latitude for all the frauds which have
the senator from Wisconsin (Nr. Lon
roof. or both, or anyone else.
The law as u stands today provides
that o soldier may enter a homestead
having his application verified by M,
commanding officer. irrespective ol
his * provided he rs over q. viii
only n condition-that either tn,
soldier himself or some member ol
HIS family. whether "A cousin. an aunt
an uncle, "a parent. "a sister, or some
one else, whether such mcmScr Of his
family nay have already exhausted
his own homestead rights or o may
certify that such member of the mm-
liz is upon the particular land which
the soldier seeks TO enter.
Nj. President. these aro the fact.
with reference 10 the statutes as thrN
stand.