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

Mr.. President. ! have referred to
tho c%nt1NInan himself. I viii now
refer to the cattlcman. I have heard
M Now Mexico, | may SAY, for many
years as well as here Ia this body
ana Throughout the country g~enorGlly.
animadycrsions from time to time
~ the cattle barons and others AZ
seeking to dcfraud the government
Fnd 60 retain IN their possession
the public domain for their own use.
hat they sought to prevent home
stcads being made upon their ranges.
! have never heard them before con
dcmncd upon the theory hat they
would solicit ii.e entry OF homcstcads
upon their ranges.
Mr.. President. I heard this 80
years age IA New Mexico. ! recall
very clearly that II propaganda was
initiated there more than 30 years ago
upo the theory that cattlemen ana
others had pccn %defrauding The
United States government by securing
the making of entries upon the public
domain. | recall that there were va
rious trials In New Mexico upon In
dictmcnts charging such offcnse I
recall that there was one conviction.
and n alone. ana that was n con
Viction OF "a man charged with con-
spirncy In u Joint Indictment OF ~ or
- for snch f~rtudulenf practices. and
HfNH fHh"NA w. RAAH NNNHNAEIH FINH
cross examination OF the trial. he
admitted that he was one of thc men
who robbed the grave Of Abraham
Lincoln, and he vas convickcd for
that.
Mr.. President. ia SO FAR as I am
aware there have been no frauds
committed by cattlomen in seeking to
acquire public domain In my state.
In so Tar as ! am aware, ~ | have
the personal acquaintance OF almost
every catticinan In my state. includ.
ing my colleague, | can say here, SIT.
that I believe the cattlcmcn there
generally would be lust ms honest.
straightforward aud clean as would
my colleague or myself. and we are
both engaged In the cattle business In
1 Sew Mexico. | viii say sir. that 1
do not believe that any cOwman
would find ~ TO his Interest to solicit
OF n soldier an entry upon hat
cowman's ms because the soldier
might az any time take possession
through "a member OF his family un-
der the law as IL exists ngw or under
u ccurt decisions through SONY n
! else representing him and deprive tho
cowman OF the use OF that land.
can see nothing whatsoever In the
fears which my colleague has eN-
pressed : admit hat ! can see moth
ing Whatsoever. with due respect to
ffNN wa ANNAN NNtNNNAN W. - ELN NNANNH
IN the statement which he has made
with reference 90 either the amend
mont OF the ScnatoT from Montana
offered By myself as "a part OF my
amendment or in the objections which
lie urges TO the joint resolution pre-
scntcd by tho department OF the in
terror through the commissioner Of
the general land office and agreed
20 by myself, although | did not see
the necessity for ~.
With this explanation. Mr.. presi-
dent. | shall allow tho matter 10 go
until a nccessi y arises upon some
future occasion.
Mr. Jones' Of New Mexico. Mr..
President. | should like to inquire of
my colleague " he believes ~ is nee
essary 10 pass this JOINT resolution
at all?
Mr. Fan / will answer that IN this
way, as my colleague 80 carefully an
swcrod nay questions yesterday. n
my colleague, upon whose Judgment I
ordinarily would depend very grcatl,
SAYS that. Ia his Judgment. u IL nee
cssary for tho public lands commit 10
tee 20 report out q bin COVERING this
general sugiect or amending my
amendment as n has heroine q law.
thon ! htf tu hun yes. I think that ~
10 luat aH necessary 10 pass this Joint
resolution aH 20 have tho public lands
committee authorize him To report
out q bhi OF hia own covering the sub
lost.