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

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tho senator from Sow Mexico yield
10 his, colleague?
Mr.. Fan. Mr.. PRESIDENT, avn max
ing q personal statement. iioMcfcf'
! Yield To my colleague.
Mr.. Jones of Sew Mexico. am
Inclined To think that O. wrong IN
preston may prevail regarding my
position ~ tho siIicmCnt lust mudc
bt my colleague Boz not supplemented
hy something further
IN Yesterday m, colleague asked
me. as I observed it in the mornings
4 Record. " | wns opposed 60 ms
amendment. Al that time ! hnd ~
mind The prONiso 10 the amendment
Which had Just been discussed some
what hv the senator from WISCONSIN
tNr. lcnroot1. and having mat pro
VINO m mind oCcdSioucd the rcpil
which ! made at that time. dtd
state on Yesterday that Tie purpose
of the umcndmcnt mot with my entire
approval, ana / thought " would
typufuutc IN cffcctin" % very com-
mcndablc thing. The general pun
pose of the provision which mas gone
into the bill. and which was nut
there 80 the Instance of my t~0iichguc,
3oos not meet with my approval. but
the fact that II is necessary nov 10
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shows that Il rs not entirely %altisfoc-
tory To my colleague himself
n is with "a Wow 81 bringing about
SOME adjustment Ut TIE matter. ~
framing Legislation tn such % way
aa shall meet tho views cot All soma
tors who understand tho situation,
and who want 10 accomplish the
Same end. that / ann seeking 20 have
the committee on public Lands con
2 slider tho who'll uutatluu
Mr.. fall. IL mgN IC flowed go
continue. Mr.. President, 90 rolrcst the
impression upon tho mind OF my cot
league. he seems 90 think that ! agrc"
that some supplementary legislation
ia necessary to carry out OF to per
fcct the provisions of the nmcnd-
mont known as trc van amendment
20 some extent enormously 80 call
cd-gs u was adopted 10y the twp
lousos n as u nIs gone TO the pres
idCut. | was proceeding 20 state tN-
actly iWhat has occurred, ana NtiN
frankly and unhOsitatingly, as ! at
WAYS do. "hV senator viii know my
position when ! rat through.
| drew this amendment. had "
printed. and Offered u ns an amend
meut To- section IS oi the senate print
of the bin one OF the senators VINO
was Interested tn the adoption OF sec
ton s, the senatot from MissourttMr.
Reed. made "A request Of me IN the
senate, coupled with n statement that
he favored the amendment, but re
uucstcd that 1 might offer 10 nH "a
separate section OF the bill. ! weld
ed, OF course, with courtesy TO the
senator and announced that al the
proper time / would offer t. There
was some little discussion az tins
point or later IN tho proceedings, ana
tho senator from Montana lMr
. NAAHaIa 60 sHlN.L aRgNN lLHHAl MINluIN
gnd learning we 1ll have great re-
speCt Inv this body and whom wc rec
ogniZo us poHsihl, being moro iunlii-
lar with tho public land statutes and
with the statutes nI the United states
generally Than almost n other SEN
utor. suggested o. me that under the
law aa 10 existed tie purpose OF the
amendment might possibly be inter
ferod With am not undertaking 10
repeat his l~nnguuEt, Il viii be FOUND
in the Eecori-uH|Dss u further pro-
vision should DO adopted IN reference
Co the method Though which the ap-
pliCants might make their applict-
ions Tor entry. a ttat umc ! did not
aEryo with the senator, und 80 stated.
that % WIS ucCefsIrN 60 change the
law took tho position then tEot
uudcr ls power a. enact rules und
regulations. having under the dcCt-
aIpua of the nurts the lull eject
uI statutes unless contrary 10 th'
provisions OF Ymc law. tho depart
mont OF tho interior itself could
adopt regulations necessary 20 put the
amendment Hs &c stood INTO effect
The senator rom Montana, however,
came TO my icsk with the law IN
his hands. auo while he did not say
positively tIUi in his Judgment N
was necessary 10 adopt any further
language. hc set thought that TO clear
up the matter Il was best 80 10 DO.
welded, throulu Difference 20 his
learning ana mis- sincerity. without
hesitation. therefore adding 20 the
printed amendment the language with
7 reference to tho method through
which these boys could apply iot
their homcstcads, in other words,
that they mslt make the appilca
uon here or ~ q foreign c%ountf>
through anyone authorized by the
laws OF the state in which the lana
lay 10 take oaths or acknowleds
mcnts.
! should have made his statement
when finally Offering the amendment,
but no opportunity presented itsell i~
offer the amendment until aftcf tho
huur Of 4 O'Clock had a"rtNcd,
under the luminous consent ag 'eo-
mcut Wac uItcluded from speaking
upon d. bfhrrwiAe. ! should have
thcu given rI,dit-if crodit can Joe
obtained hy IuyonC-to the senator
from MoutauH AZ the c%o-nuthor ui
this amendment. which has finally
been adopted uto legislation
Mr.. President. | was notified on
Yesterday mlruing that the depart
mcut OF fh, interior thought tnAi
something should be enacted by con.
gross. following the amendment oI
THIS legislation IN the line OF b join
resolution which ~ now pCndinr, ~
tine r|oIlsst uI certain senators ! lrl
boz the iulp, uf this building the coW.
missiuu.r n. public lands ana M
tInu,g. HrI fIIs 1uint resolution W.s
- there presented 10 me-. already draft.
: cd. and lI. Iupst WAS made that
should u.H.. I'D, support IL. I HEaI.
stated Co fUu.. gontlomen what / Nh0
stated Goo tH. ..nato herc-thut I hHo
not thought OF additional Legislation
onrrtitDd .u fuo amendment nccc
HHrN 10 carry cut the purposes or th'
'~m'ndm,nf .Ht II the department o.
tho interior Vas impressed win IN
iuca that t..f mould have ben ud"l"
cd, uud tlU. mould he clarifi'u ~
the adoption uf this Joint resolution
I would adopt the suggestion OF th'
secretary r' f"e interior, whose snt
gostiou : H" stood u 10 bo, as ca
planned tu u. uy the commissioner Z"
public I.u|. that while ! ala no