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

The pro,ision IA drawn u, me. with
the amendment as offered by myself,
suggested by and IN tho words OF tho
senator from Montana, had this OBJ
Jcct In view. and this alone. That boy %
OF rs years Of age drafted IN the
army should 10 entitled 60 have their
homestead rights preserved until the
were mustered out OF the service.
am one of those. Mr.. President.
who has been most insistcnt In open
iur the public lunds. upon making
oasy the path by Which homestoads
could DE obtaiueu upon tie remaining
public lands. having. as ! have at va
rious times explained. IN yiow not
only the right of the homestead en-
tryman but also the right of the state
To have the land within It's borders
subject To taxation.
am aware Of the fact that tins
amendment. ID aNRilcd OF IN my state.
may hold up. may scgregntc. because
a homestead entry s~egrcgatcs the
public lands inVolVed-whcn the en-
try is piuCcd upon the records in the
nling books the land Is segregated
and rs no longer subject to cntry-I
ann aware of the fact that the soldier
boys now IN the service under ~
aud over rs years OF age may await
Themselves OF the provisions Of this
] ANA WIN ANNN Nv y ~ "
Ing that they should avail themselves
of lis provisions within the state OF
New Mexico. Vcty many millions OF
( acres from entry in New Mexico. I'M
al they have had an opportunity after
muster out TO make their residence
pom such land as to acquire such
homcstuuds.
I can not indulge In the prcsump-
ton. siI. tIat entries viii be made for
d 80 s.NLHH HHHWH.A.Al HLaaNN noe .N
dulgc in any such presumption. nor
would / over make a suggestion tend
ing To lead one to believe hat / in
dulEc Boz amy such presumption How
ever. tIt department requested
the massage at this Joint resolution
the sc~ond clause OF which provides a
very heavy nnC and penalty Tor an
cnttiomun my colleague referred "a
Cnttlcmcu Yesterday who may so
ltcit the making on an entry or a re-
lihquishmcnt by any such cntrNman
who fnr a. consideration might prrJur,
himself. because he must take an
oath when he mukea his application
that 10 is for his own benefit. and q
assume that the boys bon the trenches
would take such an oath for a few
/ dollurH Hf the solicitation OF any cat.
tlcmar cop spcculdtor would he Tor IA,
to assume that they are p%etiurcrs
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bcCaus. tho congress OF tho United
Stntes has offered them an oppOr-
tunity 90 benefit by perjury.
Nj. Jones of NcW McNtco. MI
Presidcnt
Tho presiding officer. Does IN,
sonator from New Mexico yield to hi,
I colleague
Mr. Fan I yield for a question.
Mr. Jones OF New Mexico. Doe
the senator think that II would be aI
occasion for perjury n "a cattlomur
should 20 to the bovb IA q canton.
ment and tell them that ont near I'm
ranch there rs "a large body of dcsir.
able land. 90 you make an entry 81
tt. ~ Will De held there until YOU com,
back from tho war. and YOU shall
thon have a right to get title TO thu.
land from the government Of IN,
Inited States. tho result of the trans
action being nat the land would b'
segregated from rho public domain
upon the entry a. tbo soldier. and th'
cattl,iuan would have tn exclusive
use Of u until after the war rs over
That would not involve as ! see "
any perjury on tho part Of the sol
dior whatever. or. in other words. IN,
law can bc used Tor "a Vicious pur
pose without violation OF a.
Mr. Fall That. of course. rs f,
statement OF my colleague. and q
mere statement ! know OF no Law
which cot DO used Tor some vic
nous purpos,y and "a violation O
which law oltonumcs goes unpun
ishod