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1901. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. By Mr. WADSWORTH: Petition of citizens of Lockport, land for public school purposes and the removal of the restrictions regard ing minerals on such lands; a.nd also, that I have compared the following N. Y., favoring _an amendment to the Constitution relating to copy of the same with the original thereof now on file, and declare it to be a polygamy-to the Committee on the Judiciary. correct transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof. Also, petition of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of In witness whereof I bave hereunto set my band and affixed my official seal this 29th day of March, A. D.lOOl. · Perry N.Y., in favor of the bill for the protection of native [SEAL.] GEO. H. WALLACE, races in the New Hebrides, etc.-to the Committee on Insular Secretary of New Mexico. Affairs. House joint memorial No.2. The thirty-fourth legislative assembly of the Also, petition of Bricklayers' Union No.15, of Lockport, N.Y., Territory of New Mexico to the Congress of the United States. in regard to employees in navy-yards, and for the enforcement of Whereas it is the established policy of the General Government to aid in the development of education in every State and Territory by grants of pub the eight-hom law-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. lic lands for educational purposes; and By Mr. WARNER: Petition of citizens of Arcola, TIL, for an Whereas it is the special policy at the present time to promote education in antipolygamy amendment to the Constitution-to the Commit our new possessions by liberal assistance from the Genera..I Government; and Whereas New Mexico ever since her acquisition by the United States, more tee on the Judiciary. than half a century ago, has fully shown, both in war and pea.ee, her loyalty By Mr. WANGER: Petition of Doylestown Council, No. 40, to the Union and her devotion to the general welfare of the people, and estab Daughters of Liberty, in favor of more stringent immigration lished her right to equal and just consideration with all the States and other - possessions; and laws, the reenactment of the Chinese-exclusion law, and the de Whereas New Mexico has a very large rural population, sharing the com portation of anarchists-to the Committee on Immigration and mon need of all for universal education; and · Naturalization. Whereas the valuation of the vast arid tracts of land in New Mexico is so small as to produce but scant revenues for the support of public education, Also, resolutions of Fidelity Council, Junior Order United making the universal education of the people almost an impossible problem American Mechanics, of Bristol, Pa., concerning the Chinese under present conditions; and exclusion act-to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Whereas every acre of land given from the public domain for the support of educationinsnchcommonwealthsa.sOkla.homa.or Nebraska is fully equiva Also, petitions of Hannah M .. McNair, Theodore Flack, Eva lent in revenue-producing power to 10 acres in New Mexico; and Jamison, and other citizens of Bucks County, Pa., for an amend Whereas the remainin~ lands not already included in the numerous land ment to the National Constitution defining legal marriage to be and railron.d grants, Indian and military reservations, and Government en tries are of such a. character that they aTe not and, in the very nature of monogamic-to the Committee on the Judiciary. things, never can produce revenues for educational purposes at all propor By Mr. WILCOX: Petition of W. A. McKay and other home tionate to those produced by the educational lands of the States unless the steaders and citizens of Hawaii, against the granting of water acreage be vastly greater: Therefore, we, lour petitioners, the thirtv-fourth legislative assembly rights and the diverting of the streams needed for irrigation in of the Territory o New Mexico, recognizing the urgent need of the £:-g~le the Hawaiian Islands-to the Committee on the Territories. for greater and better educational facilities and recognizing the e.xcee · y By Mr. WILLIAMS of lllinois: Papers to accompany House small rev-enue-producing value of the public lands of New Me.xico as com pared with those of almost every other commonwealth in the Union, do bill for the relief of Annie Ford-to the Committee on Invalid earnestly ask the attention of Congress to this mattel', and to seriously pray Pensions. that in addition to what has already been granted there shall be given for Also, papers to accompany House bill for the relief of John the common schools not less than four sections, or their equivalents, in each township throughout the Territory, and also not less than 5 per cent of the Drew-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. proceedS of all sales of public landS made subsequent to this donation; Also, papers to accompany House bill for the relief of Elias That for the University of New Mexico, the College of Agriculture and Wbipple-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Mechanic Arts the Normal University, and the Normal School there be given not less than 200}XX> acres each, and for the School of Mines, the Mili Also, papers relating to the pension claim of Sidney D. Mackey tary Institute, the Retorm School, ttie Deaf and Dumb .Asylum, and the In to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. stitution for the Blind not less than 100,00) acres eaeh; and Also, papers to accompany House bill for the relief of Joseph Further, recognizing the fact that the future of New Mexico must depend in part upon the development of her mineral resources, and regarding it as Wood-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. only natural and right that these mineral reso1ll'Ces should assist u.s in dev-el Also, paper to accompany House bill for the relief of James oping and supporting our system of public schools, we pray that in whatever Mclntire-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. future grants of public lands may be made for educational purposes to New Mexico there slmll be no restrictions concerning minerals thereon, but that Also, papers to accompany House bill for the relief of John W. the same shall go with the lands, and to the end that New Mexico, like the Gahan-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. other States of the Union, may have a permanent and stable income for sup By Mr. WOODS· Petition of citizens of San Francisco and Sacra porting a liberal system of public education, we pray that these lands may be granted with the &pressed conditions that educational lands shall never mento, Cal., for amendment to the national Constitution relating be sold, exeeJ,?t such as may be needed for the location of schools\ churches-' to polygamy-to the Committee on the Judiciary. cemeteries, rights of way for public roads, railroads, irrigating ditches, ana Also, resolution of Admiral D. D. Porter Post, No. 169, Grand reservoirs, ana such public necessities, and with the additional provision that they may be lea.sed for terms not to exceed twenty-five years, subject; to Army of the Republic, Oakland Call and Typographical Union such rules and regllla.tions as may have been adnpted or shall be adopted by No. 56, of Stockton, Cal., relating to the construction of war the legislature of New Mexico. ships-to the Committee on Naval Affairs. BENJAMIN M. READ, Speake,· of th-e House. By Mr. WRIGHT: Resolution of Pennsylvania Shoe Manufac R.L.BACA, turers' Association, urging the removal of the duty on hides, ;md Chief Clerk of the House. against convict contract labor-to the Committee on Ways and J.FRANCO. CHAVES, Presiden-t of the Council. Means. W. E. MARTIN, Also, petition of citizens of Fifteenth Congressional district of Chief Clerk of the Council. Pennsylvania against polygamy-to the Committee on the Judi Approved by me this 19th day of March, A. D. 1001. ciary. MIGUEL A. OTERO, Governor of New Mexico. Filed in office of secretary of New Mexico March 19, 1901, 2.30 p. m. GEO. H. WALLACE, Secretary. SENATE. The PRESIDENT pro tempore presented a petition of the leg islative a-ssembly of the Ten-itory of New Mexico, praying for the WEDNESDAY, December 18, 1901. admission of that Territory as a State of the Union; which was Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. H. MILBUR...~, D. D. referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. in the RECORD, as follows: [Territory of New Mexico. Office of the secretary. Certificate.] ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. I, Goorge H. Wallace, secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, do hereby certify there was filed for record in this office,at4:.55 o'clockp. m. on the 20th_,. A message frohl the House of Representatives, by Mr. W. J. day of March, A. D. 1001, joint memorial No. 5, petitioning Congress for ad BR.o~~G, its Chief Clerk, announced that the Speaker of the mission of New Mexico as a State and also that I have compared the following Ho~e had signed the enrolled joint resolution (H. J. Res. 76) to copy of the same with the originai thereof now on file and declare it to be a cor rect transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof. pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Repre In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal sentatives their respective salaries for the month of December, this 28th day of March, A.