was called, and his patriotism was that which high ideals of American citizenship inspire; he was a dignified, steady, safe, solid administrator of the affairs of state, and it is grateful to his countrymen to see him so recorded in the history of New Mexico.

Therefore, Be It Further Resolved, that this tribute be entered on the Journals of both Houses of this Legislature, and an engrossed copy be forwarded to his bereaved family.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 15.

House Resolution No. 1.

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fourth Legislature of the State of New Mexico:

That the Secretary of State be directed to furnish to each member of the House a copy of the Annotated Statutes of New Mexico, Codification of 1915, and a copy of the Session Laws of 1917, out of such copies as are the property of the state, and,

Be It Further Resolved, that the said Secretary of State shall be required to take a personal receipt from each member of the House to whom he delivers a copy of said Statutes and Session Laws.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 16.

A JOINT RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE STATE BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR A REPORT.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 14; Approved March 15, 1919. Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico:

That the State Boundary Commission be, and it is hereby required to file with the Governor of New Mexico and with the Auditor of the State of New Mexico, on or before the first day of May, 1919, an itemized statement of its expenditures, stating in detail all disbursements made by it and to whom and for what purpose said disbursements were made, together with a statement of all contracts made or entered into by said Commission. That said report when so filed with the Auditor of the State of New Mexico, shall be open to the inspection of the public at all times during the office hours of the State Auditor.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 17.

A RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO THE DEATH OF CHARLES A. SPIESS.

Senate Resolution No. 8; Filed March 5, 1919.

Whereas, it has pleased the Allwise Providence to remove from the scene of his earthly activities the Honorable Charles A. Spiess, of Las Vegas, New Mexico; and

Whereas, the deceased was an honored member and twice President of the Council of the Legislative Assembly of New Mexico, and President of the Constitutional Convention which framed the fundamental laws of this state; and

Whereas, during his thirty-two years' residence in New Mexico he has been recognized as one of its ablest lawyers and most public-spirited citizens; and

Whereas, in the death of this useful citizen, who had devoted so much of his life to the service of the people of New Mexico, the state has suffered an irreparable loss; therefore

Be It Resolved, that the sympathy of the members of this body is hereby extended to his bereaved family; and

That a committee of six members of the Senate be appointed to attend the funeral services to be held at Las Vegas, New Mexico, at two o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, February 19th, 1919; and

Be It Further Resolved, that, out of respect to his memory, when the senate shall adjourn this day it stand adjourned until two o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday, February twentieth; and

That this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that an engrossed copy thereof be presented to Mrs. Spiess and family.

JOINT MEMORIAL No. 1.

A JOINT MEMORIAL TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES RELATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MILITARY HIGHWAY BETWEEN FORT LEAVENWORTH, CAMP FUNSTON AND FORT BLISS.

Senate Committee Substitute for House Joint Memorial No. 3; Filed March 5, 1919.

Whereas, the Great War has demonstrated the necessity of good roads for military and national efficiency; and,

Whereas, the Fort Leavenworth, Camp Funston, Fort Bliss Military Highway Association, representing the States of Texas,

New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, meeting at Hutchinson, Kansas, on Monday, January 20, 1919, has prepared a satisfactory route for such highway, connecting the three great military posts of the Middle West, Fort Leavenworth, Camp Funston and Fort Bliss, and has perfected a strong and effective organization to carry out the said project and has taken the preliminary steps to memorialize Congress in such behalf;

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the Fourth State Legislature of the State of New Mexico that we request our Senators and Representatives in Congress to use every effort to secure the necessary appropriations, either by special bill, or as a part of the military appropriations, for the construction of the highway approved by said association as a military highway to be built and maintained by the Federal Government, open, however, to civilian traffic, under such rules and regulations as the War Department may impose; and

Be It Further Resolved, that appropriate copies of this memorial be forwarded to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives at Washington and to the Senators and Representatives of the State of New Mexico in Congress.

JOINT MEMORIAL No. 2.

A JOINT MEMORIAL TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ASKING THAT IRRIGATION POSSIBILITIES IN THE COUNTY OF SAN JUAN, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, BE INVESTIGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND MADE A PART OF HIS PROGRAM OF IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS.

House Joint Memorial No. 9; Filed March 3, 1919. To the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress Assembled:

Whereas, there is now pending before your honorable bodies a measure providing for the appropriation of $100,000,000.00 for the reclamation of arid lands, swamp lands and cut over timber lands; and

Whereas, there are in the County of San Juan, State of New Mexico, two projects for the reclamation of arid lands, namely, Las Animas, La Plata project, and the South Side San Juan Project; and

Whereas, preliminary surveys of both these projects have been made which indicate that they are both feasible and within reasonable limits of cost per acre; and

Whereas, the stream gauging records of the State Engineer's office of the said state show that there is available for the irrigation of the first named project nine hundred and eighteen thousand two hundred acre feet of water, and that the preliminary surveys show that under this project there is approximately one hundred and thirty thousand acres of land susceptible of irrigation; and

Whereas, the records of said office show that there is available for irrigation of the South Side San Juan project water in the amount of one million, five hundred sixty-nine thousand acre feet, and the preliminary surveys show that under this project there is land susceptible of irrigation in the amount of approximately one million acres; and

Whereas, the altitude, climate, soil, and other conditions are most favorable for a successful irrigation project in this locality in the production of grain, grasses, fruits, vegetables, et cetera; and

Whereas, the public land records show that the bulk of the land lying under the two projects above mentioned are open public lands of the United States, which condition is most favorable to the location of returned soldiers upon said lands when irrigated;

Now, Therefore, your memorialists request that the above mentioned bill carrying an appropriation of $100,000,000.00 be passed and that the two irrigation projects mentioned in the County of San Juan, State of New Mexico, be made a part of the program of the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of said act when passed, and that he make the proper investigation as to the feasibility and cost of said project at the earliest practicable date, and that said project be made a part of his program for the development of arid lands in the west under said bill, in the event the said projects are found to be practicable, feasible and economical of construction;

Be It Further Resolved, that certified copies of this resolution be sent by the Secretary of State to the President and to the presiding officers of both branches of Congress, and to each of the United States Senators and the Representatives in Congress from New Mexico.

JOINT MEMORIAL No. 3.

JOINT MEMORIAL OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.

Joint Memorial No. 6; Filed March 18, 1919.

Whereas, more than two and one-half million acres of land in the counties of Socorro, Valencia, Sandoval, McKinley, San Juan and Bernalillo, in the State of New Mexico, useful only as grazing lands, are held and owned by the United States of America and the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company and the New Mexico & Arizona Land Company, and others, which lands were formerly granted in aid of railroad construction, such ownership being of the alternate sections; and,

Whereas, such holding of said lands in alternate sections is seriously retarding the development of such country and the raising of livestock therein; and,

Whereas, such holding injuriously affects the taxable value of such lands held in private ownership and prevents increased taxable values of livestock in that part of New Mexico; and,

Whereas, the State Tax Commission of the State of New Mexico, in its Second Biennial Report of 1918, in referring to such lands, states:

"The railroad lands in New Mexico, known as the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Lands, comprise about 1,250,000 acres, lying in alternate sections, making it impossible for anyone to acquire reasonable grazing area or larger bodies of land such as livestock men are anxious to acquire. These large bodies of railroad lands are owned by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company, Land Department, about 750,000 acres, and the St. Louis & San Francisco Company, Land Department, 500,000 acres, making in all about 1,250,000 acres of land lying in alternate sections in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia, Socorro, McKinley and San Juan counties. The Railroad companies are willing and anxious to make some terms with the Government whereby the section units may be changed to a township unit; that is to say, the railroad companies are anxious to make arrangements with the Government whereby the land can be taken in township units, instead of section units, as it now occurs, and we recommend that the next Legislature memorialize Congress to pass a law whereby the railroads and the Government would exchange sections at the selection of the Government, so that the checkerboard formation would be in townships rather than in sections. This change in the situation covered by these rail