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dred thousand acres of indemnity school lands now pending in the United States general land office;

Resolved, That our senators be instructed and our representatives in Congress be requested to use all honorable means necessary and appropriate to secure a compliance by the honorable secretary of the interior with the foregoing resolution:

Resolved, That the governor of California be and he is hereby requested to transmit a certified copy of these resolutions to the honorable secretary of the interior and to each of our senators and representatives in Congress.

CHAPTER 75.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 28, relative to the treatment by the Russian Government of its citizens, by reason of their religious belief or political views.

[Filed with Secretary of State March 28, 1911.]

WHEREAS, The Russian government has imprisoned hundreds of prominent Armenians who are teachers, lawyers and editors and all of whom are in the forefront of progressive thought and action in the prisons of Rostov and other towns in the monarchy of Russia and because of their political views has kept these men confined for a long period of time without giving them any preliminary hearing or opportunity to present their cases to any court, which is revolting to the sense of justice of all mankind; and

WHEREAS, The said Russian government has frequently tolerated riot, pillage, outrage and murder of men, women and children by reason of their religious belief; and

WHEREAS, Such acts are a disgrace to civilization and repugnant to all people who love justice and fear God; now, therefore,

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Be it resolved by the senate and assembly jointly of the Protest thirty-ninth legislature of the State of California, That we treatment believe the time has arrived in the affairs of this world when it of Arbecomes necessary for every civilized nation to protest against Russian such conduct on the part of any other nation, and we do hereby express our abhorrence of the treatment accorded these men of Armenia because of their political convictions and to other men, women and children because of their religious belief; and be it further

Resolved, That in the opinion of the legislature of the State of California, the time has arrived when there should be a concert of action between all nations that lay claim to civilization and enlightenment to compel the observance on the part of any other nation of the laws of humanity and common justice towards its citizens; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the president of the United States, to the president of the United States senate and to the speaker of the house of representatives,

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earnestly urging them to use their good offices to secure to the Armenians herein referred to, a just and public trial without further delay and to stop the recurrence of outrage and murder upon innocent men, women and children, who have sinned only because of their adherence to the faith of their fathers.

Adjournment.

CHAPTER 76.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 28, relative to adjourn ment sine die.

[Filed with Secretary of State March 28, 1911.]

Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the 39th session of the legislature of the State of California adjourn sine die at twelve o'clock midnight, Monday, March 27th, 1911.

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