New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-01-13
CALLED A LOBBYIST
Senator Power Brings an Accusation
Against Justice Field, of the Fed
eral Supreme Court.
The Charge Made in a SPEECH at a
Convention in Montana Consider
ing the Arid Land Question.

HELENA, Mont. Special Telegram. Jan
J, 11.-Montana does not want Uncle Sam to
give her the arid lands in the state. She so
decided yesterday by the unanimous vote
ct the delegates to the state irrigation con-
vention. The delegates do want the gen.
eral government TO aid in the work o fire.
claiming the arid lands. and SO, instead of
the Salt Lake plan, they formulated one of
their own.
The conventiyn was in session three
days, aud was composed of 1914 delegates
representing rancher, stockmen and the
mining industry. 1t was called to get the
sentiment of the state on the Salt Lake
PLATFORM which recommended that the
arid lands be coded by congress to the
states and territories. The Salt Lake plan
was killed by Uuited States Senator Power.
In his remarks MIR. Power said:
This action Of the Salt Lake congress
was preconceived and prearranged before
that congress met. The delegates ron, this
state did not understand the situation. This
and concocted plan had been laid I did
not understand its DRIFT until told
by some of the senators, and I
watched those senators-I refer to
the senators from Wyoming--at the
organization of the senate, and | thought
= %. W eAAto 49, pP11lS Sot. dShSd W NC pun
onthe irrigation committee. They said
I'VE will see. A committee of seven was
named. found that | was left out but
prior to it was asked how 1 lelt about
segregation. [ said it was winter and we
might want to
ASK THE OLD MAN FOR SOMETHING.
was referring to appropriations. The
remark did not suit them. That committee
is formed o. Senator Warren as chairman
The others, outside of the chairman and
members of the railroad committee. are
lawyers. tried to convince that commit
tee of seven that was interested in rriga-
ton; that went to Dakota III 1860 where
crops could not be raised, and where they
now raise-millions OF bushels. thought I
understood the subject. No, sir; there was
no +. ace Tor me, because did not abSo-
lutely fall into this trap. There are per-
haps &c, 600. 600 acres of arid lands. The Da-
kota congressmen say they will stand by
the old man who holds the purse. lwoud
like to be instructed by this convention
CAN lorna is country owned absolutely
by railroads. Every business man who
goes there can't deny it. That influence
is, | dislike to say it. judge on the SUI
preme bench who is actually lobbyist in
getting judges named to-day. This 1 have
understood from my colleague. who is a
lawyer. l refer to Judge Field. who is
going out Of his road to arrange that land
GET OUR MINERAL LANDS
L dislike to mention these things, but
they are facts. Who are the men standing
by the Salt Lake proposition? Men living
on the plains? No. sir. The prime Ill overs
are from the small mining counties If
these lands are coded to u.s. that will be an
end to appropriations. After getting 49,
100000 or 5O,UOO0oO acres of land we
How is the situation? Wyoming
has about two-thirds of her lands surveyed.
She has had Union Pacific influence The
Northern Pacific does not care about hay
ing the lands surveyed. We have hardly
e-tith surveyed in Montana. Those are
facts and we want to consider them and
act immediately
The resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton urged that the proceeds arising from
the sale Of such lands shall be applied to
the supply Of water tor their development
for the purposes Of agriculture.