The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-12-04


Co1sass meese NoadzY AID ~ ~
MIA pOn4sa ~ be al unusually aD-
D1rzls Gle. The EzvzIzo treaty VII
~ pTes@H.1 70 :he Senate for ra;lf-
atm AID vl 10 soabs b zcte1 z11
fzym7D<. Senator Ldgs = repo-5d
70 have another immigration nl rezly
70 introduce which Il intended 20 re-
s.rs immigration Oa abort ;he szEas
nnsz - thOs< IL she LGgeCorlS BIZ
vhea Vas ve;0ed By Ceselzn1 .ast
nfGrr retiring from Office. CBbz VII
Ezse !ts share u ATTENTION, b.: tie
pGLey of :he administration xii not,
II ~ probability, IL AZ Aggressive OFF.
Currency reform II ;ke most !Enp0rtzr;
sla5sct that vii bec1nxGersd and thers
= M do10: thz: the Pre=dens'z mss.-
4sge viii adTocz:e me sS-czIlod reforms
Propos4d by Secretary Gage and the
indianapolis Monetary Communication.
An effort viii b made 70 pass a bill ~
retire :ne g~reenbacks and 70 substitute
national hank nste. therefor, Da. the
le@defa III shs silver forces do not fear
ne passage If sucb an act a. L Il evi-
dont that there Ia not sufficient rnanim-
~ among the Republicans themselves.
Congressman SeElapds gas inter
scaed ~ INC GaDet.e - Reno just
b~iore h:s departure for Washington
:. . 80 probability Of the United
State GoYernneDt granting any aid
towards reciaiming The immense arid
districts Of the West, a subject Of pccu-
liar interest ~ ns on the eve Of a neg
ecssion of Congress. He said:
There L 10 hope until the rcyenues
are restored, and We have a surplus in
stead VI Z deficiency. This has been
the trouble ever since have been In
Congress. We haze had a deficit In
revenue, and u has been impossible 70
get any appropriation save for the abb
sointely necessary expenditures Of gov
eminent. II Is difficult to ray what
shape the GoyernmeDt's action regard
ing Irrigation In the arid West will take.
There has been little or no discussion
for the past fen years regarding II.
The agricultural depression has been
stch az tn discourage the opening up OF
ney landg, and a. long AZ low prices for
farm prod ucts continue, the influence
of tho Representatives Of the agricul-
tural States 0t the Union will probably
~ Escd against an extensive Govern
mont reclamation of lands which will
opGn ncY territory ~ a field Of compe-
tftlon. ! think, there IL, however, a
d~isp0sItion 10 turn over 10 the States
81 the arid region al the lands and res
eryoir sites belonging TO the Govern
men', ,biIs permitting them to enter
upon their " plans Of internal devel-
opmsnt. II IL probable that we may
secnr some Government aid In the es-
enlistment and construction Of reser-
voirs which a be drawn upon during
the period vi greatest scarcity; and this,
/ have no doubt, the Representatives
from the arid Slater viii press with
y!gOr ~ oon az the treasury Is In con-
ditiOn to warrant such approximations.
''Don't you think il the National
Government would raise the safety
valve Of ci civilization and grant the arid
1est assistance that II would solve
many Of the pcrplcxing questions the
nation Is confronted with at this time
FOR at least . decade?
IT'S harn 70 say; nc tendency oi
p~apA1ssloA - from 1he Farms tothe cen
- DI~ ulalppn, me great cities,
rom inc Clues ONE farms.
more thar any other In the country,
az ~ latr prices are restored for
70 -1.s 1t Ii not probable that
there will BIS any great movement to-
wards tho settlement OF new country.
aii,ar thro,o6 the cassation ~ IT, e.
nv hsnhou n ,J,;.o1 VI l's use,
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