The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17

lands heretofore acquired from Indian
tribes and open to settlement shoil be
homestead entry. the same as other lands.
This. probably, will not affect our state
at this time, but IL will no doubt be a
precedent for the passage OF other bills
in the future that will materially assist
us. This will be especially true OF the
Colville reservation. where. under the law
now existing. settlers have to pay 81. Is an
acre This reservation IL not open 90 set
Element now, but IL will be on the 10Th of
October. One OF our especial efforts In
the future will he to extend the free home
stead law TO the Colville reservation, so
that settlers thereon will not have 10 pay
the 81 rs an acre.
Trade Relations with the Orient.
1--WE also introduced n bill. In both the
senate and the house. providing for the
appointment. OF a commission 20 investi-
gate the business and trade relations and
opportunities Of the United states with
China Japan and the other Oriental
countries This bill passed the senate
and was favorabiy reported TO the house
and discussed in committee OF the whole.
Democrats generally opposed the bili and.
as there were great many ah.entess,
upon a division In the committee 81 the
whole the bill was defeated and recon-
mended to the house that the enseting
clause he stricken out.
THE bill and amendments were AFTER
wards called up in the full house. the
amendment 10 strike out tho enacting
clause was voted down by n good major
fly and the bill vaH again placed on the
calendar and. ~ being late IN the session.
we we're unable 20 bring the hin up
again II will no doubt he brought up
again at the next session. and ia all like
lihood will be passed.
Army Posts and Assay once.
Provision was made for our army
posts by general appropriations In the
army appropriation ell. u being me Gus
tom 20 make one general appropriation
FOR these different posts and no speoihe
amounts for each one.
we also secured an appropriation %
s.A C.o for the assay Once At Seattle. there
being A general feeling among the mem
b.r- hat this was one Of thf most EN-
cisnt ana best conducted assay ofT1ees in
the country
Surveys for Aria Lads.
'sOur delegation also worked very hsr-
unnfouSiy vita the ether western dele
cations 10 secure an Increased sppfeyri-
aflea for %. geological department.. 20
be used IN determining IRE seUre~ ana
amounts 81 water ard artesiAn supply sni
in determining the best available sites for
rsxervolrs ne hogs. provIs~a fSr the
REFORMATION % $1,000 for this pSrpose.
aHWAfn
emitted effort We secured IN eou.ersrce
500 90 fer ;his purpose The committee
has rrognlses 70 tres. us very generously
Ia tAls matter. and 40 hope 70 have sur
seys made. especially "a the arid seetions
% our ssate. 70 Determine the bes; si;es
for rsservogr. and the most svanasls
means ~ getting wafer from the larger
sfr.an-s into the small valleys. and also
10 4s..rmlnc TIE hest ptActic&hi- methods
cf securing ArtsFsar water.
1t was also largely through 'he instru-
mentality Of cur delegation thai a large
spproprtatioa Eas made FOR the csnstrae-
ton ~ the military telegraph lines In
Alaska here being Appropriated Tor this
purpose about f4la.1n
Summary of work Done.
Altogether our delSxa;ion has secured
the passage Of more than twsaty-toar hills
II q general and private nature. and w-
have quite a number % bill. faycTaoiy
reported on the calendar.
OF course We have had = great eeal 81
departmental business Of general and
special character and believe we have
been reasonably successful ia these mat
tiers"
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