The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-12
HAS NEW BILL
FOR ARID LANDS
Representative Barham OPP
poses NeWIands Measure.
OUTLOOK DUBIOUS FOR
SALT LAKE BUILDING
Congressman King Goes to At
tend Columbus Banquet.
Especial to The Herald.)


Washington, Feb. Representative
Barham of Colorado, a member of the
public lands committee, is very much
opposed to NewIands' bill for the re-
cIamation of arid lands and says that
if it is reported, as now seems prob
able, he will bring in a minority re-
port.
This report will embody three propo-
sitions:
First-To appropriate outright sum
from the treasury sufficient to accom-
pIish the great plan of retaining the
arid lands Of the country
Second-To keep each states funds
from the sales of arid lands separate
and devote the same to each state as
they may accrue.
ThirdETo sell arid lands, proceeds
from such sales to he devoted solely to
the reclamation of al arid lands
Dubious for Building Bill.
Representative King today inter-
/ viewed every member of the house COM
mittee on rules, including Speaker Hen
! derson. with a view to securing a time
{ for the consideration of the Mercer
/ ul1bli, building omnibus bill. His ef-
forts were in the interest OF the pro-
I posed $500, coo appropriation Tor a new
federal building at salt Lake.
! 1T is highly possible that the omnibus
bin may fail of passage this session.
Judge King secured little, If any, con-
so.atiOn from the speaker or MS aSSo-
ciates on the rules committee To-Day
] He said. however, that he had not yet
given up hope for the success OF the
bill this session.
King Goes to Banquet.
REPRESENTATIVE King left Washington
tonight for Columbus, o., having ac-
cepted an invitation extended by the
3 .IeTferson-J jackson Lincoln club to at
+ tend the annual banquet to cOmmemor-
ate the birthday of President Lincoln.
/ Ex-senator Towne of Minnesota, and
/ Representative Clayton of Arkansas
Carmack of Tennessee, and Lentz OF
Ohio, Will also journey TO columbus u
attend this banquet
Representative Wilson today laid be
fore the house the joint memorial
adopted by the Idaho legislature, ur-
gently requesting congress TO pass the
DILL of Senator Mcbride which mas
passed the senate, to pension indian
I war veterans of the north Pacific coast
! There are, il is asserted, many soldiers
residing in Utah and Idaho who are
entitled to the relief asked
River and Harbor Bill in Danger.
The opinion still prevails among pub
lie men in Washington today that the
pending rivers and har0Ors bill viii not
/ become law at the present session OF
congress When the bill was sent from
the house to the senate II carried az
appropriation of about S75.000,000. Il
was stated in Washington dispatches
to The Herald that unless a reduction
of nearly One-half was made by the
senate or by Conferees on the part OF
bofh houses. President Mckinley had
told his followers in congress that ne
would veto this measure 1t now ap-
J pears that the senate commerce com
mittee instead Of pairing down this bis
appropriation, has added more thar
$1,000. GOO to the sum total If the meas
ure is pushed any further, which seems
unlikely today, the president, in al
probability, Will decline TO approve 1t
Postmasters appointed today: Utah
Robinson, JuaO county, T.. ". Gose
vice G. w. Finley, resigned
! Idaho-Alpine, Washington county, j