Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-27
souri, and Henry L.. Stoddard Of the New
York Mail and Express.
CULLOM GREETED CORDIALLY
Illinois senator Gets Warm Reception
from old Associates In the
Upper House.


ness in the senate today was the presenta-
ton OF the credentials OF Fred T. Dubois as
senator-elect of Idaho. and of Shelby VI.
CulloTn as senator elect from Illinois, the
presentation being made in the Dubois case
by MIR Heitfeldt, and in Mr.. Cullom's case
by Mr.. Mason. The desk OF the Illinois
senator was covered with flowers and upon
his appearance, the first since his re-elec-
tion, be was cordially greeted by his as
soclates on the floor.
Mr. Hoar OF Massachusetts introduced, and
the senate passed. a resolution asking for
all information at the command OF the
president or any executive oflcer OF the
government as to the extent OF lands In the
Philippine islands used for ecclesiastical
purposes. tho character and value OF such
lands and whether any official had on behalf
Of the government entered into any obliga-
tion as TO the titles Of such lands.
An effort was made by Mr.. Hawley to
obtain consideration of the conference re-
port upon the army reorganization bill, but
the report finally went over under objec-
tion. The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up.
The senate bill providing al American
register for the foregn-bult barkentine
j. G. Pnuger Of San Francisco was passed.
Mr. Hawley made an effort to secure
consideration OF the conference report on
the army reorganization bill, stating at
the same time that the bill could not bo
supplied to senators until clerical errors
in the print received could be corrected.
Objection was made and the consideration
of the report was postponed until Monday.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The amendment concerning townsite ap-
praisement was considered. Mr.. Pettigrew
renewing his opposition to the townsite
commission. After some debate the town
site amendment was agreed to-
Fight Made on Irrigation BiII.
Mr.. Platt Of Connecticut opposed the
appropriation OF slO0 900 for investigation
and survey Of proposed irrigation dams
and canals on the ella river in the San
Carlos reservation, Arizona. He said he
was opposed to the plan, as IL was one
which would commit the government to a
new policy, which would be one OF i'm
mense cost before IL was carried out. Mr.
Platt explained that settlers az the head
OF the Gla river had taken up water rights
at the. head Of the stram and thus cut
down the supply. The amendment, he said
was framed in reality to commit the gov
ernment to a policy of national irrigation.
Mr.. Platt said that all the irrigation
needed for the Indians could be secured
for 100000, but that the irrigation advo-
Gates favored this scheme because 1t would
foist the burden of irrigation of the arid
lands inevitably upon the government.
Mr.. Stewart contended that the amend :
ment contemplated only the completion Of
the surveys already under way and that
nothing would follow but submission OF
the con plete plan to congress.
Mr.. Stewart made a general argument
favoring irrigation OF the arid lands.
Mr.. Quarles OF Wisconsin discussed the
general irrigation proposition, indorsing it,
but deploring what he called the guerrilla
tactics. which attempted to secure leglsla-
tion upon appropriation bills rather than
by bringing forward a bill contemplating
the whole scheme OF watering the arid re-
gions. He said that what he opposed was
the method and not the scheme. He said
the states and nation must act In harmony
to preserve water rights and that action
must be taken quickly to secure all rights
| for the people.
ThurstOn Denies IndirectiOn.
Mr.. Thurston, chairman of the Indian
| committee, resented the imputation that
| the committee was moving by indirection
or was erdeavoring to secure Ivy unfair
|
| vocateS.
| Mr.. Thurston went over the legal phases
| OF the storage OF water by such dam as
| Is proposed. Then taking up the general
| features, he said the site for the proposed
dam was the most favorable that might be
chosen for an irrigation experiment He
protested that there was always opposition
when a small appropriation was asked fol
| the west. while western men were ready tc
vote for coast improvements.
chandler Replies Cau.ticnIIy.
Mr. Chandler caustically replied to stric
| lures on New England by Mr. Thurston
He reviewed the history of irrigation leg
islation and said he favored a comprehen
sive plan of irrigation and hoped some suci
scheme would be reported.
Mr.. Thurston, referring to the east, sait
moss seemed to grow not only upon houses
but upon some of the citizens. Agans
this expression Mr.. Platt of Connection
put himself on record as against any classi
fication OF the east as against the ives
or any other section. He had always. h,
said oudeavored to represent faithfully tn,
entire country and he was favorable Il
an irrigation scheme when carefully pre-
pared. He asserted that there was a lobb!
in the interest of irrigation and declared
that the feeling had been worked up with
out any reference to the cost of the work
Amendments were agreed to appropriatini
$l1 900 for light, heat and water supplies
at Klamath agency. Oregon permitting th'
secretary of the interior to expend no
more than s150,000 for the purchase o
water rights for the southern Utes, ap
propriating $4,000 for the purpose OF in
vestigating the mineral character of lands