Gilpin observer., 1902-11-06
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those ole.1. By ,ae committee
adopted. II w-s OF minor chai
The bill already has passed the s-ii-
ate. The friends OF the me s.e
greeted the announcement of its %.
age with a round of applause. .e
bill rs passed creates reclaim Jn
fund from the sale of public Ian : IN
Arizona, California, Colorado, / 10.
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska. Neg- ia,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklanomn,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washing
ton and Wyoming, less the amount
paid to local land Offices and i've per
cent due the state under existing laws
for educational purposes, the recia-
nation fund to be used for the con-
struction and maintenance of irriSa-
tion works in the states and te-ritor.
ies enumerated. Provision is made
for the payment out of the treasury
to agricultural colleges owing to this
disposition OF public lands. The sec,
retary of the interior is authorized
to examine, survey and construct the
irrigation works and report the cost
thereof to congress at each session.
Section 5 provides that mo right to
the use of water for land in private
ownership shall be sold for tract ex-
ceeding leo acres to any one land
owner and no such right shall perma-
nently attach until all payments there
for are made, and no such sale shall
be made to any landowner unless he
be an actual bona fide resident on
such land or occupant thereof residing
in the neighborhood Of said land
Section 4 provides for the letting
of contracts contemplated in sections
when the necessary funds are avail
able in the reclamation fund for such
section.
Section authorizes the secretary
to use the reclamation fund for the
operation and maintenance of the irri-
cation works.
Section s requires state control over
waters of non-navigable streams such
as are used in irrigation.
Presidents Cuban Message.
The presidents Cuban reciprocity
message was then laid before the
house. It's reading was listened to
attentively, gut without any demon
stration whatever 1t is. in part, as
follows:
Yesterday, June -. I received BY
cable from the American minister il
Cuba a most earnest appeal from
President Palma for Legislative reliei
before it is too late and Chis) country
financially ruined
"The granting of reciprocity with
Cuba is a proposition which stands
entirely alone. The reasons for it fan
outweigh the granting of reciprocity
with any other nation and are entirely
consistent with preserving intact the
protective system under which this
country has thriven so much. The
present tariff law was designed to pro
mote the adoption of such a reciproc
ity treaty and expressly provided fol
a reduction not to exceed 20 per cen1
upon goods coming from a particular
country. leaving the tariff rates on the
same articles unchanged as regarding
all other countries.
"Objection has been made to tn,
granting of the reduction on tn,
ground that the substantial benef
would not go to the agricultural pro
ducers of sugar, but would inure tt
the American sugar refners. In m!
judgment provision can and should bl
made which will guarantee us agains
this possibility without having re
course to a measure Of doubtful pol
icy. such as bounty in the form of I
rebate.
Scuba is an Independent republic
but republic which has assumed Ger
tain special obligations as regards he
international position in complianc
with our request. l ask for her Ger
tain special economic concessions II
return; these economic concessions t
benefit us as well as her. There ar
few brighter pages in American his
tory than the page which tells Of on
dealings with Cuba during the pas
four years. On her behalf we wage
war of which the mainspring wa
righteous indignation against oppres
; sion and we heve lept faith absc
lutely. 1t is earnestly to be hope
, that we will complete in the sam
! spirit the record so well begun an
show in our dealings with Cuba tina
steady continuity of policy which
essential for our nation to establls
, In foreign affairs IL we desire to pla
we'll our part as Q world-power.'
I'VE are q wealthy and powerful nc
ton. Cuba is a young republic, sti
weak. who owes to US It's birth. who's
whole future, whose very life. must dc
pend ON our attitude toward It. as
| the aid for Il hecamsn IL Is wenls n,