The Holly chieftain., 1902-05-09
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
\ CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


ton from Wyoming sheepmen that
grazing privileges on the Uintah reser-
walton, Utah, have been placed at the
disp0sal Of the Utah Stock Associa-
ton, which II refusing to grant per-
mits to Wyoming sheep owners. In or
der to give the Wyoming stOckmen
equal privileges with those OF Utah,
Senator Clark Of Wyoming has sub
mitted an amendment to the sundry
civil bin. providing that In, granting
permits for grazing privileges on the
uintah forest reserve, no preference
shall be given to the flocks or herds Of
one state over those Of another.
Representative Sibley Of Pennsylva-
MIA created a sensation during the gen.
eral debate on the agricultural bill by
denouncing Gen. Jacob III. Smith for
the orders he issued in the Samar cam
paign. He declared that General
Smith was disgrace to the uniform
he wore and expressed the hope that
the President would strip him of his
uniform within twenty-four hours. Mr..
Sibley's speech was enthusiastically
applauded by the Democrats, and was
received with some evidence of ap-
proval on the Republican side. The
speech was considered the more re-
markable in that it came from a Re
publican who left the Democratic par
ty on the issues raised by the Spanish
war, and who has since been an ar
dent expanslonist.
Mr.. Curtis of Kansas made spir-
tied defense of General Funston III
the House. "The people of Kansas"
he began, "are proud of the brave and
daring rcord of gallant Fred Funston.
He has been criticised here for an act
which for daring of conception and ex-
ecutfon ranks with the greatest feats
of arms-he captured the new George
MISUNDERSTANDING" If another
had accomplished what General Funs-
ton did, he said, the Democrats would
have made him their candidate for
President. He called attention to the
fact that his promotion had been rec
commended by General Wheaton and
General Macarthur, both soldiers OF
the Civil war, Soldiers who knew
more of war and the rules of war than
all the politicians in this country COM
bined. And his commission" he added,
was signed by the greatest President
we have ever had-the soldier, states
man and martyr, William Mckinley"
The conferees on the Indian appro-
priation bill have made report to the
Senate. Among the amendments to
the bill agreed to in conference are the
following: Increasing the appropria-
tion for the Grand Junction school
from $54, 200 to $4,000; directing the
secretary of the Interior to Investigate
the water supply condition of the
Southern Ute reservation and author
izing him to expend $15O,OOO In the
M at.1c of ,trvl,k ~.
the Indians: authorizing the secretary
of the Interior to permit the use Of
right of way across allotted lands of the
Southern Utes for irrigation bitches;
authorizing the secretary of the inter-
iOr to allot lands on the Ulntah reser-
vation to Indians and open the remain
Ing lands for public settlement. This
amendment permits mining companies
now operating on the reservation, or
with permits to lease mineral lands, to
continue operations and to c0nsum-
mate leases. The committee rejected
the amendment appropriating $4,000
for the Wind River reservation, Wyom-
ing, allotments.
Cattlemen who came to Washington
in behalf of land leasing Legislation
called upon President Roosevelt ana
WSAC PASSShiSu ny otudtOES AuMTu
and Dietrich of Nebraska. President
Roosevelt expressed himself as anx-
ious to see the ranch problems of the
West adjusted 80 that lands may be
secured for small settlers with the
least degree of hardship. upon those
now using them for grazing purposes.
In the matter of removal of fences,
which was taken up by the delegation,
no assurance could be given of relief
from the orders which have been is
sued by the Interior Department pro.
viding for the taking down of fences
on government land. The visiting cat
tlemen have little hope of securing any
modification of the fence removal or
ders. They assert that the removal of
the fences without the passage of the
grazing land leasing law will cause
withdrawal Of much capital from the
cattle business and will force many IN
vestors and owners of herds to remove
their property to Canada, where the
government is liberal In its treatment
Of stock owners.
The majority report on the House
banking and currency bill is now being
circulated to an extent probably with
out precedent. Chairman Fowler OF
the committee reporting the bill, when \
asked as to the extent TO which the
report was being mailed, said: II am
sending the report to 1926, ,818 persons,
classified as follows: 135, ,150 clergy
man. gn1 v~b~,ztcfc.s ao4 80.