The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Irrigation Bill Passed the House.
Senate Receives nessage.

The House has passed the irrigation
bill by vote Of LAG to 90. Many
amendments were offered. but only one
except those offered by the committee
was adopted. 1t was of minor charac-
ter. The bill already has passed the
Senate. The friends Of the measure
greeted the announcement Of its pas
sage with round of applause.
The bill as passed creates a reclama-
ton fund from the sale of public lands
in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska. Nevada,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wa5hlng-
ton, and Wyoming, less the amount
paid to local land officers and 5 per
cent. due the State under existing laws
for educational purposes, which IS to
be used for the construction and main
tenance of irrigation works IN the
States and Territories enumerated.
Provision is made for the payment out
of the Treasury Of any deficiencies in
the allowances to agricultural colleges
owing to this disposition OF public
lands. The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to examine, survey and con-
struct the irrigation works and report
the cost thereof to Congress at each
session.
Section 4 provides for the letting OF
contracts for the works contemplated
in sections when the necessary funds
are avilable in the reclamation fund
for such section.
Section provides that mo right
to the use Of water for land or private
ownership shall be sold for tract eX-
ceeding 100 acres to any one land own
er and no such right shall permanently
attach until all payments therefor are
made, and no such sale shall be made
to any land owner unless he be an ac-
tul bona fide resident"
To the reading Of the message Sena-
tors on both sides of the chamber lis
tened with profound attention. The at
tendance of Senators was notably
large, indicating the great interst be-
ing manifested in the subject. At the
conclusion Of the reading the chair
announced that the message would be
referred to the committee on relations
with Cuba. -.
81 had intended to make notion
said Mr.. Bailey, facetiousuy. Il will not
do it; but | feel inclined to move to
refer the message to the Republican
caucus"
Mr.. Allison. who was sitting directly
in front of Mr.. Bailey on the Demo-
cratic side, turned to the Texan and
smiling with the utmost good nature,
bowed tremendously to Mr.. Bailey.
1.-The chair is not aware replied Mr..
Kean. "that any such committee eX-
lists"
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina. pre-
sented some Of the advantages Of sup
plying metal mail boxes for rural free
delivery and showed to the Senate
sample box of sheet steel which could
b purchased for 49 cents. Boxes now
supplied by private individuals cost
from s125 to SO each. Sucasa price, he
said, was a serious burden upon ,<the
farmers. Already s7,500,000 year was
paid for rural delivery of mail md he
believed such rural delivery would ex-
pand until it exceeded the cost Of city
mail relivery.
During the greater part Of Fridays
session the Senate was engaged in the
transaction Of executive business, Inc
nomination Of Captain Crozier to be
chief of ordnance OF the army being
the particular subject under considera-
ton. The Presidents message urging
the establishment Of reciprocal rela-
tions between the United States and
Cuba was received after the Senate had
gone into secret session. The doors
were opened, the message was read and
then the secret session was resumed.