The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26

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--,stor Kearns took his seat. Going
80 little Mr.. Rawlins' record OF
s-FIie service looms 10 even greater.
y. v.as elected a delegate TO the Fifty
fr9 congress, IN 1893. and his Wig
-,,s championship Of the cause or
etstebood for Utah resulted in the
Icing OF the enabling act, which,
5n5Dg other things, gave the state Just
.,ice as much land in each township
any other state had received from
a. government. The provisions Tor
49, agricultural college and the state
University were also liberal Colorado
,ros maintaining a lobby in Washing
,,r d, gct 5000, 600 acres Of land in san
IMAM county. Utah, set aside as a reser-
,.riou for the Colorado Indians. Raw
Inns saved this land. much Of II rich in
mineral. for the people OF the state.
FINDER the Edmunds- Tucker law, the
.r31lrtv Of the Mormon church had
fsea conhscated. RaWins goth through
congress a law returning to the church
this property. amounting 10 100000 IN
value He gained for the university
as site on the east bench. He obtained
aDproprlation for the salt Lake pub
M. building. He obtained the refund
ing BIZ the government Of $4,000 taxes
collected on the scrip issued by coop.
stores and banks in Utah. He did
SD many other things for the state
that their enumeration. would be te-
df0us. Ia addition 20 this he was prom
irent IN the securing Of independence
flr Cuba and in other acts affecting the
entire nation and even the world.
Work in Departments.
The senator's work in the depart
rents 40 Washington during the last
session Of congress as in previous
wears has been extensive and varied,
and has been In the interests of the
state 40 large as well as in the in
forests of individuals from all sections
OF the state
Numerous proposed forest reserves
have received his attention, and these
he has uniformly endeavOred 10 have
established In the interests Of the water
supply Among them are the Hunting
ton. Cedar City TOoele. Salina, Spring
Vile Spanish Fork Logan. GunnisOn
and another which is proposed 10 take
in a considerable portion OF the Wa
satcl mountains which are now being
considered by the United State geo
logical survey as 10 their feasibility
with a view % their esta blishment.
AZ his instance the forest supervisor
was instructed 10 take action 10 pre-
yenr sheep from befOuling the streams
Of the rintah forest reserve: at the
request OF United States mineral sur
vryors Of Utah he called the attention
az the commissioner Of the general land
office 20 alleged discrimination In the
past against Utah surveyors IN letting
contracts for government work. and
was assured that in the survey OF the
Uintah reservation boundary. which
has been ordered. and In other work
done In the future the Utah surveyors
would be accorded equal opportunities
with others 10 bid for this work. At
his suggestion. a clerk of the railway
mali service was stationed at the Rio
Grande Western depot in this city 10
oversee the transfer q incoming and
outgoing malls. He interested himself
also In the condition of the Navajo in
dians, in the case OF citizens desiring
90 cut timber on the public domain:
an the establishment Of the Miller
p0stoffice In this county; In the division
Of the Uintah forest reserve between
sheep and cattlemen: in the grazing
Of cattle on the Fish Lake and Pay
son reserves, and IN the withdra wal Of
the Utah water sheds from entry for
the purpose OF establishing forest re-
serves.