Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-06-20
Irrigation Bill Passed.

" ASHlNGToN. June l1z1he hight
IN the house for irrigation was spirit
ed, and Shaifroth, Newlauds aud
Moudell, who led it, are receiving the
hearty congratulations d their aSso-
GATES upon the outcome. 1t was
essentially Western victory. Gros-
venor, Paine, Cannon, Dalzell, Hep.
burn, Ray, Hemenway and others
opposed 1t, not only with their votes,
but with speeches bitter as gall.
Hepburn declared that the propo.
sition was the most insoIent and i'm.
pudent attempt at larceny that be
had ever seen embodied in legisla
tive proposition. Cannon expressed
the belief that, bad as the bill was.
he thought it was only the begin
ming, and that in year or two the
arid waste would be demanding APP
preparations direct from the Federal
Treasury to continue and extend the
work.
Dalzel charged that the bill was
the opening wedge to unlock the
doors of the Treasury. Like Sioley
at an earlier day in the session, he
was greatly alarmed lest the people
of Pennsylvania might be compelled
to- contribute mite toward develop
ing the arid West, both forgetting
the untold millions that the West has
contributed for the enrichment OF the
Keystone State Payne was dis
tressed at the thought of poverty.
stricken New York being taxed for
the development OF the West, He
coolly asserted that the scheme would
entail upon the people of the UniLed
States burden of $3.50, 900, 600, and
this in the face of the fact that the
bill limits the expenditure by the
Treasury to funds derived from the
sale of public lands within the States
and Territories named in the bill.
These samples illustrate the spirit
of the opposition. With ouly few
exceptions the Republican votes in
favor of the bill all came from the
States interested or from those adja-
cent east Of Illinois.
The Republicans were almost sol
idly opposed to the measure, while
the Democrats from all sections were
nearly all in favor of it. There was
scarcely man of prominence among
the few Democrats who opposed tie
bill. The Democratic leaders were
all heartily for the bill. The rule un
der which it was taken up only nj
lowed two days for its consideration.
This made the struggle peculiar
one, for there was manifest pur-
pose on the par, of the opposition to
proong the debate until after the
usual hour of adjournment on the
second day, and then have the bill
fail for want of quorum. But the
leading friends of the measure were
keenly on the alert. Promptly clos
ing the debate on each section as il
was read, they brought the bill to Q
vote in good season with quorum
present.
In the House few amendments
were made to the Senate bill which
to-day were accepted by the Senate
and the bill now goes to the Presi
dent. That the measure is one 81
vast Importance TO the arid States Is
clearly proved by the character o
the opposition. to it, which was basee
largely on the fear that it would lead
to agricultural development on 8
huge scale in those States, and make
them dangerous competitors of th(
old States in farm products.
The placing of this bill on tht
statute books will make the future o
Nevada more hopeful than it he:
been at any time since the great DO
nanza was exhausted.
II. L. BARTINE.
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