The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-03-08
FAVORABLE OUTLOOK.
Fright Prospects for the Passage Of the New.
lands Bill In the House.

couragement for the passage of the
Newlands irrigation bill in the House
n The Chronicle correspondent comments
upon the unanimity of the Senate upon
Il the measure and especially upon its
earnest advocacy by Senator's Hoar and
Gallinger of the extreme East and and
3 TIllman and Bacon on behalf of the
al South. The dispatch further says:
II In the bill favorably reported by the
House committee an amendment was
adopted providing that so per cent Of
the money derived from the sale Of
public lands should be devoted to the
projects within the State or territory
in which such land was sold, with
the proviso, however, that the Secre-
tary of the Interior in his discretion
may use the entire fund for the time
being in constructing irrigation works,
even though such works are not in the
State or territories supplying funds
from land sales. The intention of the
amendment is to provide for the ulti-
mate expenditure of SO per cent of the
money in the State from which the
money is derived Representative
Newlands voted against this amend
ment in committee, but said he was not
worried by its adoption, even If it
should be incorporated into the act 1t
may be changed at any time by act of
Congress. He said it would not be per-
mitted to interfere with the progress
of the entire bill.
Representative Newlands. speaking
of the chances of the bill in the House.
said: Now that the bill has gone
through the Senate and with such graf
flying unanimity, we shall go ahead
with renewed encouragement in the
House as soon as possible and believe
the bill will go through with few dis
senting votes. / will make this bill
my sole solicitation until 1T is disposed
of. OF course, we will have harder
ight in the House than did Hans
brough in the Senate. but we will sue
ceed, | am confident The progress
that has been made in the education
Of Eastern people on the irrigation Of
the West, has been remarkable, and
we hope to reap the benefit of it by the
passage of the bill If in committee we
find that the bill as passed by the Sen
ate acceptable. we shall recommend
that the Senate bill be substituted for
the House bill. That, l hope, will be
the course pursued. However, even
with the amendment regarding so per
cent of the revenues going to the
States furnishing them, the bill will
be acceptable to us.
PRESIDENT TAKES INTEREST.
A recent dispatch to the Examiner
says: President Roosevelt today had
an extended interview with Represen-
tative Mondell a member of the House
ject OF irrigation and the preserva-
tion of forest reserves, which he had
recommended for consideration in his
messages.
Mr. Mandell is a close friend of Rep
resentative Newlands, who is working
xealously for the passage Of the arid
lands bill, and presented in large
measure the views of Mr.. Newlands.
The President desired to hear what
were the chances for the passage OF
the bill in the house, where there is
considerable factious opposition from
such men as Grosvenor. Dalzell, Can
non and Payne. The President has
however, beaten this committee be-
fore.
Mr.. Mondell informed the President
that he had been instructed by the
other members Of the committee tol
conference of the delegations from the
arid land States on the Pacific Coast.
MAKE u ldVoIdpie icpoi, "" '"' ~"
lands bill for irrigation, whicn was
agreed upon early in the session at a
A similar bin Yves passed by the Senate
on Saturday, and it is said to meet
in every way the wishes OF the Presl-
dent.
An effort will he made to have con-