The Delta independent., 1902-05-09
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Representative Sutherland has re-
ported from the House irrigation com
mittee a bill amending the reservoir
land act of June 49, 1897. The bill as
amended reserves an area within a ra-
.dius of two miles surrounding reser-
yoirs constructed under the act, so that
the grass may be preserved for transit
tory herds of stock driven TO and from
these watering places while en- route
to shipping points. The usefulness Of
these watering places for live stock
being driven to shipping points is
much impaired under the present law
by the fact that local stock is graZed
by owners upon the grass in the imme-
diate vicinity of the reservoirs, leav-
ing nothing for the use of herds being
driven to market
Representative Sibley of Pennsylva-
mia created a sensation during the gen.
eral debate on the agricultural bill by
denouncing Gen. Jacob ii. Smith for
the orders he issued in the Samar cam
paisn. He declared that General
Smith was n 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-
mnrkable in that it came from Re-
publican who left the Democratic par
ty on the issues raised by the Spanish
war, and who has since been an ar
dent expansionist.
Mr.. Curtis of Kansas made spir-
tied defense of General Funston in
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-
ecution ranks with the greatest feats
of arns-he captured the new George
Washington-Aguinal If another
had accomplished what General Funs-
ton did. he said. the Democrats would
have made him their candidate for
President. lie called attention TO the
fact that his promotion had been rec
ommended 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 a report to the
Senate. Among the amendments to
the bill agreed to in conference are the
following: Increasing the appropria-
ton for the Grand junction school
from SJi,1 200 to $4,000; directing the
secretary of the interior to investigate
the water supply condition of the
SOuthern Ute reservation and author
king him to eXpend S1Jo.0O0 In the
purchase of perpetual water rights for
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
Tor to allot lands on the Uintah reser-
vati0n 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, 10
continue operations and TO consum-
mate leases. The committee rejected
the amendment appropriaing $4,000
for the Wind River reservation, Wyom-
ing, allotmenJs.
Cattlemen who came to Washington
in behalf OF land leasing legislation
called upon President Roosevelt and
We're presented by Senators Millard
and Dietrich of Nebraska President
Roosevelt expressed himself as anx-
ious to see the ranch problems of the
West adjusted SO 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
dcrs. They assert that the removal OF
the fences without the passage of the
grazing land leasing law will cause n
of much capital from the
cattle business and viii force many in
yeStors and owners of herds to remove
their property TO Canada. where the
government is liberal in its treatment
of stock owners.
The House passed the anti-conspiracy
bill reported from the judiciary COM
lnittee, without n word of debate. Ii
cave up rather unexpectedly, and Mr..
of Maine. who had filed a
report ON the bill and had in
tended to offer some amendments,
came In just as 1t was upon its pass
age. and the vote was taken before he
what was going on, The
bill is as follows: THAT no as.cc-
ment, contract or combination by or
between two or more persons to do or
procure to be done. or not to do or pro-
cure not to be done. any act in con-
OF furtherance of any trade
dispute between employers and EN-.
ployes In the District of Columbia, or
in any territory of the United States. or
between employers and employees who
may be engaged in trade or commerce
between the several states, or between
any territory or between any territory
or territories and any state or states
or the District of Columbia, or with
foreign nations, shall be deemed crimi-
nal nor shall those engaged therein he