Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-02-07

gressmen SIbley md Newlands in the
discussion in Committee Of the Whole
N the House January 81 Of the New.
lands irrigation bill, winch came up
Inder the consideration Of the Urgent
Deficiency bill. II is taken from the
Congressional record OF the above
date.
Mr.. Sibley. after a vicious attack OH
the general features "f the bill, said:
"Hold these lHuds for the actual set
Tiers, your children und mine. Hold
them for that generation whose trustees
We are. Hold them until IL quarter ~ {"
century hence %l50.OOa,00O OF people
shall share the cost OF the work the,
'hen need, rather than the 10000, OOr
snail be taxed for work more w1sel.
done twenty. thirty or titty years later.
Mr.. NEWLANDS. Will the gentle
man permit IN interruption?
Mr.. SIRLEY. | should prefer Il.
clnse my remarks.
Mr.. NDWLANDS. just a question
Mr.. SHELLEY. Yes.
Mr.. NEWLANDS. The gentleman
is IL representative Of the great State Of
Pennsylvania, one Of the thirteen origin
al States. Those States ut the yer,
commencement OF our government were
III the possession OF the great North
vest Territory, out Of winch live States
we're carved. I ask HIM villa, ne womb
think Of the wisdom OF that generation.
il the people Of his State had insisted
that the public lands of Ohio aud the
STATES OF the great Northwest Territory
-houId not be open to entry?
Later on, the States having been i'll
creased to eighteen, VIZ acquired a vast
territory by the great Louisiana pur
chase. | ask the gentleman what he
wonld think Of the wisdom Of TINT gene.
ration il they had refused to allow the
public lands OF Iowa, OF Illinois. of Mis-
snnri. Of Michigan, of Wisconsin, OF
Minnesota, o: Nebraska, OF Kans as. the
Dakotas, and all the other gloriou.
States winch have grown up ont of that
purchase TO be opened up for sc,t'c
meut?
The gentleman epesks OF the oonpe
tition that viii now be involved il.
opening up the arid regions, where onl,
sixty or seventy five milton acres OF
land are capable OF ultimate reclamation
in a period of fifty years. and when onr
population, already grown to 3d. 00. OCu
people. is pressing the line OF settle.
ment farther and farther to the West.
nsk him what he would have thought Of
the small population Of the few States
" that period IL. pursuing the line OF
selfish interest suggested by the gentle
man, they had declined to open up t.
settlement the millions and hundreds VI
millions Of acres in the West. now con-
%stituting the most magnificent and
prosperous Suites in the UniOn2
Mr.. SHELLEY. Mr.. Chairman,
hardly know bow to attempt to answer
the gentleman who is so we'll aud prop
erly recognized MS the Chesterfield ni
his house, because I think he has made
IA very good speech from his side OF the
question, in the propoundtng OF his in.
t~errogntory.
| would wait until the digging OF
these bitches, the completion OF these
r~eserynIrs, and the erection Of the last
liam in its place would come not as II
menace to Ruy portion of this nation.
but the completion OF these canals.
'ams, and reservoirs shall be so timed
that every Clnss and condition can, when
tile last capstOne is set in its place. bid
It II hearty welcome. | wonld wait till
this work 10 needed 10 meet tho food
supply Of n later generation, instead Of
asking 75,00O.0L0 people to perform II
rask TINT is not demanded by tho need
u the PRESENT age. Wait until a hun
dred and fifty millions Of people Of
another generation can join in tho per
formance of TINT work. and the cost Of
That burden bear upon the shoulders Of
those who shall receive the benefits.
Mr.. NEWLANDS. Mmy ask the
gentleman another question:
MIR. SHELLEY. My friend. u you
wait to ask II question shall DO yer,
glad to yield; but | shall not agree to
yield to another pc .ch.
Mr.. NEWLANDS. I will ask Il sim.
pie question.
Mr.. SHELLEY. I will attempt TO I'm.
swer u question.
Mr.. NEWLANDS DO | understand
he gentleman 10 say Tint it il proposed
IN any irrigation scheme presented b,
The Western members that the cost III
these irrigation works IN the West shall
DO imposed upon she General Treasury,
or upon The general taxpayers Of the
country Ia that the gentleman's posi-.
tion2
Mr.. SlBLEY. Thnt 10 a question
whose Rnswer in involved in doubt. I
dn not know what ynn now propose or
may propose in ]appr0priat uR these
millions; but when you legislate to give
all Tho lauds held bv this grcat Cnitcl
States Government Tor the accomplish.
neut of this pnrposs, / do not know
what difference il would mako whether
you take Sl50,000.O 900 ont " tho vaults
" the Treaury or keep 1000. 600 of
.s., 49, ...I.s .-s.l.N