Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-12
DISCUSSING THE
IRRIGATION BILL
Representative Robinson Of Indiana Tries to
Prevent the Consideration Of the
n hsasurs.
THE PRELIMINARY DEBATE
An Indiana Congressman Asserts That the Reclamation
Of the Arid West Would Bs Dangerous 10 the East
srn States, That the Scheme Is Un.Demo.
cratic and IN Interest OF Grant Railways.
WILL COME UP NEXT WEEK.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington. June 12, 190a.-Indica
tons are that the omnibus statehood
bill viii surely come out Of committe,
some time next week. If it does two
thirds majority is assured it in the sen
ate and the president will sign it imme
diateIy after it is passed.
HOUSE.
Washington, June 12.-In the house
today Dalzell of Pennsylvania, presen-
ted special order for the consideration
of the senate irrigation bill. Robinson
of Indiana, opposed the adoption of the
rule. He declared the bill to be benefi-
cial to the arid land states and dan
gerous to the others. The whole
scheme was undemocratic, and in the
interest of the land grant railways.
Underwood of Alabama, favored the
rule. He argued that the only method
Of building up the arid land states. was
to provide for their irrigation. The bill
would not take dollar out of the
treasury, he said. 1t would only, use
the proceeds from the sale of lands in
each state for the benefit of such state.
Shafroth of Colorado, and Newlands
of Nevada, also argued for the adop-
ton of the rule. The resolution was
then adopted without division. The
house then resolved itself into a COM
mittee of the whole and entered upon
the consideration of the irrigation bill.
Tt was arranged that Mondell of Wyo-
ming, should control the time for the
measure and Ray of New York, against
Mondell submitted an extended argu-
ment in favor of the bill. The amount
Of land that might ultimately be re-
claimed by irrigation is estimated, he
said, at between $4,000, 600 and 10000, 900
acres. The fear is expressed in some
quarters that an increase Of the irriga-
ted area will disastrously affect the
values of the farms in the middle west.
which is clearly without reasonable
Foundation and was an extremely mar
row and provincial view Of the great
national question. Tt is estimated, he
said. that the pending bill would pro-
duce fund from the sale of public
lands of between two and two and a
ually increase. 1t is also estimated the
cost of bringing the water to the settler
would be about $40 per acre; that at the
present rate the bill would bring 250,000
acres under irrigation annually.
Ray of New York, opened the opposi-
tion to the bill He declared the friends
Of the measure have sought to create
impression that the irrigation Of the
arid lands in the west was the contin-
uation Of free home policy of the gov
ernment The scheme would benefit
certain states, but at the expense of the
others. The public lands, he contended,
belonged to the people of all the states.
This bill proposed to take the pro-
ceeds of their sale and develop one
section of the country.
SENATE.
Washington, June 12.-At the conclu-
sion Of the routine business in the SEN
ate today, a resolution introduced BY
Carmack Of Tennessee, directing the
committee on civil service and re-
trenchment to investigate the discharge
from the war department Of Miss Re
becca J. Taylor, clerk in that depart
ment, was called up. On motion OF
Platt Of Connecticut, the resolution was
referred to the committee on civil SER
vice.
The resolution introduced yesterday |
by Culberson of Texas, directing the
secretary of war to send to the senate
an itemized statement of the expendi-
lures made from the Cuban funds from
the time of the American occupation
to May 1 of this year, was taken up.
Platt Of Connecticut, explained that the |
information was being compiled by the |
war department and the resolution was
sent to the calendar.
At 2 o'clock the isthmian canal pro-
jects were taken up. Morgan spoke for |
the Nicaragua bill.
THE CUBAN RECIPROCITY BILL. |
washington, June 12.-The Republi- |
can beet sugar senators held confer
ence this afternoon, for the purpose Of |
making general canvass Of the sit |
uation in reference to the prospect for |
legislation in the interest Of Cuban re-
ciprocity. The conciliation committee
reported its failure to secure the adop-
ton Of any of It's propositions by the
committee and in their general ex-
change Of views, the preponderance Of
which was favorable to the opinion
that the prospect for the passage Of the |
reciprocity bill has been materially
lessened by the testimony given yester- |
day before the Cuban committee by
Thurber.
POSTMASTER AT Ell PASO.
washington, June 12.-The president |
has revoked his request Of the senate
to hold up the nomination Of T. B. Ols-
hausen to be postmaster at Ell Paso,
Texas, and the nomination Is now ex-
pected to be promptly acted upon by
that body. Olshausen was nominated
early last March, but R. F. Campbell,
the present incumbent made a strong
contest for the retention Of the office.
The case was finally compromised by
permitting Campbell to remain in o.
flee until July next, and the nomina-