Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-05
WESTERN MAT.
TIERS IN CONGRESS
A Favorable Report on the Bill 10 Permit Min
ing on New Mexico Land
Grants.
A SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
4 Proposition 10 Amend tho National Irrigation Bill by
Adding TO II the Grosvenor Schools Of Mines Bill
Is Turned Down by Western
Representatives.
Dispatches from Washington say:

OI dispatches from Washington say:
a Delegate Rodey was given a hearin,
O before the house judiciary committe
on his bill to create the 9Th judicial dis
: trict of New Mexico and will file brie
: In support of the bill
e MINING ON LAND GRANTS.
: Delegate Rodey has secured a condi.
tional favorable report on his bill
granting citizens the right to mine or
t New Mexico land grants. The favora
BILE report is conditional on a favorable
report from the interior department
BOND ISSUES FOR INSTITUTIONS
Mr.. Rodey has also been promised a
day for the consideration of his bill au-
; thorizing the issuance of $25,OOO in
bonds by the Agricultural college, Mill
tary Institute and the Insane asylum
GRAZING PERMITS ON FOREST
RESERVES.
A favorable report has been made by
the senate public lands committee on
the bill of Senator Clark of Wyoming,
providing that in granting grazing per-
II
Shall be given to flocks in one state
over those of another.
THE STATEHOOD BILL.
Delegate Rodey in an interview at
Washington says that the effect in the
next national election will be hard
against which ever political party is
responsible, If the platform pledges
promising statehood for the territories
are not kept and New Mexico and Ari-
zona are refused admission to the union
at this session of congress. Advocates
of statehood are doubtful however Of
securing passage of the bill in the sem
late at this session.
THE SCHOOL OF MINES BILL
The house members from the west
who are working for the passage of the
national irrigation bill, have considered
proposition which involved adding an
amendment to the irrigation bill
whereby portion of the proceeds of
the sale of public lands should be ap-
piled to the endowment of schools of
mines. Grosvenor of Ohio, introduced a
bill embodying this proposition early
in the session. It has been reported ia
vorably to the house. 1t has been be-
lieved that it involved too much in the
nature of the irrigation bill to secure
easy passage by itself Grosvenor ac-
cordingly made the request that it be
added to the irrigation bill as an
amendment and he agreed that it |
should only apply to non-arid lands, |
and would therefore not conflict with |
the irrigation measure. The western |
members decided to reject the propo-
sition for the reason that it would |
jeopardize the chances of the irrigation |
measure. In fact hint came from |
the speaker that such measure would |
not be germane to the BILL 1t was de-
cided, however, that such action did |
not mean hostility to the Grosvenor bill
and that the irrigation people would
circulate a petition to have it brought
up in the house for. passage. The
Grosvenor bill provides that there be
annually appropriated out of money
derived from the sale of non-arid pub
lie lands the sum of 100000 to be paid to
each public land state and territory for
use in establishing and maintaining
schools of mining, metallurgy, engi-
neering, etc. Grosvenor has not yet de-
clared his intention of voting for theI
irrigation BILL
LACEY FOREST RESERVE BILL.
Representative Lacey's bill for the
transfer of control of certain forest re-
serves from the interior to the agricul-
tural department is now assured of pas
sage by the house. The bill will remain
before the house as unfinished business .
until disposed Of, the vote on Monday
that it will have good ma
jority. The fact that the bill Is strong .
ly endorsed by the president and that
he has personally requested many {
members to give 1t support Is account
able for the large vote 1t will receive.
The opposition to the bill will be spir-
tied, but the votes against it will be {
few. Both Colorado representatives,
Mondell of Wyoming, and Jones of {
Washington, are opposed to the propo-
sition, and have taken occasion to voice J
their sentiments. Representative Bell !
that the people Of the west
are tired Of the shutting policy regard
Ing forest reserves; that $4,000, 900 acres
If the public domain had already been G
set apart as reserves including much
and not valuable for timber. The peo-
ole did not complain Of the legitimate
creation Of reserves for the projection !
If timber and water supply, but the in !
manner in which the de-
,artment has acted has created great c
leal Of dissatisfaction and the people | 3
generally are opposed to q continuance
# the policy. Representative Shafroth '
opposed consideration of the Lacey bill
IN the ground that 1t would place the !,
orest reserves under control of two !,
separate departments, necessitating 8
wo separate forces. who would of ne
'essity duplicate much of the work to-
,e done. Moreover, he says, the propos- Il
d scheme will lead to a conflict of jur- "
sdiction especially in matters Of tres- "
lass upon the reserves and public tim "
'er lands. He thinks II any change Ic,
) to be made that the forestry
orce Of the agricultural department
hould be placed in the department Of II