The Lamar register., 1902-05-07
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


mittee bill amending the reservoir
land act of June 1:5, 1897. The bill as
amended reserves an area within ra-
dus of two miles surrounding reser-
voirs constructed under the act. so that
the grass may he preserved for transi-
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 tile 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 Slbley of Pennsylva-
mia created sensation during the gem
cral debate on the agricultural bill by
denouncing Gen. Jacob ii. Smith for
the orders he issued In the Samnr cam
paign. He declared that General
Smith was 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-
provul on the Republican side. The
speech was considered the more re-
markable in that 1t 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. 1901
Mr. Curtis of Kansas made spif-
tied defense of General Funston III
the House. 1.-The people of Kansas
he began, "are proud of the brave ana
| daring rcord of gallant Fred Funston.
In hnS,
which for daring of conception and ex-
ecution ranks with the greatest feats
| of arms-he captured the new George
WashingtOn-Aguinal If another
had accomplished what General runs
ton did, he said. the Democrats would
have made him their candidate for
President. He called attention to the
fact that his promotion had been rec.
commended 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 Mckinney
The conferees on the Indian appro-
priation bill have made 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 SOD, 700 to $4,000; directing the
secretary of the interior to investigate
the water supply condition of the
Southern Ute reservation ana author
izing him to expend $15OOOO 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
ior to allot lands on the Uintah reser-
vation 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 TO
continue operations and to consum-
mate leases. The committee rejected
the amendment appropriating $1,000
for the Wind River reservation, Wyom-
ing, allotments.
Cattlemen who came to Washington
In behalf of land leasing legislation
called. upon President Roosevelt and
were 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
ders. They assert that the removal of
: the fences without the passage of the
grazing land leasing law will cause Il
i withdrawal of much capital from the
: cattle business and will force many In
!. yestors and owners of herds to remove
their property to Canada, where the
government is liberal in its treatment
2 of stock owners.
I The House passed the anti-conspiracy
: bill reported from the judiciary com
$ mittee, without word of debate.
I cane up rather unexpectedly, and Mr.
: Littlefield of Maine, who had filed {
i. minority report on the bill and had in
: tended to offer some amendments
v came in just as it was upon its pass
q age, and the vote was taken before h'
Il understood what was going on. TIT
l. bill Is rs follows: "That no agree
ment, contract or combination by o
between two or more persons to do o
procure to be done, or not to do or pro
= cure not to be done. any act in con
e temptation of furtherance of any trad
II dispute between employers and EN-
II ployes in the District of Columbia, o
. in any territory of the United States, o
i between employers and employees VIII
@ may be engaged in trade or commerc
e between the several states, or betweel
II 80, to,r;torv or between any territor