The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-04
EXCITING DEBATE
ON KEARNS' BILL
DsIsgates to Mining Congress
Have Diverse Opinions.
oSspH OF UTAH OPPOSED
TIVE PAPERS AND A HUMOROUS
POEM READ.

ts- body 10 order a 10 o'clock. }. p
Hendricks of Illinois offered an amend
msar to rule three. governing the con-
er-ss. and. as one days notice is neces-
gry. rlr vote viii be taken tomorrow.
II IS proposed To- amend this section 50
is tu provide that any person inter-
fstra foo mining or kindred pursuits
NAV become "a member OF the mining
congress The membership under the
amendment is 20 be divided into three
Glasses life. the fee for which is SIS.
active tlr Zee for which is 81 per an
num- and associate. the fee for which
is Go Doe 81 per annum.
= w. Russell chairman OF The COM
m.JJer on credentials, made a partial
report ,lat many OF the state delega-
lions Rad failed TO present their re-
ports.
Al Invitation was read from Mayor
Stephens OF Anaconda. inviting the
laelal-s TO visit the big shelters OF
tar eiJy.
Representative r. A. Bell. a promi-
rrut mine owner OF central Montana.
Introduced a resolution providing for
general organization Of the men inter
tst-I Boz mining To be known as the IN
ttuar.Unal Mining association. the
present congress 10 be merged into the
same. Referred TO committee.
The Kearns Bill.
The committee Oh resolutions recon-
mruded that the resolution introduced
by $. L. Dignowity OF Utah. endorsing
tha Kearns bill. providing for The
amendment of section 2322 Of the re-
ylsrd statutes, TO do away with extra
lateral rights. 10 endorse only the first
part Of the hilL providing for the abol-
ishmeut OF extra lateral rights now in
force. The committee also recon-
m-ndrd that the second part of the
b.H providing that only one claim can
b. located IN a district by a single in
dyilual Dee not endorsed. on the mo-
t.oH ef one of the delegates the matter
was made "a special order for tomorrow
morning.
The adoption of the resolution Of
ferrd by :. d. Curtis. endorsing the bill
of Representative s. ID. Woods. pro-
}ldHg for federal department Of
mines and mining, was recommended
by che committee. This resolution was
also made a special order for tomorrow.
'ussiOn waNed warm over the Dig
nrwlty resolution. endorsing the
krirns bin. D.gnowity asked that his
resolution receive immediate attention.
4 motion followed TO adjourn. which
was lost. ". n. Weed of Washington
moved the adoption OF the resolution.
which was seconded and carried.
An Exciting Debate.
This caused much excitement and
Jacobs. jumping to his feet. loudly de-
cIarrd that he understood that the mo-
ton was simply to get the matter be-
fore the congress for consideration.
over a dozen delegates were on the
floor simultaneously during the discus
zion. The chair held that the motion
Was 20 get the bin before the house
delegate NELL of Utah then moved a
consideration Of the vote passing the
resolution. which was carried
Delegate Martin Of South Dakota ex-
planned that the idea Of the bill was
to change the law Of the apex SO that
a locator would own the surface Of
The claim and all within the end and
side lines extending downward. The
last part Of the bin. providing for a
-.-.' AA't sANAAhAA III ~ AAlTAA NtA Aau -nEftl
dlslpproved He commended thar the
subject Of extra lateral rights had been
discussed for wears. and 10 had been
fruitful OF litigation he had heard Of
experts who had been unable To de
termlne the true apeNes OF Lodges. The
present location area is 6eON50o feet
and the proposed amendment provided
tor a location Of t.50oNL500 feet. ..
Mining Laws Would Need Changing.
Mr. NeiH Of Utah said that ar pres
rnr locator, TO have valid claim.
must have mineral I'm place 4 series
f claims would entirely cover the
apex and a person trying 70 make a
location below. IN the direction Of the
depth. could not make valid location
on 'h- vein that apexed I'm the original
claim and I'm it's dip entered beneath the
surface of the second claim for the
reason that the mineral could not be
found 20 place. He said thar IL the
hr.rns bin was adopted IL would re-
lHrr marked changes in the mining
laws relative 90 locations Of claims.
Delegate Joseph of Utah was unal-
ie-1a.y opposed 70 the resolution. He
$500 10 gave the prospector ifty-tWo
aud "a half acres and IL did not limit his
possession in mining camp and would
SNUG ngt great deal OF prospecting.
The evident purpose of the bill. he de-
..r-d. was % throttle prospecting and
S.ge everything 10 the capitalist
Nj. Dignowity Explains.
Nr p.snowity. the author Of the res
oE.'n. said that he could not see
Where The proposed law could injure
'ar miner or locator. They could take
-F $500 feet square and locate as
many claims as they liked. Under the
.Ns'nE law, ne said they could escape
ne Wnrk of the following year and att
...."a> relocate in another name and
nothing Was done 90 the property. He
s#.t The. abuses benefited the law
}.r- ana not the miners. The present
BASS originated with the milhonaires
an. Doc referred TO the owners OF the
'"..~tnrk, whom. he said. located the
a.rN ana drove everyone else out.
The question Of the apex has been the
Bone "t contention in the endless litiga-
... % which the big mines OF Butte
-.tr been involved. and is one OF the
a.lnal subjects for consideration By
..- mining congress.
Five Papers Read.
Five papers and a humorous poem
..-a siyen Co the congress today.
Walter n Weed. United States geOloc-
"a. survey spoke on the Geology OF
hFttr,' Professor J. A. Holmes OF the
.Hes department % the 81. Louis eX-
s.toH delivered an address on the
'..as ct expeditions Ia promoting the
ming industry. Professor J. +.
y ayr United states geological survey.
.he Application OF Geology 10 Min
MS Mrs. =. l. Holland Of Galena,
U.s.. our Present Need. a Department
. Mining" Engineer Il. p. Redpath
Che Washae smelter al Anaconda IL
S,raied his lecture His subject was
Mechanical Engineering. a Factor in
17 Development OF Modern Copper
smelling"