The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26

is consulted by both sides IN all I'M
portant matters. His advice is potent
in shaping the legislation OF the nation.
One of Senate's Leaders.
Tt is because he is recognized as a
leader in that senate that Rawlins was
placed on the foreign relations COM
n.ittee. the most important in the SEN
ate. In order TO cope with the great
questions involving diplomatic rela-
lions with other nations. it is the effort
of the senate TO place on this committee
the master minds of the highest legis-
lative body in the nation. Grave ques-
tions are constantly before TINS com
mittee-the question of ratification Gf
treaties, even of peace and war. and
grasp of affairs is necessary 10 shape
the national policies on these subjects.
Senator Rawlins is also member OF
the committee on geological survey
This has charge OF the work of build
ing reservoirs and bitches and carry
ing ont the provisions of the irrigation
law. Upon the recommendations or
survey under the supervision Of this
committee depend TO a great degree the
appropriations Utah Will receive from
the government for the reclamation
of arid lands. The committee on I'M
migration Is also of Importance, dealing
other problems. The Indian affairs
committee handles all reservation prob
jems and other matters dealing with
the Indians, and Is of the utmost I'M
portance to western interests. Inc
committee on Pacific railroads is not OF
such great importance now as II was
when Rawlins entered the senate, but
the committee on the Philippines mas
had TO frame legislation OF the graVest
consequence to the United states, ana
Senator Rawlins had powerful inIlu-
ence in this connection all OF when
was directed toward preserving the
PRINCIPLES on which the republic was
founded. The Importance of the COM
mittee on public buildings VIII De
readily seen when il is noted that Sen
ator RaWlins. as a member OF that
committee. had the appropriation Ior
the Ogden building increased SI5,OOO
and for salt Lake $500 00o. besides Sc
curing the appropriations in the first
place and thus erecting Tor hlmse1 a
monument in each of the two largest
cities in his native state.
Mr.. Kearns' Committee.
On the other hand. the committees of
Kearns are of the lonesome roads va
riety. He is on the committee on Tor
est reservations and protection OF
game. vet all the moves relating TO
forest reserves in Utah have been mace
nv Senator Rawlins. He is on the COM
nnittee on Indian depredauOns. ana yet
all the bills introduced and all Steps
taken TO pay Utah for expenses IN
Cured in Indian wars have been Dy
Senator Rawlins. He rs on the COM
mittee on irrigation ana ara JANUS,
which was supposed to be of small
ha NlaRpd there
on, but his voice was never nIted o.,
/ the arid land law, which was fathered
| nv CONGRESSMAN Newlands, a SILVER
| Republican acting with the Democrats,
| and pushed through by Senator RAW
( Inns and others acting with him. ne -
! a roanoher of the committee on mines
| and mining. but the only report IRON
| that committee bearing his name-anu
that through mere formality-is the one
on the Rawlins bill establishing an
assay Office at Provo. This was passed
ty the senate purely as a comoiinleliil
TO Senator Rawlins. The only eVl-
dence that Senator Kearns is on the
Committees on Pacific islands and Porto
Z Rico. public lands and national banks,
/ Is that his name Is so printed IN the
| Congressional Record. His work IN
| these committees is absolutely NIL as
FAR as can be ascertained from the
| Congressional Record.
Uintah Reservation Opening
The piece of legislation most import
ant to Utah passed by the flIty-
seventh congress was the bill opening
| the TTjptah Indian reservation. This
was brought about by Senator Raw
Inns aided actively by Congressman
| George Sutherland. Senator hearns
| beIned to the best of his ability IN
/ PRODUCING as his own a bill prepared
NV Rawlins and Sutherland, being a
silent spectator at the conferences
where RawIins and sutherland brought
about an agreement insuring the pas
sage of the measure, ana Vonhg IoI a..
whether he could have put thfouSll
/ this legislation alone the voter iiuae
/ Judge by looking at his recoru Sno" -
! in the parallel columns. -,.,.o.
Senator Rawlins has been working
| For nearly a decade to have TINS tich
tract of land opened to settlement
when a delegate to the house OF rep
| resentattyes in 1898 and "a De uilIo-
| dncad a bill to open the UncompahSre
| and Trintah Indian reservations, when
| hiu nassed both houses of congress IN
1904 and became a law. but was hS'
| cs-r;ad into execution. When ne en-
! tered the senate. in 1897, on his morton
an amendment was adopted 10 the IN m
| dian appropriation bill approprild..iiliss
| S1e 600 10 carry the former leglslAtio y
| into effect. With the cooperation NJ ~
Senator Cannon and Congressliish I w
II King. an amendment was aisu
| adonted to the Indian appropriation Dill
IN 1seS opening the Incompahgre res
a,.,,ation hut reserving the lands con-
taininq asuhaltum 10 the United states
Commission That Did Nothing.
A commission was appointed. COM
nosed of Harper and two others, to
/ carry out the provision for the opening
of the reservation. II. p. Myton WAS
appointed Indian agent. The duties OF
the commission and agent under lhS
law, were to obtain the consent OF lAs
Indians to the opening of the reserFa-
ton and to accept allotments OF land II
severalty. Instead of doing so, they
formed a combination to obtain leases
of mineral lands upon the reservation
and to prevent its opening. A councl
of the Indians was called, and as pre-
arranged by Harper, Myton and others
their leading men announced that they
would not consent to surrender any
mart of their reservation. This council
was held in the fall of 1888.
The methods of the commissioners
and My.on are fully disclosed IN I'M
letters written by Harper to Mytof
and others. which have been published
and are spread upon the Congressiona
Record. These disclosures reveal th'
fact that such prominent Republican!
as Henry c. Payne, the present post
master general; b. B. Odell IT, he
publican governor OF New YORK ah'
General Anderson, one OF the judges
the District of Columbia, appointed o.
President Roosevelt, were Interested Il
this leasing scheme and preventing tn
onening of the reservation as directe'
by a Law of congress.
Story of Bill.