Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-03-08
The IRRIGATION BILL
Friends of Measure Much En-
couraqed by Senate Action
From the Chronicle. }

(From the Chronicle.)
WASHINGTON, March 2-Western
Representatives are greatly pleased
over the victory of the Newlands-
Hansbrough bill. The fact that only
one vote was recorded against the bill
in the Senate was surprising even to
the friends OF the bill, who did not
expect to see the bill go through with
out at least mild opposition. The few
speeches that were made were very
gratifying. When Senator Hoar spoke
representing New England, and was
followed by Senator Gallinger, also
speaking for the extreme East and
both gave their hearty support to the
building up of the great west, there
was the greatest enthusiasm among
western people. The endorsement of
Senators Tillman and Bacon on be-
half of the South was also appreciat-
ed. The bill that passed the Senate
Saturday is practically the same as
was frequently outlined before, with
the exception that few amendments
submitted by the committee yester
day and which were adopted without
debate. These amendments are that
the Secretary OF the Interior shall
withdraw from public entry the lands
required for irrigation works; that
failure to make two payments for
lands under the provisions OF the oct
shall render the entry subject to can
collation.. with the forfeiture of all
rights and money paid thereon and
that the entryman shall,in addition
to complying with the homestead law
reclaim at least one-half of the tota
area of his entry for agricultural pur
poses before receiving cent.
In the bill favorably reported b!
the House committee an amendmen
was adopted providing that so pc
cent of the money derived from tn
sale of public lands should be devot
ed to projects within the stae or ter
~ritory in which such land was sold
with the provision, however, that tn
Secretary OF the Interior in his di:
erection may use the entire fund TO
the time being to conducting irrigs
ton works, even though such work
are not in states or territories suppl,
ing funds from land sales. The il
tention of the amendment is to pro
70 r.
per cent of the money in the stat
from which the money is derived.
Representative Newlands voted
gainst this amendment in committe
but said he wasn't worried by it's al
option, even if it should be incorpo
ated into the act. 1t may be change
at any time by an act of Congress
He said it would not be permitted
interfere with the progress Of the e.
tire bill
Representative Newiands, speakin
of the chances of the bill in the 10,
er House said: Now that the b
has gone through the Senate, al
with such gratifying unanimity, v
shall go ahead with renewed encol
agement in the House. l intend
make a canvass of the House as so
as possible and believe the bill w
go through with sound majority
made a canvass OF the Senate a
was sure that the bill would
through with few dissenting votes.
will make this bill my sole solici
ton until it is disposed OF. OF cour
we will have a harder fight in t
House than did Hansbrough in t
Senate, but we will succeed, l {
confident. The progress that h
been made in the education of ca
ern people on the irrigation OF t
west has been remarkable and
hope to reap the benefits of it by t
passage of this bill. If in commit
we find the bill as passed by the 81
ate acceptable, we shall recOmme
that the Senate bill be substitut
for the House bill. That we ho
will be the course pursued Wow,
er, with the amendment regarding
per cent of revenues going to I
States furnishing them, the bill v
be acceptable to us.
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