, 1902-06-03
TUESDAY. JUNE 3. 1902.
OUR STRENGTH IN WASHINGTON

OUR STRENGTH IN WASHINGTON.
Wyoming is receiving lots of adver.
Using in at least one publication on
the Atlantic seaboard. and that is the
Congressional Record. One can
scarcely glance through a number
without seeing the name of at least
one Of our delegation in the proceed
ings fighting for some measure of i'm
portaIice to this state. the west or the
entire nation. On Wednesday. May IS.
Senator Warren was a busy man. even
cutting into the morning hour by un-
m consent. Several important
bills from the committee On claims. of
which he is the honored chairman.
were reported II agreed to, The bill
to reimburse Wyoming for money ex-
pended by the Territory OF Wyoming
il. protecting and preserving the
Yellowstone National park dur
ing the years 1884. 1885 and 1856.
amounting to almost $4,000. was in
definitely postponed on motion of The
senator. the amount being carried by
the omnibus claims bill. This bill had
been introduced as an additional pre-
caution. This sum will now be avail.
ble as o 70 as the appropriation bill
becomes a law. BY reason OF the fact
that the senator was chairman of the
claims committee Mornings rights
were carefully guarded.
Senator Warren also on this day in
troduced the report of the committee
OF conference on the disagreeing votes
of the two houses on the amendments
Of the senate to the bill making appro-
priations to increase the limit OF cost
ixe the purchase Of sites for public
buildings. tc authorize the erection and
completion Of public buildings. and for
other purposes. This was the report
which meant SO much for Laramie,
carrying as 1t did 500. 900 for the pub
lie building in this city. While The
Republican recognizes the fact that
our entire delegation las at all times
been earnest, efficient and Jealous in
all matters in which this state had an
interest. 1t must recognize that it was
due to the energy and foresight of Sen,
ator Warren that the Laramie build
ing was secured. First. he introduced
the bill and got it passed through the
senate very early in the session. which
gave 1t a chance for incorporation in
the senate omnibus bill regardless OF
the fact that it had not passed the
house or been included In the house
omnibus bill. Then from his position
on the senate committee on public
buildings and grounds, holding the
place next to the chairman and acting
in harmony with the chairman n fol
him when absent, he was enabled to
10 what no one else could have done
that is, hold the Laramie building bill
in when the omnibus bill went to COZ.
ference. Wyoming gets more out OF
the public building bill than any Other
state, population considered. 1t must
he remembered thai Evanston as wei
AZ Laramie gets 800 900 for a public
building.
But this was only a portion Of Sen
ator Warren's work reported in thi:
particular number Of the Congressiona
Record. A little farther along We note
that he made several important re
ports from the committee on clalm'
and that he took up An important wy
oming bill adjusting certain conflicts
respecting state school indemnity Sc
lections in lieu of school sections il
abandoned military reservations
There being no objection, the senat'
committee of the whole. proceeded tt
consider the bill. 1t proposes that al
state school Indemnity selections il
lien of what are NOW as school sec
tons in abandoned military reserva
tons made pursuant to the decision o
the secretary of the interior date
January 2S. 1898, and before notice O
the withdrawal OF that decision wa
received at local land ofices at whicI
the selections were Wdue, anu NhiC
are otherwise regular and free fror
any prior lawful claim. shall be col
frmed by the secretary of the interior
and the lands in such school section
in lieu of which such confirmed selet
tons were made shall be disposed O
under the laws applicable to othe
lands in such abandoned military res
ervations, a preference right being ac
corded to those who have made an
maintained a bona fide settlement o
entry pursuant to said decision of tn
secretary Of the interior. The bill wa
reported to the senate without amend
ment, ordered to be ~engrossed for
third reading. read the third time. an
passed.
May 28th was certainly a busy da!
for Senator Warren and it was also f.;
red-letter day in the history Of Lara
mie.