The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-16
Concluded from Yesterday
(From the Washington post.)

So persistent has the nevada Represen-
tative been In urging irrigation that the
cartoonists have pictured him with a
sprinkling pot as they do Senator TILL
man with his famous pitchfork. The
plan of devoting the proceeds of the sale
of public lands is his, and he has fol-
lowed a unique course in advocating it,
His bill was first introduced In Congress
after the campaign of 1900. but then even
the friends of irrigation looked upon its
accomplishment as an iridescent dream.
He not only urged 1t before the Com
mittee on Public Lands and Irrigation,
but In order to educate his colleagues in
the House upon the subject he inaugu-
rated series of dinners at his country
place near Washington. to which Sena-
tors and members of tn House were in
vited. After the meal Mr.. Newlands pro-
vided an entertainment in the shape of
magic lantern displays of the arid region,
showing the desert condition of a parti-
cular tract and the change that had been
wrought by irrigation and reclamation.
Pictures OF streams at flood tide and in
periods of drought, and of reservoir sites
were displayed upon the stereopticon can
vas to give the audience vivid reali-
cation of what irrigation will accomplish.
At these dinner addresses on irrigation
were delivered by Secretary Wilson, who
is an enthusiastic irrigationist. and has
done great deal towards securing the
passage of the recent bill; by Secretary
Hitchcock; the director of the Geological
Survey; the chief photographer, and
other leading irrigationists. Finally a
meeting of Western men, both Republi-
cans and Democrats, was held at his
home. aud he presented to them the bill
which he had drafted and II was unan-
mously indorsed. This bill was intro
duced In the Senate by Senator Hans
brough and was tn er eafter known as
the Hansbrough- -Newlands bill. The
measure was favorably reported by the
Senate Committee on Public Lands and
by the House Committee on Irrigation
The short session of the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress did not afford sufficient time for
It's consideration and the opposition of
the House leaders prevented an opportun-
ity of calling 1t up. Meanwhile President
Roosevelt succeeded to the Presidency
and one of his first acts was to put him
self in line with the best irrigation sem
tinent I'm the country. He had spent much
time in the West and knew and fully
appreciated the needs of that section.
and he called the leading scientific men
in Washington into consultation with him
upon the subject They expressed to him
their approval of the plan OF the New
hn no Aa
Presidents message last December was
a practical Endorsement OF the measure.
A STRONG ORGANIZATION
At the present session of Congress the
irrigationists perfected strong organi-
zation without respect to party lines and
pushed the measure vigorously. A COM
mittee OF seventeen of which Senator
Warren was chairman and Mr.. Newlands
secretary was appointed. one from each
OF he arid States TO recommend bill,
and after they had agreed they instructed
Senator Hansbrough to introduce 1t in
the Senate and Mr.. Newlands in the
House. After this Mr.. Newlands gave
"A banquet at the New Willard at which
the leading members of Congress were in
vited and the irrigation bill was discussed.
a notable speech which was widely cir
culated in which he combated the idea
that the development of the arid region
meant distress to and competition with
the Middle West and the East. The
Hansbrough- -Newlands bill was indorsed
and when II came before the Senate was
passed by almost unanimous vote. In
the House, however. the bill encountered
the strong opposition of such leaders as
Representative Cannon. Representative
Dalyell. Representative Hepburn Repres-
entative Payne and number of others.
A coalition was effected. however. by the
Western Republicans led bv Representa-
tive Nondell of Wyoming; Representative
Reder of Kansas and others on the Re-
publican side and Representative New
lands and Representative Shafroth and
Bell OF Colorado, on the Democratic side
that swept the House leaders off their
feet. Representative Newlands had pre-
viouslv secured the approval of his meas
ure by the Democratic Congressional
CaT~ai~n Com~''ttee and lined IN the
minority with but few exceptions In
.sunnort OF his btu. and X only remained
for the Western Republicans to deliver
a e'A'cient number of votes to insure a
majority. This was easily done. and
whe0 the vote was taken the bin was car
ried two to one.
The bill has been approved by the
President and the work Of construction