The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-26

Representative Model has intrduced
a bill appropriating 100000 for pur-
chase OF q site and erection OF a pubic
building at Sheridan. Wyoming.
President B. o. Aylesworth OF Fort
| Collins and State Engineer L. @. Car
| penter, who have been attending
meeting of state agricultural college OIL
| ficers in Washington are urging the
| Agricultural department to include IN
| the estimates for its annual appropria-
| ton bill an item to carry on expert
| ments in Colorado In fattening cattle
on sugar beet pulp. The Colorado
delegation will aid In these efforts and
endeavor to secure the desired appro-
prlation.
The general stafy now has under con-
| sideration the establishment ofremount
depots. where all horses and mules
for use In the army may be received
and trained before being sent tovarious
posts. The necessity for such depots
has been urged by officers for some
time and Quartermaster General Hum
phrey and other officers who are famil-
lar with the work of equipping troops
believe II Is tins for the government
to cease sending green and untried
horses.
Representative Shafroth recently
called upon the president and talked
with him about the land laws. Shafroth
said he was opposed to the reveal Of
any land laws at this time. as such
repeal would be OF great detriment to
the West. He said there are no frauds
OF any consequence in the administra-
ton OF the land laws in Colorado.
Where lands have gone into the hands
of big corporations 1t was because the
r-{phf N Qaltfnr
them originally to individuals for more
than they were worth.
Senator McCumber has introduced a
bill to amend the national irrigation
act Of June, 1902, 80 that moneys col
lested from sales of lands shall be ex-
pended on irrigation projects in the
respective states in which lands are
sold. The amendment proposes that no
part of the funds collected in q state
or territory shall be expended outside
of that state or territory. unless 1t be
determined by the secretary Of the
interior that such funds cannot be
feasibly used in the state where col
lected.
A revolution in Colombia is not i'm
possible, according to n opinion ex-
pressed in a dispatch received at the
state department from United States
Minister Beaupre at Bogota. 1t was
dated Thursday. November IL. and at
that time Mr.. Beaupre described the
feeling in the capital city as panicky
The minister has delivered to the
Colombian government his instructions
sent to him by the state department on
the 9th inst. advising him that the
United States has entered into relations
with the government at Panama and
commencing to the governments of
both Colombia and Panama the peace
full and equitable settlement OF all
questions at issue between them"
Secretary Hitchcock has sent to Con-
gress draft of bill to control graz
ing on forest reserves. 1t provides for
punishment by fine of not to exceed
81 900, or Imprisonment for not longer
than one year. or both. The bill pro-
vides that any person who knowingly
pastures or causes to be pastured any
live stock on public lands within forest
reserves without first having obtained
permission to do so under the rules
and regulations presented by the secre-
tary OF the interior shall be guilty. In
view of its extreme Importance as an
aid in the protection OF forest reserves
and their dependent interests, Secre-
tary Hitchcock strongly urges Cngress
to enact his bill at the earliest possible
moment.
Democratic members of the Senate
committee on committees have agreed
upon assignments of Democrats to COM
mittee places for the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress. Western minority members will
be assigned MS follows: Patterson,
public lands. territories. Philippines
and interstate commerce; Newlands.
| irrigation, public buildings and terri
tories: Teller will leave the finance
and 20 to the Judiciary; Dubois. Indian
affairs. privileges and elections. ter
ritories and finance; Clark. Montana.
will give up the District Of Columbia
and take up a place in the foreign
relations. Senator Dubois. who is a
member of the committee on commit
tees, will give up his place on mines
and mining In order that his colleague
may have a place on the committee.
Senator Quarles of Wisconsin has re-
| introduced his bill providing for repeal
| of the desert land act, the timber
and stone and the homestead COM
| mutation acts. The Quarles bill re-
ceived favorable report by the Senate
| public lands committee at the last ses-
sion of Congress by a majority OF one
vote At that time there had been but
little discussion of the proposed law
repeal and the action was taken with
out extended debate or investigation.
1t is believed that the general public
discussion which has followed. especi-
ally at the Ogden irrigation Congress.
will have the effect of reversing the
action of the public land committee and
that the repeal bill will not be regarded
at this session by the Senate commit
tee. On the House side the public
lands committee is known to be almost
unanimously opposed to repeal.
Representative Shafroth took an act
i've part in the Cuban reciprocity de-
bate This bill is both unrepublican
and undemocratic," said Mr.. Shafroth; /;