The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-04
Reservoir Wi,hsrawaIs.

been made al the date OF the With
drawal. It is held that no segregation
has been effected. nc vested interest
in the application accrued. and conse-
quently the government Withdrawals
become operative upon such applica-
tions and effect withdrawal thereof
so as to terminate the contingent right
of the applicant. and devote the land
TO the objects and purposes OF the act
under which the orders of withdrawal
were made.
The effect OF this decision is to pro-
tect the government from hold-ups by
spectators. These spectators, by ap-
pearing early in the sections where
Withdrawals are made or contemplat
ed. secure locations on valuable res
ervoir sites which they afterward hold
at exorbitant prices and thus delay or
prevent the construction of important
irrigation works by the government.
On recommendation of Senator Hey
burn of Idaho. the President has ap-
pointed II. Smith Woolley, former
bishop of the Mormon Church. to be
assayer of the mint at Boise City.
Representative Brooks is preparing
bill which he will introduce to es-
tablish a new land district in northern
oOlDIdub+ ne new dlHNilNN Will
clude portion of Larimer county and
Routt county
Delegate Kalanino1e of Hawaii has
introduced bills in the House prohibit
ing the employment of Mongolians on
public works in Hawaii and making
eight hours n days work in such en-
ployment. also appropriating $3.50, 900
for a survey OF the harbor of Homo
lulu; also appropriating 100000 for a
survey of Hilo harbor and the con-
struction of breakwater at that
place.
The Interior Department has ar
ranged for a complete survey of the
boundary line between Idaho and Mon
tana. and Howard b. Carpenter OF CAL
ifornia has been appointed United
states surveyor to conduct the work.
ne survey, IL is expected. will take
about two years. Under the contract
the government will pay Carpenter at
the rate of 500 for every mile of the
boundary permanently established.
The following bills have passed the
Senate: Authorizing the secretary of
the interior to restore to public entry
lands embraced in segregatlons for
reservoirs. Authorizing the recorder
of the general land Office to issue GER
tlHeu COPIES Ol patents ItCOluS, GU.
Extending to the mints at Denver, San
Francisco and New Orleans the privi-
lege of coming minor coins. Granting
so 900 acres OF public lands each in the
states of Idaho and Wyoming for the
maintenance of soldiers homes.
Secretary Hitchcock. through the
commissioner of the general land office.
has notified the registers and receivers
at Pueblo, Leadville, Del Norte and
Gunnison that the order of withdrawal
from entry of lands located in their dis
tricts dated October 3rd, for the pur-
pose of augmenting the San Isabel for
est reserve, has been revokedan those
lands restored to settlement and entry
After investigation It has been found
advisable to restore these lands to set
tlement and they are restored to the
public domain, subject to homestead
entry.
Representative Mondelrs school of
mines bill was authorized to be favor
ably reported by the mines and mining
committee. The bill as reported ex-
cludes the proceeds of sales OF public
lands in sixteen irrigation states from
contributing to the fund for endowing
state universities and agricultural col
ieges with the school of mines. The
bill appropriates $4,000 per annum to
state universities and state colleges.
with an increasing amount each sue
ceeding year, each of forty-eight
states to receive the same amount.
The objects OF excluding proceeds Of
sales of public lands in irrigation
states was, It was thought, that the
total amount taken for school of mines
purposes would encroach too heavily
upon the irrigation fund. that fund be-
ing derived from the sale of lands in
these states.
Representative Hardwiek of Georgia
speaking on the race problem rejoiced
at the happy relations now existing
between the North and the South. He
said the South yielded to no section in
loyalty and in that spirit he invoked
consideration Of the question. The ne
groes, he said, constitute about thirty
six per cent. of the voting population
in eleven of the southern states. Re
viewing the voting qualifications i'm
posed by constitutional action in south
ern states, Mr.. Hardwick said It was
not believed by southern lawyers of
ability that any of these qualifications
was in conflict with the Fifteenth
amendment. He said the negro can no
longer stand as a special ward of the
government. but must stand on his own
merits OF a citizen. There had never
been any disposition in the South TO
deprive the negro of his civil rights,
the right to earn living. and the right
of protection to life and property.
There cannot be political equity. he
added. He quoted statistics. and said
1t was shown that as illiteracy de-
creased among the race. criminality in
creased. from which he deduced that
education had been detrimental. rather
lIan beneficial. to the negro. Calling
attention TO the laws of number of
states. including Ohio. Vermont. Mas
sachusetts. Maine. Oregon. California.
wyoming and Idaho. he said II the