The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-05-12
Of Interest to IdahOanS
From our Washington Correspondent.

From our Washington Correspondent.
Idaho has reason to be satisfied
with the work of her new senator
and congressman this term. The
legislation of importance to Idaho
which they have been successful in
securing this session compares very
favorably indeed with the results
obtained by other western members.
Senator Hepburn has been an
active force in the Senate since TAX
ing his seat, and contrary to pre-
cedent has been able to secure re-
cognition on many occasions. He
has improved his opportunities and
has created a good impression on
the leaders of his party. His deep
legal knowledge, his wide and
varied reading, and his broad and
intelligent conception of the needs
not only of the people of his own
state, but of the whole country,s,ht
him to fill his present high position
with grace and distinction. He
enjoys the fullest confidence of the
President, who has been pleased to
give evidence Of his regard on
numerous occasions.
During the past session Senator
Hepburn introduced and secured
the passage in the Senate of the
following important bills: Enlarg-
ing Boise barracks and expendng
1906, coo thereon establishing a fish
hatchery and station III Idaho, $25,-
900; for the survey of the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation S25,-
900 for investigating Kootenai river
in northern Idaho, $4,000; for
survey to determine the feasibility
of opening Salmon river to naviga-
ton, 1915, 900; granting certain pro-
perty to the town of Coeur d'Alene
for park and cemetery, twenty acres
for each; limiting right of selec-
ton of lands in lieu of surrendered
grant lands, emitting Idaho lands;
amending section 1926 r. S. relat-
ing to mining claims, providing
that suits brought i'll support of an
adverse claim filed in any L. S.
land office against any application
for patent for a mining claim shall
be deemed actions at law, to be tried
as other actions at law in the
having jurisdiction of the
subject matter. He also introduced
the following bills which are pend
ing i'll committee; for the relief of
the Nez Perez tribe of Indians,
directing the payment of ST., 800
due them under treaty Of June II,
1855, and June 8, 1868; directing
stay of proceedings now pending
upon any application to enter or
even numbered sections of
public lands III lieu Of odd
numbered sections surrendered by
any railroad company, within the
Of any forest reserve; to
deposit models of naval vessels in
capitols and cities; for the
annexation OF Santa Domingo.
Congressman French has been
one of the busiest members of the
House and, notwithstanding the
early announcement of Speaker
Cannon that new appropriation bills
would get it in the neck this session,
very ably championed and was
successful in securing the passage
Of the following bills: Appropriate
$25, 00Ofo the survey Of Occur
.'Alene reservation; bill creating
permanent cavalry post at Boise,
expenditures OF 1906, 900 for
new buildings and Improvements.
He also secured the passage OF bills
donating twenty acres each for park
and cemetery purposes to the city
Of Occur d'Alene; validating oaths
taken i'll making land proofs out
side the districts in which the land
is located.
Perhaps the most successful piece
Of work performed by Mr.. French
session was the passage of the
Fl. Hall bill, which met with such
vigorous opposition at the start,
and which seemed fated to go down
to defeat several times on account
of errors made by the Department
in drawing it up. This bill really
passed the House several times.
Congressman French appeared be-
fore the committees on Public Land
and Irrigation several times and
was in no small measure responsible
for the defeat Of the vigorous effort
made to repeal the various land
laws. IN operation he secured the
passage OF pension bills to the
following citizens of Idaho: Levi
Roberts, $50; Jonathan Hites, $24;
Charles Reed, $50; Henry c. Riggs,
SIC; George Sullivan, $24; Mary
Gilroy, SD. and others.
The Idaho delegation has been
very earnest in presenting the