Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-05
Reservoir Withdrawals.

Under the operations OF tho irriga.
tion law 30.OOO.000 acres believed to
be susceptible OF irrigation have been
temporarily withdrawn by the secre.
tary and the local land officers have
been directed. In case of lands with
drawn for irrigation works. such as
reservoir sites. etc. to allow no en-
tries OF any kind whatever within tho
areas withdrawn until the withdrawal
shall have been modified or revoked.
In timber and stone applications.
where no payment for such lands has
been made at the date OF the with
drawal. II is held that no segregation
has been effected. no vested interest
in the application accrued. and conse-
quently the government Withdrawals
become operative upon such applica-
tions and effect withdrawal thereof
SO us 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.
tcct the government from hold-ups by
spectators. These speculators. by ap.
pearins early In the sections where
Withdrawals are made or contemplat-
ed. secure locations on valuable res.
ervoir sites which they afterward hold
Mt cxorbitant 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 woollcy. n former
bishop of the Mormon Church. to be
assaycr of the mint at Boise City.
Representative Brooks is preparing
q bill which he will introduce To es.
tablish new land district In northern
Colorado. The new district will In.
ciude n portion OF Iar!mcr county and
Routt county.
Delegate Kalaninoic Of Hawaii has
introduced bills In the House prohibit-
Ing the employment OF Mon.oiians on
public works In Hawaii and making
eight hours a days work In such en-
pioymcnt. also approprintins $3.50 900
for . survey Of the hnrbor Of Homo
lulu: also appropriaiins 100000 for n
survey Of Hiio harbor and tho con-
ntructlon OF = breakwatcr At that
place.
The Interior Department has ar
ranged for complete survey OF the
boundary line between Idaho and Mon
tana. and Howard II. Carp~ntcr Of CAL
ifornia has been appointed United
statcs surveyor to conduct tho work.
no survey. Il II expected. will take
about two year,. Under tho contract
tho government will pay Carpenter al
tho rate Of ei0p for every mile of the
boundary permanently established.
Tho following bills have paused the
Senate: Authorizing tho secretary Of
tho Interior TO restore To public entry
lands embraced In scsrcxaiions Tor
reservoirs. Authorizing tho recorder
Of tho general land once To Issue GER
tined copies of pairnts. rvcords. etc.
Extending TO the min,s a; Dcnscr. San
Francisco and New Orleans tho psisi-
lego of coming minor coins Granting
5000 acrvn Of public lands each In the
states Of Idaho and wyomins for the
maintenance of soldiers homes.
Secretary Hitchcock. through the
commissioner Of the general land ofIic-.
has notified the registers and receivers
a, Pueblo. Lraaviilc. Del Nortr and
Gunnison that tho order Of withdrawal
from entry of lands located In their dis
,ricta dated October ard. for the pur-
posr Of ansmeniins the San Isabel for
"a, reserve. has bccn rcvokcdand those
lands restored 60 settlement and entry.
After Investigation u has been found
advisable to restore these lands TO set
sicment and they are restored to the
public domain. subject to homestead
entry.
Rcprosentaiive Mondcii's school of
mines bill vas authorized to be favor
ably reported by the mines and mining
committee. The bill as reported cs.
ciud-s the proceeds Of sales Of public
lands In sixteen irrigation states from
contributing to the fund for cndpwins
state universities and agricultural col.
,-scs with the school Of mines. The
bill apprupTis,cs $4,000 per annum to
state universities and state colleges.
with an Increasing amount each sue
rccdine year. each OF forty.eisht
states TO receive the same amount.
The objects OF excluding proceeds OF
sales OF public lands In irrigation
states was. II vas thought that the
total anoun, taken for school Of mines
purposes would encroaeh too heavily
,,pop the irrigation fund. that fund be-
Ing derived from the sale OF lands in
these states.
Representative Hariwick Of Georgia
speaking on tho race problem rcjoiced
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 nc
srues, 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
arn states. Mr.. Hardwick said II was
no, believed by southern lawyers Of
ability that any o. these qualifications
was in conflict with the Fifteenth
amendment. lie said the negro can no
longer stand as special ward Of the
government. hut must stand on his own
merits Of citizen. There had never
been any disposition in the South 10
deprive the negro Of his civil rights.
the rish, to earn living. and the right
of protection TO life and property.
There cannot ha political equity. he