The state herald., 1904-02-05
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS
Reservoir Withdrawals.

Reservoir Withdrawals.
The secretary of the interior has
rendered decision In relation to the
withdrawal of lands for reservoir
sites.
Under the operations OF the irriga-
tion law 3O.O00,0O0 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temporarily withdrawn by the secre-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 the
areas withdrawn until the withdrawal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 1t 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 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
we're 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
eryoir 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. n 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 new land district in northern
Colorado. The new district will In
clude portion OF Larimer county and
Routt county.
Delegate Kalaninole 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-
piof aiSo S-oVtOuU
for survey of the harbor of Homo
lulu; also appropriating 100000 for n
survey of Hilo harbor and the con-
strucuon of breakwater at that
place.
The Interior Department has ar
ranged for 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
Inc survey. 1t is expected. will take
about two years. Under the contract
the government will pay Carpenter at
the rate OF 800 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 segregations for
reservoirs. Authorizing the recorder
of the general land Office to issue GER
titled copies OF patents, records. etc
Extending TO the mints at Denver. San
Francisco and New Orleans the privi-
lege of coming minor coins, Granting
$4,000 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 revoked and those
lands restored to settlement and entry
After investigation II has been found
advisable to restore these lands to set
tlement and they are restored TO the
public domain, subject to homestead
entry.
Representative Mondell's school OF
mines bill was authorized to be favor.
ably reported by the mines and mining
committee. The bill us reported eX-
cludes the proceeds OF sales OF public
lands in sixteen irrigation states from
contributing to the fund for endowlng
state universities and agricultural col
icEes 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. II 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 Hardwick OF Georgia
speaking on the race problem rejoiced
NJ 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 Inn
posed by constitutional action In south
orn states. Mr., llardwick said Il was
not believed by southern lawyers OF
ability tina, any OF these qualifications
was In conflict with the Fifteenth
amendment. lie said the negro can no
longer stand as n special ward Of tho
government. but must stand ON his own
merits OF n 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
II was shown that as illllorncy de-
cronsod among the race. criminallty In
creased, from which he dcduccd that
education had been detrimental. rather
lnhn beneficial. 90 the negro. Calling
attention to the laws Of n number OF
states, including Ohio. Vermont. Mas.
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