The border vidette., 1904-11-05

Passed joint resolution requiring the United States to repay the counties monies expended by them in trial of Indians charged with crime. and also to DIV Arizona for the keep of In dians confinei in the penitentiarv at i Yuma.
 He secured appropriation of SIO. i 900 to build the levee at | una, which prevents future destruction Of that town hy water. This item was put on the River and Harbor bill by amend ment on the floor of the House. Every member of the Committee opposed and voted against the item, but the House inserted it by large majority vote. l He passe the Bill admitting Arizona to the Union through the House at three separate Congress-, but it was killed each time by New England Repu- l ublican opposition in the Senate. The history of his last fight on that Bill Is i fresh in the minds of all. A majority of the Senate favored the Bill but even under the leadership of Senator Quay, the other Republicans talked the whole session through and defeated vote on l the measure. The speech of Mir Smith on h It bill in the House Is as well | known as any speech made during that l Congress.
 He passed a Bill for ri-ht of way 1 of the Railroad across the Apache reservation. The President vetoed it Mr Smith introduced another Bill meeting the Presidents objections and passed that Bill through both Houses and had it signed by the President in | less than two weeks time
 Passed two Bills for Flagstaff. One i for ,n'is to build Court house and one for City Water Works.
 Also Santa Cruz County, empower ing 1t to issue bonds for Court house building.
 Bill landing Pima County debt.
 Bii. funding Cochise County deot.
 Then A general funding bill applay- ing to the Territory and all the Coun- ties whereby a hundred thousand dollars has already been sa we'd by re duced interest charges and premiu ms on the bonds
 The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad now pays taxes of Sl75- % A mile in Arizona When 1t bought the Atlantic and Pacific lani grant road, they desired to consolidate then. under one management They claim ed that the Atlantic and Pacific was exempt from taxes The bill they in troducei in Congress to consolidate the roads. was opposed by MT. Smith unless they would dIsclaim exemption and pay taxes The Boards of Super visors were an Xious to compromise on $50 co per mile which the railroad finally offer ed. Smith refused to ac- cept it but withdrew all opposition on having inserted in the bill disclaimer of any future exemption and the pro vIsi 'n that they would pay Sl75.O0 a mile taxes each year. The press of Northern Arizona at the time said that this act alone had done Arizona more good th,n had come to her, through the services of all her other delegates combined.
 He passed the Worlds Fair Bill providing for Arizona exhibit at Chi cago, and also similar Bill for the present St. Louis exhibit.
 In addition to these he passed many private bills for relief of various people in Arizona, and was the most cOnspi- cuous advocate 1.-the Bill which passe. Congress providing for payment of Indian Depreciation Claims. Under which bill many an old settler in Arizona has had great relief, one as much as s25, ,OoOOO
 He has defeated every measure that came before Congress which threatened any injury to Arizona.
 Notably the railroad bond bill in Pima County, which was afterwards passed when he was not in Congress The Bill forcing people grazing the pubic lands to pay acreage rental for the previlege, and kept the place of a ( T