The Lamar register., 1905-02-15
DolNGs AT WASHINGTON

dcrstOod that he would like to have
incorporated in 1t stronger provisions
relating to private car lines.
The Interior Department has tenn
porarily withdrawn from all forms of
disposal 100000 acres of public lands
in the Bozeman. Montana. land dis
trict, on account of the Madison river
project of irrigation, and 345 5000 acres
in the Carson City. Nevada. land dis
trict, on account of the Truckee-C Car
son irrigation project.
Senator Crane has introduced bill
appropriating $25O.0OO for the estab-
lishment of leprosarium for the seq
regation of lepers and to prevent the
spread OF disease in the tJnited States.
1t IL provided that the Institution shall
be situated on some abandoned mill
tary reservation or other suitable site
owned by the United States.
Emperor Nicholas received at Tsars-
koe-Selo q deputation of FIVE workmen
from the various printing works. He
questioned each man closely regarding
the character of work and the hours of
employment, expressed satisfaction
with those who had conscientiously
performed their duty and said he
hoped to visit the establishment in
person.
Attorney General Moody has ap-
pointed Judson Harmon of Cincinnati.
who was attorney general during the
second administration of President
Cleveland. and Frederick N. Judson. a
prominent lawyer of st. Louis, to in
vestigate the alleged action OF the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
in granting rebates to the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. The employ
ment is with the view of taking legal
proceedings against the company II.
after investigation. such proceedings
| seem justified.
Senator Long made a speech in com
mittee ok the whole In favor OF the
statehood bill as 1t stands. He devoted
attention especially to Oklahoma's
claims to statehood. saying that by ev-
| cry test and standard 1t Is entitled to
admission to the Union. Mr.. Long de
scrlbed the conditions in Indian terri
tory as most unwholesome. saying
there were no fewer than 10000 white
| children in that territory who had no
school facilities. Mr.. Long also ad-
vised the consolidation of Arizona and
New Mexico into one state.
The House Committee on Public
Lands ordered a favorable report on
| Representative Brooks 640-acre home
stead bill, making 1t conform in all
essential features to the bill recently
| reported for South Dakota. That fea-
ture Of the bill permitting settlers who
| have made homestead entry under
| present laws to increase their entries
to an aggregate area of GAO acres. was
amended to apply only to settlers In
that part of Colorado affected by the
| Brooks bill. and 1t was stipulated that
| any additions to present homesteads
shall be of lands lying adjacent thereto.
As the bill was originally drawn, this
right to make additional homestead
entries was extended to any settler on
arid lands between the Tooth and 1O5th
mcridians. either in ColoraGo or ad-
Joining states.
Through his counsel. Judge Swayru
on the Sd inst. made formal response
/ in the Senate to the articles of i'm
peachment voted by the House of Rep
resentatiyes. The answer was for
midable document In point of size.
Each of the twelve articles of i'm
peachment was answered at length.
IN every case the fact charged was ad
mitted, but explained from Judge
Swayne's point of view, and, in addi
lion, 1t was contended that even If the
conditions were true as charged. they
were not Of a character to justify pro
crimes and misdemcanors." The an
swer was read by former Senator
Thurston. and when he concluded the
Senate issued an order requiring the
House to file its formal reply by the
next Monday and directed that all the
pleadings should be in by February 9Th
so that the trial might proceed on Feb
ruary 10th.
Attorney General Moody has issued
a letter of instruction to all United
States attorneys requiring strict sn-
forcenent of the railroad safety ap.li-
ance laws enacted for the promotion
of the safety of the travelling public, as
well as for the protection of the en-
ployes. In this letter the attorney gen
eral cites the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in Johnson
against the Southern Pacific company.
involving the construction of the "au-
tomato car coupler act" and calls at
tention to the rulings of the court that
locomotives are comprised within the
term "any car" as used in the act:
that the act forbids the use of cars
which cannot be coupled together auto
matically by impact, the object being
to obviate the necessity of going be
tween the ends of cars to couple OF
uncouplee them. and that the act ap-
plies to cars used in interstate com
merce, whether empty or loaded.
Representative Mondell. chairman of
the committee on irrigation in the
House. is arranging for a visit of mem
bers OF the House and Senate irriga-
ton committee to irrigated districts OF
the West during the coming recess of
Congress. 1t is the intention of mem
bers of the committee to visit vari-
GUS irrigation projects in course OF
construction by the reclamation serv-
ice under the national irrigation act.
The visitors will assemble at Omaha
early in June, proceed to Ell Paso.
Texas, and from there visit the Hondo
and Engle projects in New Mexico,
then go to Roosevelt. Arizona. and
visit the Tonic project, thence the La
guna, California, and thence by way of
San Francisco to HaZen, Nevada.
where, June 18th. they will witness the
turning of water on 10000 acres Of
arid land. The visitors will then go
to Salt Lake to examine the proposed
Utah Lake and other enterprises in