The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-03-23
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Senator Smoot
On Utah Affairs

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10 his he me in Provo from Washington
on Wednesday last, WAS in Salt
Lake yesterday. When seen by rep !
resentative of the News, Mr.. Smoot
said he WAS delighted to find such fine
weather here, but he feared that the
limited amount of snow in the noun
tains would result in lack Of sufficient
water before the irrigation season is
over. The winter in the capital, he
said, had Leen hard one. Some of
the oldest residents there declared not
in 80 years had the cold been so long
and severe.
The senator said the people OF Utah
were to be congratulated upon the fact
that the last Congress had provided for
an additional land Office for Utah It's
location would be designated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and while Senator
Smoot said he knew pretty vel; the site
to be chosen, he did not care at this
time to mention it. 1t would be at
point most convenient for the present
and proposed settlers in Uintah county.
The president will issue proclamation
at the earliest possible date after the
surveys have been made for the alot-
ment OF lands to the Indians.
Senator Smoot was pleased with the
provisions OF the reservation bill, where
by the securing OF lands was limited to
actual homestead and townsite entries.
This would shut out speculation and
protect homeseekers in their endeavors
to secure maintenance for their families.
The manner OF opening the reservation
ployed al the Rosebud reservation in
North Dakota, namely, drawing
Assurances had been given the Sena-
tor that an appropriation for a public
building at Provo would be made at
the next session of Congress, also for
government mint TO be established at
the same place and in the same building
where the postoAice and general offices
are to be maintained.
Early in the next session OF Congress
Senator Smoot will Introduce bill pro-
viding for a bureau of mining to be es-
tablished somewhere in the intermoun-
tain country, at place to be chosen by
the president.
Appropriations had been 80 heavy in
other directions during the session just
closed, that sums for proposed fish
hatcheries in various states had been
cut out. He hoped that the next Con-
press would be able to carry out their
desires in this direction.
Before leaving Washington Senator
Smoot called upon MIR. Newell OF the
reclamation service, who stated that he
was in hearty accord with the Straw
berry and Weber river propositions Tor
the storage of water and he hoped that
in the future more work and less talk
would be INDUCED in by the people OF
Utah in matters OF irrigation. Messrs
Savage and Davis are expected to visit
Utah some time in April to look over
the situation.
Mr.. Smoot said that he had sent his
secretary to the war department to look
up the names of Indian war veterans,
and he found that some 800 were eI'
rolled who had been in service OF the
government for thirty days or more and
had been acknowledged by the issuance
To them OF land warrants 1t was his
belief that all Of these were entitled tC
pension. Arrangements have been
made with the department TO have q
decision rendered in this matter.
At the next session Of Congress the
matter of pension for the Blackhawk
veterans will be considered. 1t il
doubtful whether this pension will be-
granted without the passage of q gen
eral service pension law, which is beinl
much discussed and will most pro5abl,
be acted upon.
In speaking OF his colleague, Senator
George Sutherland, Mr.. Smoot sait
that a great many of the senators be-
came acquainted with him while h,
WAS member OF the house Of represen
tatiyes, aud they spoke Of him in th'
highest terms, and they considere'
that the people OF UJah had lonoreC
themselves in electing him TO the
senate.
The work Of Hon. Joseph Howell
had been performed ably and well, suic
Senator smoot The congressman and