La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1905-02-11
po,mes At WASHINGTON
Full section for Homesse.d.

| S0tl 8Gctton fof pO"So<eAS-
/ The s$e-zcre homestead bill intro
,ucet bv Representative Brooks. ap-
pIyinx 10 lands in Colorado east OF the
Josh meridian. was fasorably reported
70 the House By the committee on pub
lie lands
! The bill as finally agreed to. pro
yides that homesteads in eastern Colo
\ rado may include go acres. the lands
10 be in compact form. and In no IN
stance over two miles In extreme
length. or one mile in length along the
course Of any stream
Persons who have heretofore made
homestead entry under the existing
lAv may. In eastern Colorado. make en-
try Of additional land sufncisnt 10
bring their total acreage To 64e. and a
settler in the region Affected whose en-
Try has not yet passed 10 patent shall
have the right to relinquish his claim
and make . nee homestead under the
act
Persons nox owning lands In east
ern Colorado may enter other lands
contiguous TO their present holdings
until their aggregate holdings reach
Go acres. and residence upon the orfgf-
nal homestead will be accepted as
equivalent TO residence upon the zd-
Qitioldl lanu sc8IS &teSt ~ 30
entering the same
Homesfeaders whose entries we're
made prior to January LIST last. who
shall be entitled to additional entry
under this bill shall have thirty days
preference right TO make additional
entries
At the time of making hnal proof
entr,men under this bill must prove
afirmatively that they have resided on
the land continuously for nve years.
and have made improvements to the
extent Of 81 per acre for each acre in
the entry. and proof Of such improve
ments must be fled In local land once
annually. showing at least 80 cents
worth Of work per acre per year,
though proof in excess Of 30 cents In
any one year shall apply on require
ments for subsequent years.
Homesteaders under this act who
served in the Civil. Spanish or Philip
pine vars and have been honorzbly
discharged. will be entitled to deduc-
tion from the time Of residence equal
TO the length Of service in army or
navy. or II discharged on account OF
disability. shall have a deduction equal
TO the terms OF enlistment, but all
homesteaders Of all classes must re-
side upon. improve and cultivate their
entries for at least three years
-he Senate adopted a resolution call
ing on the secretary of the interior for
reasons for postponing the opening Of
the Uintah Indian reservation in Idaho
The attorney general has rendered
an opinion In which he holds that
drawbacks may be allowed on exported
flour made in part from imported
wheat.
The Senate passed the House joint
resolution authorizing the director Of
the census TO publish additional sta
tistics relating to cotton. II also pro
vides for gathering statistics relating
TO marriage and divorce.
Emperor Nicholas received at Tears
koe-Seio = 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 satisfacsiou
with those Who had conscientiously
performed their duty and said he
hoped to visit the Establishment IN
person.
Senator Long made . speech In COM
mittee of the whole In favor OF the
statehood bill A. II stands. He devoted
attention especially to Oklahoma's
claims to statehood. saying that by ev-
cry test and standard It In entitled to
admission to the Union. Mr.. Long de-
scribed the cooditions in Indian terri
tory As most unwholesome. saying
there we're no fewer than so 600 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.
tt,vx ,sT ~.
introduced a bill providing that home
stead settlers whose lands are arid.
and who have settled thereon with the
expectation Of obtaining water for ir-
rigation from government or private ir-
rigation works in course Of construc-
fion. but who have. through no fault
OF their own, been unable to secure
such water. may obtain leave OF alb
sence for not exceeding one year at q
time. until they can procure water and
develop their land in accordance with
the law. Such leaves Of absence will
rot operate against their entries.
Through his counsel Judge Swayne
on the I'D inst. made formal response
In the Senate to the articles OF i'm
peachment voted by the House OF Rep
resentatives. 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-
tion. 1t was contended that even II the
conditions we're true as charged. they
were not OF character to Justify pro-
ceedings for impeachment for high
crimes and misdemeanors.- The an
swer was read by former Senator
Thurston. and when he concluded the
Senate issued an order requiring the
House to ale its formal reply by the
next Monday and directed that all the
pleadingx should be in by February 9Th
so that the trial might proceed on Feb
ruary 10th.