The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-29
RIOT ACT IS READ
BY THE PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Goes for Utah Delega-
tiOn and Does Not Mince
Words.
BREAK BETWEEN CHIEF
MAGISTRATE AND UTAHNS
The Sutherland SmOOt Howell
Scheme in the Sutherland
Amendment Is Cause.
10 Tho Tribune.

Special To Tho Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March 2S-Presdent
Roosevelt and the Utah delegation In
Congress have come into sharp conflict
over the amendment 20 the Indian ap-
preparation bill proposed by Senator
Sutherland, in which control over the
proposed irrigation system In the Dry
Gulch country is to be retained 10 the
State of Utah
President Is Outspoken.
Representative Howell called at the
White House today to talk over patron
age and the President went at him lam
mer and tongs. In short. the President
told Howell that he had talked with In
dian Commissioner Leupp and that he did
not like the Sutherland amendment
Laid Down the Law.
The President declared that he and the
commissioner were determined to retain
the water for the Indians, leaving the In
cidental benefits to the settlers.
Hold Up Strawberry Valley Scheme.
The President is reported TO have told
Howell that if the Utah delegation per
sisted in trying to force through the
Sutherland amendment he would hold up
the Strawberry valley irrigation project
for which the Utah delegation had plead
ed on bended knee.
HowelPs Plumage Rufned.
Mr Howell appeared at the Senate
chamber this afternoon with plumaGe
ruded and told Senators Sutherland and
Smoot what the President eaid.
Sutherland Decidedly Mad.
Sutherland was decidedly mad, and dc
| 6lared he would not permit the President
| TO dictate to him If Senator Smoot felt
any inclination to swear he repressed IL.
pending a report from the Senate Com
mitee on Privileges and Elections
Break" Causes Sensation.
| The break" between the President and
tho Utah delegation became nosed about
the Senate chamber this afternoon anI
created the greatest surprise.
Smoot and Howell Agreed.
The Senators and Howell have been
working on this irrigation system for
the Utah reservation for several weeks
MIR. Howell made no satisfactory pros
ress In the House and he and Smoot
met the Indian Commissioner before the
| Indian Affairs Committee of the Sen
ate An agreement was reached by
which Leupp, the Indian Commissioner.
| was 10 prepare an amendment.
Did Not Suit Sutherland.
When his amendment was submitted
Sutherland declared 1t gave the Indians
absolute control over the water and he
rejected 1t and prepared the amendment
published in The Tribune reservlng the
| State control over the waters. The In
dian Committee accepted It and Leupp
| then carried the war To the President.
Dates Further Back.
The breach between the President and
the Utah delegation goes further back
than the Dry Gulch irrigation matter. II
began with the action OF the Utah dele
cation In opposing the Presidents Philip
| pine tariff bill at the command of the
| Sugar trust The President thought this
a poor return for the recognition nc had
! given the delegation IN the Strawberry
Valley irrigation project.
Row Over Offices,
The next deadlock came over the Re
ceiyer and Register OF the Land Office.
when the Utah delegation tried 10 have
| the President override the Secretary OF
! the Interior and Land Commissioner and
were turned down.