The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-14
ANOTHER GRAFT
BEING SHOWN UP
Geological Survey Accused of
Doing Things for the
Moneyed interests.
TAWNEY MAKES A TALK
MONEY OF THE PEOPLE HAS
BEEN SQUANDERED.

Washington, June I3-Denunciation Of
the methods pursued by the United
States geological survey with view Of
securing larger appropriations for the
bureau was heard today in the house. a
polnt OF order was made against the item
OF 10000 for Typographical surveys. Aft
CT considerable discussion the chair over
ruled il, and then Mr.. Small N. c. Of
fered an amendment increasing the ap-
preparation to $4,000. This precipitated a
discussion on the whole subject Of the ge-
MIMI. Mr.. Tawney said that the Unit
ed states geological survey is the most
ambitious branch of the public service
and that since The accession of the pres
ent director g. d WOlCOtt. the appTODTia-
ton has increased 800 per cent. Then
passing to the complaint he had TO make
against the methods adopted by the bu-
reau he read a telegram from Chester NJ.
Dawes. general solicitor Of the Chicago.
burlington & quincy railroad, in which
Mr.. Dawes said:
Complaint Read.
Il am advised that II is proposed to cut
streams and investigating water supply
under the reclamation act from $4,000
10 &tOtto- Such reduction would greatly
hamper tie DEVELOPMENT of the west in
mis- direction AMI cUT off work where il
Is proceeding rapidly and simultaneously.
Hope YOU VIII consider 10 consistent with
10 see that the appropriation IS maintained
at $4,000 '
To this telegram Mr.. Tawney replied:
please advise me i'm what respect will
the development of the west be hamDered
by the failure TO gauge streams in New
england. the south and the other states
cast of the Mississippi river Ii is con-
,eded that this work is being done in the
interest Of prospective investors in water
powers. Under what provision OF the con-
SulUUOn can congress justify the aDpTO-
priation of public money for the benefit
NJ prospective or actual investors in pri-
Vate enterprises The reclamation serv-
ice is not involved
Serious Charge.
Mr.. Tawney asserted that the topo-
graphical surveys now being made are
Tor the benefit of street railway com
panieS. water power companies and mu-
inequalities, and charged that the geo
logical survey IS even now engaged in
making Typographical survey of Mime
The geological survey was esta bIished
10 care for the territories. leaving the
states TO make surveys for themselves.
said W I. Smith Ga.t. 1T gradually
spread 10 the states, and the director.
without any authority of law, established
q system of contributions. where if 4
state would put in a specified sum he
would, out of the appropriations, put in
an equal amount
Mr. smith said that this had resulted in
the rich states, by thus paying, buying
the national appropriations away from
the poorer states. and as q result MasSa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
are all surveyed. while the western states.
for which the survey was founded. have
rad little done The appropriation should
not be increased until we have passed
such legislation as viii compel the direct
or 10 fairly distribute the work over the
country"
Mr Small ~. c. closed the debate in
behalf of his amendment which was
adoutpd. 1NI