The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-21
Reclaimed Land to Be Given 10
Settlers in Small Acreage.
MANY STATES ASK FOR MONEY
Court Reviews Are Now Importan
Features Of All Delegated Powers,
Since the Rate Bill
Discussion.

. ASroRlAN NEWS BUREAU. Wast
lngton, d, G., Jun, 20. In the elror
TO >ubdivide reclaimed lands betwce
the largest number Of persons, the Hous
of Representatives recently passed
measure providing that when proiec
embraced land lit Tor fruit production
in large measure. the Secretary OF til
Interior could limit the tract taken b,
an individual TO ten acres, When tn
Senate passed the measure, the limi
was raised To twenty acres, and Will
this conflict the measure went 10 con
ference. where it is probable that thu
compromise will b. the mean figure. II
is stated by officers OF the reclamation
service that some of the land being ir,
rigated will prove OF great value 10,
fruits and truck garden produce. In.
stead Of permitting one settler to acquir,
large holdings of such land. and using il
for the relatively les. valuable purpose OF
cereals, etc. the officials would prefc,
to force diversified products and high,
grade horticultural crops.
Reclamation Fund.
Defense Of the reclamation fund ha>
come to absorb much Of the time of the
Western Congressman. In the House
the fund has warm friend In the per-
son OF Chairman Lacey. of the Public
lands Committee, while in the Senate
the chairman OF this committee. Sena.
tor Hansbrough. OF North Dakota. led
the onslaught for the first great diverg.
ence from the primary reclamation pur.
pose. 4 North Carolina man has Just
introduced bill to appropriate $1,000.
900 from the fund for draining the great
DiNnal swamp. OF that state and Vir.
ginia, and expects to press the measure
with all possible energy at the next ses
sion. Texas has been struggling to come
into the reclamation group with the
privilege of sharing equally with the
other sixteen members. This state re.
served all Of her public land. when enter.
ing the Union, and was later paid $1,000.
O00 for the area claimed by the young
republic which now constitutes part
1f Indian Territory, Missouri, Kan.
'as and Colorado. In view Of this en-.
oyment of the full proceeds from her
,wn extensive public lands, much oppo-
'ition to Texas taking a share of the
reclamation fund has developed, and the |
fort will probably be defeated. The
General proposition to use portions of
he fund for swamp land drainage
throughout the country has been men
ioned earlier, and has strong backing in
he East. Active efforts will have to he
by the West TO protect the
exclamation fund inviolate from uses
ther than irrigation Of arid tracts.
Court Reviews.
Court reviews are the important fea.
nr6s Of all delegated powers, since
ne profound discussion over the rail.
ay'rate bill, in which the question was
eveloped in more pointed form than
yer before in the nations history. In
aiming the amendment to the agricul.
iral bill, which is to force upon the
eat packers more stringent and de-
lied inspection, proviso is being in.
sted upon for appeal from the Secre.
ry of AgriculturaPs ruling to the
urts in any important question. Pow
to appeal from the post office depart
ent rulings in certain cases is also
ing requested The power Of the See
tary of Agriculture to enforce
iminal code while governing the for
t reserve ranges, has been disputed,
ID delegation has just visited Wash.
gton asking that this power be vested
It with the proviso that an appeal
all lie to the courts. More ready
peal from the rulings Of the Secre-
ry Of Treasury in customs questions,
s been agitated for some time the
int made being Of the few instances
lere the secretary's rulings Of sew
al years have later been reversed by
e courts. Court review from man
tes and DEGREES of executive officers -
Ems to have become suddenly popular,
lich forces the question, are the peo-
becoming apprehensive Of the en-
'ged scope Of legislative influence en- "
'ed upon by the present aggressive ~
ief executive and his official family? y
lille there are many filings at the %
lrtsS yet it seems that the people are m
Ring this arbitrament in many affairs
ich were, previously largely left to
, discretion of department. heads.
View Post 0ffice.--A post office and 3
re combined, is being built at War. Y
lton across the railroad track from