, 1907-02-27
\ BUSY


Wyoming's delegation in congress
has been mighty busy for the past few
weeks. Not only have they had impor-
tant work to perform in the committees
over which they have the honor to pre-
side, but very urgent matters upon the
floor of senate and house have claimed
their attention and active participation.
On February is, according to the Rec
ord, Senator Warren presented peti-
lions of the congregations of the First
Methodist church, the First Congrega-
tional church, and the Baptist church,
and of sundry citizens, all of Cheyenne,
in the state of Wyoming, praying for
the enactment of legislation to regu'
late the Interstate transportation of in.
toxicating liquors; which were refer.
red to the committee on the judiciary.
On the same date Senator Warren
also reported n joint resolution from
the committee on military affairs au-
thorizing the secretary of wal to per
III Jpop a bulh'AB o." N''6A ~
Venezuela, to receive instruction at
the military academy at West Point,
it being provided that the United
States shall be to no expense on ac-
count thereof.
Later, on the same date, the agricul.
tural appropriation bill was taken up
for consideration. This bill has been
a prolific source of argument and warm
contention because of the fact that a
rider providing for grazing permits and
leasing privileges under the direction
of the department of agriculture was
tackled on. This rider was strenuously
opposed by Senator Clark OF Wyoming,
Senator Patterson of Colorado and
some others. Toward this rider Sena
tor Warren assumed a conciliatory po
sition hoping doubtless, to secure
some relief for those men of the west
who have money invested in illegal
fences, as well as to secure some legal
aud equitable way in which ranchmen
may secure pastures which they might |
renee ana use AT lltlT DltaSui ahu W |
their profit.
Senator Clark occupied the floor on
Thursday, the 21st, for several hours.
The Interruptions We're SO frequent
and so insistent that it was almost i'm.
possible for him to proceed at all, but
he succeeded in making n very strong
argument against the present forest
reserve policy of the government and
against its extension to the public
lands. During this debate Senator
Clark was in a running debate with
Senators Beveridge, Spoonor, Lodge,
Fulton. Proctor, Patterson. Carter and
several others. He appeared to have
no trouble whatever in maintaining
his ground against those able senators.
The rider was finally ruled out on point
of order and it is now evident that
there will be no grazing legislation at
this session of congress.
In the house, Mr.. Mondell has been
just as active against the grazing per
NIT legislation as Senator Clark has in
the senate, he work being chiefly in
the committee on public lands of which
he is a member.
Unless something is lone during the
present week there must be an entire
Aadjustment of the fences of Wyo-
ling. AS Mr.. George Mitchell of IVA
says, fully 80 per cent of the fences are
not built along private lines, but in
clude some portion of the public do
main and are therefore to that extent
Illegal. Many hundreds of thousands
of dollars are invested in this class OF
property, which the president and Sell
ator Warren have been trying to save.
OF course congress has it within its
power TO alter, amend or repeal the
act relating to Illegal fences, but 1t
is not at all likely that anything will
be done, as the sentiment of the great
majority of the people of the nation is
against such action.
One of the arguments in congress
brought out something of local inter
est to Laramie. Senator Dolliver had
the doc and introduced some evidence
taken before the senate committee, Mr.
Bell being the witness, as follows:
Senator Latimer. We are just try
ing to find out what you want.
Mr.. Bell. Well, God bless you, then
We are just willing to tell you, if you
will let us. That is the idea. l simply
want to tell you that you would natur-
ally infer from some statements made
here that the cattlemen want it because
the sheepmen do not a it. l want
to tell You, as a sheepman and a cat
tleman and as a farmer, TINT at a rea.
sonable price, such as We can make
a living at, ana a sufficient number of
acres|I I'm frank to say to you hat !
in6orse q proposition OF this kind.
That is, l indorse !. if you could just
get it in that way and put it in the
hands OF men who are big enough in
mind, who are fair enough to do justice
to all of us. The fact of the business
is that l have learned to like Mr.. Pin.
ch0t So much that 7 have heen accused