Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-04-10

Nelson amendment giving these insti-
buttons 5, increased y:.; appropriations.
From his committee on public lands
he brought forth large number of
favorable reports on important bills,
among them being the two leave of
absence resolutions, which brought
10y to the hearts of the homesteaders
last winter; also his bill giving four
months leave Of absence to homestead
ers as permanent rule, but this bill
failed of passage in the house; also a
bill granting lands to the state his
torical society; also for the sale of
public lands for cemetery purposes;
also granting lands to the state in
lieu of sections 16 and SO in military
reservations; also a bill for the relief
of Fort Rice settlers. This bill was
bitterly fought in, the house but the
senator hitched 1t to another public
land bill which certain house members
wanted to put through, and in this
way forced it onto the statute books.
He also introduced and passed bill
of vast Importance to settlers upon
lands formerly within the Fort Berth
old reservation. He also secured the
enactment of a law creating the Will
liston land district with a land Office
at Williston. His bill for the public
building at Devils Lake appropriating
$15O,OO0 became law and the build
ing will be erected this year. It was
at this session that he put on foot the
harvester trust investigation which is
now In progress. During that session
he Introduced 81 bills, Is amendments
and 9 resolutions. Of the bills % be-
came laws.
Throughout this splendid legislative
record which has scarcely parallel
in the annals of congress, this ener-
getic and aggressive member of the
American congress has stood out per-
sistently against the encroachments of
corporations in the District Of Column
bia; has stood and fought for all pro-
gress1ve measures advocated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt relative to the regula-
ton and control of corporations; has
championed and worked for the cause
of the masses against the classes, and
upon this record Of achievement with
the splendid advantage he has secured
In behalf of his state he opened his
campaign in North Dakota last spring
for reelection prosecuting a vigorous
campaign directly before the people,
independent of combinations, conven-
lions Or conferences.\
In addition to the $4,000, 900 secured
for the state for irrigation purposes,
the S509,039.38 for the construction
of Fort Lincoln at Bismarck, the &c.
900 and annual appropriations for the
weather bureau at Devils Lake, Sen
ator Hansbrough has secured for the
Fort Totten Indian School and for it's
maintenance since 1892 the sum Of
$437, 1l1.25 and for the construction
Of the Indian school at Bismarck $43,-
6lS and an annual appropriation of
$4,000 for its maintenance, and for
the public buildings at Fargo Grand
Forks and Devils Lake 1896, 900 and an
annual expenditure of upwards Of
$4,000 for their maintenance. The
appropriation for the agricultural
college for the past two years was
SOL, 432.25, and the annual has been
about $4,000 for some years past and
it will be even greater sum as the
years pass on. The Indian school at
Wahpeton cost $95,3oS with an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for water sup
ply and an annual appropriation of
$4,000.