Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-04

sold on credit to tho reclamation depart
ment, and by them charged against the
strawberry project, but legally this was
impossible so the matter VIII have 20
stand until an outright sale can be
made and this Will be done at the
next session The land can be used in
any desirable way, for n state park. or
for rental for grazing purposes.
THE strawberry project" continued
Senator Smoot VIII have all the money
il san use 10 advantage Rest assured
as to that. The department IN charge
limits It's appropriations only by the
amount which II thinks can Sc profit
ably spent 1t is folly to attempt to
dig In the tunnel until the power plant
is built and the power plant should
DO finished by october, which means
that next year the appropriations VIII
jump from $4,000 this year to nearer
$500 600. and that the work will then
start ahead again on the main project.
not TO stop again until 1t Is completed
THE SALT LANDS.
Tho said lands west of Tooele, which
are in dispute as to their ownership
were mentioned, and In this connection
Senator Smoot told an amusing story
of an attempt by certain people TO Sc
cure the consideration of the claims
OF private ownership, against the claims
of the University of Utah by alleging
that the University planned sell the
land to a salt company, and that there
fore the effort To- obtain them for the
University, under the terms OF the en-
abling act was in fact a gigantic steal.
1.-The matted Is now he said, IN the
hands Of the courts. with the Interior
department making Il full Investigation
to determine what the University y
rights are under the saline land grant
The great filibuster movement OF the
senates closing hours was described ny
Gs.v.a Il tlnV al
As hours he was constantly on the sen,
ate floor. without moment sleep ana
in the senate had position cores
ponding to the whip of the house.
whose duty was to keep senators posted
on the progress Of events and TO assem-
bile them for voting should any matter
arise needing u quorum, How the illl;
buster movement was finally crushed
Senator Smoot described by stating
that Democratic friends of stone, VINO
was keeping the speechmaking going
finally suggested q recess and that
when 1t was called these senators pre-
vailed upon Senator Stone to stop.
Representative Howell" said Sena-
tor Smoot deserves every credit for Sc
curing the passage Of the bill bringing
an assay office OF the government 10
Salt Lake The treasury department
was against Salt Lake, and the house
was divided as others We're asking for
fhe same thing, so that the most heroic
work was necessary to- secure the bill's
final passage"
uTAH'S APPROPRIATION.
The money appropriated by Congress
20 be spent in Utah this year was CIV
en- by Senator Smoot as totaling ss6S 900
of which $4,000 is to be spent by the
In surveying the oil
lands of southern Utah. this appropria-
ton to be probably followed up next
hxru tt<<,N
TO the same purpose to carry the work
to completion. The Strawberry valley |
project is to spend $4,000. with s25o.0os |
for water development In the Uintah |
reservation. while the Salt Lake post |
office addition is to secure st75000, the /
Park City postoffice, s25, 900: the Provo 4
postoffice. $1,000; the Salt Lake assay |
office, s2g.500; the forestry department, |
$50. 900; and the agricultural depart
nent $4,000 for work in Utah.