The Lamar register., 1908-05-27
WORK DONE BY
COLORADO MEN
AIDED BY WYOMING DELEGATION
THEY SECURE GOOD RE-
RESULTS.
NEW MEXICO ITEMS
HOUSE DELAYS ENLARGED HOME
STEAD BILL TILL NEXT SEES
SION OF CONGRESS-.

Notwithstanding Colorado delega-
ton made earnest efforts Saturday 10
obtain favorable action upon various
items in the omnibus public buildings
bill for Colorado buildings and met
with much success.
An especial effort was made in be-
half of the Denver public buildings
against whom there has been strong
opposition On the part of the House
conferees.
Representatives Bonynge and COOK
filed statements with the conference
committee setting forth in detail the
present amount of business transacted
in the federal Offices in Denver and
showing the urgent necessity for new
public building at an early day.
Senators Teller and Guggenheim like
wise Iabored with the confereeS ana
Senators Warren and Scott, members
Of the conference committee, stood out
hat-footed for the recognition OF Den
ver's claims.
The matter was finally adjusted by
granting a Denver building with the
cost limit fixed at 81, 600, 900, and an ap-
prop iation of $4,000 50 that work
may be commenced during the coming
fcsal year.
On the final agreement the con
ferees the Colorado items in the bill, IN
addition to Denver, remain as follows:
Colorado Springs, $4,000; Trinidad,
$lo,OO0 and Boulder $4,000 for exteh'
SIGN of the cost limit of their respective
buildings.
Fort Collins, 100000 for building and
site.
Grand Junction, $4,000 and Greeley
81 900 for sites.
For Wyoming Senator Warren Sc
cured raise of ss5.000 over the bill as
1t came from the House. The Wyom-
ing items agreed upon by the con
ferees are:
Lander. for building, $4,000; Rock
Springs, $4,000 for building and site;
Casper and Douglas, SlO,OOO each Tor
sites.
New Mexico items are: Roswell,
Sl25, 900 for building and site and Albu-
querque an increase of 100000 in the
cost limit.
The Colorado members of the Sen
ate and House will leave Washington
soon after the adjournment of Con
gress.
Senator Teller will leave immediate
ly for Denver.
Senator Guggenheim and his family
will leave for Denver during the week.
Representative Bonynge will go to
Old Point Comfort for a brief rest and
then to New York City for short time
before returning home.
Representative Cook and family Will
visit Michigan and will be in Chicago
during convention week.
Representative Haggott will remain
/ here for a week or more after adjourn
ment and then return to Colorado.
Although the figures on the total ap-
propriations for the present session OF
| Congress are incomplete, from careful
estimates the indications are that they
will exceed $1,000, 100000, This is
1 800. O0O, 900 in excess of any previous
! session. The largest increases over
previous years are found in the post
office. pension, naval and army appro-
| priations bills.
The Mondell,Smoot enlarged home
stead bill was killed Saturday for this
session of Congress by the House,
which voted against agreeing TO the
4 conference report upon il and refused
to send the bill back to conference.
| In fact, the bill had narrow es-
cape from being killed for all time.
When the vote refusing to return the
! bill to conference was announced
Representative Reeder of Kansas,
leader of the opposition, asked recog-
milton for the purpose of making mo
| ton to lay the bill on the table.
Speaker Cannon came to the rescue
| of the western men by not recognizing
Reeder. Had he allowed the motion
| to be made. it is believed certain II
would have carried. for the House was
| in no humor TO pass land legislation.