The Colorado statesman., 1908-01-11
BY SENATOR
GUCCENHEIM
coLCRADo's NEW SENATOR IN.
PRODUCES NUMEROUS BILLS
TO BENEFIT THE STATE.
LAND OFFICE Is SAVED
RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER
BALLlNGER OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE ACCEPTED.

Washington.-Senator Guggenheim
called upon Secretary Garfield Tues
day and submitted views favoring the
continuance Of the United States land
Office at Del Norte, which Land Com
missioner Ballinger recently recon-
mended should be merged with the
Pueblo office.
Senator Guggenheim explained to
the secretary the conditions prevail
ing in the San Luis valley, predicting
growth rather than falling off of land
business in that part of the state. At
the close of the hearing the secretary
assured Senator Guggenheim that he
would continue the Office on it's pres
ent basis. Pleas for continuance of
the office had been made previously
by Representatives Cook and Haggott
and the entire Colorado delegation is
pleased with the secretary's decision.
Senator Guggenheim on Tuesday in
troduced bills as follows:
Providing for an additional United
States circuit judge for the Eighth
judicial circuit.
Providing that government mail
should be transmitted free by regis
tered mail
Providing for an additional United
States district judge for the district
Of Colorado.
To establish fish Matching station
at Estes park at 2. cost of $4,000.
Increasing proportionately with the
present rating for total deafness the
pension of all persons entitled to pen
sions under the general laws for par
tial deafness.
Granting pensions to surviving men,
bers and widows of member of the
Forsythe scouts at $12 monthly. The
Forsythe scouts were participants in
the Beecher's Island Indian fight, Col
orado.
Appropriating $4,000 to provide
medals for the surviving volunteers of
Lincoln's first call for $4,000 troops in
the Civil War.
Allotting a quarter section of land
to each settler irrigating ten acres or
land from flowing wells.
Appropriating $4,000 to purchase
the 'Rucker Ridge" lands, approx
mating $50 acres, for an additional
parade ground for Fort Logan.
Authorizing the sale Of grazing
lands in arid states at 81 per acre in
lots of one, two, three or four sec
tions.
To reimburse states and territories
not fully paid for expenses incident
to raising, paying, organizing and
equipping troops serving in the Span
ish war.
Senator Carter of Montana offered
resolution in the senate Tuesday
calling upon the House of Represen-
tatives to return to the senate the bill
passed before the holidays suspending
during 1907 the law requiring not less
than $100 worth of labor shall be per
formed on mining claims in Colorado,
California, Oregon, South Dakota and
Idaho. The resolution was objected
to by Mr.. Teller and went over.
Senator Carter's action, it is under
stood, is based on the idea that the
law will be retroactive.
The usual resolutions referring the
Presidents annual message to the
several committees, furnished the oc-
casion in the house today for a NUN.
Der of addresses, mostly by members
of the Democratic side. This covered
variety of subjects, but those that
attracted especial attention were by
Mr.. Sheppard (Texas) and Willet
IN. "
The former not only made a plea
for the restoration of the legend "In
God We Trust" on American coins but
discussed the cruise of the American
battleship feet and referred to pos
sible conflict with Japan.
Richard A. Ballinger, commissioner
OF the General Land Office, has ten
dered his resignation to that office to
President Roosevelt, and it has been
accepted, to take effect March 4th
Fred Dennet, assistant commissioner,
has been appointed commissioner.
March 4th Commissioner Ballinger
will have completed practically
year of service in the office. He was
appointed at the request of Secretary
Garfield of the Interior Department.
The secretary and Mr.. Ballinger were
classmates at college, and when Mr..
Garfield was named as secretary OF
the interior he expressed desire that
Mr.. Ballinger should be named as COM
missioner of the General Land Office.
When the position was rendered him
Mr.. Ballinger declined 1t on account
of his business in Seattle, which he
did not see his way clear at that time
to relinquish Secretary Garfield urged
him to accept the position, and he fl
nally consented.
1t was of Mr.. Ballinger that the
President said he had got a $4,000
man for $4,000 salary.
Commissioner Ballinger in his year
OF service has reorganized the land
office from top to bottom and has
placed it on an efficient working basis.