Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-05
IMPORTANT
FOR IDAHO
DELEGATION FROM GEM STATE
IN CONGRESS HANDLING SOME
QUESTIONS OF VITAL INTER-
EST TO STATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March s..

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March s.
a bill has Just been introduced In
the house of representatives by
Representative French, and in the
senate by Senator Hepburn, which Is
of great interest to shippers of live
stock in all sections of the country.
The bill has the very warm APP
proval of President Roosevelt and
provides that it shall be the duty
of every railroad engaged in inter-
state traffic in the transportation of
livestock TO maintain on all trains
carrying livestock an average speed
of not less than sixteen miles an
hour from the time the livestock is
loaded upon the cars until the train
reaches it's destination, deducting
only such reasonable time as the
stock may necessarily be delayed in
unloading for feed, water and rest.
The bill proposes a penalty of not
less than one hundred dollars and
not more than five hundred dollars
for each violation of the act. The
railroads are very bitterly opposed
to the proposition, as at present they
are permitted to run trains carrying
stock as they please, with no regard
to the shrinkage in the weight
the stock or the cruelty the long de-
layed trips cause the animals. The
shrinkage in weight is estimated to
amount to one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars each year to cattle
shipped from Idaho alone. Associa-
tons for the prevention of cruelty to
animals are taking the matter
and rendering much assistance in
the effort to secure the passage OF
the bill. Hearings have recently been
held upon the bill. Hon. Fred w.
Gooding of Shoshone, Idaho, presi-
dent of the National Wool Growers
association, Hon. p. g. Johnson OF
Blackfoot, and Mr.. L. L. Ormsby OF
Boise, prominent sheep men. have
appeared before the comittee which
has the bill under consideration. The
hopeful Of its early passage.
Ten Millions for Idaho Schools.
A bill of great Importance to the
public schools systems of the various
states of the west has just been in-
troduced in the house by Represen-
tatiye French of Idaho. Mr.. French's
bill provides that in lieu of sections
sixteen and thirty-six of the pubic
domain, which have been granted
for educational purposes, and which
: may be included within forest re-
serves, the states may be authorized
to make selections in blocks in the
forest reserves. The state of Idaho
has something like one million acres
of public land within forest reseF-
( yes. Under the terms of the grant
from the general government these
: lands cannot be sold for less than
) ten dol lars per acre. At present
: tbs million acres of land Is Of practi-
: caly no value to the state and it Is
Z ltMf FrenchB idea that the state
: should select large bodies Of land
/ in the place OF the sections sixteen
t and thifty-six which are of course
: scattered around in such way as
to be of little or no value to the
public schools at this time. Were
the lands selected in large bodies
the state could either sell or be bet
/ ter able to handle and supervise
them.
Mr.. French believes that it would
: be much better for, the state to dis
q pose OF the school lands at their
r money value and lend the enormous
d amount which they would bring
& The interest on this amount would
n be of much more value 8 the pub
lie schools than the lands are at the
IS present time Mr. French Is OF the
# opinion that his bill viii pass
e Miss S. Belle Chamberlain, super
h intend4nt of public instruction Of
a the state Of Idaho. was IN Washing
le ton last week attending the meeting
of the National Educational associa-
g tion. The association Is composed
sl Of the Eeading educators and teachers
l. from every section of the United
l. States and is OF much Importance TO
IS educational work IN general Miss
d Chamberlain took very frnnartans
rs part ih the work Of the association.
,r and was looked upon as one of thg
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