The state herald., 1908-05-29
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.

Washington.-The Colorado delega'
ton made earnest efforts Saturday to
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 BOnyage 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 labOred with the conferees and
Senators Warren and Scott, members
of the conference committee, stood out
flat-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 $780, 900, and an ap'
preparation of $4,000 50 that work
may be commenced during the coming
ficsal 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.
SlJ 900 and Boulder 10000 for cNten'
sion of the cost limit OF their respective
buildings.
Fort Collins, 100000 for building and
site.
Grand junction, $4,000 and Greeley
SIS 900 for sites
For Wyoming Senator Warren Sc
cured a raise of SS5,OOO over the bill as
II came from the House. The Wyom'
ing items agreed upon by the con
ferces are:
Lander, for building. $4,000: Rock
Springs. $4,000 for building and site;
Casper and Douglas, 10000 each for
sites.
New Mexico items are: Roswell,
1926, 900 for building and site and Albu.
querque an increase Of $4,000 In the
cost limit.
The Colorado members Of the Sen
/ ate and House viii leave Washington
soon after the adjournment OF Con
gross.
Senator Teller will leave immediate.
ly for Denver.
Senator Guggenhcim and his family
will leave for Denver during the week,
Representative Bonyngc will go Ia
| Old Point Comfort for brief rest and
then to New York City for Il short time
before returning home.
Representative Coos aud family will
visit Michigan and will be In Chicago
/ during convention week.
Representative Haggott will remain
/ here for 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 sl,020,0OO, 900. This is
/ 500, 100000 In excess Of any previous
session. The largest increases over
/ previous years are found In the post
office, pension. naval and army appro.
/ priatlons bills,
The Mondell. smoot enlarged home
stead bill wns killed Saturday for this
session Of Congress by the House,
which voted against agreeing to the
conference report upon II and refused
TO send the bill back TO conference.
In fact, the bill had "A 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 rocog
milton for the purpose Of making n mo
/ iion 10 lay the bill on the table.
Speaker Cannon came 20 the rescue
Of the western men by not recognizing
/ Recdcr. Had he allowed the motion
TO be made. II Is believed certain Il
would have carried, for the House was
In no humor TO pass land Legislation,