Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-01
liter a Winter of Hard Work in
Washington They Leave
For Their Homes.
GREAT WORK OF SENATORS
Senator Smoot Unusually Busy
Man. Leading Administration
Forces in Forestry Policy.
Senator sutherland Distinguished Him.
self in Code Rcport--Rep. Howell
Looked After Interests i'm House.
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Washington, ID. c., June 1.-Senator
snoot and family left Sunday after
noon for Chicago, whence, after a stop
MA hours. they will proceed TO Utah.
| The senator will return to Chicago In
! fine TO attend the Republican conven-
ion. Senator and Mrs. Sutherland will
rmain in Washington until a day or
,go before the meeting OF the conven~
ion when they will proceed to Chica.
M Representative Howell will leave
here with his family for Chicago on
Wednesday and will remain in the
windy city until the close of the con-
rntion Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Nor
IL the former secretary to Senator
snoot. leave today for Utah via New
York where they will remain few
\ days before proceeding on their jour
my
SENATOR SHOOTS WORK.
In point of hard. continuous work,
Ais session has led all others for Sena-
nr smoot He has been busy night
snd day. As chairman of the senate
nmmittee on patents, Senator Smoot
has had charge of the arduous' task of
M revision and consolidation of the
npyright laws and has presided over
ae public hearings relative to this mat
u, with marked ability. He was in
,tumental In securing the passage of
number OF bills amending patent laws,
THE senator has done good work on
The committee on claims. and has care
,uyy guarded the interests of the gev-
srnent. Senator Smoot has worked
a eafli and late to secure legislation fa-
Il ,esbt to the development of the great
4 aid lands OF the west. He secured the
usage OF his strictly dry farm bill
sDngh the senate, and 1t is now pend
before the house committee on pub
lands He bopes to get IT through
De house next session. He took
ssp interest in the proposed currency
ksIslation. participating in the debates
On the floor of the senate on this ques-
Heech in defense of the Aldrich
bin. The senator put forth untirins
Efforts in support of the presidents
request for four battleships defending
| that policy both on the floor of the SEN
ale and elsewhere. He led the admli-
,stration forces in defense of the for
estry policy of this country, making
a strong address on the necessity of tho
preservation of our forests. He was
active In pension legislation and was
one Of the conferees on the pension bill;
he supported all legislation In favor Of
the old soldiers He was successful IN
securing the passage through the SEN
ate Of bin providing pensions for vet
Grams of the Blackhawk Indian war
of Utah. He secured the passage of
great many private pension bills. Senator
and Mrs. Smoot and family have been
very prominent in Washington society
this winter. Mrs. Shoots home has
been open to all Utah people passing
through Washington, and all callers
and visitors have been Loyalty enter
talned The senator's family has made
good impression IN Washington
| SENATOR SUTHERLAND'S WORK
Senator Sutherland introduced and
secured the passage by the senate OF
The following bills: An assay office for
Salt Lake City; appropriating $4,000
FOR monument for Gen. p. Il. Connor;
alproprlating $4,000 for right of way
across the Fort Douglas military resef-
'ation for Salt Lake City water supply
system; an appropriation of $4,000 for
The addition to the public building at
salt Lake City; appropriation OF $1,000
Tor government exhibit at the inter
national mining exhibition, Madison
square garden, New York. The dis
hnguishing feature of Senator Suther-
lands service this year was his advo-
eacy OF the report OF the joint special
committee on revision Of the laws OH
The floor Of the senate. Mr.. Sutherland
was for much of the time during the
discussion of the code report hool
manager for the revision committee
and as such defended the action of the
committee in changing the old law and
substituting new sections, In this con-
neetlon he largely added to his reputa-
uon as a clear headed and sound Judge
OF the laws and received unstlnted
Prise from his colleagues.
MIR. HOwELL's WORK.
In the house Mr.. Howell has beer
ever active in promoting the interests
the west and has Loyalty supported
We efforts OF the Utah senator's In al
legislation propositions for the beneh
u the west, and especially those Of
A'ah- The state has no cause u
apologize for its congressional delega