Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-01
Senator Smoot Unusually Busy
Man, Leading Administration
Forces in Forestry Policy.
c.nator sutherland Distinguished Him
self in Code Rcport--Rep. Howell
Looked After Interests in House.
Especial to the News. y

rhe senator will return 10 Chicago In
lime TO attend the Republican conven-
LION. Senator and Mrs. Sutherland VIII
renlan in Washington until day or
NO before the meeting of the conven-
ion, when they will proceed to Chica-
"a Representative Howell will leave
tsre with his family for Chicago on
Wednesday and viii remain in the
windy city until the close OF the con-
rntion Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Nor
ds the former secretary to Senator
enoot. leave today for Utah via New
York. where they will remain a few
days before proceeding on their jour
rsy.
SENATOR SHOOTS WORK.
In point of hard. continuous work,
Nls session has led all others for Sena-
mr. Smoot He has been busy night
and day. As chairman of the senate
ommittee on patents. Senator Smoot
las had charge of the arduous' task of
4 Ne revision and consolidation of the
npvright laws and has presided over
4 Ne public hearings relative to this mat
pr with marked ability. He was in
i srlmental in securing the passage of
number of bills amending patent laws.
Tas senator has done good work on
Il Ma committee on claims, and has care
,ely guarded the interests of the gov
srnsnt. Senator Smoot has worked
q esdy and late to secure legislation fa-
n rorshe to the development of the great
II sid lands of the west. He secured the
usage OF his strictly dry farm bill
.ough the senate, and 1t Is now pend
sbefore the house committee on pub
lands He bopes to get 1t through
be house next session. He took
DEP interest in the proposed currency
aslslation. participating in the debates
ta the floor of the senate on this ques-
lion, and delivered an able
geech in defense of the Aldrich
Bill. The senator put forth untirins
| Efforts in support. of the presidents
request for four battleships defending
that policy both on the floor of the sem
ale and elsewhere. He led the admiu-
istration forces in defense of the for
estry policy of this country, making
strong address on the necessity of the
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
II n
ate Of a bin providing pensions for vet
Grams Of the Blackhawk Indian war
Of Utah. He secured the passage of a
great many private pensioabills 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
tanned. The senator's family has made
good impression in Washington.
SENATOR sUTHERI.AND's WORK.
Senator Sutherland introduced and
secured the passage by the senate Of
The following bills: An assay office for
alt Lake City; appropriatIng $4,000
w monument for Gen. p. 10. Connor;
alproprIating $4,000 for right of way
across the Fort Douglas military reser-
'atlon for Salt Lake CITY water supply
system; an appropriation OF $4,000 for
'he addition TO the public building at
rat Lake City; appropriation OF $4,000
LOT a government exhibit at the inter
national mining exhibition, Madison
square garden. New York. The dis
tnguishlng feature of Senator Suther-
lands service this year was his advo-
raey OF the report OF the joint special
committee on revision OF the laws on
Inc floor Of the senate, Mr.. Sutherland
Was for much of the time during the
discussion of the code report floor
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-
hection he largely added TO bis reputa-
uon as a clear headed and sound judge
Of the laws and received unstlnted
prise from his colleagues.
MR.. HowELL'S WORK.
IN the house Mr.. Howell has been
ever active in promoting the interests
the west and has Loyalty supported
NE efforts OF the Utah senators In all
egisation propositions Tor the benehi
the west, and especially those OF
wan. The state has no cause 20
apologize for its congressional delega-