The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-01-11
coLoRADo's NEW SENATOR IN.
PRODUCES NUMEROUS BILLS
TO BENEFIT THE STATE.
LAND OFFICE IS SAVED
RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER
eALLINoGR OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE ACCEPTED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Guggenheim
called upon Secretary Garfield Tues
day and submitted views favoring the
continuance Of the United States land
ONCE at Del Norte. which Land Com
missioner Ballinger recently recon-
mended should be merged with the
Pueblo once.
Senator Guggenheim explained to
the secretary the conditions prevail
ing In the San Luis valley. predicting
growth rather than falling of 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 once on its pres.
ent basis. Pleas for continuance of
the once 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 ~ follows:
Providing for an additional United
States circuit Judge for the Eighth
judicial circuit.
Providing that government mail
matter relating to naturalization
should be transmitted free by regis
tered mail.
Providing for an additional United
States district Judge for the district
Of Colorado.
To establish q fish Matching station
at Estes park at . 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 ut 81 monthly. The
Forsythe scouts were participants in
the Beecher's Island Indian fight, Col
orado.
Appropriating $4,000 to provide
medals for the surviving yolanteers Of
Ancoln's first call for $4,000 troops In
the Civil War.
Allotting 0 quarter section OF land
to each settler irrigating ten acres OF
land from flowing wells.
Appropriating $4,000 to purchase
the "Rucker Ridge" lands. approx
mating 500 acres. for an additional
parade ground for Fort Logan.
AUtuOTiLiuB Suo sdis u sToLIuS
lands In arid states at 81 per acre in
lots Of ono. two. three or four sec
tons.
To reimburse states and territories
not fully paid for expenses incident
to raising. paying. organising and
equipping troops serving In the Span
ish war.
Senator Carter OF Montana offered
q. do
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 500 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. Il II under
stood. II based on the idea that the
law will be retroactive.
Tho usual resolutions referring the
Presidents annual message to the
several committees. furnished the &C.
casion In the house today for q mum.
Der Of addresses. mostly by members
Of the Democratic side. This covered
Q variety OF subjects. but those that
Mr.. Sheppard (Texas) and Willet
The former no. only made . plea
for tho restoration OF tho legend "In
God We Trust" on American coins. but
discussed tho cruise Of the American
batticship feet and referred to . pos.
sible conflict with Japan.
Richard A. Baiiinsor. commissioner
OF the General Land ONCE. has ten.
dercd his resignation to that once to
President Roosevelt. and II has been
accepted, to take effect March 9Th.
Fred Dennct, assistant commissioner,
has been appointed commissioner.
March lth 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.. Ballln9sr were
classmates at college. md when Mr..
GARFIELD was named AZ secretary Of
the Interior he expressed desire that
Mr.. Bailingcr should DO named - com.
missioner Of the General Land Once.
When the position was rendered him
Mr.. Ballinger declined II on account
OF bis business In Seattle. which he
did not sce his way clear ut that time
70 relinQuish. Secretary GARFIELD urged
him to accept tho position. and he n.
nally consented.
Il vas q Mr.. BaliinHcr that the
President said he had got Q $4,000
man for Q 5000 salary.
Commissioner Ballingcr In his year
q service has reorganiscd the 1and
once from top to bottom and has
DloDo1 lt a al ef1cicnt WORKING basis