Amador ledger., 1908-06-12
CONGRESSMAN EN6LEBRl6HT
Some OF the Things he Has Done
For This District.

congressman EnBleDriBnb EbJuIHBu
last week to his home in Nevada
county. In an interview he has given
out to the reporter of the Transcript
the following concerning what he has
done during the session OF congress
just closed
Banking and Currency.
"rhe great subject for discussion
when congress convened last Decem
Der was currency aud banking. I'll
was subject on which there as no
uniformity of ideas among the bank
ers and business men of the country.
They differed so widely on this CUES
ton that it was thought impossible
for bill to he passed that would be
satisfactory MS an emergency measure.
The matter was finally brought to
head by caucus of the republican
members of the house which resulted
in the passage of the amended Vree
land Bill This bill is capable of
aifording the country reliet in
time of emergency like that of last
year. The bill provides for COM
mission to investigate the question of
emergency currency during the sum
mer aud California was honored by
having congressman Smith OF the
eighth district placed on the commits
sion.
Mines Bureau Bill.
81 was successful, as chairman Of
the subcommittee of the committee
on mines and mining in the house, to
whom was referred all the bills to
provide for the establishment Of
bureau of miuos aud mining, in
organizing the various mining inter
ests Of the country, including the
coal miners, to work in harmony for
the passage of bill having for its
object the esta blishment of such a
bureau in the department. Of the
interior, with a commissioner of
mines at its head. When l went to
congress in December there was no
possible chance of the passage of such
measure, but l persisted and the
bill was passed by the house, and re-
ported favorably in the senate by the
senate committee on mines and min
ing. Unfortunately the bill was not
reached before adjournment. The
measure will he taken up Immediate
ly on the reassembling of congress at
the short session and will be passed.
This will be one OF the greatest
achievements or the mining industry
of the United States that has been
accomplished in years.
The National Forest.
1.-The policy relative to the national
forest is getting to be one of the great
and important questions with which
congress has to deal. The representa-
tives from the western states have
united on the proposition and they
have determined that the reserves
shall not be used as revenue producers
for the benefit of other sections Of
the United States. We we're success
full in getting an amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill which
increases from 10 to % per cent the
amount witch shall go to the counties
from the receipts of the national
forest. This will be an important
Item of revenue to every county in
cluded in the reserve. Another pro-
position that remains to be threshed
out is the attempt on the part Of the
government to make a charge son
water rights or rights of way in the
national forest. This we contend is
: subject entirely for the state to deal
: with The state constitution claims
the right to control the waters of the
, state, and that all charges or taxes
to be levied on them belong to the
state.
, Pensions for the Widows.
can important matter to the veter-
/ ans of the civil war was the passage
3 of the hill increasing the pensions of
{ the widows of soldiers 60 Sl2 a
} month, which increase they will re-
ceive without any further application
on their part if already in receipt OF
pension. l worked hard for this
G measure knowing how many there
= were in my own district deserving Of
this support from the government.
. The Hum boldt Bar.
. For the benefit of the people Of
, Humboldt county l wish to say thai
o the affairs of the humboldt bar are
4 in excellent shape. A Survey has
= been made by the government
h engineers and they have reported