The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-16
WASHINGTON NEWS
THE MIssoULIAN's SPECIAL SERVICE.

Albany. while Il member of the New
York legislature. tn vote for Governor
Hughes anti-race-g gambling bill, and
now Il member at the house. was given
two good committee assignments. CEN
Sus and coinage, weights and meas
ures.
Charles l.. Knapp. also Of New York.
was made chairman of the committee
on elections No. and member Of
military affairs. and Charles Il. Law
received the Craftsmanship IF the war
claims committee and membership on
patents
For Il new man. George r. Malhy
was signalIy honored by place about
the appropriations committee and also
the judiciary committee. both made
vacant by the elevation of Erecland
and Alexander, both New Workers
also. tn the banking and currency and
rivers and harbors committees. Charles
:. Millington, Il banker who succeed
Ell Vice President Sherman iii the
house also got good places on banking
and currency and claims. ]. Van
Nc@hten Dlcutt. an old~timer, retains
membership on naval affairs. District
Of Columbia and liquor traffic. on all
of which h" is an active and valuable
member. Herbert Parsons. OF New
York City. also an old-timer. Is Il
member of the inSular affairs. public
lands and revision Of law committees,
while James Brcck Perkins Of Hoches-
ter. who has been in congress u long
time. and who had the delicate task
last session of dealing with the Roosc-
Welt messages on secret service in
volving members of congress. is made
chairman of the foreign affairs COM
mittec and n member of railways and
canals. James :. Simmons of Niagara
Falls Il new man. H. given Il place on
merchant marine and fisheries and
election OF president and vice preSi-
dent and members of congress.
Edward r. yrceland of Salamanca.
IL banker IL long time member of con-
gress. was elected tn the craftsmanship
OF the banking and currency COM
mittee. and it proved popular APP
pointment When Representative
Fowler of n j. the former chair
man. bucked the traces during the
financial legislation following the
panic. and brought forward some
rather drastic propositions. he was
displaced by the leaders and the duty
of Informing the house on the then
financial legislation was entrusted to
Nreeland who was also appointed a
member Of the monetary commission.
now investigating. In fact, it was
Nreeland's emergency currency meas
ur" which passed the house and SEN
ate. and as he demonstrated his abil-
tiles in this line he was given the
craftsmanship of banking and cur
rency, and Fowler was deposed. Rich
ard Young. the last of the New York
republicans in the house. is a new
man. but has been given membership
on the Indian affairs and manufac-
lures committee.
OF the New York democrats in the
house. Fitzgerald and Sulzer both of
New York City. are the most promi-
nent and popular. Both are fiery but
interesting in debate. Fitzgerald is
one Of the leading members OF the ap-
preparations committee and has incur
red the displeasure of the house dem
"crats because he supported the Can
non regime. SulZer has long been a
prominent member Of the military af-
fairs committee. Fitzgerald in also
member of the all-important rules
committee
Representative Pray has been re-
appointed a member of the committee
on public lands. mines and mining and
alcoholic liquor traffic for the 6lst
congress
A number of reports on sthe pro-
Der of interesting reports on the pro-
gress of irrigation work in Montana,
Colorado, North Dakota. Wyoming and
Arizona. have been issued by the Blu
reau of Reclamation here. OF special
interest to Missoula is the one on the
Flathead irrigation project in Mission
valley. 1t is as follows:
The board of consulting engineers
recently convened tn consider the de
Velopment of the Poison unit of the
flathead irrigation project. reports
that IA sufficient supply Of water 10
irrigate large per cent of the irrig-
able land in Mission valley may be
made available by storage.
The conditions favorable for fruit
growing and summer residences around
flathead Lake warrant the develop
ment Of an irrigation supply by pump
ing for the lands tributary To the lake
for which there is not available n
gravity supply. The engineers there
fore recommend the construction of n
pumping system To lift water from
flathead river To the irrigable lands nj
the south end of the land adjacent n
the town of Poison. The water will
b" raised In two different levels, and
delivered to canals which will serve
approximately 600 acres on the first
and about 160a acres on the second
level Power for pumping will be de
Neioped at the tunnel now being driven
on klathead river at point about 2Ia
mites below the lake. The power
could be transmitted electrically 10 the
pumping plant one mile below the lake
When the power plant is not re-
quifed To deliver water directly To the
canal, IL Is proposed In utilize and OBJ
crate the plant continuously by con-
Meeting all the pumps in series and lift
eatcr either tn ii reservoir on the Pol
son slope for canal tn cover the bal
ance Of the irrigahle lands on the Pol
son slope ar In deliver water tn n