The Colorado statesman., 1910-01-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

| Secretary Ballinger has requested
Congress to appropriate $4,000 addi-
tional to 100000 estimated for carry
| ing on irrigation projects in Indian
reservations. Included in the amount
| is $4,000 for the Southern Ute reser-
vation.
Secretary Ballinger on the 18th inst
withdrew from settlement and entry
for possible use for power site pur-
poses 1896 acres along the South
Platte river. He also designated 1920
acres in Wyoming for inclusion in the
area open to entry under the enlarged
homestead act.
President Taft and Clifford Pinchot,
whom the former recently removed
from his position as head of the for
estry bureau, spoke from the same
platform in addressing the National
Civic Federation, in session at Wash
| ington, to discuss problems of uniform
state legislation.
Senators Hughes of Colorado and
Clark of Arkansas were notified by
Vice President Sherman that he in
tended appointing them as members
of the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating
committee Both asked to be excused
from the duty and their places will be
filled by the selection of Senators
Paynter of Kentucky and Fletcher OF
Florida.
Representative Martin of South Da'
kota has introduced a bill directing
the census bureau to collect statistics
on irrigation, that publication may be
made in the coming census reports
showing the number of public and
private irrigation enterprises, the
acreage irrigated, capital invested,
cost per acre and all other valuable
information of this character.
Secretary Ballinger has made 1t
plain that he does not intend to resign
under fire. When told of report that
he was to be succeeded by man from
Oklahoma, the secretary showed some
heat. 81 don't intend to resign while
there is anything to fight" he said.
"That cannot be made too plain. That
answer is final and will answer this
resignation rumor whenever it comes
up in the future
President Taft has appointed Henry
s. Graves, director of the Yale Forest
school, as forester of the United States
to succeed Clifford Pinchot. He also
appointed Alfred F. Potter. at present
acting forester, as associate forester.
The new forester and his associate are
both known as Pinchot men. Both
have served under Mr.. Pinchot and
both are in sympathy with his policy
of administration.
Whether the thirteenth census on
which the government intends to
spend at least s13,0o0,O00. will give a
correct picture of the nation. depends
as much on the people themselves as
upon the enumerators, who number
65 900. Director Durand makes this
declaration in his annual report. The
director says that any person or cor
poration may make returns and know
that when the results are published it
will be impossible to identify them
with any individual. or set of men.
The returns are not disclosed to any
one not employed in the census bu'
reau.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has advanced the Standard Oil
case on the docket and its hearing is
set for March 14th.
Senator Francis E. Warren left for
washington without completing ar
rangements for the erection of mod
ern hotel, the business which brought
him to Cheyenne during the holiday
recess of Congress. Senator Warren
seeks to enlist the aid of other Chey'
enne capitalists in a project to erect a
hotel which will be larger and better
than possessed by many towns of the
same population.