Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
S3O,OQQ,OOO MORE
FOR IRRIGATION
HEYEoRN OBJECTS TO RlNcHoT
as mEmsER OF coNsERvA-
TON COMMISSION.
SENATORS REFUSE TO INTER
FERE IN FRIAR LAND siTuA-
TIoN IN PHILIPPINES.


amendments. the house bin authoriz-
ing the withdrawal of public lands by
the president passed the senate yes
terday. It is one of the measures ad-
yoeated in President Taft's legisla-
tive program.
A number of other amendments
were presented, but none of import
ance was adopted. Among the more
important provisions rejected was an
amendment by Mr.. Beverage spe-
officially Withdrawing from entry the
coal lands of AlaJka and another by
Mr.. Gore to bring the friar lands in
the Philippines within the operation
of the general land laws of those
islands. There was no roll call on
final passage of the bill.
The public land Withdrawals bill
was taken up soon after the senate
convened and vote Immediately was
ordered on the Carter amendment au-
thorizing the issuance of $30,000,0O0
worth of certificates of indebtedness
for irrigation. There Was no debate
of the amendment which was accept
ed with practical unanimity.
Mr.. Dixor presented an amendment
authorizing the appointment of a con
servation commission of fifteen men
and spoke in support of it.
Mr. Hepburn sought to have the
amendment 20 changed as to provide
that ali members of the commission
be selected from west of the Tooth me-
ridian. He said the east is not inter-
ested in the subject of conservation
and that eastern men were not famil-
lar with the subject.
In my prophetic mind l see Cir.
ford Pinchot at the head of the COM
mi sion" he said "We want no sucn
commission, no such masters
He said he opposed the commission
on general principles and complained
that it intended to make places for
some people to give the commission
an air of exclusion and imperial pow
err
Mr.. Gallinger agreed with Mr.. Hey
burn
Messrs. Gallinger, Overman and
Clark of Wyoming; and Lodge, OPP
posed the Hepburn amendment as sec
tional and it was withdrawn.
"Thera is no meridian in my Amer.
icanism.' said Mr. Lodge.
After further discussion the Dixon
amendment was laid on the table.
An amendment by Mr.. Gore extend
ing the public land law of the Phi.-
ippines to the friar lands in those
islands was voted down but not until
the senate had spent two hours dis
cussing a point of order. The point
was made against the provision and
the vote being taken by division re-
suited "a to IS.
When the chair held il carried, Mr..
Stone raised the point that as a quo
rum had not voted, the vote was not
effective. The senate finding itself
unable to decide the point, Mr.. Gore
was permitted to reintroduce his
amendment and an aye and no vote
was ordered.
In the course of a speech in sup
port of his amendment, Mr. Gore crit.
icised with sharp language the decl.
sion of the attorney general authorlz.
ing the acquisition OF more Philip
pines land than of other lands. He
declared the tendency would be to
@ive the sugar interests a monopoly
of the Philippines.
In the course of a colloquy with MIR.
Beverage, Mr.. Borah charged thar
the policy was to close up the west
ern coal mines in the interest of the
eastern mines.
Taking up Mr. Borah's contention.
Mr. Carter declared that coal is now
being shipped from West Virginia TO
Valdez, Alaska, when just as good
coal could be had within gunshot
This" he exclaimed, "is not con-
seryatien, it is waste, criminal waste.
Nj. Beverage declared that the Tor
ests of Michigan have been ruthless
~ slaughtered to put more money in.
to the already bullying pockets of pri-
vate owners" He contended that the
general public should have some ben
eft from this return on their own
property
1T is a matter of deep regret that
the senator did not appear before the
public lands committee and tell II
what 70 d." said Mr.. Nelson.
Apparently that is what 1 should
have done, retorted the Indiana sen.
ator
Replying to Mr.. Beverage, Mr.. Mel
son declared that the leasing proyi-
sion of the bill had been drawn by
some one utterly ignorant OF condi.
tions in Alaska
Mr.. Beveridge repiied that tie oil
is a mere abbreviation of an earlier
bin introduced by Mr. Nelson himself
The amendment was voted down. The
bill then paced.
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