The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-16
SENATE PASSES
THE HOUSE BILL
AUTHORIZING WITHDRAWAL or
PUBLIC LANDS BY The
PRESIDENT.
SOME CHANGES INSERTED
Provisions Made for $4,000, 900 to
Complete irrigation Work.
'Hs Some Warm Debate
Took Place.

100000 provided for the completion
OF irrigation projects, and various
other amendments, the house bill au.
thorizing the withdrawal of public
lands by the president passed the
senate bill today. 1t was one Of the
measures advocated in Tafts legls-
lative program.
A number of other amendments
were presented, but none of impor-
tance were adopted. Among the more
important provisions seiected was
the amendment by Beveidge specific
ally withdrawing from entry coal
lands In Alaska and another by Gore
to bring the Friar lands OF the Philip
pines within the operation of the gen
eral land laws Of those islands.
There was no roll call on thefinal
passage OF the bill
The public land withdrawal bin
was taken up soon after the senate
convened and a vate Immediately or.
dered on Carter's amendment author
izlrg the issuance of $4,000 900
worth Of certificates of indebtedness
70; irrigation. There was no dedbate
and the amendment was accepted
with practical unanlmIty.
Dixon presented an amendment au.
thorizng the appointment of a con
servatIon commission of fifteen men
and spoke In favor Of It.
Hepburn sought to have the amend
ment so changed as to provide that
all members Of the commission be
selected from west of Tho IO0th me
ridian. He said the east Is not in
tarested in the subject of eonserva.
tion and that eastern men were mo-
familiar with thel subject.
In my phopAetlc mind soe Git
ford Pinchot at the mead OF the corn
mission he said, "We want no suct
commission. no suCI masters"
He said no opposed the commiss
ion on general principles, and com
planned that it was intended ia
make places for some people and
give the commission an air Of axclus
ION. and imperial power" Callinger
agreed with Hepburn.
Gallinger, Overman, Clark Of
Wyoming; ana Lodge. opposed the
Heybura amendment as sectional
and II was withdrawn.
"Tlere is no meridian in Amerl-
canism." said Lodge
After further discussion the Dix
on amednment was laid on the table
Gore Amendment Lost.
The amendment by Gore extending
the public land laws of the Philip
pines to Frlar lands on these islands,
was voted down, but not until the
senate spent two hours discussing a
point OF order.
The point was made against the
provision and vote being taken by
division resulted "a TO 49,
Wnen the chair held 1t carried
Stone raised point that as q quo
rum had not voted, the vote was not
effective,
The senate finding itself unable to
decide the point, Gore was permit.
ted to reintroduce the amendment
and an aye and no vote was order
Ell.
In the course or his speech in sup.
port of mis- amendment, Gore criti'
cised In sharp language the decision
OF the attorney general authorizing
the acquisition OF more of the Philip,
pine lands than Of other lands. He
declared the tendency to be To give
the sugar interests monopoly Of the
Philippines.
Presenting an amendment authoriz.
ing the withdrawal of coal lands in
Alaska and providing for their
lease. In the course OF colloquy
with ;Eeveridge, Borah charged, that
the policy was to close UP the west
ern coal mines in the interest Of esst.
ern mines. @
Taking up Borah's contention Car.
ter declared that coal now being
shipped from West Virginia to Val
dez, Alaska, when Just as good coal
could be had within gunshot
This" he exclaimed, "is not con.
servation; is is waste. criminal
wastel"
Beveridge declared that the forests
of Michigan have been "ruthlessly
slaughtered to put more money into
the already bulgin & pockets Of
private owners" He contcnded that
the general public should have some
benefit of this return on their own
property.
ut is amatter OF deep regret that
lit is a matter of deep regret that
public lands committee and tell !!
wnat to do" said Nelson.
Apparently ilat Is what should
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