The Springfield herald., 1910-01-14
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

ne SeCTeldTS Vi tHe interior HAS re-
stored to settlement 1G5,000 acres in
the Montrose land district, which had
been withdrawn from entry for inclus-
ion in the proposed Grand valley irri-
CATION project. 1t will be opened for
settlement March 21st, and to entry
April goth.
With the Democrats fighting every
inch of the way, the Mann bill, provid-
ing for the administration of the Pan
anna Canal zone and centraliZing the
government thereof in the President
of the United States, passed the
House by vote of 119 to 1O2. The
vote was along strict party lines.
A senatorial party including Sena-
tors Clark of Wyoming. Hepburn of
Idaho, Carter and Dixon of Montana,
returned few days since from hol-
iday visit to Panama. All express sat
isfaction with the progress of work
on the canal. and say they will sup
port liberal appropriations for its
speedy completion.
Representative Rucker has filed
with the secretary of the interior
charges against Special Agent II. T.
Anderson of the general office. pre-
ferred by John G. Abbott, clerk of
Yuma county, Colo. Abbott charges
that Anderson broke into his house
September LIST, 1903, and ransacked
its contents.
Representative Martin has intro
duced bill to authorize the placing of
liens upon government lands within
Colorado irrigation districts to aid in
raising funds for the development of
irrigation enterprises, the government
lands to carry liens of the same pro-
portionate rate per acre as lands with
in the same district in private owner.
ship.
Senator Guggenheim offered amend
ments to the Indian appropriation
bill providing for the transfer to the
state of Colorado on or prior to July
1, 1911, of the Indian school property
at Grand Junction and Fort Lewis,
Colorado. Pending such transfer. the
amendment provides for appropria-
tions of s33,400 for Grand Junction
and $35,OOO for the Fort Lewis school
for the care and education of 200 In
A bill introduced by Senator Mel
son, chairman of the public lands
committee, directs the secretary of the
interior OF classify the public lands into
eight classes-agricultura irrigable.
dry farming, timber, coal, mineral. :.
national forests and water power. 1t
provides for disposition OF each class
h,, hrp
steading only; irrigable, by operation
only of the national reclamation and
Carey act; dry farming. by the en-
larged homestead act; timber lands
shall not be sold and the timber they
contain shall be sold to the highest
bidders and the proceeds divided be-
tween the states and the national
reclamation fund; mineral lands shall
be opened to prospecting and pur-
chase practically as at present: coal
lands shall not be sold, and the coal,
oil, asphaltum and phosphate they
contain shall be disposed CT by lease;
forest lands shall be retained In ma
tional forests and water power lands
shall not be sold, but shall be leased
for periods and rates determined by
the interior department.
Representative Mouuell iltlO'
duced bills to erect public buildings
costing $4,000 each at Buffalo and
Basin, Wyo.
The house public lands committee
favorably reported Representative
Martins bill granting leaves of alb.
sence' to homesteaders on account OF
the inclement weather in North and
South Dakota. Wyoming, Montana and
Utah. The bill provides that home
steaders may have three months
from the date of its passage in which
to make settlement on their entries.
Representative Martin has intro
duced a bill appropriating $4,000 to
reconstruct wagon road between the
Santa Fe railway station in Las Ami
mas and the United States naval hos
pital, seven miles.
A bill introduced by Senator Gug-
genheim provides for the creation of
the Monument National Park in Mesa
county, Colo, and appropriates $780,
900 for building roads and bridges.
The proposed park will contain 1900
acres in townships II and ~, ranges
101 and i02.