Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-10

der the control and ownership o! the
state The water power sites essentlal 10
the establishment of water power p,sH ~
belong to the United States as part or lts
public domain 1t would be useful 10 nave
the two united in one sovereign Ii Is
proposed to do this by conveying TIE
ter power sites to the states on two conui-
lions The first condition requires the
state in its disposition to private settlers
to retain such control Overt he water pow
err sites that il may every ten years al
Just the rates at which power is 10 DC
furnished to the public by the grantee OF
the water power site' ano the se I'LL shai,
dition is that the water power sites shali
not be disposed of by the state 10 an!
person having monopoly OF the water
power in the neighborhood.
Federal Government May Intervene.
.The bill provides that upon the failure
Of the state to enforce the condltlons I'M
posed against private owners the oni'eo
states NAV enforce the conditions against
the state and forfeit all the rights OF the
priyate owner and of the state. and re-
store the land to the United States mere
ought to be specific provision proNiolue
for forfeiture. and also that the execu-
tive shall have the right to declare IoI
fixture. 1t seems to me that I'm TINS wise
the United States may retain eHec,Ite
control over the disposition OF the ianu'
and at the same time may enaoie Tue
legislature. or the executive OF the state
presumably more familiar with locai con,
ditions to fix the details on the SrVuuu
in accordance with local necessity. II ~
quite possible, however. that theSe o'net
conservation bills will go over to the next
session. but the one ratffylng the eAlstlns
withdrawals and granting power to wlth'
drawing in future should certainly pass:
There is pending also a bill autnofi1-
ing the issue Of $30,UO,OO1 of bonds~wlth
which to continue the construction OF ir-
riRation plants already begun oy the
reclamation service, the bonds TO De re-
deemed out of the proceeds OF the sale OF
public lands and the water rent collected
from those who enjoy the beneht OF the
irrigation This certainly ought to pass
at this session, because the NUMBER OF
people depending on the completion OF the
reclamation projects is sufficiently large
to call for especial action in their behait.
Pending Injunction Bills.
Another act is the so-called 1nJunc-
ton act There are three bills pending
to carry out the platform. In d1Hereht
forms they all provide that all injunction
issued without notice shall not be OF ell
feet for more than seven days unless
within that time actual notice Is given
and a hearing had. when. of course. the
court will make such order as it may be
advised.
ct further provides that no restrain
ing order or a preliminary inJunctioh
shall issue without notice unless the
court upon evidence adduced before IT,
shall make a finding either on the min
utes of the court or upon the back OF
the injunction order defining what the
irreparable injury is which is to be en-
joined and stating why there was not
time enough in which to issue notice 1cr
a hearing with the parties present. 1t is
very clear that by these two provisions
the attention of the court will be caiiec
to the necessity for great care In the ex-
ercise of this very exceptional power 10
ing them notice, and that the ill-advised
issuing CT injunctions of this character
will cease.
.'The great difficulty with respect to the
matter is that if the bill is reported from
the committee and put upon its passage
in the House there will be movement
to introduce amendments in accord with
the recommendations of the Federatioh
of Labor. by which jury trial snail De
required in contempt cases and boycotts
shall be made legitimate. 1t Is reared
that if such amendments were proposed
they might pass, and thus make the bill
an obnoxious one Whether a parlfamen-
tary condition can be createa whicn WIN
ments or not is a question that l cannot
accept
Confident Bill Is Just.
.The Manufacturers Association is OPP
posed to the bill on the alleged ground
that il weakens the power of the court,
while the Federation of Labor is opposed
to il on the ground that it does not go
far enough. With this state Of the case.
I am reasonably certain that the bill is
q inst one and ought to be put through.
am hopeful that some way will be
found tn vote through just the bill prom
ised nv the platform-nothing more and
.TNH postal savings bank bill is pending
in the. House, 1t having passed the Sen
ate 1t has some features as amended
in the Senate, with reference to the lin
itation of the power of the trustees
charged with the custody and manage
ment of the funds, which suggest dan
ger to the public credit in the severity
of their restrictions How far the bill
can be done about IT. i am unable at
this moment to say. l am hopeful, be-
cause the republican party Is firmly COM
mitted to the introduction II postal saw
ings repositories. that we shall secure
at this session of Congress q safe and
sane law that will offer. small depOsitors
absolute security and convenience. and at
the same time improve and not impair
the credit of the government and the
integrity of our fiscal system.
Publicity Of Expenditures.
"The publicity of expenditure bill was
not recommended In the republican plat
form. but ventured to say i'm my speech.
OF acceptance that 1 should recommend
the passage of such a bill with the full
confidence that it would meet the APP
provaI of Congress. ! am glad TO say