The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-10

principle OF the bill may work out 10
satisfactory solution.
The water In the streams is now
under the control and ownership OF
the state. The water power sites es-
sential 10 the establishment of water
power plans belong TO the United
States. as part of Its public domain.
lt would he useful TO have the two
united In ono sovereignty.
III Is proposed TO do this by con-
veying the water power sites TO the
states on two conditions. The Hrst
condition requires the state, In It's
disposition, 10 private settlers. TO re-
tain such control over the water pow
er sites that IL may every ten years
adjust the rates at which power Is to
be furnished TO the public by the
grantee of the water power site land
the second condition is that the water
power site shall not he disposed oil
by the state to any person having a
monopoly OF the water power in the
neighborhood
TT seems to me in this way the
United States may regain control
over the disposition of the land and nj
the same time may enable the lcgisla'
ture or the executive OF the state pre-
sumably more familiar with local con
ditions. to 11 the details on the
ground In accordance 10 the local ne
cessity.
Reclamation Plans.
There is also pending bill au,
thorizing the issue of s3O.000,000 OF
bonds with which to continue the con-
struction of irrigation plants already
begun by the reclamation service
the bonds 10 be redeemed out of the
proceeds cs the sale OF public lands
and the water rent collected from
those who enjoy the benefit Of tho
Irrigation This certainly ought to
pass at this session because the num-
ber OF people depending on the COM
pletion of the reclamation projects is
sufficiently large to call for special
action In their behalf
Another act Is the so-called in
junction act
Put Bill Through.
1.-The manufacturers association is
opposed to the bill on the alleged
ground that II weakens the power OF
the court. while the Federation of
that il does not go far enough. With
this state of the case I am reason
ably certain the bill is a just one and
ought to be put through. ! am hope
ful some way will be found to vote
through just the bill promised by the
platform-nothing more and nothing
less.
Tho postal savings bank bill is
pending In the house. Ii having passed
the senate
Il am hopeful. because the Republi'
can party is firmly committed to the
Introduction Of postal savings deposi-
tories, that We shall secure at thiS
session of congress a safe and sane
law which 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 sys-
tenn
"The publicity OF the expenditure
bill was not recommended In the Re
publican platform. but / venture to
say that ! should recommend the pas
sage OF such a bill with the full con
fidence it would meet the approval Of
congress. am glad to say the bill
has passed the house.
Finally. we como TO the bill amend
Ing the interstate commerce law. The
bill is pending In both houses II has
been amended IN the house and also
in the senate and that freedom OF
touch for which headliners and cor.
respondents are so noted, we have
been told with much emphasis that
the administration bin has been emas-
culated in both houses | am not as
familiar with It's condition in the
house as / am the senate. but /
think possibly the state OF the bin in
the senate Will show what II the fact.
that tho bill has not been emasculated
in either house and that lt contains
almost all OF tho remedial features OF
the original administration bill and
that those things onmitted are neither
or vital
I'm the first place the bill contains
a series OF sections creating com
merce court which Is to absorb all
the jurisdiction now had by the cir
cult and district courts on review by
n junction SUITS or otherwise of the pro-
ceedings OF the interstate commerce
commission.
The advantage of the court Is that
We shall have court of experts at
very familiar with the
whole business OF Interstate commerce
and the decisions affecting 1t and
which will be able TO dispose OF the
business before IT promptly and give
efficacy to the orders of the inter
state commerce commission that are
egal The whole object OF the court
g expedition and the whole defect Of
he Interstate commerce procedure
heretofore has been delay | regard
he commerce court as practically the
most important feature In the bill
1T Is SERIOUS.