Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-19
NOSDELL FILES TAFT BILLS
Wyoming Congressman Yields on
Reclamation Measures.
MONEY FOR WESTERN SETTLERS
One Permits Assignments by Entry
men-Higher Pay for Rural ar
riers-set Bullock Re-
Nominated.
From a SOD correspOndent.l

qrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. B-(Special
Telegram )-Representative Mondell OF
Wyoming. chairman Of the on
public lands, yesterday introduced a couple
Of bills by request of the secretary Of the
interior, inspired by President Taft, and
though Mr.. Monden does not endorse either
he was prevailed upon to introduce them,
aking pains to label them as being by
request OF secretary"
The first bill provides for a $S0,OOOOW
bond issue to aid in the reclamation OF
arid and semi-arid lands. The proposed
bonds are to be issued in depomination of
500 and multiples thereof, redeemable in
coin at the pleasure Of the United states
after ten years and payable twenty years
from date of issue out OF the reclamation
fund, and they win bear 3 per cent Inter-
est, payable semi-annually.
The second bill authorizes assignment Of
homestead entries within reclamation pro-
jects to other persons shown to be quail
fled to make homestead entry and such
assignees upon submitting proof of reclaim
alton and paying customary fees may re-
ceive a. patent from the United States to
the lands. The bill further provides that
the secretary Of the interior is authorized
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to lease for a term of years not more than
100 acres within any reclamation project
for an experimental farm and to expend
from the reclamation fund not exceeding
s., 1000 on each for the construction Of build
ings and other necessary equipment to fit
out these farms, which are to be con-
Quoted to educate prospective farmers
upon reclaimed lands. D.
Contracts win Water Users.
The concluding section OF the bill gives
| the secretary OF the interior authority TO
recognize and contract with Irrigation dis
tricts or water users associations, COM
posed of entrymen and land owners upon
projects, organized or Incorporated under
state laws, with reference to the acqulsi-
ton or control of water rights, reservoirs,
bitches or canals constructed or controlled
by such organizations or corporations and
with reference to. the performance of
work and furnishing materials for con-
struction, maintenance and operation Of
reclamation works.
Representatives Hinshaw of Nebraska,
Stevenson of Minnesota, Austin Of Ten
nessee and Ashbrook Of Ohio have been
appointed a committee by those congress-
men interested in securing increased COM
pensation for free delivery mail carriers
and tomorrow morning will appear before
the committee on postoffices and post
roads to present the case.
] There have been. at least twenty bills
introduced at this session of congress, all
hhaving as their object increases for these
carriers. Hardly any two\ are precisely
alike as to ratio of increase, and 1t is to
endeavor to reach some equitable and uni
form agreernent ahdAshave 1t Inserted In
the postoffice appropriation bill, now I'M
der consideration in committee, that these
four will appear tomorrow to endeavor to
secure relief 6or rutsl~ mail carriers, such
as they are demanding.
Senator Guggenheim has introduced the
kTaylor bill, which creates a new federal
i circuit district embracing the states of
Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,
wyoming and Utah.. TO be rknown as the
Tenth United States circuit cpurts district.
Land for Experiments.
Senator Brown has introduced a bill
providing for the transfer to the Board,
of Regents Of the University of Nebraska
of 1903 acres of Fort Niobrara military
reservation, to be used as an experimental
farm. The last legislature Of the state
made an appropriation to erect a building
\ and generally to equip and maintain a
model farm for experimental purposes. The
land it is proposed to turn over to the
university lies just outside the corporate
limits of Valentine.
Senator Brown has introduced a bill
appropriating $780, COO to aid the town of
Crawford, Neb., to construct water works
such as will protect it against contamina-
ton by water which is polluted by sewage
from the Fort Robinson military reserya-
ton.
The committee on Indian affairs today
made a favorable report on the Gamble
bill to authorize the sale and disposition
of surplus and unaEotted lands in the
Rosebud reservation. The bill was amended
at the suggestion of the secretary OF the
, interior, based upon a report of Major
Mclaughlin, special agent. The Indians
will part with the following described
lands at $3.50 per acre: Commencing at a
point on the western boundary OF the
Rosebud reservation where it intersects the
township line between townships 80 and
40 north, running thence north along said
boundary line to a point in the center of
the main channel of the White river,
thence easterly along the center of the
main channel Of the White river to a
point where the range line between ranges
"a and Is west of the sixth principal me.
ridian intersects the same, thence south
on said range line between ranges "a and
% west to a point where 1t is intersected
by the township line between townships IS
and 40 north, thence west along said town
ship line between townships 80 and "a
) north to the place of beginning.
; shaIIenbeFger in Capital.
t Governor Shallenberger Of Nebraska and
Wesley OF South Dakota arrived in Wash
: ington yesterday for the purpose Of attend.
ing the conference OF governors. which
meets In this city tomorrow.
Money 20 Improve Missouri.
Congressman Alexander Of Missouri has
introduced a bill making appropria-
lions for Improvement OF the Missouri
river from it's mouth to Sioux City, la
The bill carries an appropriation Of 5000,
coo. which shall be expended TO build re-
vetments and such other permanent struc.
lures as shall be deemed best to prevent