The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09
WASHINGTON
TELEGRAMMICS
INDIANA ANXIOUS TO FURNISH
BUILDING MATERIAL FOR
NEW PosToFFlcE.
MONDELL BILL AMENDED
COLORADO HoMEsTEADERs WHO
HAVE FORFEITED CLAIMS
GET ANOTHER CHANCE.

Washington. - With Indiana Con-
gressmen and an attorney busy in its
behalf at Washington, the big Bed
ford. Ind, quarry is working hard to
secure the contract for material for
Denver's new federal building, and the
Colorado delegation finds it has hard
work cut out for it.
The Senate will take up the railroad
bill in earnest next Monday. Senator
Elkins, in charge of the measure, gave
notice Wednesday that Immediately
after the conclusion of the routine
business on Monday he would ask to
have the bill proceeded with and that
the voting begin whenever it devel-
oped that no one was prepared to
make a speech.
When at o'clock, as usual, Senator
Elkins was about to ask that the rail-
road bill be temporarily laid aside
because no one was prepared to speak
upon it, Clapp interrupted with the
suggested that Elkins would insure
better attendance of the senators,
prompter speeches and more expedi-
tlous disposition of the bill by notify
ing the Senate that he would press the
bill Thursday.
Washington.-Thro the effective
work on the part of Representative
John A. Martin the Mondell bill,
granting new rights to homesteaders
who have forfeited their claims, which
passed the House, was amended tc
include entrymen on desert claims as
well as on homesteads. Hundreds In
Colorado who have been compelled to
allow desert entries to lapse on ac-
count of the failure to obtain irriga
tion facilities will be directly benefit
ed by the bill.
Representative Mondell's bill came
up Wednesday afternoon. Its author
was somewhat reluctant to incorpo'
rate Martins desert land amendment
for fear it would load the measure
too heavily and cause its defeat.
The measure provides that home
stead and desert land entrymen who
have forfeited claims previous to the
time when the act shall be signed by
the President, shall be allowed &c
again exercise their rights in taking
I'D land. The bill yet has to be passed
by the Senate.
Senator Guggenheim Wednesday in
troduced six bills providing approprl
ations to acquire sites for public
buildings in the following Colorado
cities: Colorado City, $4,000; Du'
range, $4,000; Fort Morgan, $4,000;
Glenwood Springs, $4,000; Montrose
$4,000; Sterling, $4,000; also bill
appropriating 100000 for erection
a public building upon site ALREADY
acquired by the city of Grand juno
ton.
Washington. President Tart mas
cancelled his engagement to vlsr
INDIANAPOLIS May 5. While no state
ment has been issued in regard TO tnls
decision it is believed to be the dlrec
result of the events in the indiana
State Republican convention.
Washington.-The election OF so
cialist Mayor in Milwaukee by piu
rality almost unprecedented IN tna'
city was the subject of much comment
among members of Congress Wednes'
day. especially those from Wisconsin
Leading Republicans were inclined 10
minimize the political Importance Oh
the result; some OF them would NOT
admit that it was really Sociaiis'
victory. Democrats were generaiiy
non-communicative on the SUBJECT
But the Wisconsin Representatives
view it as momentous. One oil the
most prominent of these, forbiddins
quotation by name, went so far as 10
saw that the election of the Sociaiist
mayor might mean the election OF TWO
Socialist congressman from Wisconsin
this fall.
hington.-Tentative agreements
looking toward the ending OF the coai
and steel strikes in Pennsylvania,
which have thrown thousands out Oh
employment, were discussed at con
ferences here Wednesday participated
in by HI. G.. Frick, Senator Boise ZEN
rose of Pennsylvania, John Mitchel'
former president of the United Mine
Workers of America, President McAr-
die of the Amalgamated steel Worh-
ers, and other labor leaders.
The result of the conference prac-
tically will assure the settlement OF
the coal strike, and the steel WORKERS
and officers of the United States steer
CORPORATION were drawn closer to-
gether, with prospects OF an ehoips
of difficulties soon.