Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-31

! Ihe increased appropriation, it is
believed, will complete the channel
work now under way.
The Supreme court of the District of
Columbia today overruled a motion of
the Interior department to dismiss IL
Siletz cases and sustained the motion
by A. W. Lafferty, asking leave to file
reapplication. The cases will now be
heard on their merits.
Washington, March 49, The senate
commerce committee has favorably
considered an amendment to the rivers
and harbors bill for the purchase of the
existing canal and locks around the
Willamette falls, at Oregon City, or a
purchase of the necessary lands and
the construction Of a new canal and
locks, in the discretion of the secretary
of war, to cost $500, 900, provided that
no part of the appropriation be ex-
pended except for the acquisition of
the necessary lands and rights-of-way
and for such antecedent surveys and
preliminary work as may be necessary
in this connection until the state of
Oregon shall appropriate like
amount.
Approval of the Broadway bridge,
at Portland, was granted by the secre-
tary of war today in accordance with
yesterdays favorable report by the
chief of engineers.
On the first ballot in the Republican
caucus tonight, both Representatives
Ellis and Hawley received several
votes for membership on the commit
tee on rules, but lacked the support
given to a member of the California
delegation, who ultimately was elected.
Neither Oregon member was an ac-
tive candidate for the place, and both
supported Smith, of California, who
had the largest original vote given to
any Pacific Coast man.
The border states Republicans held
caucus tonight and chose Joseph Holt |
Gaines, of Charleston, w. Va, as their
candidate for membership on the rules
committee of the house.
The conference was participated in
by approximately rs members from
West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma,
Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia,
Tennessee and Maryland.
Washington, March 22.-The recent
insurgent fight, the ousting Of Clifford
Pinchot and the unfinished admins
tration legislative program, were dish
ed up in the house today with tariff
trimmings by Representative Palmer,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania, as the
first spicy concoction Of the coming
congressional campaign.
The shadow of the the Hbig stick"
was cast across the house chamber
when Palmer referred to Roosevelt as
the biggest insurgent of them all, and
dec ared he was responsible for the
present president, who was pledged to
carry out the Roosevelt policies"
Senator Piles today secured adoption
of the amendments to the river and
harbor bill as follows:
Increasing the appropriation for the
Snake river from 81, 500 to $25, 900;
the appropriation for the
inner Grays harbor and Chehalis river
from $4,000 TO $4,000; authorizing
a survey of Dabo bay, on Hoods canal.
On Piles motion the senate commit
tee also accepted the house proprosi-
ton appropriating $3.50, 600 to start
work on the canal connecting Lake
Washington with Puget Sound, the
limit of the cost being fixed at ST.
AS, 900.
The committee struck from the bill
.he clause providing for developing /
water power at the locks on this canal. t
Conferees on the Indian appropria-
ion reached an agreement today by /
striking out all the senate amendments
or the payment of claims of various
linds, which amounted to a million or
more dollars.
Washington, March 1.-The senate
oday passed the Bourne bill amending
he enlarged homestead act so that
ands in Oregon, not in exess of 2, 000,- +
100 acres, that do not have upon them
uficient water supply for domestic r
purposes as would make continuous res
dence upon them possible, may be sub ;,
ect to entry and patent without the
lecessity of residence, and that the
instead of residence, shall q
'e required for patent.
This bill stands absolutely no chance b
f passing the house of representatives
or the house public lands committee v
Oday went on record against Identical
7 similar legislation applicable to Ida
0, only two members of the commit 3
ee being in favor of nonresident
The committee favor b
bly, reported the bill extending the
rovisions of the dry farm homestead h
ct to Idaho but voted down the clause
lentical with the Bourne bill. In
lew of the overwhelming sentiment in ~
he committee against it, the Oregon
i'll cannot be reported. A
The house passed through its first O.
ay of business following the great a
ruption of last week with remarkable :,
uietude. Tonight when adjourn \
ent came, there was an air of calm :.
ess and amity that, to the observer of y
vents last week was almost unbeliev- -
Die. Peace appeared near, notwith- II