The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-02-03
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The secretary of war has sent to
congress an estimate of $4,000 for
constructing n pipe line at Fort Bay
ard. n. NJ. to supply the hospital and
other buildings with water.
The beef trust" so-called. is to be
prosecuted by the national govern
ment. The department OF Justice evil
IDENTIFY believes that It's existence is
a leading factor in maintaining the
present high prices of fresh meats.
Delegate Andrews has introduced a
bill providing for the establishment
OF an additional land district in New
Mexico to be known rs the Clovis
land district, with Clovis as the site
of the land office. The new district
to be made up Of parts OF the Santa
Fe and Roswell districts; also bill
authorizing Gallup county to issue $780,
900 in water bonds.
The House has passed a bill to Gre
ate a bureau of mines in the depart
ment of the interior. The measure
will not go into effect before July l..
1910. 1t directs the secretary OF the
interior ito foster. promote and de-
velop the mining industries OF the
United states and to investigate meth
DDS of mining and possible improve
ments for carrying on mining opera
| tions."
The fact that the United States and
Canada are engaged in q cooperative
scheme for the establishment of an
international park Of about 5000
square miles in extent along the back
yv, ka tue
tries, has developed in the senate. 1t
came to the surface In connection with
the consideration of bill looking to
the erection OF the Glacier national
park" In northern Montana.
James Wickersham. the Alaskan del
egate to Congress, has demanded OF
Secretary Dickinson Of the war depart
ment that he order out Of Washington.
back to Alaska or to military duty.
Major w. p. Richardson, chairman OF
the Alaskan road commission. Wick
ersham charges Richardson with ex-
erting too much influence upon Con-
gressional committees. and with using
threats of personal violence.
In event OF the failure Of the at
| tempt to obtain a decision from the
Supreme Court of the United States as
to the constitutionality of the corpora
ton tax provisions Of the Payne tariff
act before March l. the date by which
the return of income Of corporations
must be filed. Congress may be asked
to extend the date for the law becom-
ing operative.
In speaking of the proposed Interna.
tional park in northern Montana and
Canada. Senator Carter said that the
area includes the only remaining
American habitat of the mountain
sheep and he urged that 1t be pre-.
served for the protection of that ami
NAL. The American portion of the pro
posed park embraces the headwaters
OF the F1athead river and lies along
the main range of the Rocky noun
tains south of the International line
1t is about sixty by forty miles in ex
tent
Comptroller of the Treasury Trace
well has declared that there is moth
ing in the law or appropriation fol-
the forest service giving the secretary
of agriculture power to send forest
rangers to college at government ex
pense and to pay their travelling ex
penses. Under Clifford Pinchot there
were about two hundred of these for
est rangers attending universities and
colleges in the West for short courses
in forestry, costing the government
between $4,000 and $4,000 pc,
month.