Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-16
THIRTY MILLIONS
FOR IRRIGATION
Congress Appropriates Amount
For Completion Of Projects
Now Under Way.
WITHDRAWAL OF LANDS BILL.


Washington. June 15.-With $780,
600. 900 provided for the completion
OF irrigation projects and various
other amendments. the house bill au-
thorizlng the Withdrawal OF public
lands by the president passed the
senate today.
A number Of other amendments
were presented, but none Of impor-
lance was adopted Among the more
important provisions rejected were an
anIenument by Beveridge specifically
Withdrawing from entry the coal lands
Of Alaska and one by Gore bringing
the friar lands OF the Philippines win
IN the operation of the general ana
laws Of those islands. There was no
roll call on the final passage OF the
bill
The bill was taken up soon after
the senate convened and vote was
ordered on the carter amendment au-
thorizing the Issuance OF SSp,VvO'VVv
worth Of certificates OF Indebtedness
for irrigation. There was no depate
and the amendment Was accepted WIN
practical unanimity, Senators Burton,
Gallinger and Kean casting the ohly
negative votes out of total OF ou'
MIR. Dixon presented an amendment
authorizing the appointment OF con-
seryation commission OF . ana spohe
i'm support of IL. Mr.. Hepburn sought
TO have the amendment so cnahsep rs
to provide that all members or the
commission be selected from west VI
The l00th meridian. He said the east
was not Interested in conservation
and eastern men were not fanillar
with the situation.
WHAT HEPBURN SEES
-, 4
.In my prophetic mind l see Glnora
Pionchot at the head or the coihililS.
sion" he said. we want 10 sN''
commission, no such masters.
he said he was opposed TO the com ,
mission on general principes, anu
said cit made places for some peopie
ANA gave The commission an air OF
exclusion and Imperial power
Mr.. Ganinger agreed Win MI, neg
burn, and said: II the mlsloIts, =
overts l es US OF having at the head OF
INC commission the gentleman men
toned. can see nothing bnt trouo'e
will come OF it,
senators Overman, Clarke OF Wyom-
ing and Lodge and Gallinger oppos-
cd the Hepburn amendment as Sec
tionai and IL was Withdrawn 49, az
further discussion the DIXON ahieh"
mcut was laid on the table
An amendment by Gore extending
tho nublic land laws OF the Phillp-
r,ines to the friar lands wa7 Noteu
down. 90 to 80. While speaklhs In
support OF his amendment MT gore
criticized a decision OF the at,orhei
nSdre Of tho Philippine lands. sayihs
tbot "no frst-class lawyer other than
The attorney general would nave rem
dercd such n decision, ,
Ie declared the tendency seemed 70
he TO give the sugar interests
monopoly OF the sugar lands III tne
Philippines. -, on,and.
r,ont INC effect OF which would have
bsen 10 restrict mining and pfospeet.
in, ON withdrawn lands, but III Weh'
! down in the face OF protest
Mr. Rurton was unsuccessful IN Al
effort to strike out the woru teu.,
porary." az dofining the Proposeu
Withdrawals t,,,,ori,.
| ing the Withdrawal of coal amos ~
Alaska and providing Tor theit ieaSe
senator Beveridge said that u VIZ
nyinciple contained In the amend
| ment had been adopted hfty years as'
| enough would have been reahheu u
nav off the national debt 49,
Pin the course OF a colluqpy with MI
| peveridge. MIR. Borah charged th'
.,oi,cv was to close up western Goa
mines in the Interests OF eastern MN
ere ne said the leasing system Noul'
| Mace thefcontrol OF the mines IN th'
| hands of a few men
Mr. carter declared coal now u
| heing shipped from West virginia u
| valdez. Alaska. when Just as soou Goa
could be had within gunshot
| cribs" he exclaimed, ia not con
sor,.atton IL Is waste. criminal waste
A. Reveride declared the forests o
,ftcbiqap had been ruthlessly Iaugh
tered 10 nut more money into the ~
| ready bulging pockets OF pi1Nsl
an.ners lie commended that the gen
ar,i nublic should have had some o
| ~ henef;s of these returns iron
| their own property
at is a matter OF deep regret ina
tho senator did not appear before IN
nrblic lands committee ana tell
what to do" said Mr.. Wilson.
"Apparently that is what ! shoul
hove done" retorted the Indiana sena
tor. ,, n. NJ,
con declared the leasing provision ma
been withdrawn by some one nttori
| IGNORANT OF conditions In Alaska.
Mr. peveridge renlied that the hi
was mere abhreviation OF an earhe
hfll introduced. hv Mr Nelson himsei
tNa bill was THEN passed
The amendment was voted down an