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pending water payments on the gov
ernment irrigation projects when he is
convinced that settlers, through no
fault of their own, have been unable
successfully to produce crops sufficient
to enable them TO make payments.
The bill is designed TO meet individ-
ual cases where settlers experience
hardship, due largely TO bad climatic
conditions.
Washington, March rs. = Senator
Hepburn today crossed swords with
his colleague, Senator Borah, and with
Senators Jones and Warren, over the
bill permitting the secretary Of the in
terror to sell water from government
reservoirs and to cooperate with pri-
vate interests In building storage and
distributing works.
Senator Hepburn frankly announced
his intention to filibuster and during
the hour and 80 minutes he talked ad-
vanced no material objections to the
bill, nor did he propose any amend
ments, further than to say he would
not consent TO having Idaho included
within its provisions.
Ex-Governor Hoggatt, Of Alaska,
and Delegate Wickersham, Of that
territory, continued the verbal assaults
on each other before the house commit
tee on territories today over the ques-
tion Of what form Of government con-
gress should give Alaska. Delegate
Wickersham questioned Mr.. Hoggatt
In an effort. to show that the latter was
friendly to the officers Of the Guggen-
helm Morgan syndicate in Alaska.
Dalxell was elected chairman Of the
new committee on rules late today.
The new rules committee Of the house
Of representative was constituted by
the house today. The new committee
10 the result Of the spectacular fight
that occurred last week In the house,
and which ended In the ousting Of Can
non from the rules committee and gave
the naming of the committee TO the
house instead Of to the speaker.
Senators Bourne and Chamberlain
seek to exempt Oregon for the provis-
ion Of the Warren irrigation bill,
which would empower the secretary Cf
the interior 10 dispose Of surplus wa
ters from reclamation projects, 10 sys-
TENS operating under the Carey act.
They believe this would be inadvisablc
as to Oregon. The bill was before the
senate today, but went over at 2
o'clock when the railroad bill came up.
Washington, March "a. - With
scarcely the scmblance Of struggle,
the Democratic members Of the house
tonight nominated the following four
minority members Of the enlarged
rules committee:
Champ Clark, Of Missouri, 1876 votes;
Oscar Underwood, Of Alabama, l02;
Lincoln Dixon. Of Indiana, 90; John J.
Fitzgerald, Of New York, 98.
The senate today increased the SAL
ary Of the governor Of Alaska from
IS, 900 70 "a, 900.
The senate military committee today
reported favorably the bill authorizing
the sale Of the abandoned military res
ervstion lands at Walla Wslls TO Whit
man college at $50 per acre. Under
terms Of the bill. an opportunity 10
given 10 Whitman college 70 acquire
reservation with al improvements for
the total price Of eSi, 900. In view Of
the fact that the government only re-
Gently erected large building on this
reservation At cost Of sii0,0 and
In view Of the fact that this building
at q slight cost can be converted into
school purposes, the committee would
not consent TO sale at $50 an acre,
the price named In the original bill.
II 10 believed the college will buy
at $3.50 an acre.
The senate commerce committee to-
day adopted an amendment increasing
the appropriation for the Columbia riv-
er between Bridgeport and Kettle Falls
from $780, TO 500. 200. The State
Of Washington has already expended
$50. 900 on this project.
The increased appropriation. II Ia
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
Siletx cases and sustained the motion
by A. w. Laherty, asking leave to file
reapplication. The cases will now be
heard on their merits.
Washington. March 2s.-The senate
commerce committee has favorably
considered an amendment 10 the rivers
and harbors bill for the purchase Of the
existing canal and locks around the
Willamette falls, at Oregon City, or
purchase Of the necessary lands and
the construction Of q 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 a like
amount.
The border states Republicans held
a caucus tonight and chose Joseph Holt
Gaines, of Charleston, w. Va, as their
candidate for membership on the rules
Of the~house.
The conference was participated in
by approximately rs members from
West Virginia, Kentucky. Oklahoma,
Missouri, North Carolina. Virginia,
Tennessee and Maryland.
Warren irrigation Bill viii Pass.
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