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

the original settlers on the Siletz In
dian reservation in Oregon were hearc
today by the house committee on pub
lie lands. Representative Hawley anC
A. w. Lafferty made strong pleas fol
the settlers.
Representative Hawley presented tc
the committee numerous affidavits Of
Siletz settlers, as well as petitions
from the governor of Oregon and other
state Officials, in support of the pend
ing bill.
Many of the insurgent Republicans
of the house, who last Saturday voted
to retain Speaker Cannon in the chair,
are "hearing from home" according
to reports in circulation about the cap
itol. These advices are said to be not
at all reassuring.
Following closely upon this informa-
tion comes statements from several
that war against "Cannonism" is to 60
on to the dethronment of Speaker Can
non, the election of his successor and
the complete reformation of the rules
of the house. The overthrow of the
speaker and taking away from the
speakership Of all power to influence
legislation unduly are aimed at.
Some of the insurgents discussed
these subjects freely today.
The senate irrigation committee to-
day ordered favorable report on a
bill authorizing the secretary Of the
interior to use his discretion about sus-
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 25. = 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-
vancsd 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
questioned Mr.. Hoggatt |
in an effort to show that the latter was
friendly to the officers of the Guggen-
helm Morgan syndicate in Alaska.
Dalzell was elected chairman of the
new committee son rules late today.
The new rules committee of the house
Of representatives was constituted by
the house today. The new committee
is 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 Of
-he interior to dispose of surplus wa
.ers from reclamation projects, to sys-
ems operating under the Carey act.
They believe this would be inadvisable
rs to Oregon. The bill was before the
Ienate today, but went over at
,'clock when the railroad bill came up.
Washington March "a. = With
scarcely the semblance of struggle, |
he Democratic members of the house I
onight nominated the following four
members of the enlarged {
ules committee: |
Champ Clark, of Missouri, 125 votes;
oscar Underwood, of Alabama, 1O2;
lincoln Dixon, of Indiana, 80; John J.
of New York, SO.
The senate today increased the sal {
ry of the governor of Alaska from |
Is, 900 to $1,000.
The senate military committee today G
eported favorably the bill authorizing
he sale of the abandoned military res t
rvation lands at Walla Walla to Whit |
nan college at $3.50 per acre. Under
erms of the bill, an opportunity is t
iven to Whitman college to acquire
eservation with all improvements for a
he total price of $91, 900. In view of p
ne fact that the government only re- a
emily erected large building on this i,
at a cost of S110, 900 and v
! view of the fact that this building t
a slight cost can be converted into b
,hool purposes, the committee would
OF consent to a sale at $50 an acre, d
les price named in the original bill. e
1t is believed the college will buy O
$3.50 an acre. n
The senate commerce committee to- n
ny adopted an amendment increasing e.
lie appropriation for the Columbia riv- a
: between Bridgeport and Kettle Falls 81
ON $50, 900 to 500, 900. The State is
Washington has already expended n
50, 600 on this project. c;
Children's Bureau is Probable. Il
Washington March % provision