Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-16

BILL PASSES
THE SENATE
MEASURE GOES THROUGH
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Provides Thirty Million Dollars
For Completion Of Reclama-
ton Projects Already Under
Construction,

~, Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington. June I5-With $780,
O0G. 900 provided for the completion of
irrigation projects and various other
amendments tins house bin autboriz-
ing the Withdrawal of public hands 10y
the president passed the senate today.
"A number Ut other amendments
presented. but none of Importance was
adopted Asn"nn 30. more important
provisions rcjcrtcd were an nmenA
ment ny Beverage specifying with
drawing from entry the coa lands Of
Alaska and one bS Gore bringing friar.
lands 81 the Philippines within the
operation ~ The general land laws or.
those islands There WAS no roll ..ill
on tho final passage ~ the biii
The hill was taken up soon after the
nat convened aud a vote was orr
dered on the Garter amendment aus
thofi2ing the issuance 81 $50, 900. 900
worth OF certificates OF indebtedness
for irrigution There was no debate
ana the amendment was accepted
with practical unnnimity. Senator'S
burton, Gallinger and kenn casting
The only negative votes out 90 4 total
OF sixty.
Mr.. Dixon presented an amendment
ttNiA NV lNtIE AllN hItiF|iflif iitfll u a. Effi~
servation commission of Fifteen and
spoke IN support of il. Air. Hepburn
sought TO have the amendment 50
changed ms % provide thai All mem
bers OF the commission be selected
from west Of the 100th meridian, he
said the east was moi interested in
conservation and that eastern men
wero rot familiar with the subject.
In my nina see air. Gifford PIN
FhHf m fh. istfi1 ar tn, ,.ft4 a., tlg4.ttt
he said. we want no such commits
sion. no such masters
lie said he was opposed Ia the com
mission on general principles and
complained that il was intended To
make places Tor some people and
give the commission an air of cxelts- |
sion and imperial power"
Mr.. Gallinger agreed with Mr.. ileN-
burn and said.
III the misfortune 0Nortakcs as oil
having at the head OF the comml-sinii
the gentleman mentioned J can SOC
that nothing hut trouble VIII como /
from IT,"
Senators Oycrman Clarke. OF Wyna
ming IA Lodge ana GallinRer .ptiv.-
ed The Hepburn amendment us Sec
tional, ana Il was Withdrawn.
After further discussion tho bison
amendment was laid IN the tanie.
An amendment by Gore eNtcn ilf.s
The public hand laws nf me rhilip-
pines "a the friar lands was wit a
down, 20 to 83.
While speaking Ia support q, his
amendment Mr, Gore criticised ID uo-
cision Of the attorney gen raj puthoi
King tho acquisition of more WI ino
Philippine lands than of plher ltlds
that mo first class lawyer 9th
err than the attorney general Would
nave rendered such q deci ao1
lie declared the tendon V L, 81 g.,
give The sugar interests II m|nnuiuty af
the Philippine lands
Mr.. Burton presented AN amend
mcnt the effect OF witch MnIlu hqNs
90 restrict mining lnd p%ruspcct-
ing rights on Withdrawn iandg, Nlt
il went down in the face ut 70 protest
from senator Smoot
effort 10 strik- ont the wood snWpnr-
Mr.. ~liurton was u~nsuccsssfn 90 ua
as defining tho proposed h.h-
draNuls.
Presenting an amendment aathoti2-
ing the Withdrawal of coal ltuos iu
Alaska ana providing for heir irlec
senator Beyeridge said IL 'he primo,
pie included in the ~pmeuimen had
adopted fifty years asa ONO IN
returns would have been inslrod tn
pay OFF the national don't ana nay most
of the laxes.
ia tha course of q colloquy with
MI Bevoridwe Mi norah charged
Tho policy was to close up west
srn coal mines 10 the interests OF cast
miners. tie said That the lee~nl
system Wonld result sn pl1ems the
tontrai OF the mines in the hands of "a
men, Mr. Cnrter declared that
now j. hcint shipped irom Ws4i
Virginia 60 valdez. Alask1, Nhen Just
ls good coal could hc had N,thiu SANS
shct.
This. he exclaimed. rs not con-
.crvaticn II is waste. crimtn1 Waftr.
Mr. Beveridpe declared thtt ho loI
90 Michig ir hnd fr,n "rNlli-t-
'y slaughtered to put more money
.nto Tho already bullying pockets off
owners ~
tie contendcd thet the general PETE
ic should he'e hnd some al the henc-
its of these returns of their own
,rc perry.
IL b. "a mntier of deem rcgr~ th1i
ne senator did NOT appear before ghe
public lands committee and to'l 90
nhat 90 do. said Mr.. Wilson
Apparently that is what I sn1Atd d
dome rctorted the Indiana scene
tor
iieplslug TO Mr. HeNeridge Mr.. Mel q
declared THAI the lcasinp proNi- /
of the hin bad been drawn hy $
oua utterly ignorant so coual-
40 Alaska
AIR. Heyeridsc replied that the hiN
.as e mere Authorization of an e%triier q
an Introduced hy NDiton himself. She n
menament MAS Voted down THE bin q
hon vns natesd Oh