El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-02
RELIEF FOR HOMEsTEAOERs IS NOT
BADLY NEEDED BY ALL WEsTERNERS

are not earned upon I1S LOiiCSlOdO AZ
the first few years Of settlement.
81 introduced bill a year or so ago,
and sent it to the committee on pub
lie lands / have not since heard from
It, / think that in order to- rereve
the settler, in order to induce 1mml-
grafton IN bona fide way to the pub
lie lands, the settlement of the public
lands should be placed on a practical
business basis and in accordance with
conditions of the present time; that we
should get from under the archaic law
of so years ago and give the settler an
opportunity to utilize his assets. to
utilize his earnings, and to utilize his
lands as soon as the bona fides of the
settler has been established.
That is as thoroughly established
after a residence of three years as it is
after a residence Of five years. Instead
of administering these temporary re-
liefs for the distressed condition of the
settlers we ought to overhaul the land
law and place 1t IN harmony with
present conditions and the present
time"
Immediately following senator Borah.
senators Clark of Wyoming. and New
lands of Nevada, made short speeches in
support OF Borah's claims, while before
the subject was dropped others also
agreed with him.
Speeches on Statehood Promised.
AS the date for the vote on the state
hood resolution approaches, announce
ments of speeches on the subject are
coming with greater frequency. Sena-
tor Owen has announced that soon, no
definite date announced, he will speak
on the Right of Election and Recall of
Federal Judges" and he has also had
prepared as public document, his
the statehood resolution This is not
a minority report, for he voted with the
majority to report the resolution IA
vorably. but is in support of his con-
tentions before the committee that
more drastic election laws should be
Incorporated in the Flood resolution.
Senator Bourne. of Oregon. has also
given notice that on Saturday, August
5, he will speak on the statehood reso-
luton.
Senator Poindexter, of Washington,
has announced brief speech on the
same subject Immediately following the
close of morning business and pre-
ceding the vote on the subject
The statehood resolution is the only
one Of the five propositions on which
an agreement to vote was secured, that
is open to debate on the day of the
vote In each other case, 1t was worded
that the vote should be taken at the
close of morning business and with
out debate" The words without de-
bate were left out of the agreement for
a vote on the statehood resolution, and
there promises to be a variety of ex-
pressions of opinion the day before the
vote is finally taken
To Hear Rate Complaints.
On September IA, al 10 a. m. in the
court room of the federal building in
Los Angeles, commissioner Lane of the
interstate commerce commission will
take, testimony in the complaints of
the Maricopa county commercial club Of
Arizona, filed separately against the
Maricopa & Phoenix, the Phoenix &
Eastern. the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix, and the Southern Pacific
The fist complaint against the Mari
copa & Phoenix, has to do with class
and commodity rates to Pnoenlx, mesa
and Tempe. Complaint against the
Phoenix & Eastern is based on the
rates from Phoenix to points on that
line; the complaint against the Santa
Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Is based on
class and commodity rates. Tempe and
Mesa TO points in Arizona, Nevada, Col
orado and California, while the COM
plant against the Southern Pacific
complains of the rate to and from
California points as compared with
rates between California and Colorado
points. -.
Ohio People Boost Arizona.
Senator Burton has presented to the
senate a, memorial from sundry citi-
zens Of Toledo, Ohio. praying for the
adoption Of the constitution of Arizona
without change
Resurvey Ordered.
The commissioner of the general land
office has ordered a resurvey Of town
ship 81 south; range 26 east in Cochise
county. Arizona, following request for
such action submitted through delegate
Cameron by residents of the township
New Pension Bills.
The following pension bills have been
introduced by delegate Ralph Cameron:
EIeert ". Mclaughlin, Duncan, Ariz,
gas a month.
senobio Cordova, st. Johns, Ariz., $40
g month.
Merejildo Grijalva, Solomonville,
Ariz., s35 a month.
Sylvia Call. Phoenix, Ariz.. $25 a
month.
Rebecca Horn, Phoenix, Ariz-. $25 a
month.
Frank ]. Cook. Douglas, Ariz.. $50 a
month
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