The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-06-23
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
Current News Of the Week ond Events
of Importance in Which
Idaho Figures
Especial to the Republican,

Especial to the Republican,
Washington, June 22.-There was
a lively controversy in the senate the
other day as to how much cows were
worth, All the authorities were call
ed in to settle the problem. Senator
Stone read from a document that
in the western border states of Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington, cows
ranged from $4,000 to $46.50. Sem
ator Hepburn stated that he thought
that cows readily command, might
safely say, double that" and then he
supplemented his remarks by saying
that Sin my state COW that is con-
sidered worth feeding and keeping is
valued at SIS and upward" Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, said: COWS
range from $40 a head down to 500"
The distinguished Mr.. Bailey, of Tex
as, thought that the registered Jer-
sey cows are worth more, and taking
the highest as well as the lowest of
them, would perhaps average $780,"
However, he thought that the "aver-
age dairy cow of the country will not
command one-half that much" And
then Mr.. MARITIME, of New Jersey,
boosted of his great state and it's
Jersey cows, and said, 81 have neigh
bors who have paid as high as $4,000
for cow" Still he did not believe
that the bovine creatures from the
rest of the country would average up
to more than $45 or $50. Mr.. War
rem finally succeeded in drawing at
tention from the great American pro-
Queer of tactical fluid to the sheep of
Wyoming, and he got in few good
boosts for the plain mutton and sheep
as we'll as the wool on their bodies.
A few senators tried to join him in
telling what they knew of those AMI
mails, but they had to give it up as
the Wyoming man evidently had a
corner on knowledge of this class.
A significant resolution was intro
duced the other day by Senator Borah
of Idaho, which provides that the
committee on postofices and post
roads shall be authorized and directed
to inquire into and report to the SEN
ate at the earliest possible date what
changes are most desirable or neces-
sary in the postal system and with
particular reference to the subject of
the establishment of the parcels post.
Like Banquo's ghost, this subject Is
constantly demanding attention and
if Mr.. Borah presses this matter with
the same vigor that he has some other
classes of legislation, it is more than
likely that something besides more
talk will result in legislative chambers
in relation to the parcels post.
Representative Burton l.. French
has introduced bill to extend the
provisions of the pension acts of June
27, 1899, and February 6, 1907, so
as to include members of the company
of Indian scouts known as the "For-
syth Scouts" who participated in the
battle with the Indians on the Aruck-
aree fork of the Republican river in
Colorado on February 17,1S6S. Leg
islation is also intended to extend to
the widows and minor children OF
these soldiers.
According to bulletin issued by
the Census department 1t is fouad
that practically every portion of the
country has shown an increase in
population during the past ten years
and the exceptions to this r,'le are
found in different counties which are
designated by the statisticians OF pop
ulation. In the mountain division,
comprising Montana, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
Nevada and Idaho, there were "a
counties which decreased and 1853
which increased; the largest number
of the latter 80 being those which
gained SO per cent. or more. There
were two which increased less than
per cent; Fl from to Is per cent;
IA from Is to Is per cent; and "a
from Is to SO per cent.
There are number of bills in con-
gress providing for the sale of fire.
killed timber upon the public lands
of the United States, and among them
is bill introduced by Mr.. Wendell,
of Wyoming, which authorizes the
secretary of the interior to sell and
dispose of such timber on public
lands outside of the national forests,
to the highest bidder. The great
forest fires that have swept over the
country in recent years have Destroy
ed millions of feet of valuable timber,
and it has been charged time and