The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-02-02
Christensen Receives Commu-
nication From the Idaho
. Senator.
WAS PURELY OVERSIGHT
Provisions of the Proposed Amend
ment to Homestead Reclamation
Bill as it Applies to Payette- Boise
and Minidoka Government Irriga-
ton Projects.

J. F. Christensen, one of the di-
rectors of the Black Canyon Irriga-
ton district, has been in communica
ton with Senator w. E. Borah in re-
gard to Senate Bill No. 1868. Under
this bill the successful contestant of
a homestead has no preference rights
in the premises; and to remedy this
oversight Senator Borah proposes to
amend the bill. The following letter
and provisions of the proposed law
are self-explanatory. Mr.. Christian
sen is in receipt of the following:
United States Senate
Committee on Education and Labor
Washington, D. c.
Jan. "a, 1912.
My dear Mr.. Chistiansen:
have your letter of the 10Th calling
attention to the error in S. B. 1868. |
am very sorry that this error got into
the bill and am frank to admit that
it was by reason of the fact that
was not fully familiar with the entire
situation. You will realize that it is
very difficult to know in detail all
the conditions to be covered by meas
ures with reference to our land laws.
But it is my purpose as soon as the
bill comes up for consideration to
amend it in accordance with the sug-
geston of your letter. In view of
the fact that number of people have
been disturbed over the matter it
might be we'll if you would make a
statement in the paper that l have
given my attention to this matter
and that l propose to see that it is
changed. 1t will relieve very prop
erly some who are disturbed over the
matter. l thank you for your letter.
Very respectfully,
VIM. E. BORAH.
cd Congress-2d Session
S. 1928.
In the Senate of the United States.
December S, 1911.
Mr.. Borah introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on 1rri-
cation and Reclamation of
Arid Lands.
A BILL
To amend section five OF an Act to
authorize advances to the reclama-
ton fund and for the use and dis
position of certificates of indebted
ness in reimbursement therefor,
and for other purposes, approved
June twenty-6fth, nineteen hundred
and ten.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress
assembled:
That section FIVE of an Act entitled
"An Act to authorize advances to the
reclamation fund and for the use and
disposal of certificates of indebted
ness in reimbursement therefor, and
for other purposes" approved June
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and
ten (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large,
page eight hundred and thirty-hve)
as amended by an Act approved Feb
ruary eighteenth. nineteen hundred
and eleven (Thirty-si<th Statutes at
Large, page nine hundred and seven
teen) shall not apply to the Minido-
ka reclamation project or the Boise
reclamation project in the State OF
Idaho. but all lands within such pro-
jects which were vacant on June
twenty. fifth, nineteen hundred and
ten. or which may be or shall hereaf-
ter become vacant are hereby made
subject to immediate settlement and
entry under the homestead law, as
amended by an Act entitled Gan Act
appropriating the receipts from the
sale and disposal of public lands in
certain states and territories to the
construction of irrigation works fol
the reclamation of arid lands" ap-
proved June seventeenth. nineteen
hundred and two (Thirty-second Stat
utes at Large. page thee hundred ant
eighty-eight): Provided, That entries
allowed hereunder shall be according
to farm units where the same shall