Holbrook argus., 1912-04-09
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL
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 bureaus in Washington are designated as Directors, this euphonious title being much more pleasant to the ear than that ugly word spelled Boss. However, in the present instance, the heads of these institutions, whose main business appears to be the wholesale manufacture of hot air and the running of crews of typewriter operators who hardly are given time to sleep, is per haps properly described by the title of Director.
 The election of four brand new Senat- ors coming from the new States of Arizona and New Mexico is causing quite an amount of speculation as to the probable effect that the added mem- bership will produce in the affairs of the upper house. While the two Mem- bers from Arizona are Democrats and those from New Mexico are Republi- cans, yet the distinction would be finer as between the progressive and regu- lar elements in the two parties, could be definitely foretold. The margin of control is resting on hair trigger and the four new Senators will be pretty able to run the whole country at times, If they succeed in getting together. MT. Marcus Smith of Arizona and MT Thomas R. Catron of New Mexico. have each served in the lower National House as delegates, and though Judge Albert R. Fall, of New Mexico, has never been Member of that body, he Is widely known in the National CapiJ- al and was one of the active agents in securing statehood. MT. Henry F. As- hurst, the second Arizona Senator, will be new man to the National Capita al, but he is quite celebrity at home, principally on account of his abilities as an orator The peculiar thing about the selection of Senators for the new States from Washington viewpoint, is the fact that Delegate Cameron of Arizona, and Delegate Andrews of New Mexico, who bore the brunt of the statehood fights and won out, have both retired from public life. It is said in Arizona that strong effort will be made to elect MT. Cameron cn the com- ing fall, and it is understood here that he will be a candidate for the prima- ries.
 A great fight has been won by the western Members of Congress in the passage of three-yesr homestead bill, the effect of which is to reduce the time of residence upon homestead lands fl on five to three years. This measure has been opposed by some of the stronges, men in Congress, principally those com ing from the east of the Mississipp River, and has also known to have me with the opposition of the Departmen of the Interior and the General LanC Office. The measuIe has been brough up at the session on Wednesday of eacl week, and the western Members hay fought tooth and nail ill the interes of the homesteaders, and in the cours of speech on the subject, MT. Frenc of Idaho, called attention to the remark able phenomena in connection with tn exodus of the large numbers of ou people to the Dominion of Canada, an f he discussed the relation of the home stead laws as bearing effect that ha been produced, asserting that measure that would tighten the burdens of home , steaders would serve as meaus of CT couraging farming on this side of th boarder. MT. French during the wee had secured an extension of the tim of payments for the settlers in the Oeu D'Alene Indian Reservation. Anothe effective speech made upon this subjeC s was that by MT. LaFo11ette of Washing ton. who related that he had lived fo S and he declared that ''lots of men ar ', being made miserable who are tryin to aquire homes honestly under th land laws of the United States" B 4 could go upon the lands still left LII settled, even though some of land ha timber on it, and offer an oppertunit for the aquirement of a home, that sue privilege should be granted to the pros pective homeseeker. Mondell of Wy oming, Taylor and Martin of Colorad l. and Ferris of Oklahoma, dealt sledg l. hammer blows in favor of the thre' year homestead act, and the maide speeches of the new Congressmen Ha! -' den of Arizona, and Ferguson of Ne
 Mexico, were made in support of th residence for three instead of fveyear = This legislation differed but little frol that already passed by the Senate, an T therefore practically became law uI on the rendering of the judgement ( the House in its favor.