The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-04-29
FROM NATIONAL CAPITAL.
idaho Delegation Doing Good Work
for Gem State.
Especial Correspondence

tOunly Ill lAc NlCIIllty VI bduCIOLJ dHt
Chesterfield have made application t.
the interior department for the pur
chase of sufficient water from thu
Blackfoot reservoir to irrigate from
twenty to thirty thousand acres O.
land. Senator Brady visited the in
terror department and learned from
the secretary of the interior that the
matter would have to be handled by
the Indian bureau and the reclama
ton service.
Senator Brady in company with
Congressman Smith, then visited the
reclamation service and the IndiaI
bureau and urged upon them the nee
essity for immediate action in the
matter for the reason that unless wa.
ter was taken from the Blackfoot res
ervoir additional water will have t6
be supplied for the Indian reservoir
from some other source. This coulC
be accomplished at this time but il
delayed it might result in the water
being used on other projects, and il
this water Is not secured at this time
these lands will forever be without
irrigation. These departments seemed
to be favorably impressed with the
presentation Of the matter and an in
vestigation will be made at once, and
the officers of the Farmers union and
the committee in charge of the matter
will have an opportunity to present
the matter personally to the repre-
/, sentatives Of the government.
Senator Brady and Congressman
Smith took up in detail with the sec
rotary of the interior the matter of
the Brown Bear and Horseshoe canal
claims in Fremont county. The I'M
| fairness of the present demands of the
| government were made very plain to
the secretary and he has taken the
matter under advisement.
! These coal claims are owned by
Idaho citizens who have developed the
same in good faith, and they should
have the hearty cooperation and sup
port of the government instead of the
government trying to prevent them in
developing this property, which means
so much to Idaho,
The following are some Of the most
important bills introduced at this SEES
sion of congress by Senator Borah.
A bill to provide for the acquiring
of title to public lands classified by
the government as phosphate lands;
reserving to the government all phos-
plate deposits, and the right to pros
pect for, mine and remove the same;
thus permitting the making of home
stead Nentries for agricultural pur-
poses within phosphate reserves.
A bill providing for an extension of
the number of annual payments re-
quired by law for water right charges
from ten to thirty, upon the projects
completed, in course of development
or hereafter to be developed, where no
annual payments have been made and
extending the number of payments I'M
paid to three times the number of an
nual payments due.
A bill to accept deed of gift or
conveyance from the Lincoln Farm as
sociation, corporation, to the United
States of America, of land near the
town Of Hodgenville, Kentucky, em-
bracing the homestead of Abraham
Lincoln and the log cabin in which he
was born, together with the memorial
hall enclosing the same; and further
to accept an assignment or transfer
of an endowment fund of $4,000 in
relation thereto. To be dedicated to
the purpose of national park. The
government agreeing to protect and
preserve all buildings, etc, especially
the log cabin in which Abraham Lin
coin was born, from destruction, es-
poilation, and further disintegration
to the end that they may be pre-
served for all time SO far as may be;
and further agreeing never to charge
any fee from the public for admission
to the park.
A bill prohibiting senators, repre-
sentatives or delegates from receiving
r. N OF Dr nnfin ir,I
certain matters where the United
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce.
The homestead law as approved in
1912 provides that the homesteader
shall cultivate not less than one-six-
teenth of the area beginning the sec
ond year and not less than one-eighth
beginning the third year of his entry
and until final proof, excepting in the
case of the enlarged homestead law
where double the area of cultivation
is required. Senator Borah has intro
duced bill which provides that in
lieu of the cultivation required the
may make improvements |
such as slashing, clearing, fencing, |
erection OF buildings, setting out trees
for orchards, cultivation and other
like improvements that would tend to
make the homestead habitable and |
capable of production to the extent of |
Sl.5O per acre per year, excepting I'M
der the enlarged homestead act where
the improvements shall be 75c per
acre.
A bill to authorize further advances
to the reclamation fund and for the
issue and disposal of certificates of |
Indebtedness in reimbursement there
for, and for other purposes The sum
authorized by the bill is S30,000,000.
Ex-senator Perky of Idaho, who has
been in Washington during the last
week has returned home He was
warmly received by his former col
leagues in the senate, as also by Pres
ldent Wilson and the various mem
bers of the cabinet upon whom he
called. The secretary of the interior
and the postmaster general conferred