The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-04-22

Idaho are Identical In many places
| with the conditions in the state OF
Utah. Lands often are found lying
Llgh above any practicable irrigation
line and settlers upon the same are
denied even the possibility of obtain
Ing even water for domestic uses. II
Is provided in the present law apply
Ing to Utah that as regards such
lands as these the homestead entry
man may reside within reasonable
distance from the land from which he
may cultivate and handle the same,
applying the system of dry-farming
which Is developing so successfully in
the West. Mr.. French urges that the
same provision should apply to lands
similarly situated in the arid sections
of Idaho.
Also bill amending The present
homestead law so that instead of the
homesteader being required to culti-
vate one-sixteenth of the area of his
homestead the first year and one
eighth OF the area the second and each
succeeding year, he shall be required
to perform in lieu of such cultivation
certain improvement work such as
clearing, orcharding, fencing, slash
Ing or blowing to the extent of $3.50
per acre annually except upon the en-
larged homestead where the amount
OF improvements shall equal IS cents
per acre.
Also bill providing for entry under
the homestead law of the surface of
lands held by the government within
phosphate Withdrawals in the state.
Mr.. French can see no reasonable
probability of the government ever
abandoning the idea of retaining own
ership and control of phosphate de-
posits and believes this is the only
reasonable way of disposing of the
land containing the same, and believes
that the passage of this bill will mean
for the development of some 100000
acres of land in the southern part of
the state.
Also bill providing that the gov
eminent shall compensate rural mail
carriers who may be injured in line of
duty or their families in event the
mail carrier shall lose his life while
in line of duty under similar terms as
now are provided for by law with re-
spect to railway mail carriers.
Also a bill providing for uniform
system OF railway signals throughout
the United States.
Also uuIuD0r OF OLner DlllS most
important of which are the following !:
Extending the pension laws to certain
veterans of Indian wars Providing
for woman's suffrage in the election
of members of the Senate and House
of Representatives. Authorizing the
forest service to cooperate with the
University of Idaho and for the es-
Establishment Of an experimental min
ing station a. the university. Provid-
ing for the erection of a school house
for the detached Kootenai Indians.
Providing for the trial of case be-
fore the federal courts of the state in
which both parties may have their
residence or local representative
which bill was introduced by Senator
| Perky in the last Congress. Provid-
ing for the right of appeal from the
supreme court Of the states to the fed
eral courts in cases where state laws
may be held by the state courts to be
unconstitutional because of a federal
question involved. Providing for the
grant of $4,000 acres of land to each
state and territory for road building
| A bill for the creation of Sawtooth
National park. Bills for public build
ings at Grangeville, Nampa and Pay
cite.