Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-12-12
LIVE wAsHInoEon NEWS.
Especial Correspondence
The Neu Session " ConQrsss.

/ sicn OF the sixty-thlrd congress end
cd nj noon. and the second was ush
cred IN by formal proclamation OF tn
| vice president and Speaker OF TIL
Ifouxe the Immediate status OF leg
isiation was little different from wha
Il WAS when tho Senate and Hous,
adjourned Saturday afternoon.
President Wilson appeared befor,
and read his annual message at 4
ioint session In the House chamber
Aside from this fornahty. inauenr1it-
Ell last kprii. and the presentation
~ the House of annual estimates FOR
federal expenditures the first days
OF this new sessions were scarcely
distinguishabIe from the closing days
Of tho old. For the first time In many
years, Congress will step over from
one session 10 another without a
break IN the routine business.
The algnineance 81 the new session
lies 10 the fact that IL opens the
flaodgatea 81 legislative activity, and
inaugurates period that promises
90 be crowded with the confederation
/ ~ important projects and prolific IN
I legislative enactment.
The extra session ilat ending was
/ limited, by informal agreements with
Z President Wilson. 10 the considera-
I tion OF tariff and currency reform.
and nothing that might Interfere with
those issues was taken up. The cur
rency bill stiii dominates the situa-
tlon as the new session begins. but
.he administration program OF anti
trust and railroad legislation. which
Is TO follow must share the field with
score or more of other important
subjects
The new session probably will wit
ness more activity prior TO Christmas
than any OF recent years. Demoera-
tic leaders propose TO hold the senate 4
10 thirteen hour sessions, with no /
Christmas vacation. unless the cur
rency bill IL passed before the time
set for the holidays. In the House.
meantime an effort will be made to
dispose OF several of the annual APP
Precipitation bills before Christmas. so
Tint appropriation legislation will
interfere az little as possible with the
consideration Of other matters.
French Works for Improved Land
Conditions.
Congressman French has been very
active IN supporting the proposition
NJ passing to patent all lands In Ida :
ho. patent 20 which under grants :
should be issued 10 grantee and is
greatly pleased with the view the
Interior Department is taking Of the s
'
In northern Idaho alone approx I
nateiy g.00000O acres have been !
sranted To- railroads or 10 grantees Of
no latter and are paying no taxes t
some Of this land Is so situated that d
inder the ordinary survey work that :
he government Is carving on. Il can Il
rot be reached within the near flu d
urc. c
Mr.. French urges that In addition 8
O this a special appropriation should h
" provided for the survey Of the II
and. He has introduced the bill o
With this end In view and has the
upport OF the Interior department n
n the proposition. p
Assistant Secretary Jones said to- II
lay TO Mr. French II shall back up II
he proposition 20 .hc limit" Speak W
ng on the subject Mr.. French said, p
! condemn Most earnestly the scrip Il
NV which was enacted some fifteen ST
ears ago under which these lands 81
ave been selected In Idaho In lieu of
md etsrts in other states. This G
rhine, however has been committed. !
nd we cannot undo II. The thing
, do now Ii 10 make lands taxable t.,
istead OF permitting them 20 increase o.
! value to the owners at the expense 40
the state Of Idaho and the eoun- -,
es through nom payment OF taxessI %
tate Wants Western Delegates TO III
Units. pI
In discussing legislation desired by To
70 west recently Congressman Smith tic
pressed sentiment which viii find pli
hearty response In the hearts Of all
ne westerners. He said wi
Recent developments convince me II
Mt u may be necessary for western du
leentcS 90 act In unison on certain IL
aasuros rs q matter Of self-protec- su,
N. shi
'if we DO not we win be denied VIII
my things 10 which we are entitled Zee
q some things which we have long o Q
loved viii be taken away from us mi
'rhe eastern section Of the coun- Gle
- particularly favored because sar
the scat % government being To- not
ed here. An the senators and rep tina
entatives are required 10 spend the tire
~ OF their time here. and because net
this fact they are all advised re- not
ding the legislative needs OF the wei
trial and eastern part OF the coun- toy
but they are not required TO In resi-
m themselves In regard to the ity
OF Rocky Mountain and Pacific G
st states and "a consequence. be
y are handicapped by lack OF in scr,
nation when questions peculiarly 81
'licahie 90 that section are under ban
'sideretict5 What actual know scr,
&c can the new member have Of teri
legislative needs 81 that country The
. has never hcen west OF the Mis- thai
lippi riverf What can ne know or
ut the necessity OF proposed emit
nges in the homestead laws. the
ert land laws. tho dry farming act.
reclamation law. the mining law. M
numerous other laws cfystrting
{ country And yet We all know A,
instances. many OF them where osh
nhers refuse 20 follow the opin- mis-
~ those who know nv actual ex- snI,
lcrce and observation the hard raj
% imposed on the pioneer farmer oct,