The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-05-21
NEWS FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITOL


what the farmers wanted, but spe.
cial committees were selected to frame
the right kind of rural credits bill;
these committees labored long and
faithfully, and made their report the
day the democratic caucus was held
Even if the bill evolved by those com.
mittees is not in exactly the proper
form, the Senate and House could
amend the bills to make them what
they should be, and amendments to
improve them would be made if Con
gress was given the opportunity to
consider and vote upon the bills and
upon amendments
Il have been devcting much study
to this subject, and have formulated
several amendments embodying my
ideas as to what rural credits bill
should prescribe, But unless there is
a change in program, no opportunit,
will be afforded to present the amend.
ments and have them considered. ]
am strongly hopeful that some means
will be found, Notwithstanding the
action of the House caucus, to brin
a rural credits bill up for considera
ton and passage. Congress can well
afford to prolong it's session. if nee
essary, in order to pass rural ere.
dts bill, and l hope the advocates Of
rural credits legislation will find a
way, before adjournment, to pass
such BILL and send it to the Presi.
dent for approval 1t is not suffi-
Gent to say that rural credits legis
lation shall be laid aside because tho
President disapproves Of a single sec.
ton in that bill. If the President
objection is valid, the bill can BE-
amended to meet his objection. Ger
tainly, Congress owes it to the coun.
try to take up the rural credits legis-
lation without further delay"
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Finding it impossible to secure the
passage of special bill authorizing a
loan Of 100000 900 to the reclamation
i, fund, Senator Borah has offered an
amendment to the river and barber
bill authorizing loan of 1000, 900.
The Senator is satisfied Congress will
not, under any circumstances, author
ize the loan of the larger amount ev-
en- though it be recommended by the
(Secrctary of the Interior, and he feels
that fifty millions is better than moth.
ing. Unless this loan is authorized,
Senator Borah believes the govern
ment and the states, looking to the
completion of private projects that
are languishing for lack Of financial
support.
Senator Brady is member of the
special joint committee representing
Congress, which went to New YorA
on May 18th, to attend the funera
of and pay tribute to the heroes OF
Vera Cruz
Now that the Appropriations Com.
mittee has approved Senator Brady:
amendment to tho legislative bill
appropriating $1,000 to continue the
operation of the Boise Assay Off
fer another year, it is certain til
amendment will be agreed to by th>
Senate The House, which voted tc
abolish the Boise, as we'll as other
western assay offices, is expected to
object to the amendment but Sena.
tor Brady Is preparing a defense Ct
his amendment which he will lay
before the conference committee
which finally will determine the fato
of the amendment
| AS result of many visits which
Senator Brady has made to the In
terror Department, Secretory Lane
and Land Commissioner Tallman are
preparing to issue patents to mos,
of tho 80 homesteaders on lands in
the Marble Creek district, Idaho.
Under a decision of the Department
rendered March 10th, the claim OF
the homesteaders to these lands was
held paramount to the claim Of the
state, and in view of that decision
Senator Brady has urged that pat
ents be issued promptly to those
settlers preparing these patents, and
they will issue in a few days. In sew
eral instances, the Department in
forms Senator Brady that the home
steaders have not submitted fina,
proof. The Senator is asking these
settlers to submit their proof, in
order that they, too, may get their
patents.