The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-08
Jones Asked to Present Views
of the Administration on
Pending Legislation at To-
days Session
WILL DEFER ACTION
TO END OF MEETING
Declared Proposed Legislation
Confers More Power on Sec
retary of Interior than
President Ever Had.
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tby Leased Wire 10 Evening Herald.
Denver, April S-General discus
sion of the system OF leasing the
public domain. with particular tef,r-
ence 10 the leasing bill now before
congress featured the second DAYS
session of the western governors
conference here. The executives ex-
pressed decided opinions some u
them hostile, To the proposed meas
ure. Il was decided. however. not
Co 60 on record In a resolution until
nfter hearing the views OF the gov
cfnment officials at the irrigafioli
conference. Go he held later In tho
week The governors adopted a re-
port Of "a committee consisting of
Governors Lister Washington: ". Al
Ammons. Colorado. and william
Spry, Utah, recommending final
session of the governors conference
after the close cf the irrigation cc1-
terence. At that session fical action
viii be taken ny the state executives
on the leasing hill
Al the opening OF today's session.
Governor Oswald West OF oregon.
announced that the COMMITTEES ap-
pointed 10 draw up resolution re-
.
tlonal cities IN tho west for regional
banks. that the committee was not
ready with It's resolution. u was nm
derstood that the resolution. when
Introduced. woifid not name the twa
eitles a. which the propnsed hanks
should be located. but would simply
specify that one should be in the
northwest. and the other In the
Rocky mountain region.
Governor r. NJ Byrne of South
Dakota arrived today and partici-
patcd In the conference. A telegram
was received from Governor ]. y. A.
Strong - Alaska stating that no
would not be able to attend
Governor Lister introduced the
report of the committee appointed 70
prepare "A program OF discussion of
the leasing bill The report, which
Was adopted by unanimous vote. fol-
lows:
we your committee appointed a..
report a resolution In relation TO the
federal leasing Of public lands. bes
10 submit the following:
Feeling this TO be a most i'm
rortant question of pu.iic policy. We
deem Il advisable that there be an
open discussion without any recon-
mendation from our committee ANA
would suggest that the matter be
taken up az this mornings session.
However. we further recommend that
no final action be taken by the con-
ference Of governors until after the
adjournment OF the general irrlga-
tion conference, To be held beginning
the ninth instant. for the reason that
this proposition Is interviewer with
matters that will be under discuss
sion during that conference
we furher recommend that tho
assistant secretary Of the interior
Iion A. A. Jones'. or Commissioner ot
the Land office Tallman, bee request
ed 90 present The views OF the de-
partment In relation 70 the leasing OF
public lands to the conference az
this mornings session.
We further recommend the hold
ing of the final session OF the west
crn governors conference after the
adjournment Of the general irrigation
conferences 10 be held IN this city"
Henry J Pierce, a private citizen
Of the state OF Washington. opened
the discussion OF the leasing bin
Congress never gave the prcsi-
dent OF the United states sufh ToNtf
as Is conferred by this bili upon chr
secretary Of the interior" ne de-
clared
u was announced that officers -
the international Irrigation congress
viii hold 70 meeting here In connec-
tion with the Irrigation conference
which opens tomorrow. The officers
are. President. Richard w YounF,
salt Lake CITY; vice presidents---J q.
Case. Abilene. kan. John FairTeath-
er Frrrno, CHl. : n. Lea. Pierre,
S. D.. Richard n Burgess. m Pase.
Tex. Kurt Grunwaid. Denver sccre-
tnry. Arthur Hooker salt Lake City.