The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1914-08-13

after tts passage through the senate
Il then reserved th. riGh, 20 Offer II
on the aooE Of tho house.
In explanation Of this smsndmsni.
Il desire to state that iis obiee, 10 10
lTtstors the old repealed section . Of
The original reclamation nc, as far
az i; can DO dots coHsIsteatiy with
tho proposed twenty years extension
period for paymra,s by settlers.
/ Section = Of the reclamation act
passed In $50. contemplated that
within each ,oasJrat period after It's
tasaas- there should be an raui,abie
snd equal expenditure Of the resixina'
zion funds in the states contributing
10 this fund. section VAS repealed
iuns 10. 1910.
'Thls ,epea, ana ,s erect on my
state has been q matter at the fnos,
bitter debate and controversy ,h ths
state at Oregon. sud ever since Its
pa 50 age has been vital Issue IN every
senatorial aud congressional election
there Tho people ot Oregon feel
ke~nly the aisefimiaatlon pfseilesd
aralss, them slnee section ; Of the
Reclamation act sas repealed,
-Th. repoT, Of the reclamation cor.
vice fos 'h. nscsi year ~ndinx June
40. 1919. shows Oregon second in the
iiis, OF contributors 10 the reclamation
fand. 4, contributed the sum Of no.
JiT.ssf.is TIP 10 ,sa, time Oregon
stood ,snth ia the list OF slio,tses OF
reclamation funds. hsrins been al.
ls,,ea su, tt.sst.sis7T: OF this
AMOUNT u.s':.is..si ~as repaid.
leaving a ae, Investment OF ss.osT..
ossis
Secretary Lane. Al the uTGea, 20.
ilc.tailon oi the Oregon delegation
10 both houses, has recognized this
aaiss, Discrimination made against
tho state Of Oregon aud In . great
measure has eadeaSored 10 msic out
justice 10 us since this last report
o: Ia. exclamation service. OF April
so. 1913. there have been allotted to
various states UP 10 April 30. 1914.
by Secretary Lane. tio..ss.sstos
In tho state Of Oregon there are
some i;.ooo. 600 acres os public lands.
Is. 600. 600 acres aaditionsi In tho for.
Get reserves. Upon the fores, re-
serves there stand nearly 10000
ooo,ooo fee, Of timber. worth from
q? so to - a thousand feet.
We expect ,ha, tho proceeds ot
these great resources within tho boun.
aarics OF our state viii ultimately
roach and swell tho reclamation fund.
We fool. "a was originally eontcmpist.
cd by the reclamation act. that 40
shall have the right 10 demand. a. a
matter OF Law. our share OF our mag
niacent resources pouring into tho
reclamation fund. that We should not
be dependent, solely on tho bounty or
bcao,olrnec Of any secretary OF the
Interior for our shar. OF tho rcciama-
tion funds.
The people Of my state are not
snvioas OF the liberal. frce-hauded
manner In which these funds have
been allotted 10 some OF tho other
states. but wc are certainly Jealous OF
what No consider TO BE- our riEhts.
aud feel that our rights win be as
sared TO W only by the passage OF
this amendment"
sinnott. In speaking against the
charging OF interest against water
users. spoke In part ~ follows;
Upon tho passage Of the reciama-
tlon act. the settlers and the govern
mont undertook reciprocal parts In
the reclamation and tho settlement Of
the arid lands OF tho West. The gov
srnmsnt impliedly In tho reclamation
act encouraged tho settlers to believe.
and made implied representations by
the very terms Of the act. that II the
settlers would sottle upon and culti.
vate these lands for which the gov
srnmsnt would furnish water these
lands could bs reclaimed and the pay
iasais made within = tsn-ysAr period,
These implied representation and
Inducements on the part Of the gov.
ernmsnt were supplemented BY actual
aud direct representations made by
tho reclamation odacIals In person
upon the projects to prospective set
tiers and the farmers owning the
land, These representations were. no
doubt. honestly made,
Relying upon these rsprsssnta.
tions. the settlers and farmers went
upon these lands. have spsnt their