The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-11

Washington, -, c. March H.
Secretary Lane Of the Interior de-
4. parsment has expressed himself aH
pleased with the record made by the
slxty-third congress on legislation ar
fecting the work OF the interior de-
pertinent and the public Affairs under
It's administrators.
''No single congress In a decade. "
aaid the secretary. "has passed and
considered 80 much constructive leg
i%slaiion for the development Of the
west. the announcement of pioneers
and settlers. and tho economical al
mlnistration 81 the many interests
handled by this department.
Probably h biggest item in the
list h the legislation FOR the building
OF the Alaskan railway and tho OPEN
ing n leasing Of Alaskan coal lands.
The country viii come to hook back
upon this legislation as inauguratine
a work that will rank in importance
with the construction OF the Panama
canal
'The extension 81 time for rocla-
nation settlers to pay their water
right charges. ths desert land acts
TO relieve and encourage settlers who
are striving 20 make homes In the
arid sections, the temporary oil leas-
ling bill for the relief of the Oh situ-
alton, the authorization OF establish
mcnt nf ten mine experiment bureaus
and fifteen additional mine rescue
stations, the appropriations for ex-
tension of the work of the bureau OF
Education In rural and industrial sec-
lions. are all progressive measures,
In It's every act In relation 20 the
public domain and the work Of this
department tho congress Just adj
journed has evinccd a desire to
further the Interests and encourage
the efforts Of the real home builder
and the man or woman anxious Go aid
in the country'H development. aud
has ffowned upon the speculative
and exploiting class.
Real progress a been made to-
ward true conservation Of our nat
ural resources. Although the leasing
bills FOR opening up the coal. oil.
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water power sites 20 development
failed in the senate because of OBJ
structiOnistic tactics. the favorable
action by the house upon these meas
ures and the passage OF the law open
bg the surface Of phosphate and
potash lands To homestcading. and
providing that the mineral deposits
In these lands shall re main with
drawn until further action by con
gress. II highly significant ~ the
purpose OF to complete this
program at an early date.
The Indian appropriation bin
failed 10 pass because 0f a ControFcr-
~ over the demand ct tho Choctaw
Indians in Mississippi hat they be
enrolled and given a share OF the
tribal funds Of tho Choctaw Indians
lof Oklahoma 4 Joint resolution
passed 10y congress extends the APP
Preparations of the current year Tor
Indian purposes. While the failure
of this bin will necessarily cause
some embarrassment tu the Indian
office. 1t viii % load Ca any u~cglect
of the Indians or Of their property
or Interests. which vii! bc fuzzy cared
for"
Among measures Of Importance rc-
lating TO the public domain and the
affairs Of the interior department.
which have becu Enacted ~ he six
ity-third congress Secretary Lane
mentioned the following;
The Alaskan railway law, and M,
appropriation tat the last session
which gives the administration about
&2.5OO.000 available for work durinf
the coming year.
The Alaska coal leasing law.
Appropriation Of &~it.0O0,00o 10 b'
expended ON reclamation work 10
lg1G.
Authorization Of % ncw hulldinf
for the interior department, estimated
TO cost $500. 600. OF which Sl,500
600 Is appropriated this year. This
new building. TO De- erected nt y nnd
Eighteenth streets. Washington, vii
contain quarters for ul tine bureaus
OF the department except the patent
office. the bureau OF education ant
the pension bureau.
An appropriation % $500, 600 fol
the construction Of new Laboratories