Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12

that in addition to himself those pres
ent from Idaho were Harry l.. Day
of Wallace, ]. C. White of Occur
d'Alene, DR.. J. B. Morris of Lewiston,
Senator Irwin e. Rockwell OF Belle
vue, Mrs Bradley, formerly of Boise,
r. f. Johnson of Boise. Congressman
Smith and McCracken, Mrs. venable
and R. o. Jones, the last named secre-
tary to Senator Brady.
The membership of The congress. he
stated. included the hea, of a great
many of the state institutions, mem
bers of the department of agriculture.
great many representatives from the
southern and VIC ltern states. a sprink-
ling from the eastern states and also
leading men from the governmental
departments at WashinL ton.
The congress, stated Governor Haw-
ley, agreed upon most matters brought
before it, but the water power ques-
ton was the bone of contention both
in the committee and before the con-
gress. Forester Pinchot, ex-Sec-
rotary or the Interior Garfield and
number of the representatives of diff
ferent departments interested in the
subject made a strenuous fight against
the Myers bill and the Shields bill,
stated Mr.. Hawley. the latter which
has passed the senate and is now in
the house, and the former, which has
been favorably recommended to the
senate for passage Mr.. Hawley ex-
planned that the Shields bill affected
the water power on navigable streams
and the Myers bill co, ,red other rivers
and streams.
Strenuous Fight Made.
The Ferris bill, wtic!. has passed the
house and is now in the senate, was
Endorsed by Pinchot and Garfield and
their followers, said Mr.. Hawley, and
the fight IN the matter was very
strenuous both in the committee and
before the congress, but upon the final
vote the congress passed resolutions
favoring the Myers and Shields bills
by a three fourths majority. Mr.. law
ley states he made as strenuous fight
as possible for the Endorsement of the
bills and had tbs support of Harry L.
Day, chairman of the Idaho delegation,
and of all its members.
Personally, Mr.. Ha yley states, he
does not believe the government ST ould
attempt to control the water ways
within the different states as he feels
the matter is a state question, but that
knowing that some legislation on the
matter was soon to bes passed, after
close study of the bills o, the subject
and being satisfied that the bills in
dorsed would not retard development
in the western states. he favored their
passage.
Business In the east, said Mr.. Haw-
ley, is excellent in all sections. In
Washington he found there was a
great deal Of doubt and uncertainty as
to what would be done in regards to
preparedness in the matter of increas-
ing the army and navy. The Mexican
situation, he learned was causing a
great deal of anxiety and the general
impression was that trouble was bound
to be the result. Concerning the Ger
man situation. he stated, the feeling
was strong in Washington that there
would be no severance of diplomatic re-
lations.
En- route home Mr.. Hawley stopped
for a day at Louisville, KY, on legal
business and found that section re-
markedly prosperous and all crops
we'll advanced. The people in that sec
ton were very sanguine ove7 the out
look for 1916. His trip home, he states,
was pleasant until he struck the cold
wave in Wyoming and so far as he had
observed, he finds that a great deal of
damage was don by the freeze
throughout thu northwest.