The Coolidge examiner., 1940-04-18

had received favorable preliminary
reports from Arizona Census Su
pervisors as to progress of census
taking in our State OF course, il
is essential that a complete count
be made in Arizona for several
reasons. A selfish reason is the
possibility of Arizona's having two
Congressman after the next ap
portionment. That will depend
not wholly but in part, upon our
increase in population. 1t will de
pend in part upon the number OF
aliens in Arizona and also upon
how many Indians not taxed are
included Indians not taxed are
excluded by the Constitution, but
in actual fact a larger and larger
proportion OF our Indian popula-
ton is being taxed. Although the
reapportionment bill. as it was re-
ported by the House Census Com
mittee, excluded aliens from the
basis of reapportionment, the
House removed that provision
when it passed the bill on April IL.
Livestock men carrying on graz
ing in Arizona seem to have con-
flicting views as to which depart
ment of government they prefer
TO be under, but on the whole re-
gret the overlapping and complex
ty of departmental regulation.
There is a division of grazing, or
ranpe management. in the Forestry
Service under the Department or
Agriculture pertaining to the ma
tional forests, and a newer Divls-
ion of Grazing on the PUBIC
domain under the Department OF
Interior. 1t would seem that there
ought to be a consolidation, or at
least some simplification. Such
movement has been rumored In the
press and much discussed official
" and semi-officially. However
this is "out the window by Presl-
Dental action April IL. AS get It,
stockmen would like to have
voice in managing their own al
fairs. and they dislike bureau
cratic rulings by men from the
East who lack practical knowledge
Of Western conditions. Senator
Johnson of Colorado has a bill D
1892. providing for the creation OF
boards of local stockmen to ADVISE
and make recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture respect
ing the administration of grazing
lands located within nationai
forests. His bill, S. 1929, would
nroyide the use of 90 percent Oh
grazing receipts for range improve
ment with in such national forests
Most of my correspondence indi-
Gates satisfaction Of stockmen
over local control of grazing under
the Department of Interior
Hearings on my bill H. K. SZoo'
to aid the financing Of small min
ing properties are urgently re-
ouested by the Small Mine Oper-
ators. We have been unable TO
have hearings on the bill thus far.
partly because of the illness OF
the Chairman, Congressman Stea-
gall of Alabama, and because the
ranking member, Mr.. Williams OF
Missouri, although not hostile,
would take no action without Mr..
Steagall. Yesterday I got a
promise from the Chairman of the
Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to hold hearings on this bill
and to give me sufficient prior
notice that l might have an Off
cial of the Small Mine Operators
here to present their views.
Our State has many more ex-
service men than Arizona ever
furnished to the wars. Many of
these ex-service men have come
from other parts of the Union to
Arizona because Of our remark
able climate. Most OF them intend
to spend the rest of their lives in
Arizona. 1t was as possible bene-
fit to these ex-service men that
Congressman Crugham of Nevada
and l joined efforts to get some
new land made available under the
recent enactment of The Five Acre
Tract Law. l try to keep in close
contact with Congressman Rankin
veterans legislation and benefits.
He informs me of a new ruling
by the Veterans Administration
which will enable some veterans,
really totally disabled, to get a
total disability rating by taking
into consideration also their unem-