The people's voice., 1958-05-02
Repr. Leroy Anderson
Reports To You From
The Nations Capitol

Dam ReS0IuClon ana mas named Sen
ators Murray of Montana, Anderson
of New Mexico and Malone of Nevad;
to sit for the Senate. Last THURSDAY
april 25) the House agreed to tht
conference, and appointed as con
ferees: the>chairman of the interior
Committee. Clair Engle of California
ranking Democratic member anC
chairman of the Irrigation and Recla-
nation subcommittee, Wayne Aspinal
of Colorado, chairman of the Indian
Affairs subcommittee, James Haley;
and Republicans John Rhodes of Ari-
zona and Harold Collier of Illinois.
The House members seem bound to
insist on the $21a million figure in
stead of the Senate's SIS million, be-
cause, in order to get the resolution
passed, they promised, in committee
and on the floor, that the $21a mil
lion would be the final figure.
If the Senate conferees accept the
$21a million figure, then the House
conferees might well concede some
such wording as that on the petitions
now being circulated in Big Horn and
Yellowstone counties. This wording
would provide that the $21a million
should be the minimum payment and
that the Grow Tribe should receive
additional money based on the value
of the land as a damsite.
There is now in the courts a suit
in which the government seeks to
condemn the damsite and pay the
Crows for the land at it's value for
grazing purposes (about $50,000).
The suggested wording, therefore,
gives the Crows almost everything
they now have, plus minimum guar
antee of So u million and assurance
that in the end they will receive the |
full value of the ground as damsite |
with their share of the special values
the dam will have to the government. |
Agreement on a suitable comprom-
se in conference will pave the way
for action by the House and Senate
so that the bill may go to the Presi-
lent for signature.
Aid to Education-I backed the
work of my colleague from Montana's
Western District on his amendments
% the bill to provide federal aid to
ducation in areas where federal ac-
ivity has had an impact on the econ
my of the school district. Congress-
nan Metcalf is member of the Edu-
alton subcommittee responsible for
his legislation, and he and his col ,
eagues are deserving of credit for
yriting a fine bill which will provide ,,
help to many Montana com
nunities. Earlier, had introduced
legislation. The extension .
lakes a significant change in the
reatment of school districts educat-
1g Indian children. 1t enables them !,
} accept payments under Public Law
IA without forfeiting the right to :
btain payments under the Johnson
'Mahoney Act for special services
nd for meeting educational problems :.
nder extraordinary or exceptional e
The extension also :
lakes a number of significant i'm "
rovements in present laws which :
rovide federal aid for education. .
robably the most important is that q
lie school program for children of .
arents who both live and work on h
deral property is made permanent. ~
Postal Pay Raises-Conferees of
e House and Senate have approved 81
W raises averaging about 9.5 per- h,
mt for postal employees, and final R
approval, at this writ fc
g, is expected promptly. If the Ell
'esident vetoes this legislation. | be
lieve the present mood of Congress in
IL be to override the veto. The m
mpromise pay formula provides ar
ese increases, retroactive to January
1858; flat 71a percent perma- be
INT raise for all postal workers; an or
ira 21a percent, temporary for fo
rec years, for employees in the first be
pay levels, and an extra 1 u per- "f
1T, temporary for three years, for 50
,se in level 7. The bulk of all postal sar
ployes, including carriers, most De
rks and postal transportation work ul,
, are in level A. The average retro in