Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-25 | Page 2 | Alaska Coal Lands Cut from Oil Bill

ALASKA COAL LANDS CUT fROM OIL BILL Washington Feb Conferees 2 Conferees Conferee on the oil leasing bill eliminated from the measure today provisions a extending the tho bill to include both the leasing am and sale of Alaskan coal land The measure meas meis uro ure will be ire reported back to lo both houses ses without dela delay In the hope of oC securing final enactment at this ses ses- sion slon A point of or order against ag the Alaskan land provision was made Saturday In Inthe Inthe inthe the Senate and Senator Pittman of ot Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- e. eada vada ada chairman of or the tho Senate managers manag manag- ers er said the conferees conferees' action InI in eliminating Ung it was b by unanimous vote ote I Senator Smoot of or Utah who because of or opposition to a leasing system re refused ro ro- fused to sign the first conference re report report re re- port did ld not attend the meeting Senator Pittman said tho point of ot order as raised b by Senator La 10 Follette of oC Wisconsin affected only the provision provision pro pro- vision Islon relative to the leasing of coal lands In Alaska but in order to avoid avol an any discussion that might Interfere with tho the final settlement of or the bill billat billat at this session the tho conferees thought it advisable to also eliminate the sale section Insofar ns as It affected that territory ter ter- He lie aid however that this would not s seriously affect the tho Alaskan situation as a n leasing law lawIs Is already in operation opel-allon there