Show INDIANS HAVE INNING S BEFORE THE SECRETARY SECT EJARY But Bu the Savages Evidently E Do Not Understand Un the theS S Terms T effiS of the Case CaseI I Senator R Rawlins Says That the Florence Mining Company Is IsMy Mythical My II 5 S I to The Tb Herald Washington Dee Dec D 14 lL Senators tora Raw flaw Rawlins hun lins and Kearns Kearus and ad Representative Sutherland had another conference this morning with the Ute secretary of the I interior on the subject of ot the lease lese of the Florence Mining Alining company on the Uintah reservation A delegation ot of Indians consisting of Verney Mack Tim Johnson John Johnson Joh John Duncan and Big Joe were present and were questioned by the Utah delegation tion when it developed that they knew w scarcely anything about the terms of or orthe the lease lea e except that they the wanted it granted Two important things how however however however ever developed First that the In Indians Indians diane would not object to the opening of the reservation If they the were amply paid for the same by the government and second that the tease lease granted to the Florence Mining company would undoubtedly be approved unless u the be objectors corroborated by affidavits the assertion that the consent of the Indians to the same was wu obtained through gro gr s misrepresentations The objectors were given glen ten days in which to file these additional affidavits If It the representations of ot the Indians to the effect that they are willing to dispose of their thel lands If guaranteed payment for them amounts to any auay anything anything thing Senator Kearns will immediate immediately ly introduce a bill in congress con rea asking UI Dg for tor the appointment of a commission to confer with the Indians Indiana India and aM report as soon as possible po upon the Ute terms for opening the reservation After the hearing the secretary bad had bada hada a conference with the Indians Indiana and Agent Myton My ton for the purpose of Ques Questioning questioning the Indians stating they were evidently timid about expressing them themselves themselves selves seles in the presence of so 80 many ny strangers and that he desired del red to learn something further if po possible Ible of them Representative Sherman of New York has been present at both hearings At Atthe Atthe Atthe the last he was accused ed of having an interest in the lease which he denied explaining his presence by reason of the fact that he was wag chairman of the house committee on Indian affairs S Senator Sen tor Rawlins Kawlins Views Sneaking of the tAe proposition Senator Rawlins saM said The Florence FJor Mining company ap appears appears appears pears to have bae been incorporated under the laws of New Jersey No one in the interior department dep has seen its ar articles tIdes of incorporation lon nor seems to know who the officers officer or stockholders of this mythical concern may be It appeared in the examination of ol My Myton Myton Myton ton that Henry C Payne chairman of the executive committee of the na national national Republican committee Is te pres pros president presIdent ident The Th secrecy and dispatch dl patch which has been displayed in obtaining for tor forthe forthe the Florence Mining company the privilege liege of exploiting the wealth of the Uintah reservation together with oth other other er or circumstances indicate a disposition to secure to t a few tew favor favorites favorites ites lIes in public life valuable rights from which other people are excluded Secretary Wilson intends to secure the transfer of ot the appropriation for forthe f forthe r the care and maintenance of forest fore t re reserves reserves serves senes from the interior department budget to the department of agriculture agriculture ture tune and thus secure congressional sanction for a proposition to place the full ull control of forest reserves with the forestry division under Pin Pinchat chat chet ch t in line with the recommendation made by President Roosevelt Roo in his hig message It is believed Secretary Hitchcock wit wil loot Inot oppose OH this change as u he is Ia now heartily In accord with the idea of Secretary Secreta Wilson WIon and Mr II r on forestry subjects There Thre is 18 every reason to believe Secretary Wilson will accomplish his object ob ober as 34 a western men in congress co generally are satisfied with the way the interior de le department has administered ret res in inthe rt n the past put New Hew Irrigation Bill The subcommittee of western mem meat members members bers bars of congress which has ha bei bf I fram framing t m lug ing tI an irrigating bill bi completed r d th measure today It is il a combination by Hansbrough Hanabrough b Sha t N and ad other its it main feature I being as a follows The creation of I reclamation fund und from rom the monies maies 1 I rived lived from the disposal di l of public land Janus the secretary of 01 01 the Interior to t I see Re I reserve sites Cites withdraw lands hands I Ifor for reserves from entry determine th practicability of if 0 irrigation projects pOj and ai ailet let contracts fur for their construe construction Lion th ti cost t of no project to exceed 1 l lacre an a acre o 1 acre cre Lands no ac R irrigated shall shaH be IDe 1 CU uS L bet jet only to homestead entry with ih t S tan SI fan I an acre and ad entries enies I Ito to t eighty acres acre Th The Th management o these the reserves to pass P to t users urs of wa water sv ter tel when the majority of the land under them are taken ten up Perpetual Perpetua I water rights for private lands to I h b hI sold oid fd at 5 per acre if the te water wate pr I vided tided vide by the government works work more mor than tha sufficient for tor the reclamation tion ton of ot Irrigable able public lands un undo uni i each project The secretary of ot th the interior is authorized to acquire acquire tit tt ti necessary rights right of property by o e ed cg rf damnation d under un r judicial process the United States or state court coup Nothing In the te act at is to be c 1 as a affecting or interfering with state sat laws regarding appropriation S distribution of water for i iga 1 j I jand and beneficial use us is to be b the t e ba baand baj baand and measure of water rights Th 1 11 measure lesure framed is red regarded as a ten lD tentative i a one and will wi be b submitted d to t t t ZI full ful committee of western tr senators senator a i j representatives on Wednesday nex nf It I is believed the t bill bl will wi be b adov by b the general committee coIte substantial substantially ly as a framed red Western Wt Men n Care C Of OfT The T western wester minority ty senators torl a being b g well weil wel taken tk care ae 6 by y p friends on the senate ate is designating committee place this thin th congress Senator Sentor Sn tor Ra w i n I r undoubtedly get a place on the th for fori 5 relations committee in addition addi rion those thos he be e already has Senator T Twill will wi retain the chairmanship of t f n i committee committe on private lan Jani 5 j chrin III Tr Senator Patterson Pater n it i is i believed bl en 1 wi wib v be b placed on the committee d r tion and reclamation of arid and land a d privileges privilege and elections and it thought he will also al be b given a pie 18 the committee revision of th on on n t r laws of the United States S Sena nar Dubois Dubols Dubi who is i on OD the committee committees has generously l asked aked a f r rno no definite assignment and after 3 f er b h bing rF ing tag other western estern minority senator Renato the te best places place obtainable will wil bp be b laded led with wih anything that is Ift the new Republican members Sena Sens r Kearns Kerns will wi probably be b placed on en 1 h public lands Jand irrigation ton and recta ecla tion tin of arid lands landt mines and nd rain and other committees of importer S his part of the country count Senator U d J lard of Nebraska will Wl be on the I II mitt interstate and i j on Inte at commerce n I canals 5 president Senator tomorrow KearnS Kea will wl dine with the th Q |