Show WORK OF LAST CONGRESS SS I IN RELATION TO I O WEST Members From the and the Pacific Coast sf Made Good Records Re laws L Promise Statehood For Territories Within View Opening of of Indian Reservations Reservation in Idaho and Utah s al Correspondence Corr D C July 4 A t extern V members of or congress congressi arc i It I Kriff g ug ng home fairly well Satisfied t th ith hit hat has hag ha been bean accomplished at nt attin thiS tin sf 1 on un for or the west They have taU to II he 1 welL en N satisfied for Cor no con p I recollection has done so nuli h l r western 1 Interests as the Fir t s Nearly everything the h has ts asked for or and has been ask asking lOb ing fo the past ten years has been pant granIl l at t this session and many thing things which the west iest does not want have hp hn n definitely and permanently ic tei l These favorable results have been bHo obtained mainly through western 1 dropping fur Cur the time I political animosities and working har tn for or western interests The achievement of the sea ses iesI non I i f ourse lourse is the Irrigation bUt bill billAl bUtt bUlt Al t lh thO of the session Ii i l nt of success In efforts to g v eminent aid for Cor the reclamation tion lion of oC the arid lands of oC the west est was wasa a mere dream but the western mem members bers set seriously to work and In a aerIs series erIs g of oC meetings held nightly for tor l il ly two months the representatives t tut yf ut states and territories har harmonized differences as to methods of ot I and formulated a bill which passed the and house and is now flow a law The full fun measure af the tb importance of this law Is s just beginning to be realized It goes be beyond yond ond any river and harbor law or oran oran an any of the general appropriation bills bUls hUh have to be renewed yearly The Irrigation law Is Js a definite appropriation tion ti n a at t and provides in Itself the means for lor advancement and growth By the time work can an be commenced on any am project under this act there ill HI he be b for or the construction of or irrigation works fully Art Arl tana Ilna California Colorado Idaho Kan su SI M Nebraska Nevada New Mexico Utah South Dakota Washing Washington ton North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon and W are arc all Included In its benefit tit Statehood For Territories Statehood for the territories of or Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona iris has been n secured at this session of ot True the bill providing for Cor forthe forthe the admission of ot these territories has bas not paUsed parsed the senate sen tc but a definite date for or its consideration has been se secured cured and this In the opinion of or friends friend of the territories Is equivalent to their admission On Dec 10 next b by the agreement reached in the sen senate senate ate the statehood bill will be taken I up In the senate nit as unfinished busl busi D SS aM arl ar be disposed of The enactment of legislation provid providing log ing for Cor the construction of an isthmian canal ranal has been approved by every congress held in the western rn states glatts for the past decade The route to be selected select has been a question of minor importance with western people and the final decision of congress In fa favor faor or of r f the Panama route toute does IOe not detract q t In any sense from the benefit which it Is believed the construction of oC an isthmian canal will 1111 be he to to the entire country Impi proposed legislation has bas been definitely defeated at this vision of or congress is that providing fur for the leasing Ita of oC public lands land in the Rest st Rightly Right 01 oi wrongly the west we t during the past two years has gen general eral prall declared against land leasing propositions Hearings were given by bythe bythe the house public lands committee dur during durIng durig ing ig the session Sl slon on on the various leasing bills and full Cull opportunity given the friends of those measures to present pres nt arguments in their favor Cavor It was unan decided by the committee not nott t report any an leasing bills during the sInn Slon This action is believed to have Heated definitely legislation of or this n a turf ture has also reject the pro r pd plan of transferring the control f western Wi tern forest reserves from the thc of th the Interior to the de department dei i of or agriculture A measure iding fur for such suh transfer had the tt of or the president and was advocated In the house It ItaR Was HK aR opposed oll by b many ma n western mem frs i of political affiliations and was w as finally defeated defea ted Chinese Exclusion M At the instance s C of the west and par pari th i A of tie the coast o t states state t shea the Chinese l lii ion inn art set has been continued in force forca b v pitt legislative enactment west ni labor will be here her hereto to tr r K invasion from China s has been exceedingly acques nt t th tb t wishes of the west In opening up U for or settlement various Indian reserva toM ns m ill lart unused by the Indians It tM hj i n fl liberal also alo in amending various r 11 Hi 1 l Tnt i t arts so 50 that settlers may mar have right i f wa WAY eay for Irrigating ditches and K ross rose reservations rc and in making M r methods ni pI hoot for rol or settlers r in fri filing P ma nd milking making affidavits in land landIn Ian Ianthis r In this particular the act which AI i M Copied allowing affidavits and andi i to be ma made matle le by b 1 iv hI various arious land act aeta to be made madei madeth i ill t u th Und district in which the land is i if regardless of county count lines will willi i ro of r great convenience matter which has been blen cor corr r rt t tj t t this n of or congress which m ir pr P of ot ultimate general benefit to t 11 wr t Is It that connected with letting letting f t r lIte contracts Heretofore such II 1 IM tra Ir v have ert let regardless sS of the r t ci i of oi bidders and consequently a ai aW aw W i g firm in the e est eest l ha have oj i 1 1 i of the star routes of or the west hl K I the tb contracts so as an to make a 11 aIr Ir Jr f 1 each eath one Their bids have been i h lv low that the star sta route ser sert 1 i t hf ie west w t has bas been villainous in rn f r i 1 v j contractors must live Ul livel liveli l n li to their moll mail routes route and ana anan n 1 lUtion h hitS has s served to Increase Increaser r f om o m 39 38 to 50 per er cent and places l I In the hands of local car carTr Tr rte us II ensuring Improved service services s 10 has provided liberally for con cont cOnI t I b the work woric of agricultural III Tn TI t a ions and for irrigating 1 t to Irrigation Improve in nt t dr r the general Irrigation act acL acta fit a i ur ure of or especial Cl benefit to Cob Colo Color r rIi t ta th and Wyoming became a la lahn law lawn hn n 4 hF iu session This provides for lor lorf f k t term of or the circuit court Ourt of HD HP T al or the 1 hf Eighth judicial circuit of or the th i n flit t I states at Denver or Cheyenne Che enne In lq s mi r of or each The measure measurer 1 r rp e p to be a great convenience o for fOt fO fOn 3 n s and ami attorneys In these sta states s si 1 i r T now flOW compelled to go to either etther St tot StPaul St t Paul Taul to transact business bu oe be b burt i 1 ourt urt of appeals appeal St Western Legislation A niter Of or acts applicable to the o t Montana Utah Idaho Waho and Wyo 1 a Among these are the f t to establish an additional land jt a and n l land office C in the tho state of f A lion I Paris p Gibson so introduced n i tn j I in h the senate and In Ia securing Its US P o through congress he had the ac 11 VV of his colleagues Sea Sen I ln r lark lerk and Representative Edwards delegation secured an In Inc inS s S c d Jn j the limit of ot cost of or the United t 2 1 I public building for Butte Butt from to o 0 An earnest effort wa wat af j f t secure the opening of the thc Crow I F r In southern Montana and the tho ther j jt t rr r this purpose which was Intro Intra at at K 1 by Senator Clark passed the sen sail f 1 II In shape ha tobe tob taken up at the tho thoI theIon Ion llon or of I n 1 t the most Important nt Utah r obtained at this thi f O is that providing for opening Indian reservation What ever hav existed in jn the tb Ut Utah h tI 0 14 COI 5 t over o r or ci P of ol this kind can be beu bein charged d in the thc action of the delegation which u secured leela legislation on opening the reservation Owing to peculiar conditions relating to 10 the leases and permits held b by br companies there was much op for for tor the Democratic m member of or the Senator ator to make political capital In ln d dealing S with Uh the Pinta tt question Mr lr Raw r a Lil i lini in with iii the Interest of ot his state at III heart declined to take advantage of this opportunity and anti cooperated heartily with Senator Kearns and anti Representative Sutherland In carrying through to tt ti suc the Proposition to open o en the t l U reservation for tor settle ment Senator tor as a member of ot the senate public buildings and grounds com corn lattIce was waa enabled to render ren er effective aid id ll tn n securing an increased appropriation forthe T the c public building for fur Ogden Ouden O Utah The Tho bowse houe bill appropriated Sen San atol atai secured an nil Increase to Bills Billa in Introduced by him provid I ing for a H fish cultural station in Utah and for ora a branch assay office at Provo passed the tho senate enate and are on the house calendar In Id Idaho ln itt addition to indirect west era ern legislation the present congress has ceded to the t u state certain lands contain lag Ins In valuable mineral springs and ond has ex e tended the time for constructing the Clear Water Valley railroad through the Nez Forces Perces Indian lando landa Hall The Idaho delegation In congress was successful early In tile the session s slon in having tutting h the Interior department nt put Into opera tion plans for tor or opening the Fort Hall reservation under the law passed by the congress Had it not been for the thc personal activity of Senators Heitfeld and Dubois Dubols and Representative Glenn the opening of this reservation would w have gone over Oer until nUl U next year car In all Idaho matters the delegation lisa has worked har harmoniously and tills this la Is h true In fact tact of the delegation from Montana and of the Utah delegation where state interests have been concerned Wyoming also received considerable di dl direct reet beneficial legislation at it this session of congress An act was passed granting homesteaders on the abandoned Fort Bridger Fort Sanders and and Fort Laramie military reservations and the Fort Lara LOra Laramie mic mie mb wood reservation the right to pur purchase purchase chase additional land for tor grazing pur purposes purPOSeS poses The town of ot Basin Wyo yo has been beell granted patents by legislative en enactment enactment enactment for lands contained within its townsite limits Congress has bas voted an appropriation for the erection of ot a monument ment in Wyoming to mark the site of the Fort Phil Kearny Kearn massacre It has been liberal literal to Wyoming in the matter of or pub lic lie buildings Laramie and each was given for a federal build buildIng building Ing The military posts In Wyoming were also well welt taken care of or Fort McKenzie at Sheridan was made a permanent post and will be enlarged by b the tho erection Mt ot I barracks for several additional troops of oC cavalry Appropriations also were made for c and Improving Fort D fl A Russell at Che Cheyenne enne The state stat was re rc reimbursed unhorsed in the sum of for money ex voided nearly twenty years ago when he Wyoming as aa a territory protected anti and anu cared eared for the Yellowstone national park after it had been set aside as a public reservation and before the United States government put Into effect plans for po policing and caring for It The Wyoming delegation in congress IS zi ISa zia a unit in Its action whenever the interests inter of or the state or appointments app of or Wyoming citizens arc are concerned |