| Show RAILROAD Il REPTILE fU FUND Special to the New Nests Washington D C April 4 Senator Smoot reported from the com committee commit committee mit t e on pensions the bill to facilitate securing pensions by b voter veter veterans ans of or the tho black Hawk Indian war Ho lie also Introduced a 1 bill to 10 Increase the thu Pension of at Tracy fracy Williams of ot Junction from 12 to Kl t per fier month The Tho committee on public lands today had under consideration the tho bill to repeal the desert depert land laws Mondel of who is opposing the hill bill brought out from roUl l orie that tho the land saint grant railroads contribute per annum towards the support of or hit his papers which lire advocating Cating the repeal of ot time the timber stone and desert lands nets acts and the commutation clause of oC the time homestead law hiss By lly 11 Associated Press Washington April 4 fUnter Under rapid questioning by hy the opponents of or the desert land laws Ins In the commit committee tee lee on Irrigation today George Jeorge H It Maxwell detailed the tho Information that the lie Great Northern Northern Pacific 11 1 Southern Pacific Santa Ke loe Union Pa JIll Pacific and railroads Ill II a each ellch contribute a n year oar and tho the Hock Bock Island blanc a II year Lr towards a 11 fund to tol tobe bj be l used by b the National Irrigation as Ill l Mr M 31 r Max Nell ellin In s Other contributions to 10 this fund bring tio tto amount up lIll to j a tl year This money was tens collected during the tho past five OVe years ears and Is III still being paid It Jt tens us used d In a n campaign of ot education to secure the passage of or the national Irrigation net act TRIO MATTI R IN TILE TU SENATE Washington April 4 The Tho appropriation bill was as laid before the senate today nt nl the conclusion of rou IOU tine Uno morning business Mr Ir Gibson took time tho floor to speak on his bill to repent repeal the tho desert land net act and the provision of the tho homestead net act He Ile denied that n railroad lobby lebby Is back of at the proposition for tor tho the repeal of or general land and refuted tho the statement that the tho motive of or tho the men favoring tho the repeal Is to Increase the value lIlue of ot private holdings Mr Gibson rend from tram speech to the tho effect that n a lobby lobb was aas back of at the dent amid criticised Mr for tor not naming at least one of tho thu railroads or persons ho he alleges to be back of or the tho movement for tor tho rho repeal of at tho the land III nil lawn lass Mr Ir asked d Mr Gib JI son If It he does docs not know that George II H Maxwell Is III receiving a n princely salary from several land grant rail mil railroads railroads roads whose whoso principal business has ban been to advocate the repeal of ot the tho land law and denounce nil all those who do da not agree with him Mr Gibson OIb on answered that the national Irrigation association Is Interested In the repeal or of the laws la ho Jo said Mid he ho Is willing rifling to admit that Mr Sir II Maxwell Is IA tho the main push Mr said he heard n a grent n deal d about n lobby for tor the tho repeal of or the tho lund land lass Inus and wanted antel to know knots why wh It was wn tint that this lobby had manifested to the tho opposition only He lIe sug lug tho lobby looked a 1 land bogey bORey which land lond are trying tr to 10 raise here and anel that th t these land grabbers are trying to people the air with whit ghosts and hobgoblins |
