Show MUCH ACCOMPLISHED BY S UT UTAH An MEN IN CONGRESS CONGRESS' STAND SIANO AT CAPITAL AL Resume of Work in the Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress Just Closed by Senators Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors Smoot and Sutherland a and d Congressman Howell S WOR WORDS DS OF PRAISE FROMI FROM I THEIR FELLOW MEMBERS ERS Senator Smoot Is Author of Two of the Most Important Bills That Were Passed During During During Dur Dur- ing the Entire Session ARE ON N GOOD COMMITTEES 3 Jt M t M M M M t M t M M I M M t MO to 4 I. 44 44 4 4 Washington tn March arch S 1 H. Ern 44 4 4 45 clency cleney has hns in iu a n lar large c e lle degree decree t 4 4 marked tho the work of ot the tho Utah 44 4 4 delegation del In Con Congress durin during 44 4 4 the thc session Ion that hii has Just closed 44 4 4 Senators OrR Heed Reed Smoot and George e 44 4 4 Sutherland and HC Representative 44 4 4 Joseph Joeph Howell have hac not only only- 44 4 4 looked a after tIne the Interests of 44 4 4 their state In c very c er respect but 44 4 4 thc they have ve devoted de their attention 44 4 4 nl also alo to general legislation c and null 44 4 44 4 havo I IJ ed an un Important part In inthe 44 4 4 the tho work ork of the tho Sixtieth co congress congre 44 4 44 4 It is not the thc senators and re- re 44 4 44 4 ea who Inoke tin tho most 44 4 44 4 nol noise c and attract the most p public bUc 44 4 4 attention that arc tile the most cf 44 4 4 cleat clent workers r th the the- con- con 44 4 4 I IH is true trite Men are aro J Judged cd 4 44 4 hero here l b Iy y what the they accomplish 44 4 4 for r the r plates am n e eL L 7 T a r 1 ito i- i 9 to Ii on jf m I CA ml dO o Ii HU T 1 tt tho 4 cl cJ s sr t b t. S 'S SU U 4 44 4 O 0 M f M f 4 M M 44 M 4 M M 3 M M 0 O Two 1 of the most Important bills passed during during- tho Congress were wore 11 Smoot dr dry farm bill and the copyright ht bill l I both ot of which were vere In Jn the tile Senate by Senator I Smoot The Thc t dry r farm act approved ed February 19 1909 1919 enlarges the present pres cut cat homestead homstead acreage e on non a ble land Jand to 30 acres and also provides pro pro- vides sides for tor the of ot two million acres of oC land in the state ot of Utah where there I Is not suC sufficient water for domestic purposes without tIne the usual requirement of ot residence but butIn butIn butin In lieu thereof certain specified I This law Jaw is hJ of or incalculable benefit to the time arid West and will be bethe bethe bethe the weans of de eloping man many millions mil ml- lions Hons ot acres of land hand and provide homes and a tl living Jiving for thousands of or American citizens This is the thc first great law placed upon the United States statute books booles which recognizes the he and capabilities of dry farm farm- ing v An n Important Bill DIU Not since the Dingle tariff act of ot 1 1897 S 97 has a bill of oC so far Car reaching ef effect ef- ef feet passed Congress as the copyright bill approved March I 4 4 1909 This act completely revises re and consolidates all present copyright laws It affects the publisher the thc composer the author author au au- au thor the reader the musician the manufacturer o of mechanical Instruments Instruments ments the dramatist capital and la In- In bor So Important did President Roosevelt consider this measure that he lie personally thanked Senator Smoot for tor his diligent efforts in securing the tho passage o of this bill The senator has been flooded with congratulations from all aU parts o of tho the country countr and from all classes of ot people expressing approval of the now new copyright copyright copy op- right act The final pas passage ge of ot tho the copyright bill was not easily brought about but It required over four tour years of or hard arduous continuous paInstakIng painstaking painstaking pains paIns- taking labor to harmonize the many Continued tI on OD Eight 4 MUCH ACCOMPLISHED BY UTAH MEN IN CONGRESS Continued front from Page One Omo S Interests involved and to draft and to push to successful conclusion a satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory bill During this short session of the Sixtieth Sixtieth Sixtieth Six Six- Congress Senator Smoot gave ave especial c attention to o oJ J pen pen-ili-ms sand and ami In Increases creases of at pensions for many veterans veterans veter veter- ans of ot the Civil Mexican and Indian wars and his efforts In this regard were rewarded b by securing th the pa passage passage pass pass- sa s- s a age e of or fifteen private IH pension bills Ho lie also succeeded In securing the pas passage n c coC of oC two private claims hills bills a bill to amend certain patent laws a bill providing providing pro pro- viding two bronze field guns uns for the state of or Utah for decorative purposes and an nn appropriation for the purchase of ot acres of land for the government govern sovern- ment mont adjoining Fort Douglas The senator al also o attended to a vast amount of oC committee work worl on public lands pensions claims and patents Takes art art Besides taking part In a number of debates on various questions Senator Smoot delivered a a. eulogy on the life and character of or the late Senator Proctor which was well weil received He lie also made a powerful speech on the floor of ot tho the Senate In defense of the time forestry policy of tho the federal government govern govern- ment for which he received the personal personal personal per per- thanks and congratulations of Secretary Wilson During this bus busy period Senator Smoot has taken taken- an active Interest In Inthe Inthe intire the tire proc proceedings and conferences of oC tho the national conservation commission which have been held In Washington D D. C C. tho the past winter vinter The Tho interests of all Utah people who have matters pending paneling before the tho departments have been personally and carefully looked after by Senator Smoot Mrs Smoot and daughter Chloe Chloo who have been In Washington most of ot the tho winter together with the time senator senator sen son ator have hail had a most delightful and anti successful social season Mrs Smoot and dau daughter expect to return home homo In inthe tho the near future Tho The chief feature of at the service of Senator Sutherland In the Sixtieth Congress has been his work on the joint committee of ot the Senator Senate and House louse on the revision of ot the tho laws of ot orthe the United States Largely through his efforts the revised penal code was enacted Into law during the closing hours of the Congress In connection with the work the S Senator has contributed con- con conf by request a comprehensive resume of or the results accomplished by bythe bythe bythe the revision committee to the North American Review and a briefer article dealing with the subject from a different tilt dif ferent terent viewpoint to the New York In In- In dependent The work vork of at the committee commit commit- tee did not end however with the acceptance by the tho Congress Congre 5 of the pew penal code codo and in the consideration of the tire work b before tore him Senator Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland erland will no doubt add to the distinguished distinguished dis dis- d esteem In which he is held b by his colleagues Referring to the service of Senator Sutherland on the revision committee Senator Heyburn chairman of tho the committee makes the thc following comment com coat ment mont It was fortunate for the country country country coun coun- try that Senator Sutherland was chosen chos chos- en n a member of or th the joint committee of ot the tire Senate and House on the re revision revision re- re vision Islon and codification of the laws of the tho United States He lie has served sered on this committee for four years ears and the committee and the country at large largo aro arc Indebted to his intelligence and anti conservatism for the results that have already been obtained al anu a TOr h vast work of the Judiciary title which is now well advanced and under consideration con con- b by the time committee Work Vork 01 in jim time the Senate teHI te Ibis His service in the the United States State Senate enat has demonstrated to his associates asso asso- elates that for conservative Judgment anti and expression on legal questions or oron oron oron on general questions of statecraft h hhas hp hr has no superior In matters of general general gen germ eral oral legislation both in committee amidon and amid andon andon on the floor of the Senate his coun counsel pl and support Is sought and appreciated in tho the There Thero Is Js no better lawyer United States Senate today than Mr Su Sutherland th In the work of or general legislation among the r results credited to Senator Sutherland which are of particular lo local local local lo- lo cal interest the following ma may be mentioned mentioned men men- The act creating ere and establishing establishing stab lishing the as assay office at Salt Ll Lake kt the tho act granting a rl right ht of oC way across the Fort Douglas military rc reservation for the water conduits of at the Salt Lake water system the bill for tor a monument to General P. P F F. Connor which pa passed parsed cd the thc Senate but failed In the time House blouse the tire act authorizing the thc secretary tary of ot war to deed 54 50 acres of land in th the Fort Douglas military reservation to the tho Mount Olivet Cemetery association In exchange for tor other oilier lands This Thi grant of or land hand increases the area of ot th the cemetery two to and one half times The Time following appropriations were secured b by Senator Sutherland For enlarging ing lag the public bulJ building at Ogden den for enlarging tho public building building- at Salt Lake for Improvements at Fort Douglas OO- OO Senator Sutherlands Sutherland's 1 assignments I to tho the committees on Indian affairs Irrigation Irrigation irrigation gation and mines and him exceptional opportunities to look ou out for the best Interests of the state A Aa Asa S As Sa a member of the Indian affairs committee com coni- he lie secured an appropriation o ot of during the time ninth Fifty congress con con- gross gress for tor th the tho construction of an an irrigation 1111 gatlon gation system on the tho former Uintah Indian reservation for tor use of ot both whites and Indians E Each ch year h lie he sees that enough mone money Is made available available avail avail- I able ablo to keep the thc work of constructor construction progressing During the present session ses ses- slon sion ho secured an Item in the time Indian appropriation bill bili transferring to th the state of Utah the tho Indian school a at I Panguitch Senator Sutherland Is chairman o otho of tire the committee on Industrial exposItions exposition anti and to this committee all bills rolat Ing to national J p Holl are T merred referred re m erred In this way he hp ha has charge harse o ot of all legislation that has to do with nn any government exhibit at or money ad advanced all all- by b the government to any fair lair or exposition anywhere In the world It is an Important committee and In Includes In- In eludes besides Senator Sutherland such men as AldrIch of Rhode Island fran rane of Massachusetts Ins Brandegee of Connecticut Daniel of or Virginia lnla and anti Ha Rayner of Maryland l besides a half half- dozen other Influential Senators Work ork of How form eli ell S In Ill the time House the Interests of Utah have been well attended to by Representative Howell During tho the session of or Congress that closed closet on March 4 he secured the passage nse of or eight private private private vate pension bills that number being far tar in excess of ot the number a member member mem mem- ber usually jets Fets Besides that ho Ito wa was responsible for th the thc enactment of a law providing to for I. I a n survey of at Green river and Grand river and he secured the pa passage In his branch of th tIme the bill hili for an exchange of or land between Mt It Olivet Cemetery association anti Fort Fart Dou Douglas ILI H He has al alto alFo o fl secured the ap appropriation ap- ap of or b by this last Congress for the time Irrigation of ot the Uin- Uin tah tab Indian lands Mr tr Howell Ho Is a member of th the com conr on in claims claIm Indian affairs mines and anti mining and amid Indu Industrial arts art and expositions exposition He lie has hag written n anti and presented d to the House n a number of reports from the tho committee on claim claims and the committee on Indian affairs affairs' I 5 t 1 5 I He lie has imas also taken a deep Interest In general legislation Ills Ibis name 11 has haa a been mentioned In connection with one of the vacancies on the wa ways s 's and means Committee and the tire speaker Is la considering him among other Western Vestern men for or this appointment |