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Show PROMISE RELIEF FOR SETTLERS President Telia People of Idaho That Congress Will No Doubt Settle Vexed Question Next Session. Rolse, Idaho. Former Governor Brady of Idaho on Friday promised President Taft to bring thirteen western west-ern governors to Washington next winter to help him thresh out the question of the disposition of the public pub-lic domain. The ex governor did not elaborato on his Idea for tho solution of the public lands question, but Mr. Taft himself promised several audiences audi-ences to do all In his power at the next Bcsslon of congress to have legislation legis-lation enacted that will dispose of some of the difficulties now confronting confront-ing settlers on public lands. Such legislation, the president said, would not interfere with the policy of conservation. con-servation. The principal grievances of settlers, the president found, are the short time in which first payments for land are required; the length of tenure demanded of a settler before he becomes owner of the land, and the fact that even after a tenure of Ave yeurs, title to the land does not puss. Ha did not take up each issue In detail, but declared that there was no reason to doubt that congress would settle them at the next session. Mr. Taft spent tho day in Idaho, waking up at Pocatello to "go ashore" from his train and make ms first address, and practically closing the day'B work here with a speech to several thousand people. United States Senator Ilorah and former Governor Itrady accompanied him on the trip across the state. |