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Cheyenne Record. VOL. :t Washington Letter. By Edward Keating, Congresman-at-Large From Colorado. The days of miracles have no! passed at least., not in the Con gress of the United Stales. Supp 'se that a month ago some onel ad told you 'hat full-fledged rural-credit system—a plan on which Uncle Sam was to lend millions to the fanners of the nation and take as security first mortgages on tv.ir land—could be put through the U nited States Senate without debate-and with out a dissenting vote, what wojld you think of such a fairy-tale ar d the teller? Yet, that is exactly what hap pened in the closing hours of the •»3d Congress. And thereby hangs a most interesting tale. We have heard a good deal about rurallcredit legislation dur ing the last two or three years Everybody seemed to favor the idea but not more than half a dozen members of Congress could agreeou any one bill. Out of the Babel of discussion, two well defined schools of tho’i finally took fcr.n. One favored government aid and the other did not. the latter commanded the support of the cons jrvatives and was regarded as the “banker’s crowd.” The former was de nounced as “populistic” and un sound.” and even more uncom plimentary epithets were some times applied. The “government aiders” ar gued that the government had never hesitated to lend money to the national banks and that Un cle Sam could afford to be as gen erous to the farmer as to the banker, especially in view of the fact that the farmer’s security was quite as good if not better than the banker’s. The opponents of this idea con tended that the government should authorize the formation of “land banks” in farming com munities and supervise'the oper ations of and approve the securi ties issued by these institutions. Such securities, it was urged, would command a ready sale at a low rate of interest. Thus the farmer would get cheap money without involving ’-he credit ol the nation. McCUMBER’S AMENDMENT As neither side would yield, President Wilson suggested that the subject go over to the next Congress. That was the situation when the Aricultural Appropriation bill came before the Senate. The de bate dragged and tired Senators snoozed in cloak rooms or worked in their offices. An af ternoon had been devoted to a discussion of the best way to de stroy the coyotes which were preying on cattle on some of the forest reserve and not more than half a dozen Senators were at their desks, When Senator Mc- Cumber, of South Dakota, arose and calmly offered an amend ment. It was a copy of his pit rural credit bill —a clean-cut * ‘govern ment,aid” proposition. It was clearly out of order, and Holiis, of New Hampshire, CUEVLNNE WELLS, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, MAUCII 18, 1915. sprang to his feet to make the objection. Gore, the blind Sena tor from Oklahoma, restrained him. There was a whispered conference, and then The question is on the adoption of the amendment offered by the Senator from South Dakota,’ said the Vice President, and he declared it carried on a viva voce vote. Thus the august Senate dis posed of what many thoughtful men regard as the most import ant legislation pending in Con gress. WHAT DID GORE SAY? When the news of the acton of the upper house spread through the Capitol Senators and Repre sentatives alike refused to be lieve it. Many and varied were ; the stories told of that whispered conference between Gore and Hollis. The generally accepted version was that Gore urged Hollis to permit the McCutnber amend ment to go into the bill in order that Hollis’ bills, which did not provide for government aid, might be substituted by the con ference committee which wou d seek to adjust the differences be tween the House and Senate. If that was the plan it failed signally. When the appropria tion bill was returned to the the House, some of the “Govern ment-aiders sought to have the McCumber amendment accepted without change. They realized that it was not perfect but they believed it provided the skeleton for a genuine sure credit system and they contended that needed additions could be supplied by the next Congress. They knew that if they permit ed the subject to go to a confer ence committee all reference to government aid would be elim inated and that they would be compelled to accept the Hollis bill or no rural credit legislation. It was a pretty fight but the “government aiders” were out generaled. Th y succeeded in voting down the Hollis bill but they could not prevent the amen ding of the McCumber amend ! rnent. COMPROMISE ON A COMMISSION In this way the entire subject jof rural credit legislation was I eventually thrown into the hands J of a conference committee made 'up in large part of men hostile ; to government aid. They did not dare attempt to force the Hollis bill throngh the House, however. Instead they suggested the ap- I pointment of a joint commission, i composed of Senators and Rep ! resentatives, to study the rural [credit systems of other countries jand report a bill to the 64th Con gress next December. In sporting pari. once, it was a “Dog-fall ’’-neither side iiad triumphed-but the rural credits issue has received such publicity that it can no longer lie pigeon ; holed. j The next Congress will be ! Compelled to face the music and j the result will be legislation which j will permently emancipate the farmers of this country from the ' shackles of the money-lenders. L. Subscribe for the Record one ’dollar a year. Warrant Call. Chcyeline Wells, Colo. Miuch 11, HU'i. The following County and School Warrants are due and payable at the oi’ice of the County treasurer, and will cease to bear interest thirty days from above date on county warrants and twenty days on school warrants. >S> 'Hoot. District No, 1 Special Fund Schedule Warrant Amount 79 1014 $42 77 10,) 1104 .10.12 94 1152 21 05 101 1100 1050 102 1107 4 00 10.1 1108 2<M 104 1151 5 00 105 1101 7 00 lo*i « no:; :i 5o 107 • u.io (to no lots 3100 5 00 110 1 144 24 112 111 1170' 7 00 112 1171 7 55 111 1170 125 114 1145 133 115 1172 4 75 110 1147 13 50 117 1173 70 70 118 1174 20 00 11!) 110!) 0 00 120 1175 0 00 121 1182 00 00 122 1184 10 00 123 1183 (3100 127 11.85 0 20 128 1180 50 00 12!) 118!) 45 00 131 1188 1 30 134 1102 25 00 135 1104 00 00 130 1105 55 00 137 1100 55 00 138 1103 00 00 139 1187 3 20 140 1200 00 01) 141 1108 \ 00 00 142 1211 ' 3 00 143 1201 10 00 144 1202 21 50 Total Special School District No. 3 254 1083 0 15 255 1088 50 00 250 1004 10 00 257 U«2 1 00 258 1108 02 44 250 1109 52 20 200 mil 101 1)4 201 1124 10 20 202 1125 103 44 203 1097 75 00 204 10!t8 O3 00 205 1091 50 00 200 1117 11 00 207 1105 50 00 208 1113 10 00 209 1112 10 00 270 1110 1 50 271 HlB 103 00 272 1114 20 00 273 1104 50 00 274 1120 1000 275 1121 1 50 272 11()2 50 00 277 1115 75 00 27S llill 50 (XI 279 1100 50 (X) 280 1099 50 00 281 1128 3 00 282 1122 1 50 283 1112 1 50 284 109 ti 100 00 285 „ 1123 350 28(i 1 b >7 50 001 287 1 fll 10 00 288 IKK) 50 001 289 112!) 4 501 290 1127 1 5(1 291 1134 00 00 292 1103 - 50 a) 293 1133 75 00 2514 1131 1 (X) 295 1130 50 00 290 1135 50 00 297 1120 2 00 298 114 u 50 00 299 1144 50 00 300 1141 50 00 301 1143 50 00 3(12 1230 12 (X) 303 1108 25 (X) 304 1104 28 79 30.5 1142 5(100 3'Ki lists .X) 00 :107 no; 25 00 308 1100 2 00 30,; 1150 50 00 310 1137 50 00 311 1102 5 00 312 1157 21 00 313 llisi KKX) ,;14 1158 1185 315 1132 15 Co, 310 1159 Id 00 1 317 IllS 19 30 318 ilti-5 145 57 310 11*11 10 00 320 11.3-1 50 00: 321 1:81 12 45 322 .171 50 00 324 ilS'l 13 50 325 1.70 00 00 320 liH7 2 50 327 1183 5 00 328 1174 50 00 329 1J72 50 00 339 1169 75 00 331 1177 50(H) 332 1178 50 00 333 1182 1 00 334 1170 50 00 335 117!) 50 00 330 114!) 50 00 337 .193 10 00 Total 3,014 36 ■SjH-vlfi' School District No. 4. 8 425 50 00 0 420 50 00 U 432 50 00 11 433 50 00 >2 4;t4 50 00 13 430 50 00 i-i 43!) GO 00 Total 35 * (Ki Special School District No. 5. 1 H 35 5000 2 833 5000 3 <- 42 8 00 4 848 Ifi 58 5 r'4o 8 00 0 840 I 50 7 850 20 00 8 851 35 !i 8(H) S 00 8) 858 8 00 II 847 20 25 Total 102 03 Kja-ciai School DistricXo. 8 83 457 4 50 84 473 10 06 85 470 3 03 80 * 480 iB7 50 87 484 2 00 88 I-"! 0 00 8!) 487 20 00 03 4-8.3 4 00 415 4814 50 00 00 481 20 (40 417 482 15 00 1)8 4411 50 00 4)44 4442 50 00 100 4181 50 0(1 101 44)8 5 00 102 504 4 00 103 403 52 00 104 407 *» 00 105 505 60 00 10H 405 50 00 107 44)4 50 (40 108 ood 34 oo lot) • • s<>2 3 oo Ho 507 5o oo 111 ooS 5o oo 112 500 5o oo 113 503 3 15 114 500 5 25 115 512 oo oo 111 l 511 oo oo 117 522 do oo IIS 5114 5o oo 1144 523 oo oo Total 1218 o!) Speoiill Schoal District No. ;4. 123 145 130 1244 142 So oo 130 141 5o oo 131 I3D . 55 oo 132 140 oo oo 133 144 5o oo 134 143 5o oo 1.35 147 5o oo 130 1 40 55 oo 137 100 5o oo 13!) 151 5o oo 140 <143 5o oo HI 141) 5o oo 144 ' 156 oo oo 145 157 oo oo 14d 154 5o oo 147 150 oo oo 148 ISD oo oo 14!) Ido 55 oo 100 l(io oo oo 151 hid So oo 152 ldl oo oo 153 162 oo oo 154 14i4 55 oo 155 165 . 5o oo Total 1221 3o PROSPECT HILL A very readable summing up of the great achievements of the sixty-third Congress by Speaker Champ Clark, made a column ar ticle in Walter L. Bales’ Excel sior Springs Standard last week. It is commendable in the local press to call attention in emphat ic ways about what the last Con gress did for the country. In this way the general public will be led to laud instead of lampoon that "long parliament,” or vica versa if aught but fair play has been meted out, thty should re cord a protest. The rural press of Mo. are most unanimous in urging the Mo. legislators to pass the pend ing election bill by purifying elections in larger cities in that state. When the county news paper champions a cause the peo ple are generally behind it. Leg islators should sit up and take notice when the people speak. The Farmers Institute on Mon day was indifferently attended. This was primarily due to the muddy roadg, a condition of trav el our - people are prejudiced against. Those who persevered and \yere present, profited great ly by it. Messrs. Helmreich and Grace have their subjects well in hand theoretically furnished the key to unlock "the door'to earth's hidden treasury a® Well much useful information how to select and care. |or the Dairy herd. The silo as an indispehsi ble part of the economic fd. rrn conditions was given its tlue share of discussion. Fall and spring plowing, deep and shallow were carefully considered, with facts and figures to favor, spring breaking and medium depth and as a packer, the common disc run straight. Sub-soiling was shown to be a disadvantage. 'F»con serve moisture, thorough cultiva tion and keep the weeds down. By all means have trees and cul tivate them Many other things useful a’hd .practical were brought forward By"these able agricultural teachers, but we lack space. Come to the next Farmers Congress and get infor mation first hand. ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP Mrs. John Shepard* has been on the sick list. W. H. Potts called at tbfb’&aH man place Monday. Charles Angel put up ice Fri day and Saturday. * H. Bacon called at the Wait man place Monday. ' Mr. Denison of Kiowa, Co went to Arapahoe last week. Riley H.llard expects Hj begin work on his fort soon. Grace Petty left last Saturday to visit friends in Kansas. Messrs Rhae aud Petty went to Arapahoe lasi Saturday. Chads Angel and wife at the Waltman place Wednesday H Bacon and W. H. Potts took dinner at J. A. Deakins on Mon day. Mrs. James Finch and three children were quite sick she pas* week. Mrs. Chas. Angel had the mis fortune to lose a valuable rn tit it cow last week. W. H. Potts expects to make a trip cast to look at land in the near suture. Clara Waltman has bought; the fence on the Scariest place aud will finish fencing tier homestead. The snow is about all gone and the grass looks good after wading around through about two i iJt or snow. We are sorry to hear that M<\ Norton and family are going to leave, but what is our loss will be some body* gain. Lyman Waltman and wife spent Friday of last week at the Finch ranch, helping butcher. Riley Hillard has bought Mr. Farida.vs wheat drill. Last Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Waltman left the Finch ranch about dark and got lost after passing Chas. Angels place but by taking the track they made it back to' Angels, ami fidn* ing the track made in-the iorn ing they got home all righ ; after driving five hours. Th* sa; stay where you are at wl it : dark and snov. on the g t an _ no road. NO 61