The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-04-19
LETTER FROM WAsRiH TON.
Nr. clagctt ana the Indian War Claim
Flom the A,an; Courier, April 18th.

Fl0m the AVIAN; Courier, April lI,h.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Marcel, %. 1873.
Editor .iCnHt f;"Hrisr:
We see from ,hr Helena papers of recent
date. that an attempt Is made TO bcliltc ri.
services Ut Mr.. Clsgc't IN passing the Jaw
for the payment If the Montana war claims
ny one Ut isr's" papers. while the other ,le>
n"s I" him all credit whatever therefor.
and attributes 'ts passage and the subs aucnl
obtaining OF the necessary appr. printhn,s Il,
other influences. Being owners IF ml,nu,
one i;f,h at the entire cla,.ns. aud having
l"rn present at 'i,a Capitol darn. the whole
III the last Nv" sessions "i Congress. ,r,i ing
10 secure their payment, We are thorough,
c"nVrr>nnt with the whuic Of the history u,
the legislation whir!; la< Recently h,,n ot.-
tanned. u would 'akr q Quifc Of amer l.,
'!escri''c even lni't!v the Irn,iM:.,hic d,ili.
culi's. and ups ana downs al ii. nj Measure.
At every step OF lis prne,c.s i: was mos,
utterly contested hril, in the liUu~. an,
Senate. The principal "up>i;nn hnwcvcr
came from III: House. and 10: u Ion. time
II was more Than doubtful whether We r,,,!u
eve" get u favorable report from the House
Committee an Military AN.iis This r.pur,
was finally Obtained. principally by the ar.
.umcnis and testimony Ut Mr.. CMgr,,
s"sh 'sUs' way w 'uC 1V'SF ~ tuc IdsI session
Ut Congress. he VAS interchangeable ~ urging
The pas>agc "f the bill. ana N srcuriu. the
Appropriation The columns -; tn. GiD5s
will show I" some cX'en, HE rari taken b.,
him when the bill came Gp for dis, Il .si.m
There was hard nna desperate struggle
over IL tor two day. and We thought several
times IL would l'c defeated !, was cOu.pl;.
csei with questions r..ln'in. to u large
amount Ut Claims from the South for the
refunding Of the cotton tax. and in :h,s
complication Mr.. Holman succeeded in yet.
ting M amendment added to the bill pro
h'b'ting payment 1T any money to any one
except tue original holders If the vouchers
Tins amendment was necessary To get thu
h,ll reported from the Committee Of the
Whole. When it was being debated, and
before the House for aci"E. q great m,jor
ty of the friends Of the bill who were on.
pose" l" me Inyme ct the cotton cla'',.>
"upmr'ed il. To gain the support Of these
men for the bill Mr.. C'asc't accepted III,
amendment. BY -, doing the passage -,
the bill was secure! IN the House. lie then
had the amendment stricken out ~ the Sc,,>
ate, ahu tits Senate amendment was con
cu''cI III ny The House, when actin. under
Suspension Ut the rules, which cut off Ut,
bate and ii iIibus,eiin.
ne Ialh'r hetessary t. secure the Dossagc
OF = contested hill through both HOUSES Of
C""Gr'ss. is little Understood by those who
nave not Int! an opportunity to witness il. |
Not one tenth "f this labor ever appears in
the Gt"6e IN ordinary cases. and in The p;.s. .
age Ut Mis 6ia, not onc-!iflicil. Uf II ~, a..
pears.
Had II no! been for the untiring efforts OF |
Mr. ClnSeu this bill might not have become
u law NJ tho lat session, and on account Of
The bad name which the claims had with
many, and the lapse Ut time since they orig
'n"'ly arose, which still further affected
reputation. it is our opinion tina, mad the
OH fer their pay ment not passed ut the lse
session II would pr"bnbly never have passed
hcrea''er. Believing that when q public
officer does his whole duty he should re-
cc'vc full credit therefor. We voluntarily
write this brief s,ateiucnt Of facts.
L. NJ. BLACK,
NJ. H. INsLEYa