Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-12-05

SS <'"s'Fsse4 y secretary Lamar.
N. 7. Tribune. Nov. y. $751;
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-"Gen.
sral" Andrew Jackson Sparks will
not enjoy his Thanksgiving dinner
tomorrow, not because he is not we'll
in body, but on account of the buffet.
ing OF spirit and torturing of sensi.
bil'ties which he has experienced dur.
ing the last forty.eight hours. 1t is
asserted that on this Thanksgiving
eve the Commissioner OF tho General
Land Office is in condition OF mind
not wholly dissin,ilar to Mr.. Peek.
shifts when he retired from his mono.
rable last interview with old Martin
Chuzzlewit. 1t was hard enough, in
all conscience, for a proud spirited
"general".at.large like Sparks, to
render perfunc,ory obedience to a
mere ex.cslonel like Lamar, without
being compelled to actual obedience,
and to put up with such indignities as
have been heaped upon him within
the last two days. sa..- "a"
For some time it has been a matter
of speculation as t. whether the
"Geueral" would allow Mr.. Lamar to
remain, much longer at the head of the
Interior Department. The occur.
renoes of yesterday aud to-day, how.
ever, have shocked some other people
besides Sparks, although not so ser
iously. For months the "General"
had been allowed to have his own
peculiar way and lie had made full
use of his opportunities to disorganize
the Public Lands service and Cypress
settlers. The success Of Mr.. Villas in
multiplying a law of Congress must
have cxcited emulation in the bosom
Of Sparks who thereupon undertook
to 60 step further. The law Of June
3, 1878. which is plain anu explicit in
It's terms, provides that bonafde resi-
dents Of the Territories, and Mineral
Districts of the United Stated "shall
be aud hereby are authorized and per.
United to fell and remove for build
ing, agricultural, mining or other do
,nestic purposes. any timber or ether
trees growing or being on the public
lands, said lands being mineral and
not subject to entry under existing
laws Of the United States except for
mineral entry. = Subject to
such rules and regulations As the
Secretary Of the Interior may pre-
scribe" Sosse three months ago tho
miners and laboring population Of the
mineral regions genera ally, and espec.
tally in Montana, were thrown in
state of alarm and excitement by the
receipt At I'll tho local land offices, as
we'll As by the special agents of the
General Land Office, of new "rules
and regulations" bearing the sign
manual Of "General Sparks. 1t va.
plain that the Enforcement Of these
'rules and regulations" would para
lyse the mining industries Of the Ter
risor;ss, and throw thousands of hon.
est laboring metz out OF employment.
To show how completely the "Gene.
ral' meant to nullify the law Of Con.
eress, one Of his ~rules" is quoted ~
follows: ~The fslt;ag and removal Of
timber on mineral Aad to be used as
fuel for quartz mills or reduction
works, or for the purpose Of burning
sstse into Charcoal for the use Of
smelling companies is not such 'min'
ing purpose Is 10 contemplated by
the Act of June 8, 1873, aud is there.
fore prohibited" To show the "Gen.
erals" excessive modesty it is only
necessary to say that he had no more
r;oht Ia issue and enforce the so.cxllea
s.rrodlations" in default OF their for.
NAL approval by Secretary Lamar
than he would have to make "reguls-
,;ons" for the government ct India"
.osu,s. lie knew this. for he seat .