Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-07-17
is all it wss hoped to accomplish, anyhow, in

1886.
Congress meets again next December and the
right to go through the reservation, one way Or
another, can be easily secured during the session.
Provision is already made and the money appro-
priated for a commission to treat with these In
dian in regard to opening the reservation, their
removal and other matters. This commission
will soon be appointed and in the field. Their
report Will be ready for the next session. 1t will
without doubt favor the reduction of tho north
ern reserve and the sentiment Of congress en- the
sui eet leaves no room to doubt TIE passage of
such a bill. Thus the way will be cleared for
building across this indian country as early IL
there is ary occasion FOR it. but even Il this
should fail land it will not the grand Old Mis-
souri, river could unite the eastern ana western
extensions, So that the material for the Moutana
CentraIand Nofthsrn could be brought by beats
Term Nshford to Benton, trac1-laying to com
nlshaaasHtilis point.
Il DssnaaaHNashII, be alarmed; Jim Hill will work this
aaaNaazIEsa and operations On the Mon
tara MAsaaEEharn Eili proceed right along.
Haaenaa Herald: Nc enc dreamed that the
prasfdent would veto tsse BIZ granting the right
81 way for railroads through the Indian resarya-
| tons Of Eortlezn Nontrna. The veto is bad
enough, if notEing had ieea said, but with the
reasons assigned by the president it becomes
simply absurd. Does TIE president aim to pose
as special champion Of tie indians to catch the
applause Of the East? He has most notably
missed his mark. Senator Dawes is the most adj
vanced and intelligent gsndieator IF every IN
dian right and title in the United States, and on
the receipt Of the veto message took occasion to
have read a section of the tcaaty negotiated by
Gov. Stevens more than Tiny years ago. by
which il was stiptlated that soae:s 81 any dascrip-
ton might be constructed through the reserva-
ton, and in signing the treaty the Indians eE-
prassIs agreed ard consented to this ceistrEc-
ton. Furthermore Gov Stevens vas at the
very time surveying a route for Pacific railroad.
There can be no question but the broad provis-
ion, roads Ct any description WIS intended to
cover railroads. So that the presidents pretend
ed excuse, that the bill does not provide for Sc
curing the consent Of the Indians, falls to the
ground. That consent was expressly 81 sen more
than thirty years ago.
His other reasons are no BITTER. He says there
are 10 railroads within the immediate approach
to the boundaries of the reser vation, anu the sur
rounding country is sParseiy settled. These
would seen, good reasons why roads sE.oa1d be
bEilt. The right of way is sought, not for the
settlement of reservation lands, hut tn reach set
Elements bayo "a. The country north of the river
is open prairie and not broken up with noun
tains, as it is south of the river. It Is the natural,
easiest and cheapest route for "a roilroad, nnoccu-
pied and o. no earthly us2 to the Indians. In
fact. one-fourth OF this Northern Montana reser-
walton il ample enough for all the Indians in the
United States when settled in sevaralty. If I'll =
Indians are to be civilized, they viii ned rail-
roads a. much as anyone. 4 due regard FOR the
interests of the Indians would prompt one to
provide for their settlement in sav2ralty and
tt.e;r civilization and to supply them with the
means of civilization.
But tie president says the bill is too general
IN its terms. Ii Is not % whit moro general than
the terr3s OF the treaty made q ganeration ago,
and we supposed that it was universally conced-
ed that general legislation wherever possible
was to be preferred to special. That Is the scope
of the general bill that congress is fixing up to
impose on all Territorial legislation.
In conclusion, the presid mt says that he has
already signed several bills of similar character
against his wishes and seruples. What & wise
Daniel has ONE to Judgment L looks to com
mortals as if the president had become veto-nad.
h acts like q little urcAin with his frat whistle.
who wants to blow 1t all the time and can hardly
stop to sleep and then must have it under his
pillow.
4 few years ago we were Sd eager to have rail
roads built through orr unsettled and unpro.
dgctiva domain that W were ready To vote mil.
lions OF dollars and more millions Of acres OF
3 land to encourage the enterprise, ana now the
mere2t imaginary scruples are allowed as a pre-
text to refuse the sightof way to roads that ask
no subsidy.
We do not Know whether the envy oF south ano
EAST over the grossa OF the Northwest will rally
enough votes in congress to sustain this veto
but We do know that the time is coming whar
this Northwest wil! WELD tn: sceptre of power il
this county. and no spstart u-chins with penn:
whistles can change 5he result.
Washington special seiasram, Pioneer Press.
10th: Delegate Toola of Montana, who was
, chiefly instrumental in getting through TIE bill
granting the right OF way to a certain railroad
through certain Indian reservatio MS in Northern
, Montana, is much distressed the president
= veto and called on him regarding the matter
, The president expressed regret that he was com
PEELED to ~t,ispro7e the measure. but showed thu
: Montana delegate that the bill had been 50 loose
ly drawn that it opened the door to great abuses
t and no other course than the veto was left oper
to him. The inference drawn from TIL president
? remarks were such as to lead Mr.. Tooie to be
Geve that q bill carefully drawn in its particu
, lars wou Id meet his approval. This veto does
! not. as people here here have asserted. mark thu
! initiation of hostile action toward railroad les
} islation on thu part of the executive, for tht
president strongly favors all legitimate scheme:
= looking to the development OF the territories
bat he is especially DESTROYS Of guarding al
: riyhts of the Indians and the government, ane
h~cTQefter these interests must be carefully look
81 70 IL aI bills granting privileges or franchise
10 private individuals or corporations. Nher
this bill was hrsf presented TO them. secretary
Lamar and commissioners Atkins approved it. L
is believed that later the president drew thsir at
tanfion to the bill. and after fully inyestI gatIne