Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-12

What Is Said CoHcerstssg gts Removal To-
O'HsII.


O'RsiH.
Washington special 10 the Omaha
Bee: Senator Henderson, when asked
what there was new in the Mo
brara- 0'Neill land Office removal, re-
piled that he knew nothing further than
that Senator Paddock had received
letter from Secretary Villas, stating that
the president had directed the enforce
ment Of the order for removal 1t
ought to be understood by the people
interested directly in this removal that
neither Senator Henderson nor Senator
Paddock has expressed himself in favor
or against the removal. Both of them I
requested the secretary of the interior,
at the earnest solicitation of the people /
at Riobrara and elsewhere, that they be
heard in the matter before the removal
be ordered; that hearing be given to
all concerned who wished to be heard,
so that the wishes of the
majority might be secured. There
the expression of the Nebraska sem
ators ended, and, although / have
spoken to both of them frequently on
the subject, do not know at this time
| @uSllSIt IL tnSD nave Any pSIpouhl NC
sire, 1T is for or against removal. The
acts of all of the Nebraska republicans
/ in congress, so far as know and be-
lieye, have been upon the requests of
constituents, and have been confined
solely to q request for hearing on the
subject by all who wanted hearing,
not alone the citizens of Niobrara, but
from all parts of the state.
The following letter sets forth Sena-
TOR Manderson's position very clearly,
and shows just what he has said and
done:
The UNITED STATES SENATE, WASH
tSGToN, ID. O., April 90, 1888. Hon.
VIM +. Villas, Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, ID. C.-Sir: Your letter
If the 18th instant in reply TO mine of
the 18th is received. II is the first
Dificial information or intimation | have
received that the land Office had been
removed from Niobrara to O'Neill, or
that such removal was contemplated by
! the president or interior department
some years ago. under the last admins
tratiOn, such a change was canyassed,
Ilut as ] understood it, upon full hear
ing by the president and the secretary of
lie interior, it was decided that the in
terests of the public service did not then
! demand the change. In answer to Your
inquiry, | wish to say that | desired
You to understand by the last paragraph
Il my letter exactly what its language
impatts: "That / knew nothing of the
. proposed removal, and had not been
onsulted 10y any one connected with
the executive department concerning
! /" The paragraph also clearly sug
!, .ests that in matter so important tc
! the interests of the state | have tht
Z honor in part to represent, | shoult
! have been consulted so that fnll hear
s ng upon the subject conld have beer
Y had ] do not deny the right of the ex
,cutiye to make the change even with
i mt such consultation or opportunity
|, inorded for a hearing Int do wish t
lie distinctly understood that maxim!
y sch an important change without no
y lice or consultation with or a hearin;
: accorded to either Of the senators of tn
>, tate or the representatives in congress
~ rom the district in which both Mo
brara and 0'Neil are located, ! be
y leye, without precedent and discount
u ors to the representatives of the stat
! md its people. 1t is to this manner 9
y Icing the thing that | enter my earnes
- protest. Yours truly,
- CHARLES T. MASDERsoE.
., Both of the senators have taken an
- vet assume the position that this is a
" executive matter in which they have n
~ voice except in securing hearing fc
ls both sides. upon which Just and int
q; ligent action may be based. Some day
= ago Senator Paddock enclosed with
=. ~ letter to Secretary Villas one of the NJ
We merous protests which he received, an
O. asked ms matter of courtesy to the PEI
a. nle of Niohrara and that section thu
ne the execution OF the order of remoy
e. be suspended so hearing could be ha'
~ and received the following curt reply:
~ DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR, VAS
at rNGToN, April %, 1888. Hon. A. s. Pa
ne dock, United States senate-Sir: ha'
en- the honor to acknowledge the receipt
he your letter Of this date, in respect to u
en- removal Of the land office to O'Neill,
n rected by president, which shall
It, placed mon file. The matter has bee
~ carefully considered by the presider
re, and the execution of the order has be-
=. directed.
ke Very respectfully yours,
ro WILLIAM f. Was.