Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-28
THE FRIEND OF MONTANA
Senator Vest Introduces a Bill
to Help Yellowstone
Park.
Reed Stirring a Partisan Fight
in the Householder WASH
ington News.
From Wednesday Daily.
From the Miners Washington Buraan ]

From Wednesday Daily.
from the Miners Washington Bureau.
WAsHINaroN. DC !. Dec. 24.-[Special te
the Miner Ex-senator Sesto Missouri. WHIT
is the father OF the Yellowstons park, OF
Monday introduced q bill In the senat,
providing for some important changes in
the management OF the park and the laws
concerning it. The FIRST section OF the bill
makes q slight alteration 10 the limits and
boundaries OF the park, fixing tile bound.
aries as follows: Beginning at a point on
the ~forty-ffth degree OF north latitude,
at the intersection with western boundary
OF Wyoming and running due east to the
intersection with the 10th meridian of
west longitude, then south to the forty.
iourth degree Of north latitude then vest
to the intersection OF this with the western
boundary OF Wyoming, then to point OF
beginning. The act provides.for the service
writs ia the park by both Montana and
Wyoming. 1t also gives concurrent juris-
to the Montana courts, for the
reason that the two mile strip OF land in
the northern part of the park
q within Montana and not Wyo.
ming, and it is more convenient /
20 60 to Helena to court than to Cheyenne.
Otherwise Wyoming could have no jurisdic. |
ion within Montana and there would thus
'e left a stripe Of "Rogues Retreat" between
Springs and Gardner.
The act also provides that the superin-
endent Of the park shall have the title Of
and his ipcnmbency be a continuous
The secretary Of the interior is author.
led to lease for twenty yea re- small portions
I the park not exceeding ten acres to each
'ase. and to renew leases. This is done to
.ncourage hotel building in the park.
Senator Teller of Colorado. has intro
need a bill in the senate providing that
tizsDs OF Montana may cut timber from
ubiic timber lands for use in mining.
lartz milling and for building purposes. !
he bill expressly %stipulates, however, that ;
le timber may be cut from lands which /
re subject to entry as mineral lands only. I
I'D the timber must not be taken out of t
lie state. !
The bill was referred to the committee on
ib.ic lands and will receive early atten. e
On. Senator Teller is a member OF this :,
'mmittee, as also are Doloh of Oregon. .
len OF Washington, and Plumb Of Kan. {
q, chairman, all OF whom are interested \
the subject vi mineral land laws. :,
the GUS yesterday, Speaker RE '
My showed the policy Of unfairness to u
and glarirg Partially to repub. V
ans which he certainly intends to pursue
ms. At the same time the democratic +
Inority struck thei1. first bio . at the =,
publican majority and gave an exhi- "
ion oil their power and of their inten- tn
N and ability to exert that power In E
Q future. The occasion also demon. =
'ated the fact that Reeds election to the E
sakership has left the republicans pa
thout q leader, and they were in a:
fine state of confusion and ~
may. The trouble arose Immediately OF
er the reading of the journal. A dozen st
mbers claimed recognition for the intro
OF bills. Two Republicans were
ognized for that purpose. Upon the T
'vious day more Republicans had ben i
ognized than Democrats and it looked OF
D the same distinction was going to be }.
1uSH~ 00n. l nj
acy Of New York, Democrat, demanded II
ignition. He did not get it and a Re-
olican was about to b: recognized. a.,
acy thereupon objected to the offering hr
my bills, which would put a stop to it tit
the day, as the house was proceeding di
unanimous consent. Then Reed was tn
ing to recognize him but other Repub. 60
'ns objected and a lively scene followed w u"
which the Democrats put u stop to CO
by summarily rushing through TIL
lotion to adjourn. da
here is no Disgusting the fact that the aagg
'ublicans in the house are getting more :
:asy every day over the formidableir front me
sented BY the Democratic minority, and do
Republicans are realizing that they ~
not have a walkover in debating legis- ~
on. Democratic senators ara prepar. 3,
a vicious discussion of southern Oc
ton troubles and to resist the election Y,
. which will be introduced by rabid Re- $s
licans like Chandler, Sherman and -
ar. Ingalls, will probably FIRE the first an
Tor the Republicans and Butler of the
tn Carolina is waiting for him and will pla
him as good as lie sends. o,
be secretary Of war has recommended hee1
ongress the passage Of a bill acquiring 4
the United States the title to Fort Mis- apl
q reservation. Qu1
jud