The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-20
Republican Senator'S Propose to
Atone Their Periidy by Voting
Public Money.
They Keep Out Legally Nlected
Members and Then Pay
Contest Costs.


WAG0U10ToN. Aug. ~. - tSQ6cl4ll-I0e
senate has adopted An amendment to the
efficiency bill TO pay w. A. Clark and Mar
tin Naginnls okOO0 each for expenses in
making TIE contest for seats in tho senate.
No oppoaition was made. By some mistake
q proteat which purported TO come from
certain miners in Butte and vicinity against
the payment Of this amount was sent to the
house instead of the senate where the reso-
luton started. It is expected that this will
be submitted to the conference COMMITTEES
when it considers the bill.
Tho senate this morning passed the house
bill which authorizes the opening to settle
ment Of the Grow Indian reservation in Mon
tana. The proposition has been the sub
ject Of much argument ever aimee the bill
was introduced by Mr.. Carter several
months ago. If the presi-
dent signs the bill, about
7OO,O 900 acres Of land will be opened mp.
Much Of this is supposed to contain valua-
BILE mineral deposits. Among the lobbyists
who have been at work to secure tho open
ing Of the reservation are Minneapolis men
who have begun mining operations along
the southern border of the reservation and
have been waiting for the approval Of the
act which passed to-day to rush upon the
reservation.
Representative Wilson, of Warrington,
reported from tho committee on Indian
affairs the bill to ratify the agreement
made with the Coeur d'Alene Indians this
morning. The bill has been favorably con-
sidered by the committee on Indian affairs
and appropriations and q similar bill has
caoAk kkA - ko~
sions been on the point of consideration.
but has ESen set back ON points of order
and objections on the democratio side of
the house. Accompanying the bill is re-
port which shows that under the proposi-
ton of the bill the Indians
cede to the United States about
80 10000 acres ,of land secured at total
cost Of $4,000 an average Of % cents an
acre. The bill 10 now ON the house calen-
dar and will be. called upon thu day to be
devoted to the Indian committee. ss.ssas
An amendment was adopted by tho house
committee on appropriations this morning,
adding to the general deficiency bill enough
to pay the claim of John Dobson, Of ~, a
balance that has been due for years for
supplies furnished the Fort Peck and Groa
Ventres Indians in Montana several years
ago.
The supplemental order by Commissioner
Croft relative to arid land Withdrawals,
issued few days since, only emphasizes
the former orders and proolaims most posi-
lively that the land departmentment in
tends to enforce the present law.
The land commissioner was asked to-day
how he and the local land commissioner
would determine what was arid land, and
replied that the map furnished by the di-
rector of the geological survey marking az
arid land all west of the 1O1st meridian and
east Of the Cascade mountains was the only
guide that he had, and that the local OH.
GERS would ret upon it. He has asked the
secretary Of the interior for additional in.
structions on this point and unless the
lines of the map are modified there can be
no settlement in the west half of the Da.
kotas, in Montana and Idaho, the east two
thirds Of Oregon and the south half oi
Washington. Meanwhile. the house Nom.
bers of the conference report ON the sun.
dry civil bill are fighting the repeal of the
obnoxious withdrawal act.