The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-15
The President Disregards the Rec
ommendation Of the Entire
Montana Delegation.
Hoar Calls Plumb Prize Boor and
Plumb Retorts In
Kind.
Teller Speaks Against the Silver BiN-Tar.
In Tilt In the Houso-Failuro Of
Anti-Chinesc Legislatlon.

WA8HINGTONs May 4.-l6p0ClAI. J-In0
re-appointment Of Peter Roman as agent At
the Flathead agency in Montana was with
out the consent and approval of the Mon
tana delegation. Representative Carter
had recommended Patrick Conlon, of Butte,
for the place and the senators had agreed
with him. but Secretary Noble and the
president said they could not afford 10 re-
move such a popular man as Roman, and
decided to re-appoint him, even If the
Montana men wanted his place for re-
publican friend. It is supposed the fine
italian hand of Prince Russell is again
shown in the appointment.
The appointment of A. L. Campbell as
receiver of the land Office at Miles City was
expected by the delegation. In few days
it is expected that Samuel Gordon. of the
Yellowstone Journal, will be made register
of the same Office, unless he too should not
be approved by the son of the president,
who seems to be getting very active in
Montana affairs.
Considerable opposition ID being de-
veloped to the river and harbor bill, but
there is no probability that it will be put
off until next session, as suggested in some
reports, but will probably be taken up as
soon as the tariff bill is out of the way. The
delegation from Washington is not alto
gether satisfied with the bill and will make
strong fight to amend it in the senate,
even at the expense of Oregon. Represen-
tative Hermann, who secured for his state
the third largest amount in the bill. repre-
sented the Pacific seaboard, and of course
looked out for his state first. Washington
being new state was lacking in surveys,
and when the surveys we're made only got
about 40 per cent of the amount estimated
by the engineers. Representative Wilson
wants part of the money appropriated
for the lower Columbia, to be
used to remove the sand bar
at Vancouver. He also wants much larg-
or appropriation for the upper Columbia.
He says $3.50 would make navigable 500
miles of river. The Washington senators
are already prepared to make fight for
their state and have introduced and had
amendments to the bill covering the points
needing immediate action. The Oregon
people are willing that Washington shall
get all that is possible, but will object to
any changes at the expense of their state.
In the latter state improvements have been
going on partially for years and in the
present bill provision is made for the ex-
penditure of sufficient sums to make i'm
provements instead of barely keeping up
work begun years ago.
Senator Allen says that the new state SEN
ators will have something to say upon the
appropriation for surveys, and that all will
stand together upon the question when it
comes up for consideration in the senate.
He has conferred with several of the mem
bers of the committee and represented to
them that unless liberal appropriations are
made for surveys. the grants to the states
for public institutions cannot be selected.
In this report the senators from North and
South Dakota and Montana have Joined
and will work together to secure something
like just appropriations.