The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-19
men Of THE NORTHWEST.
Senator ingalls, Steps Out Of the
Chair to Help Their
Cause.
Allen, Of Washington, Strong In
Debate on the Irrigation
Question.

Question.
Blackfoot Indian school Appropriations
Cut tDown-Hunting for Man of
National Reputation.
WAsH1NaroN, July 1s.-[Special. The
entire west will be pleased to know that the
amendments to the sundry civil bill repeal
ing the withdrawal act of 1883, has passed
the senate and such an overwhelming senti-
ment has been created against tho scheme
that the house will be compelled to
accept the amendment as the bill would
fail. The four new states contributed the
greatest strength toward this repeal. Since
the effect of the law became known, the
eight senators from the northwest have
been working in every possible way to get
the law repealed. Some made speeches in
the senate, others made arguments before
committees and all worked upon individual
members of the senate to show the great
wrong that is being done them.
There is good story in it
all. The amendment was subject
to point Of order, being legislation on an
appropriation bill. It was known that the
point would be made and that the..president
pro tenn, Ingalls,, would sustain it. This
would necessitate an appeal and the repub-
licans would hesitate to overrule the chair
when they knew he was right. So Ingalls,
kept out of the chair, and when the matter
came up Blair remarked that hs would re-
fer it to the senate, and by more than two
thirds the senate refused to sustain the
point.
Senator Allen, of Washington, was the
popular man of the day in the senate. He
knocked the debate upon the irrigation
subject and took strong grounds against
the withdrawal of the lands now in force,
by reason of bill which had
been smugQled through in 1888. Sem
ator Allen said that the withdrawal
was an injustice to his state.
II 1t was desirable to have reservoir sites
any practical man could segregate them in
a short time and the settlement could go
forward. There was no necessity for a
Typographical survey to locate these sites.
Senator Allen wanted the supervision of
these waters given to each state. The peo-
pie Of Washington and of the three sister
states admitted with her could take care of
this matter themselves. The legislatures
were capable of handling this matter and
thsy stood in no need Of the paternal care
of the general government. These four
states were admitted with the same rights
and privileges as the original thirteen states,
and are as able to take care of themselves.
The senator talked for about twenty min
utes. When he began the senate was prac-
tically empty, but when he finished he was
surrounded by the largest audience that
had greeted a senator since the beginning
he was congratulated by senators from
both sides of the chamber.
Assistant Secretary Chandler of the in
terror department to-day affirmed the de-
cision of the land Office in the case, of
Daniel Lee against w. w. Anderson. involv-
ing section 20. township north, range 6, of
the Bozeman land district. Alderson's
entry was cancelled for noncompliance
with the desert land law under which he
claimed the tract.
Complaint is made by the Catholics that
the committee has cut out of the Indian
appropriation bill an item appropriating
$l2,O 600 for the Catholic Indian school at
the Blackfoot mission. It is claimed that
this amount could have cared for 100 chill
dren; that there are over four hundred
children of school age, and the government
only accommodated fifty. Commissioner
Morgan is blamed for the change.
Representative Wilson, in response to q
telegram from the board of trade at Taco
ma, had a conversation with General Tyner,
the attorney of the post-ofice department,
relative to leasing new building for a
postofiice at Tacoma. A proposition sub
mitted by the board for building, which
could be had at g, 500 year for five years.
was favofabiy considered, and the authority
for the leaBe may be given as soon as Gen.
Clarkson returns.
Representative Wilson is on hunt for q
man of national reputation to open the
spokane Falls exposition on October 1. He
is uncertain now as to the precise man to
whom the invitation will be rendered by
the exposition managers.
Tariff Tinkering.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Pettigrew
to-day proposed an amendment to the tariff
bill providing that after one year from the
passage of the bill the president, in his
discretion, may direct that the duties on
sugar imposed under laws now in force may
be reimposed as against any alton or coun-
| try failing to enter into adequate reciprocal
| relations with the United States regarding
the agricultural products of this country
and the president is directed to pursue such
negotiations as may be deemed necessary
to secure by treaty or otherwise the unre-
| stricted entry into any such country of the
agricultural products of the United States
Capital Notes.
E. w. Tucker was appointed to-day as
postmaster at Malta, Dawson county.
Secretary Noble to-day rendered de-
cision rejecting the application of George
Herring to enter, under the a,t of June 8.
1873, a quarter section of land in The
Visalia, California. land district, which is
said to be covered by mammoth trees.
Thirteen proposals for the sale of prop
erty for the site of public building at San
Jose, CAL. have been received at the treas
ury department. The prices range ali the
way from $4,000 to 100000. A specia
agent of the department. will be sent to ex
anime the different lots offered.
| A meeting Of the republican members o.
ths senate committee ON privileges and cleo
tions was held to-day to consider the feder
1 ale Al ma