Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-14

cutive. Sharp and significant Is the
contrast which must be drawn between
Mr.. Carter's conduct in 1880 aud Mr..
Toole'- in 1855. Mr.. Toole, when our
miners were demanding protection
against q competition which was
throwing thousands II them out OF
employment, found 1t convenient to
be "unavoidable absent" He left the
Republican delepete from Idaho tn
battle alone and unaided in defense Of
American esd. and then he came
back to Montana and had the effrout-
cry to tell us that 1t was great deal
better for us anyhow to let In the
paeon ores! II wss no wonder that
with such representation rs this the
Free-Traders won. and left the portals
Of our custom. houses on the Mexican
frontier omen to all the ores that the
Mexican Central Railroad could p's-
sibly carry. But Nj. Carter was not
'unsvoidably absent" He wa- pres.
ent IN persNn, in heart and In soul.
end he led bis party in its defence of
the American miner, and the result In
TODAY shown in tie enormously In
creased valu- Of our lead product.
WHAT HAS DEEN DONE FOR THEsTATE
II 10 not only to the miner but TO the
grYculturist thst M. Csrter's work In
congress has been Of value. In pro-
tecting the interests Of the wool-grow
ers he has redeemed another o. the
pledges uron which he vas elected.
The increased duty on wool, In favor
OF which he made exhaustive srgn-
ments in committee and before the
house, insures the wool grower an era
Of great prosperity q. soon ss the Nc.
Kinley bill shall 90 into operation.
These are acts Of national signifi-
Dance, "a we'll "A IF local importance.
But In the ordinary work of obtaining
for his constituency those things that
prom ote their welfare. Mr.. Carter In
eighteen months has accomplished
more than his democratic n~redeceasors
accomplished In ell the sixteen years
Of their service! The organization Of
Congress was scarcely completed be-
fore he obtained the passage Of ajoint
resolution, donating tn the State the
furniture and public libraries Of ned
10 Montana by the FEDERAL Govern.
ment. thus curing n costly defect In
the Admission Bill. He secured the
Laessge of Q bill c eating two add
tional land districts. M At Lewis
town, Fergus County, and another at
Aissouls, 81 act whereby the coDven-
fence of ~ people has bern served 10
Q most important measure q vast
amount of time and money saved and
the issue Of patents to miners and set
tlers greatly facilitated. He has Be.
cured the passage Of the bill throwing
open the west end Of the Crow reser-
walton to settlement. q measure which
will lead promptly to the development
of one of the richest agricultural and
mineral regions Of the State. He OBJ
tanned the enactment Of y law, grant,
ing to Miles City certain lands hereto
fore held for military purposes, SUI.
rounded IN three sides by the dwell
ings and business places Of the city,
lands that will now be us d a. q pubnc
park. He obtained favorable action
preparatory TO the establishment IN
Montana Of an Indian industrial
school. He has passed throug the
house n hill providing for the disposal
Of .he abandoned Fort Elli- Mili'ssy
Reser vation under the land laws; h.
has reported a bill providing for the
examination and classification OF the
mineral lands of the State, and with
these measures he has obtained i'm
por.snt appropriations, the expendi-
ture Of which will give employment
TO hundreds Of our citizens, and result
In public improvements that have long
been needed.
LARGE APPROPRIATIONS FOR MON
TANA.
For the improvement OF the Missouri
river $4,000 has been secured. For
additional land Office labor, sI2, 800
has been secured. The extra appro-
priation to the jisters' school. at the
Black Foot Agency. IL sl2,5 For
the work preparatory to the removal
Of the Cheyenne Indians, 5000 was
appropriated. For the negotiations
preliminary to the opening Of the
Grow Reservation another ~Appropria-
tion Of 5000 was secured, and for the
surveys Of the upper Missouri and tie
Tongue river indefinite appropriations
have been obtained. and the work Of
survey will 60 forward wlthou, delay.
Sixty-fve new p~ost-ofices have
been established In the State during
the year ending June 80, 1890, fifteen
mors than vevs ohtained duyin0 Tho