The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-21
Carter, Sanders and Power Want
Instant Change in Helena's
Postofilce -
Thomas Henry Favors Continu-
ance of Sheep Grazing in
the Reservation.
Moving for More Pay for Enumerators IL
tho Northwestern states-Other
Matters ut WashingtOn.

AupaoAeAt over tu0 aD60uC0 OF IIe6A-
dent Harrison and Postmaster General
Wanamaker, because they want to make
change in the postofice at Helena. The
matter has been held up for long time
simply because Russell Harrison has some
candidate in the background that he de-
sires to spring in place of James B. Walker,
who has been recommended by the
entire delegation. Col. Sanders and Mr..
Power will probably ask the president to
decide whether or not he intends to appoint
Walker, and if not, some other man will be
selected. Col. Sanders says it is time q
change was made.
Representative Carter was before the
ecretary of the interior to-day on the ques-
tion of the removal of sheep herds from the
Grow reservation. Some time ago an order
was issued directing that all the sheep herds
must be removed from the reservation. Mr..
Carter represented that there were vast
tracts of lands which the Indians had NO
use for, and that the grazing on them did
no damage. The secretary gave him con-
siderable encouragement on the subject,
and Mr.. Carter expects that an order will
be made revoking the instructions hereto
fore issued.
The new state senators and Col. Sanders
and Mr.. Power expect to got ruling which
will allow the census enumerators in
sparsely settled regions additional compen-
sation. In nearly all the northwestern
states enumerators were in some districts
obliged to travel great distances and many
only received compensation at the rate of
$1.5O per day. The chief of accounts at the
census Office recognizes that this is entirely
inadequate and will recommend increased
pay for such.
Spencer V. Raymond wanted to get his
money back for an entry under the desert
land act of section in the Blackfoot,
Idaho, district. He claimed to have made
the entry in good faith, but afterwards it
was found to be anything but desert land,
and he acknowledged that he wanted it for
townsite. Under the circumstances the
secretary says he cannot have his money
back.
Senator Aliens bill increasing the fees of
marshals, district attorneys and clerks of
courts of the United States in the districts
OF Oregon, Nevada, Idaho. Montana,
Washington and Wyoming, passed the SEN
ate to-day. It provides that they shall re-
ceive respectively double the fees now al
lowed by law for the like services to other
districtSattorneys, marshals and clerks of
the courts of the United States, but neither
of them shall be allowed to retain for fees
and other emolument any greater sum in
the aggregate than such other district attor-
neys. marshals and clerks are allowed by
law to retain, the balance to be paid into
the treasury of the United States. This
law is to be enforced until Jan. 80, 1895.
The bill granting right of way on the
Portland and Puget Sound railway over
which there has been so much discussion,
is now on the senate calendar. Senator
Allen thinks that it can be reached Monday
or Tuesday and passed. The bill has been
considerably amended and Senator Allen
says he does not think it will be changed
in the senate. As it goes to conference it
is most likely that Representative Wilson
will be on the committee and it may be
changed back to its original form.
Senator Squire's bill appropriating $40 600
for additional harbor lights on Puget
sound passed the senate to-day. It provides
that thirty post lights for the use ana con-
venlence of navigation, shall be established
along the navigable channels of the Sno-
homish river, the Skagit river, the Nooka-
sack river aud the Laconner slough and
along such other channels of Puget sound
and the rivers tributary thereto, in the
state of Washington, as may be necessary
for the requirements of commerce.
The bill granting a pension to Louise
Delden, of Washington state. passed the
house last evening. and was the last pen.
sion bill on the calendar for that state.
The following postmasters were appointed
to o-day: Washington-E. S. Evenson, Edge
water, King county; Charles Gunther, In
Yakima county. Oregon Mrs. e. Kountz,
Hereford, Baker county.
Seeing Free Sights
CREssoN SPRINGS, Pa, Sept. 2O.-The pres
ident devoted to-day to a visit to the lum-
ber and bituminous coal region of central
Pennsylvania. Included was carriage in
spection and reception by the president in
each of the places visited.
Capital Notes.
Senator Pierce to-day offered the follow
ing Joint resolutions: Whenever it shall
Office of any register or receiver as shall be
prescribed by the secretary of Interior that
any settler on the public lands, by reason
of the failure of crops for which he is no
wise responsible is unable to make the pay
ment on his homestead or presumption
claim required by law, the commissioner
general of the land Office is hereby author
lied to extend the time of such payment
one year and failure to pay shall not work
forfeiture, and no penalty shall be exacted
for such ex tension.
The conferees on this tariff bill TO-DAY
made further progress towards agreement.
The paper schedule was disposed of, also
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