The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-24
The New States Secure Liberal
Allowances for the Purpose
of Surveying.
The Silver Bill In the Possession
OF the Coinage Com
mittee.
Speculation a. to tho Probable Fate of the
Measure-Capt. Tully In
Washington.

1OE surveys IEOm $1lU,UUU 10 $tUUVVV W1tu q
tacit understanding that the amount shall
be used in the new states. Senator Allen,
of Washington. is chairman OF the sub
committee, having the matter in charge,
but all have taken an active part in the
matter of securing an increase. Senator
Casey says that the increased amount will
allow the lands granted by the enabling act
to be surveyed and selected. He told the
committee that the principle of waiting for
settlement before surveys had been made
had lost to North Dakota many valuable
school sections, as the state was now COM
pelled to select other lands in lieu of those
taken. This was the fact in other states and
considerable objection hos developed to the
clause which says that the lands surveyed
must be settled upon, aud it will prob
ably be changed. There were also develop
ments which indicate that the democrats
are getting weary of Powell and the Reolog-
ical survey, and in order to keep down ap-
propriations will cut the large sum allowed
for Typographical survey, under the guise
of irrigation. An endeavor will also be
made to increase the rates for surveying in
heavily timbered and mountainous sections.
and it is believed it will be granted. The
question, when is it proper under rule and
precedent for the senators from the new
states OF Washington, Montana, North and
South Dakota to begin receiving pay, came
up to-day. Senator Ingalls, introduced a
resolution instructing the committee on
privileges and elections to ascertain and re-
port that information. The resolution was
adopted. Some hold that they should be
paid from the 4th of March, 1889, some that
they should be paid from the date of ad-
mission of the states, and some from the
time of their election. The settlement of
the question will make difference of sew
eral hundred dollars to each of the eight
senators, and should their salaries date
from March, 1889, from $4,000 to 5000
each. s
Now that the house committee on com
age, weights and measures has the free
coinage bill in its possession by reference
OF the speaker and sustained by the house,
the question arises as to what they will do
with it should it be reported back amended
SO as to provide for the purchase of four
and a half million ounces of bullion per
month, legal tender certificates to be issued
for the same and free coinage. when BIN
grains were worth a dollar. There is doubt
about the eastern republicans of the house
accepting it. They claim it is going too
far. The programme now is to report
back non concurrence in the senate amend
ments ard send the bill to conference, with
an understanding just what the conferees
will do. In order to do this. the silver re-
publicans of the house must be brought in
to line and there must be an agreement to
stand by the party or all will be lost. The
silver senators are willing it shall go to
conference, with the understanding that it
shall come back as above described.
Silver men in the house are somewhat
afraid to send it to the con-
ference. There are men ON the
committee who are sure to be conferees who
firmly believe in the bullion redemption
clause. and there ia fear that they will in
sist upon 1t. It is understood that Mckin-
ley made proposition to the silver sena-
tors to-day that the above agreement should
be made and that the house committee
should report back non-ooncurrence and
the silver men should stand by it, and after
conference the bill to be put through both
houses, as it is believed it could be. The
silver senators were favorably impressed
with the proposition and it is believed they
will urge the house members to assist to
such an agreement. Before they do, how
ever, they will have the bona fde pledge
that the conferees will agree to salts
factory bill without any bullion clause.
Capt. John Tully, of Miles City, Mont,
is in Washington to consult with the secre-
tary of the interior relative to the Cheyenne
Indians. He has been recommended by
the Montana delegation to succeed Upshaw.
The secretary has suspended Agent Upshaw.
whe has been clamoring for the privilege of
turning the agency over to the military
authorities and placed special agent in
charge. Upshaw was afraid of personal
violence from the Indians. The effect of
the silver legislation has been somewhat
serious for Idaho and Wyoming and it is
possible that these territories will be kept
out of the union, Hale. of Maine. is
quite strongly opposed to the admission of
Idaho, claiming that these westerners
are revolutionizing matters on the silver
question. Eastern republicans are becom-
mining states, who vote with the demo-
Gratis on occasions when the votes are most
needed.
Test Oath for Utah Voters.
WARRINGTON, June 23.-The senate COM
Elittee on territories has determined to re-
port Cullom's bill for new test oath for
Utah in place of the one in the Edmunds-
Tucker act, with a accommodation that it
be indefinitely postponed. In its stead the
committee will adapt the bill recently re-
ported to the senate to insure the purity of
elections in Arizona to the necessities of the
case OF C1ah. That bill contains an oath
similar to the Idaho test oath, which has
been sustained by the supreme court.
Capital N0tas
The democratic house causus was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Chairman Conger says he will call the
committee on coinage, weights and measures
together Tuesday or Wednesday to consider
the silver bill.