The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-25
The Former in Police Uourt
Surety for q Dis
turber. NJ
Important Land Decisions- s.-s.
Makes His Maiden speech ana
Carries the Body.

the Catholics, the Misses Drexel, Of Phila-
delphia, contributing $4,000 for the pur-
pose. He claimed that the proposed school
could not be built for year and he in
sisted that the Indians would be without 4
school. Mr.. Power also supported tho
proposition to maintain the Catholic
school, which was agreed to. Power also
had 5000 set apart for the government
school building. The entire northwestern
delegation stood solidly for the mission
schools and against the policy OF Commits.
sioner Morgan. Senator Wasnburn did
not vote with them on this proposition.
Col. Sanders, Of Montana, and Representa-
tive Carter, or the sGino state, were two Of Z
party of ton that went on a tally-ho coach
to Alexandria last night. They had buc.
Ter with them and he woke mp the sleepy
old place with the best efforts Of his sturdy
lungs, but the people over there do not like
to have their rest disturbed in that fashion
and at the end Of one Of the bugler's long
blasts the chief of police and one or two
officers raided the coach. They arrested
the bugler for disturbing the peace. Col.
Sanders went with him to police headquart.
ers and put Up the IS required for The
bugler's appearance in court. Then the
party was told to go away and they did go,
but the bugler has sheathed his buQle. Miss
Helen P. Clark, of Montana will soon be
given an appointment in the Indian bureau.
Railway mail service was to-day ordered
between Spokane Falls and Cpur d'Alene,
over the G. X. IL N. via Takio. This ID an
important change. destined to shorten the
time Of carrying the mail by twelve OF
fourteen hours.
Assistant Secretary Chandler affirmed
the land office decision refusing to certify
to the state of Washington lot q. section
10. township 26, range 8, Of the Seattle dis
trict. The case 10, the executors Of John
BuyRsger W. John 6weitzer. The tract il
claimed by the appellant, the executors
OF BuyReger's estate, as a portion Of the
grant made for university purposes. The
land Office refused to certify it because .
patent was issued to Sweitzer under the
homestead law. Appellant holds that the
patent was void. The secretary affirmed
the decision of Mr.. Villas, that patent
when issued, whether it is valid or void, il
the title was in the government, passes that
title to the patentee. Secretary Noble has
affirmed a decision of the land commissioner
rejecting the application Of J. A. Macarthur
to make entry IN section q, township s,
range 3, of the Vancouver, WASH. district.
which is within the limits of the statutory
withdrawal on the map showing
the general route Of the Northern Pacific
between Ainsworth and Portland, filed
Aug. 13, 1870. It is also outside the granted
and within the indemnity limits of the
grant as designated by the map showing
the definite locations between Portland and
Kalama, filed Sept. 25, 1882. The secretary
holds that the withdrawal Of the route Of
railroad is in full force until the road ID
definitely located and it's grant thereby de-
fined. This land was, at the date of appll-
cation, subject to withdrawal.
The secretary of the interior to-day de-
cided the case of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company vs.. j. b. Bolleur, involving
land in section q, township IA, range 20 Of
the Helena district. The land is within
the limits of withdrawal filed February q,
1882, and the case follows the celebrated
case of Malone vs.. the Northern Pacific,
under which the land is held to be open to
settlement.
Senator Allen to-day renewed the opposi-
tion to the provision of the bill which sim
Rled out the state of Washington as un-
worthy to have q man named on the Puyal.
lup commission. large number of sena-
tors took up the fight with him, Senator
Mitchell. of Oregon, being quite conspicu-
ous. Senator Allen made quite fiery
speech. During the hot portion of the con-
troversary Senator Squire was recognized
and made the following pointed remarks:
II do not think there should be any
difference of opinion as to to the
propriety of allowing the presi-
dent of the United States to select
these commissioners from all the people of
the country without any discrimination
against the citizens of the state of Wash
ington. That one point, whether the presi-
dent shall be restricted in his choice Of
commissioners is really all there is to the
question, and would respectfully ask the
chairman of the comm1rsee on Indian af-
fairs to withdraw this unjust and invidous
discrimination against the people of our
new state and to consider the point that the
president, in the exercise of his discretion-
ary power, will take into account all the
circumstances that should have weight in
connection with the appointments" That
was Squire's maiden speech, and one that
settled the controversy. The change was
agreed to and the aspersion on the fair
name of Washington removed.
COnfirmati0ns.
WASHINGTON. July N.-Con 6rmations by
the senate to-day: L. P. Leeds, of Iowa,
justice of the supreme court OF
New Mexico; registers of land offices-John Il
Anderson, Missoula. Mont; G. A. Burg,
Livingston. Mont; receivers of public
w. Cook, Lewistown, Mont;
]: b. Catlin. Missoula, Mont; j.. 4: Melty,