The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-24
Under Party Pressure, The Duty Will
Probably be Kept at
High Figure.
The Lead Schedule Used to Cut off
Demands of Western
Senators.
Miles City Men Want the Northern Chey-
enne Indians Disarmed as q Safe
guard to Settlers.

WARRINGTON, Sept. S.-lSpecial. tine
lobbyists who know that the session ia ap-
proaching its close are tluttering about
congress endeavoring at the last moment to
accomplish something left undone IN the
long session that is now destined to end in
a fortnight. Protective interests, fearful
OF the outcome of the tariff bill in the con-
ference committee, hover about the
finance committee of the senate and the
ways and means committee of the house
talking insinuatingly and threateningly
about iron, sugar and other things that are
supposed to be in danger, and there are
whispers that the shipping subsidy men are
laboring in the hope that there may be
enough money left somewhere to make it
possible to get the subsidy bill through be-
fore the breaking up. The tariff bill con-
ference does not give the lobbyist chance.
The items of the bill are assumed to be be-
yond the reach of argument from the out
side. The members of the conference COM
mittee are admitting that they have hard
task before them. They are distressed not
only by the difference of opinion
of the individual members, but also by the
pressure of sections. When the northwest
ern senator's. who helped Senator Davis to
get binding twine upon the free list, heard
that the house conferees were about to
compel the senate conferees to submit to
having binding twine restored to the dutia-
BILE list at probably half cent pound
duty, they conferred and then informed the
conferees that the senate would not agree to
any report that did not carry free binding
twine. They will have to agree, however.
under the party lash. When Reed refused to
put Gear on the conference committee and
selected Bayne instead it was we'll under
stood that the twine trust had won vic
tory. The western republican senators will
have to ''come in" They are not as
powerful at the capital as the trust, and the
western farmers can make up their minds
that they will have to pay tribute
to the twine trust. The request of
certain schedules is met with the response
that having secured a duty on lead ores
with sany particular opposition in the
senate, they should be satisfied. The lead
ore schedule was made at the earnest re-
quest of the Montana men and those from
other mountain states.
Messrs. Strevill and Milburn, the Miles
City missionaries, who are working in the
interest of the people troubled by the
Northern Cheyennes, were at the war de-
partment to-day making an earnest appeal
to have the Indians disarmed as safeguard
to the settlers. While this appeal was
taken under consideration by Acting Secre-
tary Grant, the matter, of course, will again
revert to the Indian bureau, which will be
asked what should be done. Possibly the
commandant at Fort Keogh will be asked
to give some information, but in the end
the Indian bureau will settle the matter.
The Indian bureau is of the opinion that
the people of Montana want the Indians
disarmed SO that they may more readily in
timidate them and drive them from the
lands which they claim. There is little that
can be done regarding the Cheyennes until
the commission provided for in the Indian
bill makes an investigation
and reports.
A new postoffice has been established at
Yago, Meagher county, Montana, Emmel
II. Carroll, postmaster.