Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-14

81 Inc, ,OIS cash, desert, lanu anu
homestead patents were issuei under
the democratic administration, aud
2,6ls were issued under the republican
administration. These figures afford
further testimony Of the zeal and In
dustry Mr. Garter has displayed In the
welfare of his constituents.
RELEASING SETTLERS LANDS.
On surveying the work to be done ut
the opening Of the session, II hecsme
evident to Mr. Carter that an act Of
congress which had passed rs a part of
the sundry civil bill |, n 1855, actually
withdrew all land- 10 the State Of
Montana from settlement under the
homestead, pre.emption aud desert
land laws. The Attorney General
subsequently held thar such WINS the
effect OF the Law Of 1883, ana he fur
tner held that all filings "n lsuds In
the State under the agricultural laws
were absolutely void. After oks Of
the most severe strup giles made iH che
Hou'e during the present session of
Congress, the repeal Of this law was
secured. On this occasion. az In the
Ita' fight, Mr.. Carter was assigned to
the post of responsibility by the menu
beIs from the aria region, and made
the contest extending over many DAYS.
All entries made since October, 1883,
were made Va i'd. But this was un.
der the pressure If opposition from
Appropriations Committee, and re-
suited in reducing the possible hold.
ing Of any one individual 10 land TO
800 acres. 1t is n singular fact that
Mr.. Toole, the democratic delegate
from Montana, stood in the House of
Representatives motionless ana mute
while every acre Of agricultural land
In the state was thus being Withdrawn
from settlement! In this particular.
a. In the case of the lead fight. he left
q legacy to the present member Of
Co gress In the way Of q weigbty
burden upon the people Of the State.
II was ~ the course Of this long cons
tinued discussion on the arid land
question that Mr.. Eoiman, the fam.
Gus democratic objec.or from Indiana,
said that the evidence Of the increas.
ing strength Of the great west was
very clear in the constantly Increasing
Of the representatives from the
recently incorporated into new
States.
The old soldier has found y friend in
the present Representative from Mon
tan. Since bis term Of Office began he
has taken charge of about 800 separate
pension cases for soldiers or their wild.
ows In the State. and out Of the DuIJ-
Der has succeeded 10 securing pensions
for SO, in the pesiod of IS months.
II In addition to distinct bills passed
count Is also made Of things done by
amendments Of special value to Mon.
tana attached by her representative to
general bile, the measures passed In
the interest of Montana In this Con-
gress will aggregate rs many as is sep.
srate legislative achievements! These
accomplished facts aud striking COM
parsons speak for themselves.
FIGURES THAT TELL A SIGNIFICANT
TALE.
A remarkable contrast may be
drawn between the work done In con-
e - by Mr.. Carter, aud that done 10y
his immediate democratic predeces-
sors, as II il illustrated by the records
Of The bills introduced, reported and
passed. Mr.. Toole was In Congress
four years. The Houses of Represent.
atives during his terms were deme-
cratic. A comparison Of his first term
with Mr.. Carriers first term shows
this result: Bills presented by Mr..
Toole, %; bills passed, 2. Bills pre-
scented by Mr.. Carter, q; bills passed,
8. During Mr.. Toole's second term
he introduced 40 bitIs, and passed 4.
The record therefore shows tLat Mr..
Carter In eighteen months has sue
I. eded In securing M much legislation
rs Mr.. Toole secured In four years.
Mr.. Maginnis was In Congress
twelve years. During his first term
he introduced IL bills, and passed 8.
During bis second term be introduced
10 bills, aud passed /; during his third
term he introduced 90 bills and pSssed
2. The record shows, therefore, that
Mr.. Carter has succeeded in obtaining
for his constituents more legislation In
eighteen months than Mr.. Msginnis
secured In six years.
Mr.. Msginnis' fourth term was in
deed somewhat more active, and of 81
presented he obtained the passage Of
8; but during his fifth aud sixth terms
he again weari'd Of we'll doing; 20 bills
were Introduced by him during his
ifth. and q during his six b.. The