The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-22
The Attempt to Seat Republican
lmperils the Forfeit
ure Bill.
Judge Milburn Praises Dixon and
Thinks the Race Will
Be Close.
Reeds Gratitude to Carter NAV Get =
Railroad Right Of Way Through
the Park.


Langston Venable election case has delayed
action on all legislation and particularly on
the forfeiture bill. When the measure was
called up by Chairman Payson the question
OF consideration was raised by the advo-
Gates of Langston and the conference re-
port temporarily laid aside. Since then the
Washington and Oregon delegation have
been asking the house to temporarily lay
aside the election cases and allow this bill
OF such great Importance to their states to
become law, but with tenacity worthy of
a better cause the Langston people have
held on and all legislation is postponed. It
is promised, however. in case the election
case is not settled tomorrow. that it will
be laid aside for this session and other busi-
ness allowed to proceed. The first matter
to be taken up after the case is settled or
postponed will be the forfeiture bill, and it
is liable to pass very quickly.
The Washington Post this morning says:
"Hon. j. w. Strevell and Indge George X.
Milburn, both of Miles City. Mont, are at
the Metropolitan. Mr.. Strevell is repub-
ican and one of the leading lawyars of his
state, while his friend is a democrat and
judge of the Seventh judicial district.
Judge Milburn is a native of the national
capital. and has wide circle of friends in
Washington, which he left some seven years
ago. He says the democrats have nomi-
mated an exceedingly strong man against
Carter in the person of Hon. William w.
Dixon. of Butte, and the race will be very
pretty one, with almost even chances.
Thonoh m odhorap% of n;~oc T,,doo MIL;
burn thinks Carter has shade the advan-
tage. The people in his section, he says,
are pretty independent, and vote their pref
erences to considerable extent, regardless
of party ties"
Representative Carter says that he will be
able to get the bill passed granting right of
way to the Montana Mineral Railway COM
pany through the Yellowstone park. The
chairman of the committee and the speaker
favor it. This bill will give the Cooke City
people an outlet TO tho Northern Pacific
railroad, and, it Is said. will greatly develop
the mines of that section.
The bill to relieve the supreme court, now
under discussion in the senate, is one that
should have had the attention of that body
in the early days when talk was cheap and
time was not pressing. Now the able law
yers of that body cannot agree as to what
they want and the fear that there will not
be judges enough to do the business of the
court seems to menace the people. Be-
sides this, there is considerable amount
of political jugglery going on. There will
be appointments to be made, and the va
rious senators are anxious to secure the Of
fees for the benefit of their friends. Min
nesota would, of course, desire to be the
head of the circuit of new district and
would much prefer to have Montana in
stead of Iowa in the district. Oregon wants
Montana in their district and there is some
in that case. strong argu-
ment that is being made to have California,
Oregon and Washington made one district
is based on the fact that of the many cases
arising in those states the most difficult are
under admiralty and are different from the
cases in the interior. The Californians are
favoring district of that kind. This
would bring Montana, under Ingalls, amend
ment, into the Minnesota district. II is
doubtful if a conference committee will be
able to agree upon judiciary bill at this
session of congress.