The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1891-01-06
FORCED TO The WALL
The Bayonet Bill Laid on The Shelf
by Silver Senators.
WoLcoTT SITS ON POWER
He Does II in No Gentle Manner
Carter and the Mineral Land
Que estion-Sanders' Poor
Apology.
Special to the Standard.

WASHISGToN, Jan. 5.-The house COM
mittee on mines and mining to-day had
its final meeting upon the bill to adjust
the mineral lands controversy within the
Northern Pacific grant in the states OF
Montana and Idaho.
The amendments were made 10 the bill
which are suggestions by the Northern
Pa.ific company and which we're adopted.
They provide that no examination shall
he made Of these lands east Of the l07th
meridian, which is the east line Of the
Crow reservation and will confirm to the
Northern Pacific all the lands east of
them.
Another amendment is that which pro-
yides that the examination OF all the
lands shall be completed by December /,
1892, and another provides that all lands
10 be hereafter surveyed shall be exam
ined within six months after the plats are
tlled in the local land Office.
These three amendments will be Of
fered on the floor Of the house when the
bill is called up for consideration.
Another amendment which the company
has suggested Is the definition of lands
whether mineral OF non-mineral. Ii was
the desire of the company 10 have the
mineral character OF the lands defined to
mean such lands as are more valuable
for mineral than for any other purpose.
The majority Of the committee, however,
decided that the courts of the states
should decide upon the mineral quality
Of the land.
Chairman Carter of the committee ex-
poets to have day set apart soon for the
consideration Of this bill, and IL will un-
doubtedly pass at this session. The
fourth amendment which the company
desires To the bill may be added in the
senate when IL reaches that body.
Eight silver republicans and twenty-six
democrats to-day united in the senate to
give the death blow TO the force bill.
Secretly. discretely, with a determination
not TO wait for the republican caucus to
fence them in, the free coinage men got
together this morning, laid their plans
swiftly and in q neat and expeditions
manner they surrounded and captured
their opponents before poor old Mr..
Hoar and his bourbon supporters knew
what had happened.
II was great day for Harrison and his
partisan admirers. The work that was
done ina moment cannot be quickly un-
done. The force bill has gone TO the end
of the calendar and IL can only be
reached or rescued by reversal Of the
majority by which il was sent TO that desk
and deep toomb.
The brilliant success Of its opponents
does not necessarily mean the passage OF
a free coinage bill, but IL undoubtedly
does mean the defeat of the attempt 20
pass a force bill which no one out of the
senate wants.
II Senator Stewart had pounded Mr..
Hoar on the back Of the neck with a sand
bag, he would not have astonished him
more than he did by his unexpected
proposition To take up the finance bill in
place Of the elections bill. As a matter
OF fact, there were not many OF the re-
pubiicans who knew of the secret pro-
gramme until il was opened with Stew
arts motion.
According 10 some Of the silver men il
was not decided TO take the step until
this morning at Chamberlain's when sew
eral of the senators made the plan at
breakfast.
There was great disgust on the part of
Hoar and his associates on the election
committee when the two Idaho senators,
Just sworn in. one Of them only this
morning, went with the free coinage re-
publicans and against the force bill.
Montana will notice with a share of
Mr.. Hoars amazement. that Power and
Sanders voted with the force bill gang
and against the silver men.
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colt and in the same style that he once
assumed toward Wilson Of Washington.
chided him for voting against the force
bill.
"You are all wrong" he said, "and you
are destroying your reputation"
am sorry To be obliged, in order 10 be
accurate, to deface the STANDARD by re-
peating the exact language Of Senator
Wolcott in reply as IL was used.
"Neyer you mind about my reputation,
Cd d--n you; you'd better go and
make one.n
Sanders explains his vote after sad
fashion.
II voted against taking up the finance
bill because l do not believe that bill is
for free coinage. II is only an attempt to
kill one bill with another. not by passing
a silver bill. but by talking forever on that
bill in order TO prevent the passage of the
election bill.n
Sanders is not far from right as to the
probable result. But the other republi-
cans who voted TO take up the finance
bill were not as hopeless as he and Power
about the possibility Of amending and
passing the finance bill as silver bill.
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senate.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-A remarkably
large number Of petitions and memorials
we're presented this morning. The COM
mittee on privileges and elections made a
report on the Idaho senatorial election
recommending the credentials be placed
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