The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
KYLE'S POSITION.
1t Has Been Sound on the Tree
Claim Bill from Start to
Finish.
The Confirmation Of Jackson in
DOubt---The Overbearing
Conduct of Noble.

IOnal delegation inform me that Sen
ator Kyle has been an Industrious
worker for the tree claim bill, even
going on the floor in the house of
representatives and urging his friends
to vote for it. In some way the story
has gone abroad that he opposed it
and voted against it, Both state
ments are unfounded.
There are thousands of tree claim
ants in South Dakota who will rejoice
to read of the status of the timber
culture measure. The senate has
passed one bill-the house has passed
another which is on broader basis
than the senate. This will throw the
measure into conference between the
two houses and insure it's enactment
into law.
Buck" Kilgore distinguished him.
self in the house this week. You
will remember him as the man who
kicked down the door to get out of
the hell when he wanted to go, in
the last congress. This time he
wished to defeat the bankruptcy
bill, SO he filibustered on it all day
and succeeded in his object. The
rules of the Reed congress we're
framed so that the house could do
business. In this congress they are
different, and any member on any
day can block legislation just as the
Texan did. No wonder that Reed
and his colleagues twltted the house
of the inefficiency of it's rules.
This reminds me that speaker
Crisp has not called a republican to
the chair in this entire congress. He
knows that if any Of them should
preside, and question of "no
quorum" was raised, the republican
would count quorum before Crisp
could get back into the chair.
You can thank Secretary Noble for
delaying the construction of several
Indian Schools in our state. There
does not appear to be any cause for
his obstinacy in this matter except
his illy-concealed dislike of your
senior senator. The latter told the
secretary nearly three years ago that
inferior blankets were issued to the
Indians on the South Dakota
reservation, and friendly relations
ceased on that day. Noble denied
it, but the senator offerd to prove
it-a matter the secretary did not
insist on. He knew to we'll that the
proof would be forthcoming if it was
asked for.
1t is pure spite work On the part of
Mr.. Noble-a fretty exercise of
authority which he will possess but a
few days longer. If it were not for
his overhearing and offensive
manner, he might have been seated on
the U. S. supreme bench-a position
for which he has an inordinate
craving. The facts in the case are
these: There was a vacancy in the
supreme court; Mr.. Noble wanted it:
his friends said he could get the
nomination if a confirmation would
follow: so they made quiet canvass
of the senate to ascertain the
opinions of the senators. The nomi-
nation was never sent in, for the
canvass showed he couldn't be con-
firmed. Mr.. Mobiles official inter-
course with many senators has been
such that they personally dislike
him and will do nothing to elevate
him to lifelong judgeship. /
simply tell this to show the manner
of man he is.
The confirmation Of Judge Jackson
as Lamar's successor is believed to be
very doubtful. AS reports now go in
the hotels, the democrats will do as
Mr.. Cleveland wishes them to. Ru-
NOR says that he has sent Don Dick
inson here with a request to the
i democrats to vote for his confirmation.
RumOr goes on to say that this has
increased the anger of the republi-
cans against Harrison for nominating
a states rights democrat for seat on
the supreme bench, and now they
will vote against the confirmation
and defeat it.
But it makes very little difference
what the republicans do now-they
have less than a month left to control
the senate, and if they refuse to con-
firm this nomination, Mr.. Cleveland
can re-nominate him to the demo-
craticsenate atany time after March
4 and his commission would soon be
| issued. 1t was Mr.. Cleveland who
appointed Mr.. Jackson a United
States circuit Judge, and he has since
spoken very highly of the Judge on
more than one occasion.
There is but one association of
Mexican war veterans in the land ard
it is located in Washington. They