The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-09-22

H xsSlaias The oyssiag Il sAs xn Perez.
1seeSvatien.
Hona Willis Sweet, Idaho's aba
congressman, passed Z few hours in
Town last Monday. Together with
senator Dubois he will open the cam.
psasn ct Moscow this evening. In
taking Of the legislation OF the LAT
session In which Idaho IL dseplv
interested be gave the following In.
formation:
This most important legislation A.
fsct'ng Idaho during the last session
was the passage Of the bill ratifying
tne treaty with the Neg Perez Indians.
This treaty brings into the state. a.
soon - the details Of the act can be
carried into effect, something over
eooONO, large portion of which will
% expended by the Indians in Dur.
CHASING material preparatory to the
agricultural life which the Nez Perces
are now expected to lead. One million
OF dollars. the balance Of the amount
due, will be paid to the Indians with
interest 1t the rate Of $4,000 Der
snnum until the entire amount ID
paid.
This treaty opens to settlement about
$4,000 acres Of land, more than SOC, 600
acres OF which IL Of the first quality
for agricultural purposes. The rest Of
the land coded Is composed Of mineral.
stone. timber and grazing lands. 1t Il
impossible to say just when these lands
VIII be ready for the settler. think
the trust patents will be issued and the
money paid TO the Indians by the nrst
OF January next. The department will
lose no time into carrying into execu.
ton the provisions Of the act, but it IL
hardly probable that the land will be
ready for the settler and the prospector
before early spring. Agricultural lands
will be sold n 1915 per acre, one half
OF which must be paid within two
years after the date Of the original en-
try. Timber, stone and mineral lands
will be sold 1t o. per acre. Existing
homestead. townsite and mineral laws
will govern in the disposition Of ali
lands except ms 70 the price fixed for
agricultural lands"
Mr.. Sweet Is Of the opinion that . bill
for the free coinage Of silver
Will he passed at the coming session. In
this connection be said:
Il am OF the opinion that the fnan-
ciM question Is the most important
issue In American politics, and the
financial issue means the reinstatement
Of silver. or. in other words, the free
aud unlimited coignage Of the white
metal The unco nditonal repeal Of the
sherman law discouraged US for time
but. upon the whole. II may prove TO be
Of ben-tt 70 US In the great contest we
Arc now waging. With the repeal Of
The sherman law We were promised q
return OF prosperity aud = revival Of
business. Time and again the gold
men stakcd their regulations upon that
prophecy. II is needless to call atten.
lion 10 the distress and ruin that
this last act OF treachery to
The American people and this last re-
pudiation Of political platforms. II has
been useful in that the failure Of the
prophesies made by our gold friends has
been 30 conspicuous that every man
and woman In the United States not
only secs IL, but realizes 1t. II has
the cause of bimetalism,
and all over the east the sentiment for
silver Is growing.
THE campaign In Idaho will be &C.
i've and aggressive. but there Is no
ioubt OF a substantial republican vic
sory. We believe in gold and silver as
The basis Of cur currency, and we also
believe In protection to American in
ius,ry. and Idaho will endorse aud up
hold both propositions"