Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-15
The Forestry Reserve.

1
A telegram was received in Dead dwood
Friday by Judge Moody, from Washing
ton, says the Times, from which we
learn that the United States senate on
Thursday, May 9th, adopted an amend
ment (which had been introduced by
Senator Pettigrew) to the sundry civil
appropriation bill, revoking all the
orders which had been made on Febru-
ary 22d last by President Cleveland, ss-
tablishing what is known as the forestry
reserve of the northwest country, in
Guiding the Black Hills" Ifthis amend
msnt is concurred in by the house,
which is more than probable, indeed
| the Judge thinks almost certainty, that
will be the last Of the fad or nuisance
until a new and thorough examination
is made and survey of the country, both
rectangular, geological and typographi-
cal. When all this latter is accomplish
ed there is no doubt President Mckinley
will exercise good judgment upon the
subject aud not 80 act as to injure the
people and Interests affected by such
reservation. as does the proclamation Of
February 22d last. The order by Mr..
Clevelaed was made without examina-
ton, so far as he was concerned, as also
without taking into consideration the
serious injury which such order might
inf1ict upon the people, within and in
close proximity to the area included in
such reserve. 1t is quite safe to say
that within brief period of time relief
will be given to the troublesome, unjust
proclamation. which is today to all in
tents and purposes a law Of the land.
HOUSE REFUSES TO CONCUR.
A Washington special of the llth inst.
says: Great disappointment is expert
enced by the senators and represent
atives from the western states over the
treatment the house has accorded the
amendment to the senate civil sundry
bill giving the president authority to
revoke the Cleveland forest reservation
order. No doubt was entertained that
the house would consider the matter
favorably and hence its friends were
hardly prepared for the result Of the
vote taken today. When the bill was
called up by q vote Of 100 to 80 the house
refused to concur in the amendment and
it will now have to 20 back to the senate
and will no doubt be made the subject
Of conference between the two
branches of congress The supporters
Of the measure, while naturally feeling
disappointed, have not given up all
hope Of success and think that when
proper representation is made in the
2, conference sufficient votes can be made
to cause the house to recede from the
position it has taken.
TEMPORARY VICTORY.
Representative Lacey won at least a
temporary victory today, says q Wash
ington dispatch of the llth inst. to the
Sioux City Journal, in securing the nom
concurrence of the house to the senate
amendment abrogating Cleveland's
forest reserve order. Mr.. Lacey is not
opposed to the sbrogation of that order,
but he wants the president of the Unit.
ed States to have the power vested in
him by law and to have authority to
exercise that power after he shall have
made a careful investigation. The
house did not instruct its conferees as
to what course they were to take In
dealing with this particular amendment
and they will undoubtedly have all the
leeway they may desire. 1t is now
thought that the outcome will be sus-
pension of the order for time at least,
and careful and thorough investiga-
ton into the facts pertaining to these
proposed reservations will be made,
Mr.. Hartman, Of Montana, in little
talk he made today, declared that the
order, if allowed to stand, would de.
prive $4,000 people of their homes in
South Dakota and there 10 no doubt that
the order was Ill considered, i'll advised
and i'll timed.