The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-24
WAS A HOT FIGHT.
Utah's Representative in 1t From
Start to Finish-What Is Hoped
For
fsnecial to The Herald0

Washington, \. c., April 23.-After
a prolonged and holly contested de-
bate, the house today voted to non
concur in the Jncompahgre amend
ment to the Indian bill.
The supporters of the amendment.
led by Judge King, made a vigorous
fight in favor of Mr.. Kings motion
of yesterday to concur. but Dingley
the leader of the Republican side. fol-
lowing out the instructions of Speaker
Reed. kept the Republicans in line.
and succeeded in sending the matter
10 q conference committee The Dem
ocratic side was practically unanimous
for the amendment. the leaders. Bailey.
Mcmillan and Richardson having aided
Mr.. King in bringing about the re-
suit.
Senator Rawlins was on the floor
throughout the entire debate. and
worked diligently for the amendment
Cooper. of Wisconsin, made a bitter
speech against it and favored the leas-
ing of the lands. In his remarks he
referred, with much sarcasm TO let
ter to the secretary of the interior
from Lieutenant-Colonel Raudlett.
dated the 4th of March. which stated
that locations had been made on the
lands by Thomas Lloyd as agent for
Governor Wells, Secretary Hammond
and Arthur Brown.
Mcguire, Fleming and Dingley also
spoke against the amendment. It was
championed by ShafrOth. BarthOldt
and King. Their arguments were clear
and convincing; so much so, in fact,
that many who had been outsDoken
against the amendment were willing 10
agree to a substitute ceding all gov
eminent lands in the state for educa-
tional purposes, so that the state
might dispose of them at its own dis
erection. Accordingly Representative
King and Senator Rawlins got Mr.
Bailey to introduce this sort of a sub
stitute.
Still a majority could not be secured
TO adopt il, because of Dingley's de-
mand on the Republicans that they
should send the matter to a conference
Many who had promised TO support the
senate amendment were not present,
for the reason, perhaps, that they did
not desire to vote against the wishes
of Reed and many Democrats We're
out of the city.
a resolution was offered bv Mr..
Lacey providing that the committee on
conference be instructed to insist that
an amendment should be added pro-
viding for leasing the gilsonite lands
by the government for limited periods
and with such restrictions that no
trust or syndicate could obtain control
of any portion thereof.
When the committee rose Mr.. King
made the point of order that the COM
rnittee had no right to recommend any
instructions to the conference This
was overruied, and when debate was
insisted upon, the previous question
was called for. Judge King then re-
sorted to filibustering and raised the
point of no quorum present. He finally
succeeded in getting the Lacy resolu- |
ton withdrawn, and the conferees /
were appointed without any instruc- |
tions whatever. They are Sherman. |
Curtis and Allen. Mr.. Sherman. who /
was at first bitter against the amend |
ment. has greatly modified his position /
as also have several others who will /
favor opening the gilsonite portion Of /
the reservation, but not the rest of the !
lands. Secretary Bliss has declared /
that he favors this policy.
Mr.. King says that he VIII get a i
hearing before the conference commit 1
Tee, ard he is now hopeful for a favor /
able report.
Senator Rawlins says that the senate
will not pass the Indian bill at all
without the amendment and that the
house viii be compelled to recede. He
prefers the amendment introduced nv
abr. Bailey to the one already hanging
60 the bill.
After the fight Dingley and King
Shook hands, the latter laughingly re-
marking:
You saved the day to the opponents
of The right