The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-06

PROMPT ACTION NEEDED.
Congress VIII convene In extra session
one week from next Nonday. The de-
clared purpose OF the Republican party
Leaders - 20 limit the new legislation az
sFsas ssssfo. % the tariff BIZ. which has a.
ready bsan substantially .rau.ed. and
~hich vii certainly Be presented within
very bxaef space Of tine after the house
Is organlzed. Tire Democrats ard Po2a-
l.ss opposition have already announced
TIA. while they VIII insist upon ful dis
eusssloz OF he 5En. they viii intsrPose no
factional opposition 10 ia passage. Tbs
being the case sas prospects now are that
tire session Wlu De short one. ard mat II
ell Dc sn extremely elficuit matter 20
procars the passage OF any rev isg!sia-
ton. outside Of TIE tariff bill. unless that
legislation is brought forward early in tao
session. and = backed Up BY the unrn's-
taxable and pronounced approval Of ths
sections Of country affected ~ the pro-
posed legislation
But II n a matter Of the most vital I'M
porfAacs that ne recent executive order
state should be revoked. Sotwithssa aclng
al which has been published upon this
subject. the people Of this state seem slow
IN waking up 70 8 realizing sense of what
shls reservation means, and how con- pasts-
iy II has gone into effect Fonostng Is ex-
nctly what haS been done In the premises;
On February =. President Cleveland. in
"a L. -
at q congress. ordered three great tracts
% land IN the state 90 Washington re-
served from settlement ard entry. and
from the operation Of any Of she Land laws
os ghe listed States. From that amount.
al lnohoafe rights held hy any persons
upon any lands lying within ire borders
% those ressrva items. not evicerce3 By
entry regularly made at the Units1 States
lana oface. we're snnuIie6. ard ths status
% al occupants Of unentsred or w
nateats-i lands lying within those ressrvs-
tions became that OF trexpassers. While
those reservations we're three 81 number
tAs most important one. as FAR as Acct
inx tAe present interests CT Ire citizens of
washirgtan. n the ore described as con-
srsnei1g az the iznth degree % west longi-
tnae and running % re l@1a degree. snd
trsm .he British Columbia ine south 10
ire ssh degree OF latitude Ineiu5e3 with
n the p-stfs % this reservation is 8 tract
az lard some Is ~ - miles IN extent. IN
eiu6snx towns and mineral properties q
vast extent sus vaias. The senate. f. the
ciosIax ho8rs of congress. ATTEMPTED 70
a~nul she presidents action ~ means %
a. amendment - re ssndry eivi sppro-
priAsion Bill TIE house refused 70 eoncar
s. that Amendment. 80 tas senate action
wert far nothing Mere than this. tAs hfii
itsslf which the senate seugaf 80 amend.
"a led 20 become a law because the pres
senf refused 90 siga g. Tas Status O. tbs
reservations = precisely IS thoaga cor
eress had rna1a 70 ssteurg e. 81 % Elod.fy
~ annui tie order by whieh they we're
nsse IN other words. the rsservailons
are in Fan force and eject and VII 50 re-
malta unsn congress passes AZ scf Teopea-
ioE fAer.
wA8a there we're iarSs number - other
reservations made a. sc sans tine IN
Sar1A Dakota. 81 Idaho wyomlnx ard
NontanA. in 70 ststs Wers ths ressrvs-
tiers CT anything IKE the SIZE c. inpc-s-
aaee % those zssas Il waAA9ng,on. Yss
n saeh % thosa states. re people we're
promptly awe 20 IRE menace co2tatcs3 f.
thss actloa. ana have hel4 indignation
-asessrrs sra ere actively engaged IN col
ieetIas data ard ga circulating petitions
% congress 50 revoke tAe aetios already
taksa. IN washinstoz. - tAr. not ere
slaxla sep has seea isken Aeyoss IT,
rsvsgare- agitation aToa re susssct, sr4
tsat eas heea larEe,Y csuare1 70 the col
grrs o. Pc Pcst-fats{,kseace
Itts by 70 assaus staple ard Easy mat
ser - pTac1re tAs rssessary congressional
scden. ~Atea IS ere mere reason Wy che
hands - tse wssalnstaa delegation IN
couxress saaa,s - s.rsast Aeaaa- L - an
unfortunate fast ana ere whsea a&3s con-
s.He-zsiy % tAa ttas-a ~ . os sxpers-
suce8. ssat a. c. 80 F2sex A-aete1 ~
thoss resarvassa1a are a. rresent rsrre-
sertsa IN tee lesser assse q co.xrsss ~
rres ps,ssfca1,y io ers7staea % tae party
Ia power - taat ho4sA z; Is stu -aoge
untart4nsse isat sass q; re Representa-
gsvgs srea srT - thase states has lad
aay esngress-saal ezperss1cs o. any a.
suaia sAnse $50 re oitsr zsszss-s CT eou-
s-ess wAe SHAPE asa practically eazrrnl AZ
yeris,zt3oa wnAh enzaaies frsn tAas
hess.
Tssre 3. 80 tas more rsaasn 10y ere
reorls - tas safe. taoss i-t0-sstes II aga-
5rE. 81 pcI as lhase We navz Simply
ga Instruct sesrress "a 81 tAzs AGES sae
rrosserlty - tAs state. sa9Gl4 saEeress
the-esesves 20 80 utEsost anA bring sve-v
tzEue9re sa'cA tazy car e. Asar 20 az in
gree1ras the n~etsssrv lexks.aaea- ~
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