The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23
PROSPtcTORS ARE ALERT.
EAGER TO ENTER SOUTH OF COL
WILLIE RESERVATION.
They B~sisge senators and Con-
xressmen for Private Tips" as 20
the Exact Date When fhr Biii
Throwing 81 Open BECOMES Law.

HA5ftiAtJTDS, A&E -Z.~the ssad .orS
and representatives. % las washington
delegation ir coagrces axs ftesls -ag 4st-
tss1 Casss.e..si.S tFu... a-sp.s e'4e -srsass
to know exseily the 9ay and tAe hour
WHEN sas, soGfg AssI - sAe s,oiss!ir reserve
vii. d. "g.sUea - E3lasgai .oca i1il. bah
ol.e OF t.le aT.;ers is confident that /: he
can only kuga ti4.s tAet a little - advance
Of any one rise, M can secure the very
choicest nsius.4. soeatons ard become I'M
Ds-usssy "a e4stl5s y .t4iU snort time, some
Of the writers sugges, that If The Members
OF the alslsg4tA1a Vii furnish tAas iEfor-
NATION il 49, Tesu;t Den@fic,slly 20 them.
while ofness make 40 raerton Of siIca
remuneration b@.E@ging TO doubt, it ~ be
the duty OF congressman or senator 10
sit Up nights tn order that HE humblsst
OF his constituents may acquire fortune
as the result ~ his watchfuipess.
Seriously. however. either tbs morning
or evening papers in the cities O, Wash
ngtCn viii know about the Iassags OF
this act within a T. " hours. az the fDrth-
est. Of the time when l. becomes q Law,
and probably soon az Il viii be known
here. When she Indian bill comes osit Of
ooBferenee. aad the conference report Is
adopted by both houses. the bal will Ire
engrossed and sent TO the president. In
the ordinary course OF business IL viii De-
referred to the secretary OF the interior
for 4 report upon its provisions. II the
latter fad no serious objections 10 the
measure il all DE- returned 20 the presi-
dent. WHO VIII sffix his signature This
Will occupy from a week 10 ten days. If
the provision opening the south half Of
the colvil.e reservation to mineral ,ocaiors
remains ia ghe bill when the conference
committee IL done with II. a. there uow
seems TO he every probability viii be the
case, 81 viii become a law The moment
the PRECEDENT afsixes ms signature. or at
the end Of ten days, IT, instead Of afiixing
his signature he allows the bill 10 be-
come "A law without the approval.
The fact OF the president signing IN APP
preparation bin IL always te'egraphed by
the press associations promptly. with
Senator Wilson's amendment retained. the
signing OF the Indian appropriation D!N by
the president viii he notire that mineral
ioca,ors can go az once upon the CoIville
4oDervatSon.
4 petition OF settlers In township twelve
north. range nine east. I'm Lewis county.
has been presented To the commission OF
the general land office urging the survey
OF the lands In order that the settlers may
secure title as early as possible. Ia reply
thereto Commissioner Hermann states
thar. while this township is not included
In forest reserve. II iss. nevertheless. adj
Jaeent thereto and therefore comes with
In the act OF 1857. which provides that
lands adjacent 10. as vel as lands within
forest reserves. shall hs surveyed under
tho supervision or the director OF the geo.
logical survey. MIR Hermann suggests that
the settlers make application 10 the d.rec-
tor Of the geological survey by petition
fer the survey.
The Seattle Brewing and Mating Com
pany has protested strongly against the
Increase OF the beer tax as provided In the
pending revenue bill. IL calls 1t "a great
Injustice TO impose an additional tax upon
the brewing Industry. and compares IL TO
manufacture OF matches, tobacco and
other articles OF large consumption
Wines. II Is also pointed out. do not pay
any Internal tax. but on the other hand
are protected by large import duties. The
company also says IL has To pay ,arge
duty on its raw material on account or
the drouth In California and prospective
failure OF crops. II IL further pointed out
that when the war tax was imposed in
lSti the price or beer was SIC per barrel
while today II ~ only about one-half that
amount. aud wages and cos, of production
Rave greatly increased In the meantime
yet the Dingiey bin proposes the same tax
as during the civil war.
Capt. Shoemaker. chief OF the revenue
cutter service, is preparing 20 advertise.
at an cary date FOR supplies OF rations
ana snip chaud,rry Tor the revenue YES
sells on the Pacific coast for the next fiscal
year.
Senator Turner has presented resolu-
lions, adopted by the Spokane Trades
Council. urging the establishment, Of the
system az postal savings banks rs \ ben
eft 30 the iahorng men throughout the
United States A subsequent resolution
briefly expresses the opinion Of the couu-
ell regarding Secretary Gage Il saws.
Resolved That We believe the seCrs-
tary of the treasury Is pfostitutinK his
high office when he makes an effort to
defeat the passage OF said bU"
Similar resolutions have beer presented
In the house by both the representatives
from Washington.
]. +. Baxter. oT North Yakima. Wash.
has applied for an ar-otnta-eut IN the
seeret seryIrc division 81 the treasury fe-
par,unut J. NJ Shaugh0r~v. ~ Sumner.
and r.. II Lindsay. r.. ~ seattle now a
temporary resident OF Butte. Mont. are
applicants for appointments as naval ca.
DIETS at Annapolis
ALLAN r. Sl.At'SON.