The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-13
.HE|TFELD EXPLAINS HIS VOTE
WHY IDAHO SENATOR OPPOSED
PEACE TREATY.
It Contained No Guarantee as to Flu
ture Policy-Absolutely Opposed
to Policy of Annexation.
fsnecial CorrespondenceO

Washington, Feb. 9.-Senators Heit-
field and Shoup took Numerically OPP
posite positions upon the ratification Of
the treaty. 1t is the first wide break
between the Idaho senatorial pair.
Senator Shoup was very confident
prior to the vote that his colleague
would support the treaty, and SO in
formed his Republican caucus col
leagues. He was greatly disappointed
by Heitfeld'S course, but his chagrin
was somewhat tempered by the fact
that the treaty was raIfed, nOtwith-
standing Heifeld's vote.
Senator Heftfeld, himself, is fully
convinced that his course was the cor
rect one He said to The Herald cor
respondent today: My vote fairly eX-
pressed my position on annexation. I
would have been glad to have voted
for the treaty, had it contained any
guarantee as to our future policy. But
l believe that as it passed it practi
cally commits our country to the policy
of annexation and to that l am abSo-
lutely opposed"
CLEARWATER SHORT LINE.
Senator Pettigrew has made a favor
able report from the senate committee
on Indian affairs upon the bill grant
ing the Clearwater Short Line Railway
company a right of way through the
Nez PerceS Indian lands. This bill,
which was introduced by Senator Heit-
field, gives the corporation the right
to cross the reservation lands and also
individual allotments, from west to
east, including the right to construct
a branch from Spalding to the south
line of the reservation. This right of
way is to be fifty feet in width on
each side of the central line of the rail-
road, and the company also have the
right to take from lands adjacent TO
the line of said road material, stone,
earth and timber necessary for con-
struction; also ground adjacent to
right of way for station buildings, de-
pots, and machine shops, side tracks,
turn-outs, and water stations, not TO
exceed in amount 300 feet in width and
5000 feet in length for each station, to
the extent of one station for each ten
miles Of road"
The railroad company is charged
under the bill with the duty of giving
compensation for all property taken
or damage done by reason of cOnstruc-
ton. In case of failure to make salts
factory settlement with any claimant
the district court of the state of Idaho
for the county within which the land
may be situated has jurisdiction, upon
petition of either party. to determine
such just compensation in accordance
with the laws of the state provided for
determining the damage when prop
erty is taken for railroad purposes, and
this compensation shall be determined
as provided for by the laws of the
state; and the amount of damages re-
sulting to the tribe of Indians pertain
ing to the reservation in their tribal
capacity by reason of the construction
of the railroad through such lands Of
the reservation as are not occupied in
severalty, and the time and manner
of making payment shall be ascertain
ed and determined in such manner as
the secretary of the interior snail di-
rect, and be subject to his final ap-
prevail.
Before construction begins the rail-
road company must file with the sec
rotary maps of the route of its line
through the reservation and allotted
lands, including the grounds for sta
ton buildings, depots, machine shops,
side tracks. turn-Outs. and water sta
lions. The time for completion is fixed
at three years