The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-07
WILL MEET IN OCTOBER
Mckinley Proposes to Call an
Extra Session.
FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES
IA Lively Presidential Campaign Is Pre-
dicted-The Army Will Be an Is
sue--Gorman's Retirement
Blow to Democracy.
Washington Bureau of the Standard,
No. 11i5 G. Street y. W.

Washington Bureau of the Standard
No. 1145 G. Street n. w. |
Washington, D. c., March 3.--Con
tgress has departed, and the best infor
hunation is to the effect that we shall
not have the body with us again be
fore the LIST of October. OF course ext
gencies may arise which would lead It
the calling of an extra session earlier
fthan that date, but the president has
indicated to the republican leaders that
he will refrain from summonins a
spring session, but will probably bring
congress together early in the fall
The purpose of this action will be to
get the legislation of the F'ifty-sXth
icongress well advanced. so that there
can be an early adjournment for the
campaign of 1900. All signs now indi-
cate that there will be a spirited presi-
dental canvass in the centenary year,
land probab bly, with the same leaders as
IN 1896. The Chicago platform and anti
imperialism will. in the judgment of
democratic and populist leaders, be the
adeclaration of democratic principles and
there is increased hope of success.
Senator Germans last act in public
life was to force the administration to
accept the increase in the army as only
a temporary proposition. This not only
exhibited Germans great skill and pow
er as leader, but it makes the contin-
uance of a large and menacing standing
army direct issue in the next presiden-
tial election. The most prominent dem
ocratic leaders now here say there can
be no question as to how the people will
align themselves on this issue.
Senator Germans retirement is Sc
Ii.
ton in the senate. For Is years he has
been the most active and forceful man
ager among the democratic senators. re-
spected and followed by his party col
leagues; admired and feared by his re-
publican associates.
Another very strong man is lost to the
senate by the retirement of the populist
leader, William Vincent Allen of Ne
braska. His valedictory speech in the
senate on Wednesday was a fine effort
1t was a comprehensive review of his
own senatorial term and also of the
course of the pOpuliSt party within that
period in the senate. He was one of the
first populist senators elected, but since
that time Washington, Idaho, Nevada.
South Dakota. Kansas and North Caro-
lima have all chosen senator's belonging
to that party. In his address Senator
Allen referred with feeling to the diff
cult task which had befallen him to be
the pioneer of a political party He
spoke of some of the mistakes of both
political parties and closed with the
prediction that the peoples party would
be strong and active in 1900. fighting the
battle of free coinage of silver and anti
expansion.
Senator Carter will remain here for
some time in order to secure his share
of appointments under the reorganiza-
ton bill. Several dozen Montana can
didates are seeking the few places which
the senator will control and he is not
finding tan easy task to decide whom
to recommend
to be made under the army reorganiza-
niOn bill a7sensation has been sprung
on the members of the house by a state
ment that under the bill congressman
will have nothing to do with the selec-
ton of cadets, but that they will be ap-
pointed by the president. If it is finally
decided that this Interpretation is cor
rect Congressman Campbell will lose
the only military and naval appoint
ments that he could have hoped to con-
troll
The Teller omnibus claims bill as 1t
became law finally authorizes the pay
ment of the Baronett Mccartney and
McGuirk claims for improvements in
the Yellowstone park. The claimants
located upon what was then public land
in the years 1870 and 1871 before the
movement origina ted which resulted in
the passage of the act Of March /, 1872,
whereby these lands were embraced in
dne territory set apart and reserved
from settlement as the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. 1t appears also that the
structures for which Compensa ton is
provided in the bill were erected in
good faith before the reservation of
these lands. The regulations estab-
lished by the interior department for
the management of the park prohibited
any person from remaining therein
who had not a lease or permit from the
department. Applications for such
leases were made by these beneficiaries
which, however, were not granted to
them, and they We're finally obliged to
leave the park. The structures they
had erected We're taken by the govern
ment and devoted to public use, for
which no compensation has been al
lowed, The allowance of the compensa-
ton provided in this bill has been fire.
quently recommended by the secretary
of the interior in the annual reports of
that department.. as we'll as in COM
munlCatiohS to the senate committee on
territories in answer to requests for in
formation on the subject. Bills for the
relief of these claimants We're reported
faVorably by this committee at the third
session of the Fifty-third congress-
Hartman secured the passage of an in
dependent bill for their relief through
the mouse at the present session. AS
finally adopted the claims bill allows
c. j. Baronett of Gardiner $1,000 for q
bridge over the Yellowstone; James c.
Mccartney also of Gardiner, $1,000 for