The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-10
BOTH SENATORS
OF ONE OPINION
No Case Against Smoot That
will Hold Water.
CLARK'S RESERVATION BILL
ACTIVE WORK OF DUBOIS OF
IDAHO.
;LARKS RESERVATION BILL
Special to The IIerald.N


III ASHINGTON, Nov. Sin the TO
w raj display which marked the
opening Of the senate today. SEN
ators Kearns and Smoot had even hon
ors. Kearns' desk was ornamented
with an immense basket of roses
hanked with a big bouquet Of chrysan-
themums, and Smoots had a very hand
some basket and very large bouquet of
roses.
Both senators are Of the opinion that
Shoots seat in the senate is in no dan
ger Of being disturbed by a contest
against him. When asked today about
the matter, Senator Smoot reiterated
the assertion he has frequently made.
There is no case against me, and
there viii be none"
Senator Clark's Bill.
Senator Clark Of Montana. who was
present today at the opening of the
special session, expressed qualification
10 The Herald representative at the
termination OF a suit in Montana reIa-
tive to ownership of timber lands i'm
that state. The suit in question was
part of a general personal effort to dis
credlt senator Clark, and failed COM
pletely when heard I'm court During
me coming session of congress Senator
clark viii renew his efforts TO secure
the opening TO settlement of part of
the Grow Indian reservation in south
ern Montana. During the recess the
senator spent several days o. the res
ervation with a committee Of BHlings
citizens and is thoroughly conversant
with the situation
Dubois Is Prominent.
active part in the work of the senate
committee which has the dutv Of as
signing committee places TO new mem
Ders Of the senate ard adjusting places
among the old members. During the
coming session he will be one of the
most active of Senator Germans lien
tenants in deciding the policy which
the Democrats in the senate viii pursue.
The policy Of the senate Democrats
IN dealing with The reciprocity ques-
ton has not been. defined. but several
western senators. among them Patter-
son and Teller Of Colorado and Dubois
VIII talk against the Cuban treaty.
senator kearns called OF the attor-
hey general today and urged that the
examination of the deed for the lands
upon which the Pauguitch Indian
school is to be located be expedited.
me indian office has approved the
~A -pA rAtH tctAtA III question Out maj
transfer to the government Is held uu
by the attorney generals office pend
ing examination into the legal status OF
water rights appurtenant to the land.
Patents Held Up.
J. II. Brady of Pocatello. Ida. is here
and viii make an effort to have the
interior department accept the request
made by Governor Morrison relative
70 the issue of patents TO lands In Idaho
reclaimed under the Cary land act
Patents under the Marysville irrigation
project are held up by the interior de-
partment on account Of a conflict be-
tween the national act and the statutes
OF Idaho. Brady is a member Of the
Marysville company which has large
interests involved.
The secretary Of the interior today
dismissed the appeal Of Charles Swee-
ney against the decision which recently
confirmed the title Of the town of
Steitz, Ida, to the townsite on which
it is located.