Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-11
FIGHT ON SMOOT
VIRTUALLY ENDED
Such IS the Opinion Of Congressman
George Sutherland,
SENATOR HAS MADE FRIENDS
Found Clean Cut Business Man la.
stead of Long Faced Panatie-Re-
marks on Ouher Affairs.

Congressman George Sutherland has
returned from the vexatious atmos-
pbere Of Washington, thrown of the
active care of a congressman's life and
is buckling in to the legal work that
las piled up on his desk since his po-
litlcal fortunes diverted him from his
chosen field
sMoOT FIGHT IS OVER.
lie states, with very apparent pleas
urc that in his opinion the fight against
Senator Smoot Is practically ended
Senator Smoot has been seated said
he and in my opinion he Will not be
uIseated. He has made good friends
M Washington and at present there Is
very cordial feeling in his favor in the
Donate. Many OF the senator's had ex.
lected TO find In him a long faced
fanatic and instead they met clean
cut business man. Some OF the senator's
c9me to me and said that Smoot was
not at all the kind Of fellow they ex-
Iected to meet"
Congressman Howell has also made
very good impression In the house.
fGG the pleasure Of introducing him
70 the members, and the satisfaction OF
witnessing the marked respect THAI
Nas shown him.
THE BUTLER SCANDAL.
Mr. Sutherland was a member Of the
committee that investigated the
charges Of fraud attending the election
OF Mr. Butler Of ST. Louis, who was
unseated on the recommendation Of the
committee. This investigation" said
Mr. Sutherland, disclosed the most
monumental frauds that were ever
brought to my attention. We had to
thi0w out thirty-two districts entirely
| will state a few cases to serve as an
illustration OF the enormous methods
employed In 81. Louis 10 secure the
election Of Mr. Butler We found 40
names registered from one house num-
Der and on investigation Il developed
that the place was a house Of ll-fame.
Mr. Butler himself is the proprietor OF |
transfer stable and we found 10 |
names registered from that stable. Our
investigation disclosed the fact that |
not single bed was installed In the
stable. Notwithstanding the testimony
OF Buffers witnesses, that these men
were men OF families but slept at the
stables, We found long lists OF names
that had been registered in alphabetical
order, clearly indicating that the di
Wctory had been consulted and few
names beginning with each letter were
simply transferred without an effort to
hide the fraud Scores OF names were
registered from house numbers that |
proved 10 be vacant lots, and IN fact |
the fraudulent practises We're piled up |
50 high that the committee composed |
Of men whose long political experience |
lad opened their eyes 10 nearly every |
species Of political turpitude was APP |
palled. The Democrats set up the cry |
that We were unduly fastening the in
vestgation and smothering the tesu- |
mony favorable 70 their side This |
charge is utterly groundless, az we gave
every one an opportunity TO be heard
as gully as possible, over 1000 pages Of
testimony having been taken"
AS TO FILIBUsTERING.
Mr. Sutherland spoke warmly Of the
'hlibusterlng' Of the Democrats dur
ing the last week Of the session. He
said that Uncle Joe Cannon was
greatly wrought up when he made his
speech on Wednesday morning. and
was perfectly right when he character.
lied the attitude OF Senator Tillman
and others as Legislative blackmail-"
THE South Carolina senator pressed
a claim for $4,000 for his state that.
he said, arose out Of the war OF 1912
The committee that considered the
claim said the palmetto state was en-.
titled to 3S cents" Now we had 10
permit ourselves 70 be held up" went
on MIR Sutherland because Tillman
said he would talk the entire appropria-
ton bill TO death II his claim was not
granted And under the rules he could
have done Il, and thus preclpitated a
upon the country There
we were and We could not help our
selves But the efforts Of the minori-
~ IN the house to obstruct legislation
failed We had 10 resort 20 every
eXpedient within our
power to carry on the work. how
ever
INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
"The most important bill that has
passed Congress this session. so far as
Utah is concerned said Mr.. suther-
land. Is the one that provides for the |
opening OF the Uintah Indian reserva-
lion, and the mineral lands on the I'm
Rather / should say the
10 the Indian appropria-
ions bin that make this provision.
The amendment relating 20 the Uintah
reservation was introduced and carried
trough by Senator Rawlins, whose
iplendld efforts In this matter are OF
incalculable benefit to the state. The
amendment provides that the secretary
II the interior shall send an Inspector
o treat with the Indians and obtain.
I possible. their consent to the open.
ne for public entry. the entire rescrva.
ion, which consists OF about 1900 900
cres II the consent OF the Indians
annot be obtained by June first OF this
ear then the secretary shall cause 10
IL allotted 90 the Indians a strip OF [
and not TO exceed 10000 acres. and
he openin Of the balance Of the reser-
alton shall occur on oct. /, 1905 I
"The amendment 10 the bin relating 2
D the Uncompahgre mineral lands was !
Introduced by Senator Kearns II pro- I
ides for the ratification OF all claims 5
nd locations prior 10 Jan. /, 1891, and
n claims entered since that time are
old. II further provides, that OF the
amalnder Of the mineral lands, each
lternate section shall be sold and the
Their sections shall be reserved by the t,
and for the present un- y
lsposed OF. In my opinion the
mendment unjustly dscriminates :
raInst locations made after 1891 and Il ?
otherwise Objectionable. but was the
nly thing we could get nom the con-
renee committee"
UTAH FOREST RESERVES.
The last thing Mr. Sutherland aid be- r
,re the adjournment Of the last Con- 4
-ess was TO talk with the officers OF z
,e Interior department relative to the q
rest reserves IN this state. He found n
TAT the Logan forest reserve and the a
quariuse forest reserve in the south Z
n part OF the state viii be created a