Show CAUSE OF THE DELAY INORTON REGARDING THE FORT HALL RESERVE BILL An Amendment to the Bill Known as tho Kiowa and Comanche Addition Additon the Stumbling Block TRIBUNE BUREAU 501 Fourteenth street < Washington D C May 1 1900 1 There seems to be a misunderstanding misunderstand-ing in the West to the real reason for the delay in finally disposing of the Fort Hall Indian reservation bill which was so successfully put through I the Senate by Senator Shoup and afterward af-terward indorsed by the House with an amendment I Is this amendment that is tho cause of the delay the House thinking I to force the Senate to adopt a measure which the Senate did not consider tacked on what Is known the taclc Itrowi as Kiowa and Comanche amendments The Sen rrefuscdtoncc5pt < tlilsand acbn ference was ordered Pending the first meeting of the conference con-ference however it was learned that i case was pending in the United States Supreme court the decision upon which would have Important bearing upon tho Kiowa and Comanche addition to the Fort Hal bill Consequently the conferees con-ferees waited week after week In the hope that the next Monday would bring forth a decision from tin United States Supreme court upon this Important matter But on Monday last the court adjourned without having rendered Its opinion and the conferees were compelled com-pelled as shown In these dispatches last night to fight out the points at Isauo 1 amonir themselves i They have not yet reached an agreement agree-ment but Senator Shoup Is doing everything In his power to have tho controversy settled bcforp the final adjournment ad-journment of the present session and there Is season to believe that he vlll eventually succeed and that tho reaul l will be that the lands around Pocatello wi will treaty bo open to settlement under the PENSIONS GRANTED Utah Original Porter B Flsler Salt Lake City 8 Increase Alexander D S I Heel Vernal Wyoming Original Demos Spauld lag Rock Springs 50 EXAMINING SURGEON CHOSEN I Dr Charles H Soller has been appointed Chares pointed a member of tho board of pension pen-sion examining I surgeons at Evanston Wyo |