 Moreover, at the time of the bill the war was still on and Pompey's settlements in Asia were yet to be completed.Sumner points out that by mos maiorum the adjudication and control of the estates in the acquired territories were to rest with Pompey.Hence, here Cicero's statements were contentious and part of effort to purport that Crassus and Caesar wanted to use the bill to prepare for a conflict with Pompey (see below).