The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-21
washington IntaaIigsnce.

WARRINGTON. December 9.-Col. Davis OF
Gen. Pope's department, reports that the
placing of Apaches upon reservations would
be nnwise. ard that f r The present they
should be kept where they are. 3s,f
WASHINGTON, December 1o.-e elagett the
newly elected representative from Montana,
| Is eldeavoring to procure a legal title to In
dian lands In the Ri tier Root valley, Montana
Territory, for the white settlers now On that
| reservation. 100.
Attorney General i ckerlnen has said moth
ing whatever to the President about his Ieav-
ing the Cabinet, nor has tie President said
anything to Ackerman on the subject. Mem
| bers of Congress aud Others have however,
freely expressed themselves in, favor of a
|.change and are .endeavoring to effect il.
The. Democratic Executive Committee have
not vet fixed a time for holdiras, the conteni-
plated CAUCUS. II n.sy not fake place nptil
after the holidays. Some Of sie more prom
inent Democrats say they havt nothing to
recommend other chan was stated in the adj
dress they issued at the close af tie last ses-
sien of Congress. 4ss..s
Sumner viii tomorrow decline tie appaii!t-
uaent as Ihairmen Of the 5osnsAistee on Pf'fv-
ileges and Elections.
a bill introduced by sci.ator Edsnunds
to regulate tie civil service provides that The
appointments to all Offices, except postlfias-.
tiers, and such IS are required ~ law to be
made BY the President with the consent OF
the Senate, shall depend upon tile open COM
petitiye examination. TO that end a board
OF commissioners is to be appointed for FIVE
years. unless sooner removed by the Prcsi-
dent with the consent of the Senate.
The bill introduced by Senator Crasin pro-
viaes stringent means for tlle execution Of
the law against pol ganly and incestuous CO.
habitation in Utah, and for the reorgaiiizas ion
Of the Territorial militia and the suppression
of the so-called Legislature OF Eeseret.
Tht Il, is likely to be little business before
the House Military Committee. Legislation
upon the staff Of the army is, however, prob
able.
eliscAas, Pes. TO-
| The Tinses' special says there were 525 bills
Introduced III Congress to-day, besides two
/ Joint resolutions, proposing amcndIn,'Ets TO
the Constitution. One making naturalizcd
citizens eligible for the Presidency, another
providing for absolute free trade and stbsti-.
tuition of direct taxation in its place. Prob
ably two.thirds Of these measures will meyer
reappear from the committees TO which they
| were referred. The most important Of these
bills, however, were those introduced in the
| House to carry cut the provision OF the
Treaty OF Washington to create i Labor Blu
reau, and those in the Senate 10 abolish the
| Internal Revenue Bureau and To raise the
tax Oh whisky TO so cents.
/ Railroad Lands and Gsn IN igratfOn
The Land and Immigration Policy OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company tends to
/ the speedy settlement of tie alternate or
leven number sections Of land within it's
limits. In its publications in all languages
the Government land lying adjacent to the
/ odd sectione are fully described, apa the I'm
entered lands subject to homestead and pre-
lemptoin entries are carefully noted on the
maps and plats of the Railway Company
] records BY this medium, people Of limited
means will be able to ebtains gratis, informa-'
! ton at the immigration Offices of the Com
i pany in the old States and Europe, which
would cost them more money and time than
their means would supply.
i In addition to the information freely given
! iii ralation to the character arfa location Of
1 free homestead lands of tile Government
1 the Lend Department of the n. r. q. X. arc
arranging to furnish transportatKaf at tilss
i some reduced rates: as will be furnished to the
more independent class who will hsly and
settle upon the railway lands.
4 The settler Or the Gov rnr lcnt lands will
have secured to him inlpiemes Is and material
for settlement and cultivation at the same
cost as the railway land buy which i
Ioriginal wholesale. or manufacturers cost,
with cost of transportation atredaced rates,
only added.
The telegraph line IL now completed along
4 the Northern Paciiic railroad froal Duluth 10
the Cheyenne crossing. IN ter days II wilt
Be completed to Fort Garry. 81 ali, nearly
800 miles oi sire have been put up last sum
nler and fali
Il Llsg no man be toe proud Eo wofk. let
no man be ashamed NJ y harA tiSt Az h sun
burnt coantenance. Iet him be ashamed
only ot ignorance ard sloth. .et l,s, ll,an
d be ashamed ef poverty IsL l,lFn only l,s
al "A xlsxj,,,y,aasr stfs it}l.s1tS