, 1873-01-08


as State, md tho humorous expoolot1 cj,angea
III tho Federal appointments on tho 4th Of Marol,
'oxt. Thoro nro 50 many BonntoriAl nBrlrants,
as we'll ~ qubornatorial claimants and applicants
aecm as II tho whole n,alo population Of tic
Territory wore, IN ono way or another. renohing
in this direction for mid nnd recognition. Tho
slate; ns made UP, iicudcn Chaffeo and Evans
Tor tho sonaso, and tie Chairman Of Tho Ropub.
ornor in place Of tho progont incumbent, Gcnor-
oral hfcO00k. The petition agannt tic rcap.
pointmont OF tho lattor, Of which montion was
mhdo n fow daya pinco. Is characterized US
qnsnsa nsHSs IT tSo on da0 O paf ,.I Gi 0
Of tho Territory to hnve McCook displaced for
nlan who will bo found moro Boryfce0blo In bc-
llalf Of thoir IN sroHtd. 4 counter posilion
representing tho yiows Of tho settlers and tho
Cooks fsyor, i may 30 stated that L tho prosi-
dent and tho Administration generally look at
tlioAc Bmall warp for ofticoB In tho Territory
With about tho sumo disgust tint thoy do upon
tho moro soriot1s disturbances among tho tear
Nowevor, thoro Ia not tho loaat danger that Col.
orado will DO admitted for ut 1caHt five yoar vet
anu 80 oil thoao ambitious nBpirantg aro proina-
ture. Eyans arrived loro to-tay with four ra11
road billa, which ho wants to got through tho
proaont CongrosB./
rnH TETON a1oux.
:, 1t IL stated TINT In Wow OF tho extraordinary
developments with regard 10 tho uncertain
g; ox1sfoneo Of any euoh tribo Of Indians M tho
Teton @ sloux, together with other complicated
Ano4tlons eonsstantly arising, tho Department Of
the Interior ,Yil urge tho early passage Of bill
authorizing tho tnking OF n careful and uniform
cons1in OF oil tho 1ndinn tribcs OIL tho Continent,
NOT only aa to tho nctual moahora Of tho varioua
tribes and bands, but with 4 Wow to furnishing
also such data on Royeral important points as
WILL enaGlo the Government to act md deal un-
dorHtandinGly I'll tho promises in tho future.
:, LAW nus1Nrss IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
:, somo weeks ago, upon conference md ex-
man ~ Of tug House Commi.teo Of Appropriations,
Attorney General lyillin.ns, Postmaster General
CroRwo'l, and hIr. Abbott Commissioner of
statgto Hovinionfrclatiye to tho inconyeniences
and inconalstonciea INCIDENT to tho present sys-
tom Of conducting N,o law b,,=inoss Of tlo de-
partmcnts, it was agreed that bill should 10
presented to CongroBs providing for an a.nond-
mont Of the law. Such bill has boon drafted
by Mr: Abbott, and introduced by Mr. Garfield,
mud will doubtless como up for action at al
carly date.
Should 1t lo 1ausod, tho general renu1t will
bo, that, bosidob tho Solicitor OF tho Treasury
and Solicitor OF Internal Royenuo md Naval 60
l'citos, whose d1itios ron1ain unchanged, tlloro
tics will be to advise tho Head Of tho Department
upon questions Of lnw, and to assist III the per-
fornanco Of dntiea, requiring learning In tho
law. Such Solicitors will be strictly asaociatcd
with tho Departments rcsnoctlvefy. But al
proceedings in courts OF justico in lehnlf Of tho
United statos wll bo subject to tllo general cor
troll and direction Of the department OF Justice.
At proHont, tho Departmental Solicitors arc, by
law, subject to tllo Attorney General, but IN
PRACTICE, they aro attached to tho Departments
without convenient moans Of controlling their
courao, aud several Of the Departments are with
out legal advisors.
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