Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-02-11
The House Subcommittee
Agrees to Report Favor.
ably on the Admis.
sion Of Dakota.
Also the Establishment Of q New Ter.
ritory North Of the Forty.
Sixth Parallel.
Postmaster General Howe's First
Official Communication
to POstlnasters in the
Interest Of the Gar.
field Monument.
Washington Notes.

Washington. Feb. l.-Soledo is still
living, but no hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
The president has signed the following
commissions: Heinrich A. Tuttle to be
governor of Arizona, Geo. z. Durham,
collector of internal revenue for the
sixth district Of Ohio, and VIM. Arm.
strong, Of Pennsylvania, commissioner
Of railways.
The subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on territories have agreed to re-
port to the full committee on Tuesday
next in favor of the proposition to ad-
nit as state all of that part of the ter
ritory of Dakota lying sonth of tho for
ty-sixth parallel of latitude; the north
ern portion to constitute, as now, ter
ritory of Dakota. The subcommittee
will provide substitute for the pending
bill providing for the necessary machin-
cry of government.
A joint conference of the sub.commit-
tees of the house committees on CON-
merce. naval affairs, postoffice and post
roads was held to-day upon the subject
of ocean mail service and the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolced, By this joint committee that
it is advisable to promote the postal aud
commercial interests of the United States
by providing sufficient compensation for
carrying ocean mails from the United
States to foreign ports By American
ships.
This resolution will be reported to the
respective full committees and it is be-
lieved that some measures will shortly
be reported to the house favoring lib
eral compensation to the American line
of fast mail steamships.
In response to an invitation for a con.
ference of the members of the house op.
posed to the tariff commission bill and
extension of the national bank charters,
about forty congressman, principally
southern democrats and greenbackerf
assembled to-day, Judge Reagan pre-.
siding. Resolutions were adopted look.
IN to the presentation of bills in op posi-
tion to pending measures which have
been reported from the ways and meant
and banking and currencycommittees OF
these subjects.
The judges of the court o
claims wei re in conference with th
house committee on civil service reform
in connection with the preparation of
bill to relieve congress from a cons idera
tion of all claims against the govern
ment court of claims. which has adjonrn
ed until the Goth in hopes that the pres
ident will have filed the vacancy on til,
bench before that date and by so doing
allow the co urt to take up certain case
the hearing OF which has been postpone,
by the possibility that they might resul
in an equal dicision;o of the court as a
present constituted.
| Hon. David Dudley appeared befor,
the select committee OF tho Louss on til,
law respecting the election OF preslden
and vice president and gave the com
mlttee at some length his vIews. Ill
fully approved tic features Of the bill
A number of con ,rcsslncn flem tn
Missouri valley met .o-dny and tiiscusse,
the subject for tie improvement of th
Missouri river. There was all entire M
anihaity Of opinion ar to the subject fo
sbtaining appropriations sufficient to re
move all obstructions in tue navigation
Of that river, and it was agreed tina
measures regarded AS necessary for tha
river anl the Mississippi can be insure,
if members from the states along thos
rivers will cooperate. Another coufcr
encc will he called and o movement t.
invite ull congressman from thes
states upon. certain measures bcfor
pressing them upon congress be encoul
aged. -,
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