The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-22
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Question-Ra Railroad Nat
ters-Pereonal-" Prince
Arthur"-Etc., Ito.
Special Correspondence OF the Butte NIHER'
During the past week there has been
little or nothing done in Congress.
Last Monday, however, the usual f'ooe
of bills prevailed, from among which l
Gull the following that will interest your
readers. Your representative, Hon.
Martin Maginnis, has offered bill No.
1858 for the relief of Charles l.. Dahlef,
and also No. 1857 for the relief Of J. NJ.
Yanlell. whic! amounts to 1913, due
him for stock and horses taken by the
Indians.
Delegate Pettigrew, Of Dakota. bin
No. .6so. ito provide for the support
and civilization Ut the various tribes OF
Sioux Indians residing upon the Great
Sioux Reservation, in that Territory
This bill proposes that the Secretary Of
the Interior shall in person, or by CONF
missioners appointed by him. negotiate
with the various bands and tribes who
claim title to or reside upon the Great
Sioux Reservation, for q cession of all
their lands in the Territory which lie
north Of the White Earth river, to the
United States, for . certain specified
sum. Should the Indians decline, they
shall be allotted lands in severalty at
such places a. may he agreed upon
on the lands now claimed by them:
To each head Of family 100 acres; to
each single person over eighteen years,
one-eighth of section !; to each orphan
child under eighteen years, one
eighth to each person now living, one
sixteenth Of . section. TO carry into
force the provisions Of this bill, it appro-
PIRATES $:0, 900. Delegate Curry, Of Arr
IONA, bill No. 497o reads: THAT the
people Of the Territories OF Arizona,
Dakota, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico.
Wyoming, Utah and Warrington he
authorized and empowered. At the next
general election held, and every two
years thereafter, to elect q Governorand
u Secretary of the Territory. Sec. e.
That the election returns ft'rthe election
shall he canvassed and determined in
the same manner and rules governing
the election Of other Territorial officers.
The third section repeats all conflict
ing acts.
Delegate Ainslie, of Idaho, hill No.
1, $50 Is to amend section 1859 of the re-
vised statutes by adding a. follows:
Provided, That nothing contained
shall limit, annul, or impair any legis-
ation heretofore had or may hereafter
be enacted by the legislative assemblies
IF the several territories confering by
general law powers, special or other
wise, upon the boards of County COM
,lissfoners or supervisors, in their re-
pective counties, to grant the right to |
private individuals to collect tolls on |
bridges and ferries built
r operated by the'nthrough and in their
overall counties.
Delegate Post, Of Wyoming, bill 1882
provide for the appointment Of . COM
missioner by the District Court to take
estimony and administer oaths in land
uses in un0rganized counties within
he territories. All such testimony and
aths shall have the same force and cf
ect IA If made before Judge or clerk of
court Of record. All false swearing
hall he regarded and punished W per-
Try. /
Bill No. 1, 100 is Mr.. Ainslie's to ac-
ept and rattfy an agreement with the
row Indians for sale of q portion of
'eir reservation in Montana required
n the use Of the Northern
aciffc railroad. etc., I enclose the
III entire. In my last stated that the {
IL of Delegate Naginnis upon this sub ,
ct would he reached by this time, but :
far has not been ewing to the ,act .
at bills below 1t have been taken from q
e calendar and considered by = sus- t
'nslOn OF the rules, which has caused !.
lay. 1t will however be passed with =
It opposition when it Is reached. snd p
ut will be this month some time. q
DAKOTA TERRITORY. :.
The bill to admit the southern section
q State, 10 before the Senate commit.
and will he reported next Friday. the
h inst, with section providing that
census be taken. and if there il found
be l5o.WW population; that the Presi- f.
nj is authorized to issue his proclanna- NJ
n announcing that fact, and calling re
on them to hold constitutional con. az
alton to prepare the necessary STINT. ~
ciiinery. This has been tleterm,- ~
u upon and a. preced- Ill
tor It's adoption. they cite nc
case Ut Kansas, when similar levis. @r
on was had upon the motion of
phen A. Douglas. It is probable that
'ili Ike made "party question" the ~,
p>'blicans favOring admission and the ~ ~:
40 rats opposing the division OF the e.