Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-09
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Pembina Pioneer: Who will be our
next governor. will be an interesting
question until the matter is disposed Of,
- Governor Ordway Is out of the Geld.
The commissioners of the general land
o6ice says his recent decision that clerks
OF district courts in some counties in Da'
kota were not authorized under certain
circumstances to take final homestead
and pre- emptlon atfidavits, will not bs
regarded as retroactive.
Dickey County Leader: OF. Mccoy,
register of the Aberdeen land Office. re-.
ceives the support of every paper in this
district in the fight against his confirma-
tion. This support is we'll merited. for
he is one of the most get-at-a able of men,
kind and courteous to all, and we hope
ewill come out at the top of the heap
Mandan Pioneer: The bill of Dele.
gate Raymond providing for school Of
forestry in Dakota has the hearty en-.
dorsement of all true Dakotairns. Dako-
ia has long felt the need of forests. and
under the provisions Of the bill its broad
and fertile plains would in o compare.
lively short time receive q new beauty
in the eyes Of strangers, accustomed as
they are to eastern scenery. Forests
can be made to dot the vast plains of
the great wheat garden of the country
and make it more of q paradise to the
settler, who even now calls it the Eden
of the United States. Incompatible
benefits may arise from the adoption Of
Raymond's bill, among the least Of
which'is the enhancement of our natural
scenery.
The bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Gibson to amend the act which
created the Mississippi river commission,
provides for the extension of the work of
the commission to all navigable tribu
taries of the Mississippi river, for an in.
crease of the membership of the commits.
sion from seven to nine, the additional
members to be selected from the engineer
corps of the army, AMI an increase in the
compensation of civilian members of the
commission from $1,000 to $4,5OO per an.
mum. It also provides that the commits
sion shall report to the chief of engineers
and the secretary of war instead of di.
rectly to the secretary of war. and shall
report upon the channel dyke, training
and wall system. as we'll as upon the out
let, jetty and levee systems.
The withdrawal of the trade dollars
was discussed by the house committee
on coinage, weights and measures on
Thursday and the subcommittee having
in charge the subject reported bill.
Tho proposed measure provided that
until January 1st, 1886, trade dollars
shall be used at tull:value in payment of
ali dues to the United States and shall
not again be paid or in any manner re.
issued. Holders of the coin may receive
in exchange dollar for dollar in silver
coin on presentation of the trade dollars
at the Office of treasurer, assistant treas.
urer or any of the mints of the United
States. The bill also provides that the
trade dollar shall be recoined into any
authorized coin of the government. A
number of the members of the commit.
tee opposed the manner of recoinage
proposed by the bill, and Representative
Bland gave notice that he would insist
upon an amendment providing for the
recoinage of the trade dollar into stand.
are dollars instead of any other author
lied coin.