The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-05
Civil Service Reform and The
Good It has Already
Accomplished.
Sudden Death of Marshal +.
Polk, in Nashville, Ten
nessee.
The Langtry Management has
Come to Grief in New
York.
Congressional Action on Rail-
road Land Grants.
Interesting Facts Gathered from
q Werld of News.
Pertinent Sketches of Promi-
nent Men.
Congressional Action on Rail-
road Land Grants.
Interesting Facts Gathered from
q World of News.
Pertinent Sketches of Promi-
nent Men.

Pertinent Sketches of Promi-
nent Men.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Congressman
John s. Wise of Virgins is one of the
youngest as well - the brightest mem.
ben of the house Of representatives, and
Is the man behind the throne in the
Danville investigation now being con-
Quoted by Senator Sherman. His speech
in the house yesterday in reply to Sunset
Cox was short but pat, and is being talk
ed about more than any that has been
delivered for months. His one epigram,
that Sunset Cox of New York, is "a pill
lar of brass by day and pillar of gas by
night" has lifted him alonaside of Cox
IS one Of the wits of the house.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-Represen-
tative Springer to-day introduced for re-
ference in the House the proposed con-
stitutional amendment, making the
Presidential term six years and render
ing the President ineligable to reelection
to the next succeeding term. 1t provides
for direct vote for President in each
State, and abolishes the electoral college.
Each State shall have . number of votes
equal to the number Of its Representa-
tives and Senators in Congress, to be
given each candidate in proportion to the
total vote cast for each. The term of
Representatives in Congress is fixed at
three years, and Congress shall meet
each year on the first Wednesday of
January, the first session to convene in
January succeeding the November elec-
ton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s-Blair introduc-
ed bill to extend the time for the com.
pletion Of the railroads to which grants
of public lands haye been made, which
in good faith were prosecuting the work
of construction, without q forfeiture of
such grants.
Tapham introduced q bill to incorpo-
rate the Yellowstone Park railroad and
to aid in the construction of it's road.
Vest offered resolution. which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the
Interior for information as to whether q
lease had been made Of any part of the
Crow reservation in Montana to any per-
son or association; and if 80, the extent
Of such lease. upon what terms made,
and by what authority oflaw such action
had been taken by the department; also,
whether any permit had been given to
Craze cattle on that reservation; and if
so, dy what authority of law it had been
done.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the bill to provide new cruisers for the
navy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia cablegram
has been received by the Secretary of
State from St. Petersburg announcing the |
death of Minister Hunt. 1tsays that he |
died from dropsy, supsrinduced by |
chronic Inflammation of the liver.
The committee on public lands to-day
the forfeiture of the Northern
Pacific land grant.
Mr.. Anderson moved that al the lands !
contiguous to that portion Of the road !
not constructed within the time specified
by the act making the grant be forfeited.
Mr.. Brents offered substitute, declar-
ing the forfeiture of the lands between
Washington Territory, and Port
and, Oregon, and validating the remain
der of the grant. on condition that the
road be completed within two years from
January 1884, and that the unsold lands
'houldbe sold to citizens, or those who
have declared their intentions to become
citizens, in quantities not exceeding $3.50
per acre.
Mr.. Scales offered an amendment pro-
'iding for the forfeiture of the land along
The side Of that portion Of the road not
finished to date.
A vote on the various propositions was
until tomorrow. Members of
The committee express the opinion that
he proposition Of Mr.. Scales will be
passed.
Before adjourning the committeeagreed
% report bill for the forfeiture of the
backbone roads. Anderson was not pre-
'ent when the latter subject was voted
IN. He was present to-day and cast the
he deciding vote in the affirmative.
WAsHISeros, Feb. 29.-The following
Message was sent to congress to-day:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives:
In compliance with an act of congress,
January 10th, 1883, the entitled
'ct to regulate and improve civil service
n the United States, the civil service
has made to the president its
irst annual report. The report herewith
transmitted, together with communion
ions from heads of the several executive
departments of the government. Re.
pecting the practical workings of the
aw under which the commission have
'een acting upon, and the good results
which that law hasalready accomplished,
congratulate congress and the people,
md avow my conviction that it will
lenceforth prove to be of still more ben
fit to the public service. / heartily