The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-23

taxes or licenses upon commercial trav-
elers from other states, and continue to
arrest and annoy these individuals, and
then provides that any person interfering
with any commercial traveller conducting
his business shall be guilty Of INSIDE
meanor, and, if convicted, shall be fined
or imprisoned. or both.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-The bill intro
duced by Mr.. Ouray to provide for ad-
ditional members of the legislatures of
the several territories, end an increase of
pay to the members and officers thereof
was reported by the committee on terri.
tories yesterday. 1t provides that the
legislatures of the territories shall consist
Of thirteen members of the council and
twenty-five members of the house of rep
resentatives, the members to receive IS
per day and mileage during the session;
that the additional members shall be
elected by the territory until otherwise
provided by the said several legislatures;
that the president of the council and the
speaker of the house of representatives
shall receive $40 day for the same time
and that the officers of the legislatures
shall receive S. per day.
BELF1ELD, Oak, April 19.-The North
Ell. Pacific Forwarding company and the
Black Hills freighters, who had control
OF the freight going over the new north
ern route, to-day finally decided upon
Belfield as the terminal point. For sew
eral weeks surveying parties have weigh
ed the advantages of various towns, re-
sulting in pronouncing Belfeld as the
best route. Eastern parties Immediately
invested $4,000 in real estate, and con-
tracts for large warehouses and stores
and improvements aggregationg $4,000
have been let. A fast freight express
will be put on to make the distance from
Belfeld to Deadwood in seven days.
Four hundred tons of freight is on its
way to Belfield, and developments will
commence in ten days.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-At a meeting
to-day of the house committee on law
respecting the election of the president
and vice president, the proposition to
limit to twelve months the time during
which cabinet officer may perform the
duties of president, was acted upon
favorably. 1t provides that If the duties
of the presidency fall upon a member of
the cabinet more than twelve months
before the next ensuing presidential cleo
ton, he shall issue proclamation for a
special election. Eaton was directed to
report the proposition to the house as an
to the senate bill providing
for the performance of the duties of pres
ident in case Of removal by death, resig-
nation or inability, both Of the president
and vice-president.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The President
is watching the contest for delegates to
the republican national convention with
great interest, but with the utmost I'M
Nobody can draw from him
the slightest intimation that he expects
a denomination or that he desires the
support of any one. He is determined
that it shall not be said he sought the
honor or that he used the patronage of
his office to get it. But he does not say
that it is very gratifying to him that no
has yet adjourned without
confidence in his wisdom and
his administration of public
affairs. Even conventions have been
unanimously opposed to his renomina-
ion and have instructed their delegates
for other men have recognized his serv-
ICES to the country and to the party, and
have given him hearty and cordial en-
lorsement. He feels that he has a right
% these acknowledgements. and is very
proud of them. He said the other night
hat he had been reading "The Life of
John Quincy Adams" IN which was de-
;cribed the sleepless anxiety in which
hat gentleman awaited the results of his
Efforts to secure denomination, and he
vas glad that no rmbition he ever cher
shed was strong enough to rob him of
lis rest or disturb his enjoyment. 1t
would be unnatural for him not to wish |
denomination. He would not be human
he did not, but no man was ever SO
areful in avoiding criticism, or showing
more unconcern for criticism that is
bundled upon falsehood. The queerest
,hase of the whole campaign is in the
tate of New York, where ex-senator
'latt and other of the Presidents former
lilies, who fell out with him because he
would not remove Robertson from the
are joining hands with
robertson to secure his defeat. Plat and
robinson are now as intimate as Platt
nd Arthur were four years ago, and the
aen who opposed Arthur and condemn
d him for trying to help Plat to get
ack into the senate are now joining
18th Plat to prevent Arthur coming
ack to the White House. Plat is del
gate to Chicago, instructed to support
that he hates Blaine less
nan he did four and eight years ago, but
hat he hates Arthur more; and the rea-
On that he hates Arthur is that he would
OF use the authority of the government
} punish the men with whom Platt is
ow engaged in trying to punish him.
WASHINGTON, April 1S-Gen. Washburn
as written letter to James Davies in
ehalf of his project for the erection of a
commemorative of the home
lead law. The bill asking for aid was
by S. S. Cox, and asked foran
preparation of township of the public
ands for the purpose. In this letter Mr..
Vashburn says:
l believe no law has eyer been placed
pom our statue books that has been pro-
uctive of more benefcent results, espec-
lilly in our great northwest. than the
law. Those of us who have
een on the frontier for the last quarter
a century or more can well appreciate
hat it has done for the development Of
his great empire. While the authors
nd advocates of this great measure have