The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-16

committees on Judiciary and Pacific rail
roads at the precipitancy with whicl
Chairman Cobb, of the committee ol
public lands, has taken hold of the rail
road land grant matter. The COMMITTEES
on Pacific railroads expected to have /,
prominent part in any legislation on thi
subject, and the judiciary committee re
asonably expected that the judicial ques
tions involved in bills declaring forfei
ture Of grants would be referred to them
1t is probable that the conflict Of juris
diction between the three committees
will emtarrass legislation on that sub
ject. Mr.. Culberson, Of the judiciar,
committee, proposes to introduce bill
requiring the attorney general Of the
! United States to cause proceedings to bt
begun in the proper courts to forfeit al
grants Of lands to companies to aid in tht
construction of railroads where the com.
panies have made default. He thinks
that while it is competent for congress to
declare 4 forfeiture, it will be found diff.
cult for congress to reach just result in
some of those cases; because, under the
decision of the supreme court declaring
the law as applicable to land grants,
questions will arise which the courts
ought to settle. Judges will Ike more
circumspect than congress, and will set
tie the questions involved with Judicial
fairness to all concerned.
New YORK. Jan. S.-[nstead of Mr..
Willard being penniless, as at first report
ed, he is a moderately rich man. The
committee appointed by the Northern
Pacific directors to select president was
in consultation to-day. Vice-President
Cakes contradicted the report that he
was the coming man. He said there was
no ground whatever for the assertion and
that no decision had been reached. Mr..
Belmont also said that nothing had been
decided. 1t is known that whoever is
selected will represent Mr.. Billings. Mr..
Cassatt has positively refused to take the
Office, and Mr. Billings does not want it
himself, although it is pressed upon him.
Mr.. Wright of Philadelphia is spoken OF.
The Northern Pacific stocks celebrated
the beginning Of the administration of
acting President Cakes by al unusual
display of strength. They were helped
by his favorable report of the condition
of the road. The opinions expressed on
the street on the partial surrendering by
MIR. Willard Of his property were diversi-
fed. Many believed him ruined man,
while others considered it bid for
sympathy. The majority Of people insist
he has bonds and securities laid away to
bring out when the storm blows over.
CnpAs:o. Jan. lO.-An authoritative
announcement is made from Washing
ton that Senator John Sherman has been
rendered the presidency of the Northern
Pacific, but while he has not yet declin-
ed, it is believed that he will ungnestion-
ably do SO, owing to the pressure Of his
successor being Il Democrat, it would give
he Virginia Readjusters the casting vote
NEW York, Jan. l0.-President Cool
idge. Of the Oregon Railway & Navigation
has appointed G. s. Morrison
to investigate the affairs of the company
on the Pacific Coast. Morrison leaves
for the west to-morrew. Officials of the
Oregon Transcontinental company state
that there is a rumor of the discovery of
4 million and half additional liabilities.