The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-21
THE NEWS.

The Territory Of
Alaska.
Tickets for the Republican Ma.
tional Convention are
Being Prepared.
WASHINGTON, May Pin the house
the following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Hewitt, of New York, to modify the
existing laws relating to tho duties on i'm
ports and internal revenue taxes and te
enlarge the free list.
BY Payton, to restrict the ownership o.
real estate in the Territories to American
citizens. 1t prohibits any nonresident
who has not declared his intention of be.
coming citizen of the United States
from acquiring, owning, possessing OF
holding any real estate in any Territory
Also to place lumber on the free list; also
to reduce the rate of duty on sugar fifty
per cent.
By Tucker, to repeal all internal reve-
nue. takes on tobacco, and on brandy and
wines manufactured from fruit.
The committee on elections, by vote
of six to five, agreed to report in favor Of
seating Wallace, the contestant in tho
Ohio election case, of Wallace vs.. Nc.
Kinley.
WASHINGTON, May PA great number
of letters are received by Senator Sabin,
chairman of the republican national COM
mittee, making inquiries in regard to the
manner of securing tickets of admission
to the convention, and he has prepared
the following circular of information:
Tickets are being prepared under the
supervision of the subcommittee in
charge of the arrangements for holding
the convention. They will be engraved
with coupons for each probable session
of the convention. Tickets will be num-
bered and allotted to particular seats, as
is done in theatres. holders will retain
their checks.
This will prevent more than one per-
son obtaining admission at any one ses-
sion on the same ticket. A limited num-
ber have been set apart for those who
subscribe to the fund to defray expenses
Incident to holding the convention, and
these tickets will be distributed by the
..ocal committee in Chicago.
Owing to the vast number of weekly
papers 1t has been found impossible to
make any provision for them. Ample ac-
commodatiQns will be provided for the
several press associations and also for a
large number of reporters for daily pa
pers. As many as possible will be &C
commodated with proper regard to the
business of the convention. 1t has been
suggested by several newspaper men that
papers wanting to make special reports
should make an early application for a
number of seats. Such applications are
sent to johnson c. New, chairman of the
subcommittee. Members of the nation
al committee from each State and Terri
tory will have charge of the tickets for
his State or Territory, and will at that
time distribute them to delegates accord
ing to number, in just proportion. The
delegate from each State or Territory will
have the distribution of tickets assigned
thereto, and they are therefore the prop
er and only persons to whom application
should be made.
WASHINGTON. May 13-Logan, from
the committee on military affairs, report
ed favorably on the bill to place General
Grant on the retired list. Logan asked
that the bill be put at once upon its pas
sage.
Unanimous consent was given and the
bill was at once read third time and
passed without debate or remark except
that Logan said he presumed there would
be no objection to it.
The bill provides that in recognition
of the distinguished services rendered
the United States, General U. S. Grant
late general of the army, be placed OF
the retired list with the rank and full
pay of general of the army.
WASHINGTON, May l3-Post submitted
the views of the minority of the commit
tee on Pacific railroads on the bill tt
amend the Thurman sinking fund act
Placed on the calender.
The house went into committee of tn
whole, with Cox IN. Y. in the chair, OF
the bill providing civil government 70
the Territory Of Alaska.
The committee rose and the bill pass
ed without amendment. As it is senat
bill it now requires the approval Of tn
President to become law.
The bill provides that the Territory Q
Alaska shall constitute civil and judit
ial district, the temporary seat of govern
ment for which is established at Sitks
A governor shall be appointed with al
thority to see that the laws enacted fo
that district are enforced, and who sha
be ex-officio commandcr-in-chief of tn
militia, with power to call it out whe
necessary to the due execution of tn
laws. A district court is established
which shall hold at least two terms eac
year, one at Sitka and the other {
Wrangels A clerk, district attorney an
marshall are also provided for,~and al
thority given for the appointment of for
commissioners with power and jurisdi
ton of commissioners of the Unite
States circuit courts. The general Law
of the State of Oregon are declared to /
the laws of the district, SO far as Il
same may be applicable. Officers sha
be appointed for the term of four yea
+ and receive the following salaries : 60
ernor, 5000; district attorney, $3.50