The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-03-13
TaE PIN or THE NEWS.
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s The United Statea supreme court declares re-.
issued legal tenders to be still legal tenders
The United States supreme court denies ha-
beas corpns in the Georgia ku klnx cases. M
a bill was introduced in the SENATE Is consti-
sute Seattle Warrington Territory port ofde.
livery within the collection district OF SPnge'
The house committee on military affairs or.
dereda favorable report on the bill giving army
telegraph operators, who served as such in the
late war, the same right to homestead entry al.
lowed enlisted men. A 55i & 81.
The house committee on naval affairs appoint.
ed Representatives Buchanan, McAdoo and
Boutelle subcommittee to investigate the man.
agement Of the Jeanette expedition, in accord.
ance with the Washburn resolution IS
The grand jury has reported to the cour
that they had examined witnesses regarding
the alleged unlawful acts Of Mrs. Belva "A.
Lockwood in connection with the prosecution
Of the pension claim Of one Jane Dorsey, and
had ignored the charge. n: Y
The house committee on invalid pensions has
agreed to report q bill to allow the widow. Of
Gen. Frank F. Blair Of Missouri 5000 and
pension of $50 per month for money expended
and services rendered the Union cause BY her
husband during the war. .t.; i.i3;ta "a /
A bill introduced in the senate by Mr.. Beck
to regulate the retirement Of army; officers
provides that hereafter all officers who may BE
recommended for ietirementby disability by q
retiring board shall be- placed upon the re-
tired list in the order Of the recommen dations
by said board i ~ g - =: 7S.s3 X Il
The memorial to congress peGhoning for an
Investigation Of the official conduct Of Comp
troller Knox, and Bank Examiner Needham, in
connection with the Pacific bank collapse, has
been forwarded from Boston to Warrington.
/ It bears the signatures of about 100 stockhold-
ers, of the dofunct institution. q {sg5
The following postohices have been assigned
to the third class, presidential, and salaries Of
postmasters fixed at amounts stated: Carlisle,
III, MIN, 81, 900; West Plains, No, 81 900;
Windsor Mo 81 100; North Bend Neb., 81,
900; Weeping Water, Neb., 9, 100; dreenyiille
y The senate committee on railroads have re-
ported farorably Mr.. sawyer,s bill granting
the right Of way to the Cinnabar 4 Clnrk's
Fork Railroad company. Petitions very largely
signed have been forwarded from Livingston,
Cinnabar and Cooke City, strongly urging
that congress grant right Of way through the
park to this company. - e y: IN ~ sss:5
Senator Ingalls, bill to relieve from the. obli-
cation Of secrecy the surviving members Of the
court martial that tried. Fitz John Porter "a q
bill to allow Gems. Hunter and Ricketts, to tell
all they know about the trial, as they are the
only survivors Mr.: Ingalls, is an opponent OF
Porter, and he is not at all the man to introduce
q bill without knowing precisely what he could
accomplish with it 44l..S S55i;s
& The house committee on Indian! affairs are
considering Mr. Washburn's bill to open the
Indian reservations in Minnesota and consol-
date the Indians on White Earth reservation.
Mr.. Washburn and Capt Blakeley have had
hearings before the committee in behalf Of the
bill, and Joseph Robert Of 81 Paul has spoken
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