Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-24
EASTERN,
Unusual ProanOtIon,

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - 1t is rumored
that j. b. Butler, who was appointed q
clerk in the Treasury Department, is u
be promoted to Assistant Secretary, ia
succeed J. G. New, whose resignation
took effect on the 10Th.
Col. Thomas Worthington. OF Ohio,
dicd to-day.
A BrlgaxOO In the Committee on
Land.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--The forfeit.
ure of the land grant to the Back.
bone" Railroad, now claimed by the
New Orleans Pacific Railway, as as.
signee, was considered by the House
Committee on Public Lands to-day. The
vote on forfeiture stood 8 to g.. belford
moved that Delegate Brents, Of Wash
ington Territory. cast tho deciding vote.
Chairman Cobb replied that Brents had
no vote in the committee, being o Dele.
gate. Brents has previously voted ON
forfeitures under confederation. In re-
ferring to this fact Belford said to the
Chairman: II have always noticed that
he was allowed to vote when his views
were the same as those of yourself.
Now, when he is opposed to forfeiture,
you will not permit him to cast his bal.
lot" Cobb arose from his chair and
replied that he would not permit
any one to impugn his motives. II
didn't mean to impugn yonr motives" ="
said Belford, ''but, nevertheless, YOU
have allowed Brents vote heretofore. {"
The Chairman, in answer, said. "Here-
tofore no one had raised the question as
to Brents' voting. He has always voted
with the majority or minority when his
vote counted for nothing. But his vote
at this time would decide the question,
and he would enforce the rules Of the
House by excluding the ballots of Dele.
gates. A heated colloquy between
Cobb and Belford followed, in which the
latter asserted that his rights on tho
Committee were the same as those OF the
former. Representative Truman was
not present, and the de ,iding vote was
left for him to cast. Members of the
Committee are Of the opinion that he
will vote for the forfeiture of the grant.
senate Bill for the AdRission or
southern Dakota
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 90. The
bill providing for the admission of the
Southern part OF Dakota as State,
which the Senate Committee on Terri.
tories, to-day, agreed to report favora.
bly,, Is similar in many respcc 8 to the
bill reported by that committee at the
last session OF Congress. Senator Harri.
son. to night, in answer to an enquiry as
to the chances of the bill passing Con-
gress. said: / have no doubt but that
/ will tha 10 Is
sideration for it, and think we can.
don't think the democrats will antag-
onize it, because its provisions would
not admit of its becoming
State before the Presidential election.
Southern Dakota has a population
sufficient for the election of two members
of Congress. If we cannot pass the bill
this session, am sure it will 90 through
the next Congress. Bismarck is recog-
nized in the bill as the capital, the re.
naming territory being subject to the
decision of the Convention. / can't see
what excuse the Democrats could
have for opposing the bill. Sen.
ator Henderson emphatically approved
the views expressed by, Senator Harrison.
He said it was time the Northwest
should make its voice heard in national
affairs. Senator Wilson was in favor of
the division and admission of Dakota.
1t would be but simple justice to its peo.
pie, he said, and would relieve the Ma,
tional Government from some expense.
Representative Murphy was bitterly
opposed to the proposition. There was
no good reason why the Territory should
be divided, and it would take long
argument to convince him to the con.
trary. Others might veil their opposi.
tion in sophistries, but hs would be
frank and say he was opposed to ths bill
from political reasons No Democrat
was going to take any chances Of al.
lowing more Republican votes to be
cast III the next Electoral College.
A Headless Army.
New YORK, Feb. 23.-A special from
st. Louis gives an interview with Conk.
ling, who said; "The Republican party
has gotten rid of its boss. Every man
who had head taller than his fellows
has been killed of. 1t is an army that
has shot its head of; it is an army that
has shot its own leaders instead OF those
OF the enemy. Now hope the cranks
are satisfied. And what is the result.
You have lost the lower House of Con.
gress aud that is only the beginning Of
your losses. OF course have no pres.
ent interest in the contest, because / am
out OF ths whole thing. am Repub-
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