Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-31
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Orleans, Neb, a fourth-class posiof-
fee, has been raised to presidential
grade. TO take effect January |, 1885.
The salary OF the postmaster IS fixed at
$1,000 per annum.
OF the 1890 presidential posttnasters
appointed throughout the country, there
have been changes made in more than
two-thirds since March.
Ii lie understood that Public Printer
Rounds. who will complete four years
of service April 1st, will retire from
Office at that time, and that there are
already several candidates struggling for
his shoes,
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, who is one
OF the best lawyers in the senate. is pre-
pairing q speech in favor OF the admission
of Dakota to statehood, which, 1T is said
is to be one OF the most effective speech
es Of his life. He will deal with the
legal side of the question, and his effort
is anticipated with a good deal of
interest.
About q month ago John F. Morton, of
Arkansas, was appointed through the
OWL service commission TO a Thousand
dollar position in the postoffice depart
meht. Nothing was known of him at
Washington except that be was a school
teacher, and that the result of his ex-
animation had been entirely satisfactory,
and when Tuesday morning o colored
man presented himself everybody was
surprised. He is the first colored man
appointed to q clerkship in that office.
Rapid City special: p. b. MCCARTHY,
of the territorial democratic commit
tee, has returned from Washington, and
with him Captain I. III. Russell, OF
Deadwood. The committee appears to
have worked hard while at the capital
to defeat the movement for division. In
30 doing the wishes of many influential
democrats in the Black Hills were op-
poaed. Among both parties in the
Black Hills the sentiment for division
ls, Us it always has been, very pronounc.
I'd.
A story is afioat that the senate repub.
lisan caucus committee has issued 9
cironlar to the chairmen of state and
district committees throughout the
country to forward at once any infor.
nation they can furnish concerning the
records and qualifications of those whose
nominations are pending IN the senate
There are only two members Of the eau.
Gus committee in Washington, and they
know nothing of any such a circular
being issued, but say that of con-se the
senators will be glad to receive any sucl
Information, as the nominations will be
scanned very critically.
Speaker Carlisle is about half through
nth his aotafiitttta He has skksiie-
tonized the list, and has most of the
chairmanships settled, aud is fitting the
members in their places. The commit
tees he is having the most difficulty
about are the foreign affairs, labor, and
coinage, weights and measures. The
Washington Star says: 1T is settled
that MIR. Bland is to hold the chairman.
ship OF the coinage, weights and meas.
ures, but the composition Ct the com.
mittee is giving the speaker
much worry. Pressure is being brough,
to bear by Mr.. Bland and othsl
silver men to have none but advocates o
the silver dollar placed upon it, while OF
the other hand great influence is exertec
to have it constructed in harmony will
the administration. In this way thu
speaker is subjected to a cross fire tina
10 very harassing, The secretary of The
navy, it is said, will have much to Say
about the composition of the naval com
mittee. MI. Hewitt, it is conceded, vii
be at the head, and a number of other,
whom Whitney favors will be placed up
on it.
Relative to Dakota matters Senator
Harrison says: 1.-THE fight that is being
made against the admission of Dakota
into statehood is one o f,the most selfish
n unjust that has ever waged against
any people. If congress refuses to ad.
nit the people to the right of statehcod
they will simply be despotic and tyran-
nicai. no keep 100000 people in a terri
tory is like banishing them. We often
refer to the days Of the inquisition and
the oppressive laws in England and the
exiting of the Inhabitants OF Russia, and