The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-01-14
Washington Gossip.

arneS Shields OF Butte is appointed In
ternal revenue collector for Montana.
Senator Van Wycls is to introduce a bill
promoting Gen. Sheridan to the rank OF
gencral-the same that Grant and Sher,
uian had. ~ Y ~ ~ 81
Rear Admiral Ammen and other retired
M officers have organized United
States club in w ashington, after the En-.
glish fashion, u. y IL Z; 8s4
Senator pasns Il Michigan Is to 81, move u
ext5Week into his new Washington house
the dining room whereof contaiss Twenty.
one tons Of solid NAH ogony imported from
Honduras. e rs ; 8
Congressman Foran, Of Ohio. says lie
will no seek reelection Mt the end OF his
term, because it costs congressman more
than his salary to live in Washington, and
he can't afford it. e
Postmasters conimisoioned: Dakota
| Big Stone City, g. c. Requn; Galena; j. B,
She;lhlni Stokesville, L. Stokes. Wiscon-
sin-Banner. Bertha Arndt; Reeve w.
Mountain; Rudolph, J. Fl. Gttwley. sszS
The senate committee on postoffices and
post roads decided to rtinfavor THE
confirmation OF George II. Paul, tho post.
master at Milwaukee,. There were no chRr.
ges against Postmaster Payne, and he does
not care to have Senator Sawyer md
sIooner oppose the confirmation Of Paul
The president has nominated the follow.
ing postnasters: Francis Buasen, New
Olnl, Mimi; A. P. Kramer, Avo.a, Iowa;
Thomas II. Langtry, Algona, Iowa; Joseph
| Osthclier, Sheboygan Falls, Wis; "A. Nv
| Weisbrod, Oshkosh, Wis; Harvey M
Brown, Columbus, Wis; n. P. Albert;
Stewart, Iowa. III 5s; \ 4 r,
~ The lrumor that Marshal Denny would
resign verifies the adage that great events
east their shad lows before. His resignation
was formally tenlered to Attorney General
Garland recently, and the charges against
the Minnesota marshal areSin cinders on
the hearth in Mr.. Garland's very pleasan Mt
office. IS 35.l5 III
Mr.. VOORHEES,, OF Washington Territory.
has introduced q bill in the house TO nun.
ish with nifine OF not less than $500 nor
more than s., 900, any officer OF rail.
road or telegraph company who issues free
| pnsses to any employee Of the United States,
including the president, the vice president,
cabinet officers, senators. representatives
and Judges also n bill to restore to the
public domain lands Of the United States
heretofore Withdrawn for railroad ildem-
nifty purposes. iEss5:
Hon. A. Boy nton, a member OF the Dem.
| ocrntlc. territorial committee OF Dakota,
has written d letter to Senator Harrison.
chairman OF the committee on territories,
pro csting against the a, tion OF the last
legislature OF Dakota territory. in aprro.
\ prsating the revenues assessed upon all the
counties in that territory for the expenses
OF a convention composed Of delegates
| from only a portion Of the counties, and
against the action of il convention held at
Sioux Falls, in the southern part OF tile
territory, and the assump ton OF power Of
a so-c,tlied state legislature recently con.
veaed at Huron.
Judge Clifford, OF Dakota, has prepared a
bill, and will introduce it in day or two,
toprovide new judicial districts in Dako-
tn. 1t differs from the Ingalls, bill in max
ing two new districts instead Of three. The
First is to be made into the First and
Eighth. The lntter will embrace Grand
Forks, Walsh, Pembina, Cavilier, Townsr,
Ramsey, and Nelson counties, and is an
nexed to the First for federal purposes.
The present Fifth district is to be mado in
to the Fifth and Seventh, the latter to
embrace Hand, Sully, POTTER, Faux, Ed
munds, Walworth, Campbell and AlcPher-
son counties and that part!of the Sioux
reservation east OF the i O2d meridian and
north OF Pratt and Fresno counties to the
forty-sixth parallel. The rest OF the Fifth
district is annexed to the Sioux Falls dis.
triet for federal purposes. The new Seventh
JIG annexed to the Pierre district for federal
purposes. :l&5G3! .t $3ss55