, 1889-11-28

Gay, asserts tnut iuullo Will ihuNo "
strong fight to get into the Union, but IT
the supreme court should decide thai
the anti-Mormon clause In the constitu'
ton Is unconstitutional, the territory
will prefer to remain out of the Union.
AN IDAHO APPOINTMENT.
Fremont Wood Of Boise City will be
appointed United States district attor'
ney of Idaho in a few days. He has
been u resident of the territory for eight
years. and emigrated from Mpine.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27-There are
quite a number of people in Washington
who watched with interest tile election
of second United States senator in
North Dakota, and there was some sur
prise that so dark horse as Mr. Casey
should win. The result is generally at
tributcd to Alexander Mckenzie's fine
work.
Representative Hansbrough said :;
"lf 1t Is as reporte ed, that MIR. johnson
received the caucus nomination, 1t was
a great mistake not to elect him. A
party nomination should be respected.
am acquainted with Mr.. Casey, and
know him to be an elegant gentleman,
and he will be credit to the state. He
is deeply interested in irrigation mat
ters, which is one OF the subjects thut
m ostly concerns the new state.
llansbrough is of the opinion that 1t
makes little difference which side of the
speaKership contest the new state dele
CATION takes. They will be accorded u
due share OF attention by the republican
majority anyway. The states, he
claims, must be recognized, and while
the five votes stand together on all other
questions, the fact that they did not
vote In caucus for whoever may be the
coming man will not affect them. MT.
HansDrough is not "A Reed man, and his
opinions are shared by other members
OF the western delegation.
Representative Wilson OF Washington
is rather inclined to get ON the band
wagon, and thinks If he could name
winner and stick to him, IL would be
better for his section. The members
think the new senators will be recog-
nized even If they don't vote for the
winner.
VIII Stand Together for Irrigation.
The new state members have had sew
eral meetings to consider the subject oil
irrigation. All the states want irriga-
ton.
The Dakotas want artesian well irri-
cation.
Montana, Washington and Idaho are
looking for irrigation by a pipe system
from the high mountain streams.
The members say they want money
for carrying ON the work, and their con-
ierences have been with view OF seeing
how best this result could be obtained.
Kansas members are sure TO be i'll with
them and that state wants the artesian
system tried on the unbnked prairie by
the Kaw. The subject of irrigation will
be one of great importance before the
coming session.
Not "Gil" but Honorable Gilbert.
The Evening Capital has the following
story concerning old Dakota's senator.
Several years ago, back i'll 1873, there
was rather ol,lish looking young man
employed In the secretarys Office of the
United States senate. He was under 30
years OF age, but study and hard work
on newspaper had made him look his
age and older. He was quiet sort of a
chap, dignified and reserved, and among
his intimate friends only was he called
Gil Pierce.
Ills duties as assistant journal clerk
threw him in conflict with the senators
uuu He tihuc many ilieHuS athoiie tItih
AT the end of the session the quiet and
unobtrusive young man resigned his po-
sition, and few days later his former
companion learned that he had received
an appointment ON the editorial statf OF
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
A few years after that he was in WASH
ington again, this time to receive the
appointment of governor of Dakota ter
ritory from President Arthur.
He will be In Washington again in a
few days and then he will be addressed
as the Hon. Gilbert A. Pierce, the newly
elected United Senator from the state of
North Dakota.
Trouble About Credentials.
Representative Hansbrough is the
only member of congress from the new
states that has the proper certificate of
elections His certificate is signed by the
governor and secretary of the state. The