, 1889-12-05


setting apart this tract of $50 acres or
land for part of the military reserva-
ton was not yaliu because the law pro-
vides that not to exceed $40 acres at one
place shall be devoted to the reservation
and there was a tract of that size before
the presidents order.
The attorney general believes the
president was fully empowered to make
the order accordingly. The application
for review of the case Is denied be-
cause Secretary Noble says so long as the
war department assumes to exercise
control over tracts of land, the land de-
partment will not interfere.
Wilson Likes an Argument.
In the house to-day in calling the roll
by states to ascertain who was present,
John l.. Wilson did not answer until
there was second roll-call. Wilson
gets into an argument and forgets that
he is in congress. The same thing hap
pened when he was called up to be
sworn in and he was so far behind that
Speaker Reed had repeated more than
half the oath before he got there and he
came running down the aisle with his
hand mp trying to catch as much of 1t as
he could.
Wilson was one of the last names
called In the drawing of seats, and he
secured seat on the row behind Carter
and two seats from the aisle. He is
between Snyder of Minnesota and Will
Jams of Ohio.
Arrived on the Scene.
w. G. Jones, attorney general of Wash
ington, arrived In this city to-day. On
the 18th he will appear before the land
commissioner in the hearing as to the
validity of title held under tho Valentine
scrip. test case involving title OF
lands worth many millions Of dollars on
Puget Sound.
The Forty-Two Star Flag.
The flag which was unfurled at noon
to-day from the dome of the capitol
was the first ever fioated from the dome
with forty-two stars.
A Formal Ceremony.
The four senators from the new states,
Moody and Pettigrew of South Dakota
and Squire and Allen of Washington,
were on the floor of the senate and took
the oath. Their appearance brought the
only burst of applause heard in the SEN
ate chamber and the interest Of all CEN
tered on the new senators. Senator
Plumb escorted Judge Moody, Senator
Spooncr gave his arm to Senator
Pettigrew and Senators Dolph and
Mitchell of Oregon chsperoned their
neighbors Allen and Squire. The cere-
mony took but minute and was very
formal. Senators Pierce and Casey OF
North Dakota were not present nor were
their credentials passed in. The visitors
from South Dakota had arrived just in
time to see their senators take the oath.
They VIII Draw Lots.
Under resolution of Senator Hoar,
the three states that have elected will
be considered us having been admitted
to the Union simultaneously and the
order of precedence will be determined
by lot.
This will make a difference in the
length of some of the terms The four
members will be drawn from lot by
the representatives OF the states. No.
will be the thirty-ninth state, No. 2
the fortieth. and SO on. The thirty
ninth state senators get draw for two
and four-year term.
The senators from the fortieth and
rty-tirst get draws for two six-ycar
terms, four and two two.year term.
This makes it little advantage to come
from the tortieth or forty-iirst states,
so the positions will be determined by
lot, as Mr.. Hoar took the position that
as all were admitted by virtue Of the
proceedings held an the same day, a
difference in distance which made
Washington last ought not to cut any
figure.