, 1889-12-05

would expect, and COM
ment In Washington Is almost apathetic.
The representatives In the Northwest
made various comments on the message.
The house was In n continuous tumult
during the reading of the message. No
effort was made to keep order. The
floor of the house was deserted by more
than half the members.
Representative Hansbrough of North
Dakota said the illusions TO the new
states pleased him, and Mr.. Carter of
Montana read the remarks on silver
with great care, and said he thought 1t
was all right.
of wyoming were of the same opinion.
Mr. Wilson of Washington is pleased
with the recommendation on commerce
and the earnest request for more steam
ship lines. This feature of the message
also pleased Mr.. Hermann of Oregon.
The Senate Committees.
The senate had a caucus to-day, which
was called for the purpose of adopting
some plan of placing the new state sena-
tors on committees. IL was strictly ex.
ecutive, but the matter was only Incl
dentally mentioned, because the North
Dakota senators had not arrived. The
senators already here are anxious for an
entire organization of the senate com
mittees. They fancy they are entitled
to places because they are members of
the senate, and can not be called new
any moro than the dozen other members
who are beginning their first terms
at this session. 1t is more than likely
that some of the senators are not quite
satisfied with the committee places they
have got, and would enter combination
with the the new state men to get better
positions. Tho new statesmen are so
fresh from the fields of political combines
that they would no doubt be ready to
act with those who are trying TO rear
range the committees. As they now
stand the senators all recognize the fact
give the new states the proper recog nj
ton.
No Mention of Idaho.
Fred Dubois, delegate from Idaho, is
not pleased to think that no mention
is made In the presidents mes
sage of the proposed admission of the
territories of Idaho and Wyoming. He
claims that the authorities of Idaho
whose duty it was to prepare a certified
copy OF the constitution and forward
the same to the president hsve neglect
ed to do SO, and for that reason he could
not get to the president and urge the
mention of Idaho's statehood In the
message.
Nortbw estern Headquarters.
The representatives of the new states
held IA meeting to-day to further the
project for the establishment of a north
western headquarters in Washington for
the accommodation and benefit of their
northwestern friends. An agreement
was drawn up and signed, pledging each
member TO pay $50 per month for the
maintenance of such headquarters. A
committee was appointed to secure
rooms.
New Postmaaters.
Postmasters were appointed to-day AZ
North Dakota--C, j. Moe, at Gladston,
Pembina county; 2. Ferguson, Latona,
Washington county A. klong, Sheldon,
Ransom county; II. II. Rathgarn,
Wines, McHenry county.
Washington-Mary r. Loucks, Decep-
ton, Skagit county;'N. Z. johnson,
Soloman, Snohomish county; &. IL.
Piercey, West Ferndale, Whatcom
county.
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Carter, Hansbrough and Wilson to-day
cast their first votes as members of the
national congress. They voted with
regularity and ease on the republican
side Of all questions that were presented,
and :Hansbrough was once caught
waving his hands to the republicans to
get up, as If he was marshaling some
hosts In a North Dakota convention.
Delegate Dubois, who labored so hard
to secure the nomination of Rev. Rams
dell as chaplain in the republican eau
Gus, saw his friend turned down by the
fact that few republicans bolted the
caucus, and a few others lodged voting
on the proposition, and a blind minister,
who prayed for the democrats at the
last session, will ofIiciate in
the republican house. The north state
members were together most of the time
during the preliminaries with Binger
Hermann Of Oregon. They strayed about
the floor of the house before it was called
to order and got acquainted with the
other members,
In calling the rolls by states to ascer-
tain who was pSesent, the first new state
called was Montana and il only created