The Helena independent., 1891-04-08
THE GOVERNOR IS BACK.
His Washington Trip viii Result in
Early Selection OF School
Lands.
During Ills Visit East Tie Only
Saw Sunshine Three
Days
Some Surprising News Concerning the
Strength of Harrison Among fcpub-
iicans mt the National Capital.

Governor Toole arrived in Helena on the
Great Northern train yesterday from his
trip east, and went at once to his home on
Rodney street. The governor was acco M
panied by Mrs. Tooe and her sister, Miss
Rosecrans. The trip occupied little over
three weeks, and was purely business one.
The governor went to Washington to make
arrangements with the secretary Of the in
terror and the commissioner of the general
land office for the early selection Of the
school lands belonging to the state. The
matter was arranged to the satisfaction of
the governor. The state land commissioner
will select the sections desired. After the
state board of land commissioners have ap-
proved the selections, the agent will send
them to the local land Office, which will in
turn tr6nsmit the selection to the secretary
of the interior. The state board and its
agent will get to work at once and make their
selections where the lands have been sur
veyed, and where not surveyed, the survey
or-general will be requested to have it done
at once. The law granting the lands to the
state requires the selections to be made
under regulations prescribed by the secre-
tary of the interior and the commissioner
Of the general land office. The secretary
did not make any complicated regulations,
SO the matter was arranged in the simple
plan described.
Ex-Congressman Carter had not taken
charge of the Office of land commissioner
when Governor Toole was urging his busi-
ness IN Washington. He was sworn in a
day or two before the governor left. Gov
ernor Toole went up to the land Office to see
Mr.. Carter sworn in. The governor says
that the new commissioner stands very we'll
in Washington and the secretary of the
interior thinks it good appointment.
ut was a nice trip" said Gov. Toole
but only saw the sun shine three days
Of the time. 1t rained and showed in
Washington, rained in Chicago and showed
in st. Paul. l was glad to get back to the
sunshine and clear weather of Montana.
When it comes to clear days and sunshine
that country back east cannot begin to COM
pare to this.'
Gov. Toole was very sorry to hear of the
defeat OF John 7: Murphy. He was under
the impression that the election did not
take place until next Monday, and was
somewhat taken by surprise to find, on
picking up the laper, that it was all
over. The governor had no opinion to ex-
press as to the causes of the democratic
defeat, as he was away during the cam
paign.
One piece of political news the governor
brings from Washington is the fact that Pres
ident Harrison seems to be gaining strength
among the republicans in the east for re-
nomination in 1892. There is quite knot of
republican senators however, who are not
friendly to the president, and who will take
the first opportunity to show their feeling.
1t will probably come on the first big ap-
polntment which the president sends to the
senate for confirmation and in which he has
particular interest.
Gev. Toole is looking very we'll, and his
trip evidently agreed with him.