The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-03
WASHINGTON MENTION.

WASHINGTON MENTION.
Proceedings relative to change in
the consular sealing regulations have
been dropped.
1t is proposed at Washington to
consolidate some of the South
Dakota land offices.
Senator Kennas widow was left
almost destitute and her friends will
urge her for postmistress at
Charleston.
The president has nominated
Frank @. Partridge, of Vermont, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States
to Venezuela.
Commander Henry L. Johnson has
been dismissed from the navy for
allowing the United States steam
ship, Mohican, to 60 aground Off the
Alaska coast.
The republican senatorial caucus
decided by majority vote to take
favorably action upon the admission
OF the territories of Oklahoma, Utah
and New Mexico, but left Arizona
out in the cold.
The Fort Randall military reser-
vation bill was defeated in the house
committee on military affairs. The
scheme to cede the land embraced
in this reservation to the state of
South Dakota was, therefore, also
defeated.
Secretary Noble has denied the
request of Col. Cody buffalo Bill for
permission to engage fifty Indians
for exhibition at the worlds fair, 1t
is not thought that the secretary has
any personal objection to the employ
ment Of the Indians by Col. Cody,
but he prefers that his successor
should act in the matter.
The senate will vote on the anti
option bill on the 3lst. inst. Those
opDo5Cu w tliS iACd JIG
date and Washburn agreed to it
upon the ground that several
senators wanted to speak on the
matter. Washburn is pleased that a
vote is to be reached. He has no
doubt Of~succesS, and the opposition
admits that he can pass the measure
in the senate.
Indian Commissioner Morgan has
gone to Chicago to buy in open
market 100000 pounds Of bacon for
issue to western tribes of Indians
under treaty stipulations. This
bacon was contracted for last May at
S7.54 per hundred pounds, but the
contractor has failed to fulfil his
agreement, and the government will,
therefore. make the purchase,
charging to tie contractor the
difference between the price agreed
upon and the present market price.
Since last May bacon has advanced
in price about fifty per cent.
The fees paid the messengers who
bring the electoral votes to the
capital amount to a considerable sum
in the aggregate. Already there is
some talk Of repeating the provision
for paying these messengers, and
providing that the electoral returns
shall be sent in by mail or by express.
The following are the fees paid to
the messengers from northwestern
states: Minnesota, $31525; North
Dakota, s426.50: South Dakota,
$39S.75. When the senate adjourned
the messengers bearing the returns
from five states had not appeared at
the capitol. These states are
Georgia, Indiana. Montana, Oregon
and Wisconsin.
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota
offered his timber culture bill as an
amendment to pending house land
bill, and the committee unanimously
agreed to let it 60 through. The
democrats have been fighting Petit
CREWS bill for some time, and have
finally been won over. The amend
ment provides that at the end of
eight years all who have entered
timber claims, and who have failed
or not, shall be allowed to commute
by paying the ordinary land Office