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Territorial Reports

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
December
Year
1878
Copyright
Public Domain
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Sorao of the Territorial Governors, m tlii:r animal report to the Interior Dopartmont, makt' BUggeshons that are vöry inttTeating. ifontana. - The Govornor of Montana BRbmits the i]uestion wheiher tlie United Kt;itcx will permit the British Government to afford au asylnm for our bostile IndiatiH, and furuish tLiem'a safe place whero they muy recmit and replonish their snpply of amniuuinon and afa;n raid npoii peacoablo citizeiiB. If tho Briti.-ih Govornment perdiste in doing bo, he recomniriulH that for the safety of tho peoplo of the Territory tho Indianfl bo removed f rom the border several humlred milüB iuto tho Ulterior. Jle ricommends, also, in view of the aurrounding dapgers, tliat tlie militarv distiictw of tlio ïollowHtouo atid Montana be Consolidated in one departmont and placed onder the command of (.en. Nelson A. Miles, to tho mipport of whom thousands of sottlers would rally. Utah. - Gov. Emory, of Utah, recommende a modification of tlio Jury law in forco eo that jurorn may be electod, ccrtainly in criminal o-iMi'H, in prcciwely the name ni&nner as tliey are ehoBCD for tiie United Staten Courta in the Statea. lío clíiims thut aí-' muttoj'rt DOWBtftndit in almoBt imposaiblo, cwinfi ti the pecvilirtr lrgMation enactod by Coijgreas, and to Territorial i lopislation, to obtain oonviotions in certain .' elasses of cases. He reeommends, secondly, I that woman snffrago in the Territory be I ishr'Cl. anrl thirdly, that bipramy in tno ' ries should bo made Viy act of ' Ccaigrexn a j tiunona offense, ba8f"d on cohabitalion ratlier than the marriage ceromony, as is now enacted by CongretiH. Idahn. - Gov. Brayman, of Idalro, makea a general recommendatioli that a thorongh revisioD and cousolidation of the laws goveniiig Territoriefl bo effocted, eecuring greater tmif. r nity, applying to all tho aamo niles, in a manner deflniue more clearly the righti an'l limite of local legislation, and holding oflicerf to a stricter accountability. To bring tni about it is siiggosted that Territorial delegatOH might propeily be permitted to voto in tho Houso on Territorial mutters. Ar zona. - Gov. Fremor.t, of Arizona, in his report to the Secretary of the Interior, oxpresses the opinión that tho control of tho Imlians there should bo tranferred to the military.

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Old News
Michigan Argus