The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-21
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ssortenlhg OF the time two DAYS. the sat,,n q
VI next thursday as the date for .d;o""n n
e %ens ana the first Tuesday of the new uear
senator Booth says the statement attr;h,tod
- hlin IN an alleged interview recentiv 49,
n'u oy Inc washington National RepibI;-
~; M anu telegraphed to California, CONCERN
Ing hIs .he Sc natorial contest, were nanufactnred
.no Mriter OF the interview from a few
tinn ieniarks made i'll a private converse.
stool. 49, LIZ were either lmperfectly under
t%at J., of Intentionally misrepresented, and
ona ne' therefore, without ENTERING in,o
specincatlons, pronounced the alleged uttar'
ahG9s unauthorized and untrustworthv.
ne secretary Of the interior TODAY aso;d.d
S Sna1 a married woman whose husband is still
.viIg' out who has exhausted his right under
~ ia", can make an entry and acquire titI Ia
~ n, : own right under the desert land act
MS uecislon OF Secretary Schurz is based On
s.e oroad ground that a woman is a citizen
just as truly as a man is, and as the laws IN
question provide for entries for desert lands
SIMPLY by citizens of the United States. the
enJoymen OF its benefits can not legally he
restricted to male citizens.
Inc grand ovation to Grant TO-DAY in both
houses OF congress alike was unprecedented.
ne came to the capitol to see a few friends
privately, but soon after he entered the senate
with Senator Logan and Gen. Beals.
ana quietly took a seat on a sofa in one cor.
her. lie soon became the observed of all
observers, ana Senator Edmunds made a mo-
tlon That a recess Of ten minutes be taken for
the purpose of doing honor to the ex-Presi.
dent- The motion was manifestly timely as
well as appropriate, because fully one-third
OF the senators on the republican side of the
chamber had left their seals and gone over to
speak with him. The adoption of the reso-
luton was quickly followed by a hearty hand
shaking OF General Grant by all the remain
ing republican senators and all of the demo-
Gratis except four or five only. The ex-Con.
federates whe kept aloof were Vest, of Mis-
souri,, and Walker, of Arkansas. The subse-
quent ovation in the house of representat;v YES
was Of the heartiest description. General
Grant will leave Washington Tomorrow
morning for New York.
The bill introduced in The senate TO-DAY by
Maxey for the relief of Gen. Ord, recites in
The preamble that at the date of Ord's retire.
ment from the service he had served the
country in the army honerably, effectively
and continuously for more than 40 years his
services when in command of the military
department of Texas; also referred to his
services as of Importance and value, especial
y III olAiSillS Sollpdl Wv pCdCC W Ull6 us
turbed frontier. 1t is therefore proposed, as
there is a precedent, to place Gen. Ord on the
retired list, according to his brevet rank, with
the pay and emoluments of major general of
the army on the retired list.
W~AsHINGToN, Dec. 17.-Vice-President
Whee.e r to-day received the electoral votes
OF Rhode Island, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas and
California, i'll each instance by messenger.
He has now received either by mail or mes
senger the votes Of all the states except Ore
gOn.
Secretary Thompson, whose resignation
goes into effect Monday next, at the reques
OF members, friends and subordinate officers,
will hold a reception in his office tomorrow
Afternoon for the purpose Of taking a formal
leave Of employees. The secretary will prob
ably remain at the department until Monday
next. He will visit his home in Indiana in
the course of a week or two to attend to
his business, after which he expects 70 return
to Washington to spend the winter.
The easy going senate gives the public a
surprise to-day by rejecting the house resolu-
ton tor a l4-aay holiday recess without max
ing any attempt to amend it. But the eX-
planallon was very apparent to any spectator
Ut the proceedings. 1t was simply a disin-
clinatiou of most of the democratic members
plCSCliC " ~ VI ICCOlu i ldNOl VI 81 lOuS d
recess en q yea and nay vote in view of The
fact hat the republicans were almost solidly
voting for it, and that several of their own
had just warned them that the
adoption Of this resolution might necessitate
extra session, for which the country would
hold the dominant party responsible. A mo-
ion to reconsider the vote was entered, now
ever, and as the majority was very small it is
believed the resolution will be agreed to on
Monday, either in its present shape or with
the amendment already toreshadowed short.
ening the time to two days.
1t is learned that an effort will be made il
the house Monday to pass the Santilow bill
under a suspension OF the rules; a motion
which must be voted on without debate,
Burrows, of Michigan, has charge of the bill.
and it is understood that Speaker Randall
agreed 10 recognize him to make the mo
ton, ! n compliance with a strong pressure
brought to bear in favor of the measure by
prominent Philadelphians, wh(
stand behind it as prospective beneticiaries
Representative Berry, after conversation
with members of the public land committee
Is satisfied that he will obtain a favorable re
port for his bill to restore to the public do
the many thousand acres Of land with
for the California and Oregon railrsnt
OIL lie ulConpletcu poltloI vi itS INC l val
The army appropriation bill, which i
nearly completed by the house sub-commit
Tee, will not differ materially from that o
last year. 1t will make appropriations OF
the basis Of an army of $4,000 men, and vii
propose any legislation for the reduction
or reorganization Of the army.
1t is to-day reported on good authority tina
The vacancies on Gen. Sherman's staff cansel
by the death Of Col. Audeureid and the pro
of Lieut.. Col. AcCsok will ba tlle'
by the appointment Of Lieut.. Col. Dodge
23d Infantry, and Maj. Tedball, I'd ARTILLERY
A rumor was current at the capital to-da.
that Gen. Grant has been rendered the preSi
dency Of the Adams Express company, blu
several of hts intimate friends say they know
nothing Of it.
The threatened opposition to the confirma
ton of Judge Woods as Justice Strong's sue
cessor on the supreme bench, seems likely t