Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-23
coNGREsslcsAL
Senate.

senate.
WASHINGTON, March ga communi.
cation from the Secretary OF War. trans
mittins a letter from the Chief Of En-.
gineers sugsesting certain amendments
to tho : 4 to confirm the survey Of the
pueblo o. San Francisco. together with
q copy OF a telegram from the Command.
ing General Of the Military Division OF
the Pacific. giving reasons why the
passage OF said bill would seriously
affect the public interests, was read and
referred.
Coke, from tho Committee ON Indian
Affairs, reported favorably the bill to 40.
cept and ratiiy the agreement submitted
by the confedsrated bands Of Ute In.
dams for the sale Of their reservation in
Colorado and to make the necessary
appropriations for carrying oct the
same. Placed on the calendar.
Coke said the bill was very important.
Its early passage might avert an Indian
war, and he would call 1t up a. soon Is
possible.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Kirkwood-To enable the Commits.
sioner Of Agriculture to test the practi.
cability Of manufacturing sugar on q
large scale from sorghum and sugar
cane.
House bill appropriating 500. 900 to
continue the public printing, provided
that the entire sum appropriated for
printing for the year shall not exceed
S4OO. 900. was passed.
House.
Under the call OF States. Phelps intro
duced q bill for Q commission Of nine
persons to be appointed by the Prssi.
dent, Vice President and Speaker Of the
House, to revise the customs and inter.
nal revenue laws.
By Price-Amsnding the National
Banking Act respecting the distribution
Of the currency.
BY Gibson-Reducing the whisky tax
to 80 cents per gallon and to abolish
bank taxes.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the salary Of
the President to S25. 900.
By Sales-Providing that the mineral
lands Of the United States shall be sur.
veyed. appraised and sold at their full
value. and that all proceeds thereof.
after the payment OF the necessary ex.
penses. shall be applied to the payment
Of the public debt.
Also. q resolution, calling on the SEQ.
Rotary Of the Interior for information a.
to the corruption and malpractice Of any
one on the part OF inspectors, agents or
other employees in the Indian service.
BY Ellis "A joint resolution request.
ing the President to notify the govern
ment OF Great Britain OF the abrogation
Of the Clayton. Bulwer treaty.
Following is the text OF the joint res.
olution /:
WHEREAS, The President OF the United
States in a message Of date March 8.
1880, declared and set forth In substance
that it il the well.settlsd policy OF the
government Of the United States that
any canal, waterway or other means OF
communication TO be constructed or
opened across the Isthmus Of Panama,
or through the States Of Central Amer.
lea, must bs under the patronage and
control Of the United States; and,
WHEREAS, Special House Committee
on the Inter.O Oceanic Canal have agreed
to o series Of resolutions Affirming in
substance the declarations Of the Presi.
dents message Of March 8, 1880; now,
therefore, DO IL
Resolved, That the President Of the
United States DO requested to inform the
government OF Great Britain that the
convention OF April 10. 1850. between
the governments Of the United States
and Great Britain. commonly called and
known as the Clsyton.B ulwer Treaty,
under which the government OF the
United States admitted Great Britain to
0 joint proteotorate with itself over any
canal. waterway or communication, to
be thereafter established over or through
any Of the States OF Spanish America
between the Atlantic and Pacific. has
ceased to be binding or obligatory on the
United States.
Ellis desired to have the resolution 70.
ferred to the Comittse on Foreign Al.
fairs. but tho House referred II to the
Committee on the Interoosanic Canal
yeas 81. nays II.
Manning offered q resolution directing
the Committee on Pacific Railways to
inquire into the alleged contract entered
into between the Union Pacific and Cen.
trail Pacific Railway Companies, and the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, to sit
during vacation and report what lseisls.
ton is necessary to protect the public
interest. Referred.