The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-17

By Speer, TO prevent general legislation on
the appropriation bills.
By Young, creating a department of manu-
f~actnres, mechanics and mines. .
Mr.. Bliss offered a resolution giving the use
of the museum in the Smithsonian grounds
at Washington to the national Democratic
convention. Referred.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Bills were intro
duced as follows:
BY Barker: to promote colonization on the
public domain.
By Buckner: to reduce the duty on printing
and other paper; also, for %refunding part of
the six per cents of 81.
BY Phillips: comforting on the court of
claims jurisdiction over the claims now pros
ecuted before the Q~uarter-master General,
the CommisSary General and the Third Aud
itor.
BY Densherfer for uniform rule and certifi-
cate of naturalization
BY White: to reduce and reorganize the
army.
All the States and Territories having been
called the Speaker stated that he had been
notified of several motions to suspend the
rules to be made from the committees. He
therefore recognized the first, Ryan, to sub
nit such motion On the part of the committee
of public lands. Weaver rose to the point of
order that under such rule the individual
members of the House would be forever eX-
cluded from the right to make such motion.
The Speaker stated that he had last session
and this session laid down the rule for him
self, that where a member representing a
committee rose to move to suspend the rules,
the Chair would recognize him in preference
to any individual member. He thought that
that was not only right and proper, but that
it was in the direction of legislation. Conger
reminded the Speaker of the point made by
him (Conger) last Monday, as to the right of
members of the minority to be recognized.
The speaker said he had taken that point
into consideration and had now recognized a
member of the minority side.
Weaver-There Is another minority here
still smaller.
Observation-Disclosures the gentlemen from
Iowa has a motion to submit from a commit
tee the chair will recognize him first.
Gillette-I want to know how " the party
Of the centre " can represent a committee?
There is no such committee known to the
House or rules as " committee of the centre"
The Chair has no doubt of the fairness,
equity and propriety of his position.
Ryan, from committee on public lands,
thereupon moved TO suspend the rules and
pass the bill creating an additional land dis
trict, the southwestern Kansas. Passed.
Thomas, from the committee on the revision
of laws, moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill to regulate the practice in suits
brought to recover damages for Infringement
of patents. Agreed to and the bill passed.
There was Il long discussion on the Hot
Springs bill but without action the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.--Mr. wood, the
Chairman Of the ways and means commit
tee, reported a resolution asking the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for the evidence on file
respecting the enforcement Of the intimidation
law in Northeast Georgia. Adopted.
Mr.. .Conger reported back the bill for the
relief of coIured cmigran.s. Passed. 1t ad-
mits duty free contributions for emigrated
negroes.
The hot springs bill was then taken up.