The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 Senator Bayard
announced his intention to speak on his reso-
luton tomorrow.
On motion Of Ferry, Wednesday of this
week was set apart for ~eulosies on the life
and character of Senator Chandler.
The Vice-President laid before the Senate
a communication from the Secretary of the
Navy in answer 10 a Senate resolution stating
hat the interests Of the country and the
naval service require that Pensacola navy
yard be put in a state of efficiency, at an esti-
mated cost of $616, COL $50, 100 o ftlie amount
being necessary for the rebuilding of the ma
rine barracks destroyed during the war.
A bill to locate and purchase a new site for
the United States Naval Observatory. was
passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Carpenter called
up the bill TO provide for Furnishing persons
who steal horses, mules or other property
from the indians. IT. provide, that such
persons shall be guilty Of felony, and may be
imprisoned not longer than five years, in the
discretion of the court where convicted. A
long discussion ensied. and the bill was
finally recommitted.
Morrill,. from the committee on education
and labor, reported favorably the Senate bill
to incorporate the National Educational
Associations to investigate and report upon
any educational subject without compensation
when called upon by any department OF the
government. Calendered.
Measures We're introduced as follows:
Bvlase a resolution reciting the letter sent
TO the President by L. f. Gerry, president of
the New York society for the prevention of
cruelty to childreu, setting forth the atrocities
perpeirated and threatened upon the children
of \ akoob Beg. a rebel chief. by the Chinese
government, and requesting the President to
inform the House whether he has i%nterposed
his good offices in behalf Of those children,
and to furnish any official information he may
possess OF the subject.
BY Valentine: for the appointment OF a
commission to ascertain and report the los>ra
sustained by citizens on account of the Indian
depredations.
By Sparks: for the appointment Of Gen.
Palmer us manager of the National Home for
disabled volunteers.
Ross and Bragg introduced similar bills in
behalf Of Gen. Mcclellan and Mai. Fulton.
BY Turner: for a monument TO Key, author
Of the Star Spangled Banner.
By Mason (by request): for the incorpora-
ton of the CoStnO-. American Colonization and
General improvement Bureau in the United
States, with ThuTlow Weed, and Cardinal
McCloskey, and twenty-ei9ht others as such
bureau; capital stock 81 100000 or over; the
object is the promoting and conducting of emf
grafton flom the over crowded cities of the
United States and Continent to the several
States and Territories needing emIgrants, and
for other humane and commercial purposes.
Saunders, from the Indian affairs committee,
reported a bill providing for the sale of a
portion of the Omaha Indian reservation.
C~alendered.
WAsHINGToN, Jan 2S.--The Vice-Presi-
dent announced that this day had been set
apart for the delivery of commentaries upon
the life and character of >enator Chandler.
Senator Ferry submitted the following res
olution:
ResOlred, That the Senate has received
with profound sorrow the announcement ofthe
death Of Z. Chandler, late UnirrN States Sen
ator from the State of Michigan. and for
nearly nineteen years a member Of this body.
Res0ired, That to express some estimate of
his many services IN his long public career.
rendered conspicuous by fearless patriotic de-
votion, the business of the Senate be now
suspended, that the associates of the departed
Senator may pay a fitting tribute to his public
aud private writes.
The resolutions We're unanimously agreed
to. Ferry ais" submitted the following:
Resoited. That the loss the country sus-
tanned in the death of Senator Chandler was
manifest by expressions Of public sorrow
throughout the land.
ReSOtred, That as a mark of respect for the
memory Of the dead Senator the members Of
the Senate will wear Grape upon the left arm
for thirty days.
ResOlred. That the Secretary Of the Senate
inform the House of Representatives of this
action.
Res0lted, That as an additional mark of
respect the Senate do now adjourn.
Upon this resolution Ferry spoke. He re-
viewed the we'll known public and private
character of his colleague. whom he regarded
rs no ordinary man. His address lasted one
hOur and three-qnarters. The galleries We're
crowded. There is a full attendance of Sen
ators.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Bayard was the
ext speaker. After speaking highly Of
Chambers personal character. he said: For the
rest, | fear We are too near his active political
life to express positive judgments upon it, and
justly measure so vigorous and influential a
character as his. 1t must be viewed from a
distance TO be correctly estimated. Time will
mellow, and reflection will soften the asperi-
ties ard anilnosities caused by the recent and
heated conflict which now obscures present
judgments.
Hamlin, Blaine, Logan and Morrill, fol-
lowed Bayar., all speaking highly of Chan
dler's personal integrity and vigor, and the
sincerity Of his character.
HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Clark pre-
>ented the credentials of J. 7. Phillips, Rep
resentative-elect from the Seventh District of
Missouri, and Phillips took the iron-clad oath.
Mr.. Garfield called attention to the fact
that the certificate was signed by the Secretary
of State and not by the Governor of Missouri.
The States were then called.
The morning hour having expired, the
question required OH suspending the rules and
adopting the resolution offered last Monday by
Kelly, of Pennsylvania. declaring that nego-
tiatinn by the President of q commercial