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

WASHINGTON Jan. 70 Senator Davis, OF
Illinois. presented II petition of the citizens
of Bloomington, Illinois, against any reduc-
ton of the duty ON sheet zinc.
Senator kernan presented petitions from.
tie claimants to the Incorporated balance
of the Geneva award. Also from pcsols not
claimants.
Petitions were presented of eN soldiers
against the passage Of the Senate bill for an
examination into pension cases.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of War Recommending, on the sllS-
gestlon Of General Newton, that 81 100000 be
appropriated in annual instruments fol I'M
proving Harlem river, New York.
1t was resolved Wien the Senate adjourned
to-day that it be- till Monday.
Senator Allison, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported with sundry amend
ments. the House bill making appropriations
for Qualifications and other works Of defense.
1t was ordered printed and placed OH the Cal
enuar.
Senator Herman introduced a bill to provide
for celebrating the Tooth anniversary of the
treaty of peace and the recognition OF Amer
lean independence. by an exhibition OF arts,
manufactures and products of mines. in New
York, in 1888.
Senator Johnston submitted Il resolution
requesting the President Of the United States
to inform the Senate if any money has been
paid by the Government of VENEZUELA us the
awards of the United States Commissioners
organized under the treaty of 1866, and when
such pavmen was made, the sum-, and wheth-
cr it las been distributed to the persons enti-
tied to receive it: and if not, the reasons
thereof. with copies Of all correspondence
between the two governments relating to the
subject during 1879. Adopted.
Consideration was then resumed of the bill
1,.1,,;,r, 81 ,Ill;, ,NnjuI,,s mud lirl, r-,,c
post routes. The previous question was sec
ended and the bill passed. yeas 134, nays 81.
Senator Gordon submitted a resolution that
4 committee of nine Senators be appointed to
lake into consideration the subject Of the con-
>tructiOn of a canal to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, and that all papers. docU-
ments and information relating to said sub
iect be referred 10 said committee, which
shall be authorized to confer and act concur
~rently with any similar committee of the
House. and ne authorized to employ a clerk.
The Chair. in the absence of an objection,
declared tie resolution adopted.
Senator Davis. of West Virginia, called at
,entirn 10 tie great number If special com
mittees appointed during the present session.
and the expense thus incurred. He asked if
one of the regular committees could not coli
>icer this subject.
Senator Gordon said if the Senator from
West Y irginia was as converSant viii. the facts
as he tGorden) was. he probably would
make no objection to the resolution; the
matter was the most imp tant one now be-
fore the Americau people, and the Committee
on Commerce had tound it impossible to give
il the attention it demanded.
Senator Davis desired to resume his COM
ments on the resolution, but the morning
hour having expired, he entered a motion to
reconsider the vote by which the resolution
vas adopted, and the matter went over.
The Senate thcu Went into executive SEES
sion.